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Timelines & Belief in the Afterlife

Timelines & Belief in the Afterlife. Ancient Egyptian history is divided up into Kingdoms: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom. B etween these kingdoms are Intermediate Periods. This is when Egypt is invaded or experiencing problems. . Understanding Timelines.

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Timelines & Belief in the Afterlife

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  1. Timelines & Belief in the Afterlife

  2. Ancient Egyptian history is divided up into Kingdoms: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom. Between these kingdoms are Intermediate Periods. This is when Egypt is invaded or experiencing problems. Understanding Timelines

  3. Ancient Egyptian history is also divided up into dynasties. A dynasty is when one family is ruling in ancient Egypt. Each pharaoh is related to the pharaoh that ruled before him. There are 31 dynasties in ancient Egyptian history. The dynasties end when Alexander the Great (a Greek) invades Egypt in 332 BCE One of the last Egyptian pharaohs is Cleopatra Dynasties

  4. Dynasties

  5. Beliefs in the Afterlife

  6. Egyptians believed the soul was made up ofseveralparts: • Ba: watched over the living family • Ka: went on to the afterlife; accepted offerings • Ren: the soul’s name • At night the parts of the soul would be reunited at the deceased body to prepare for the next day. Afterlife

  7. If the body was destroyed, they soul of the dead would be lost forever. This is why Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead (mummies). Without their bodies, the dead pharaohs would not be able to help to stabilize the living world. This is why looting burials in ancient Egypt was a crime punishable by death. Afterlife

  8. Egyptians believed that in the afterlife, you continued jobs that you had in life. Egyptians were buried with statues of helpers and tools to help them continue in their jobs. Egyptian priests left offerings to the dead. Afterlife

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