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| Old Kingdom time period | 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C. |
| The ancient Egyptians believed Egypt belonged to . . . | the gods |
| Pharoah's status was that of a | god/king |
| Khufu | Most famous pharoah of the old kingdom |
| Noble's job | run the government and temples |
| Scribe's job | to write for other people |
| Craftsmen's job | produce goods for the people |
| Job of most of the Egyptians | farmers, servants, slaves |
| polytheism | belief in more than one god |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| Re or Amon-Re | the sun god |
| Osiris | god of the underworld |
| Isis | goddess of magic |
| Horus | sky god - god of the pharoahs |
| Thoth | god of wisdom |
| Geb | Earth god |
| Anubis | god who weighed the dead person's heart against the feather of truth |
| ka | person's life force |
| Tombs were filled with food, furniture, clothing, and weapons - why? | to keep the ka from being hungry or thirsty |
| mummies | specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
| pyramids | royal tombs four triangle-shaped sides meeting at a point on top |
| Great pyramid of Khufu | near the town of Giza |
| A beautiful pyramid was important to the Egyptians | as the pharoah buried their was the people's link to the gods |
