[HIST 101] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (62 pages long!)
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Tomb sculpture of the scribe seneb and his family: 2475 b. c. e. Egyptians believed in the afterlife, and therefore filled their tombs with an assortment of items they believed they would need for the next life. Many egyptians also provided their tombs with sculptural images of their families, in the hopes that they would eventually accompany them into the next life as well. This is a reflection of the warm, loving relationships the egyptians developed within their families. Showed power and wealth that the kings had. Thought to make gods happy when the civilians. The largest of the pyramids in the middle, was built by and for the fourth dynasty pharaoh, cheops c. 2580-60 b. c. e. Pyramids such as these served, among other things, to help reinforce the belief that the pharaohs were the divine sons of the god re. This in turn reinforced the absolute political power and authority of these ancient egyptian kings.
