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Mummification/mummies
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Egyptians believed the dead would pass on to a new life after death. The preserved bodies using chemicals in the belief that the body itself would pass to another world.
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Osiris and Isis
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Egyptian gods who were married and governed the underworld and the activity of the Nile River.
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Hieroglyphics
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A form of writing based on picture symbols. Later changed to a form of cursive writing. Used papyrus (pap-eye-russ) a paper-like material used to record early writings.
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King Tutenkamen (Tut)
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A so-called boy king. His tomb and mummified remains were discovered in the 1920s. The artifacts are a true example of the Egyptians viewed life after death.
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