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Pharaohs and Pyramids

Pharaohs and Pyramids . Standard 1.1 E.Q. What was the impact of Pharaohs on society? . Pharaohs. Pharaohs: Kings of Ancient Egypt Considered a god as well as a political and military leader. Almost as powerful as the gods of the heavens.

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Pharaohs and Pyramids

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  1. Pharaohs and Pyramids Standard 1.1 E.Q. What was the impact of Pharaohs on society?

  2. Pharaohs • Pharaohs: Kings of Ancient Egypt • Considered a god as well as a political and military leader. • Almost as powerful as the gods of the heavens. • Theocracy: a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. • Pharaoh stood at the center of Egypt’s religion, government and army, believed full responsibility of the kingdom well being.

  3. Pyramids • Egyptians believed that kings ruled even after there death. • Lead to tombs being more important than their palaces. • Pyramids: Massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides.

  4. Pyramid of Giza • Perfectly cut stone blocks weighed at least 2.5 tons each. • More than 2 million blocks stacked with precision to height of 281 feet. • Covered an area of more than 13 acres. • Built by Khufu and Cheops

  5. Egyptian Religion • Polytheistic: Belief in many gods. • Ra: The Sun God • Osiris God of the Dead • Isis was the goddess of the ideal mother and wife. • Worshipped more than 2,000 gods and goddesses. • Built temples to honor the major deities.

  6. Egyptian Afterlife • Believed in an afterlife. Judged for their deeds when they died. • Anubis: God and guide of the underworld would weight each dead person’s heart. • Heart had to weigh less than a feather, or soul was devourer.

  7. Mummification • Royal and elite Egyptians’ bodies were preserved by mummification. • Mummification: Embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying. • Mummies would be placed in coffin inside a tomb filled with items the dead person could use in the afterlife.

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