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the next life, in which the dead are believed to live again
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afterlife
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a dead body preserved in lifelike condition
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mummy
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a huge building with four sloping outside walls shaped like triangles; in Egypt, pyramids were built as royal tombs
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pyramid
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an ancient city capitalbof Upper Egypt; site of Great Pyramids
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Giza
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Egyptians believed in
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afterlife
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believed to be home of dead
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west bank of Nile
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years it took to build pyramids
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20 years
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process of mummification
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2-3 months
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wife of Osiris
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Isis
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sites of pyramids
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west bank of Nile
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god of living and dead
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Osiris
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chief god that protected rich and poor
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Amon-Re
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pyramids built during
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Old Kingdom
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Egyptians believe in
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several groups of gods
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god of the sky and son of Osiris
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Horus
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