Vocabulary1. 2300BCE- Old Kingdom period declines
2. 2600BCEOld Kingdom period begins 3. Book of the Deadcollection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death. 4. Diety- Another word for god or goddess 5. Great Pyramid- Largest pyramid in Egypt; Built for King Khufu 6. The Great Sphinx- A huge statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion in Egypt 7. Hapi- God of the Nile River 8. Isis- The most important goddess; represented the loyal wife and mother 9. Mummification- The process of preparing the body for the afterlife 10. Old Kingdom- The first of 3 "Kingdom-Periods" in Egypt; followed by "Middle" and "New". 11. Osiris- God of the dead and underworld; Husband of Isis 12. Pharoah- Egyptian God-King; means "great house" 13. Polytheistic- Belief in many deities or gods 14. Pyramids- Tombs or Graves for Pharaohs; contained everything needed for the afterlife. 15. Re- Egyptian sun god
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