EGYPT'S OLD KINGDOM
Vocabulary
1. Old KingdomThe first of 3 "Kingdom-Periods" in Egypt; followed by "Middle" and "New"
2. PharoahEgyptian God-King; means "great house"
4. ReEgyptian sun god
The Great Sphinx - A huge statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion in Egypt
Polytheistic - Belief in many deities or gods
Hapi - God of the Nile River
Isis - The most important goddess; represented the loyal wife and mother
Osiris - God of the dead and underworld; Husband of Isis
Book of the Deadcollection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death.
MummificationThe process of preparing the body for the afterlife
PyramidsTombs or Graves for Pharaohs; contained everything needed for the afterlife.
Great PyramidLargest pyramid in Egypt; Built for King Khufu
2600BCEOld Kingdom period begins
2300BCEOld Kingdom period declines
DietyAnother word for god or goddess
2. PharoahEgyptian God-King; means "great house"
4. ReEgyptian sun god
The Great Sphinx - A huge statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion in Egypt
Polytheistic - Belief in many deities or gods
Hapi - God of the Nile River
Isis - The most important goddess; represented the loyal wife and mother
Osiris - God of the dead and underworld; Husband of Isis
Book of the Deadcollection of spells and prayers that Egyptians studied to obtain life after death.
MummificationThe process of preparing the body for the afterlife
PyramidsTombs or Graves for Pharaohs; contained everything needed for the afterlife.
Great PyramidLargest pyramid in Egypt; Built for King Khufu
2600BCEOld Kingdom period begins
2300BCEOld Kingdom period declines
DietyAnother word for god or goddess
EQ: How did Egypt's Old Kingdom develop?
Around 2,600 BCE, the period know as the old kingdom began in Egypt. The Old Kingdom lasted until about 2300 BCE. Buring those years, Egypt grew and prospered. The Egyptians built cities and expanded trade, and their kings set up a strong government.
Egypt's Old Kingdoms Problems and how they were solved.
P. They had a lot of great robbers.
S. So they built a great wall to block all the robbers.
S. So they built a great wall to block all the robbers.
The Great Sphinx and Ancient Egypt
- There are no inscriptions on the Sphinx, or on any of the temples connected to it that, that offer evidence of construction by Khafre. The so-called 'Inventory Stele' (uncovered on the Giza plateau in the 19th century) tells that the Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) – Khafre’s predecessor - ordered a temple built alongside the Sphinx, meaning of course that the Sphinx was already there, and thus could not have been constructed by Khafre.