Type of autocracy; ruler gains power through inheritance; formal restrictions limit power, often restricting the monarch to ceremonial status
When wealthy or royal ancient Egyptians died, they were mummified and buried in tombs with money, food, wines, jewelry, and other expensive relics. They believed burying a body with expensive valuables, food, and money would assist them in the afterlife. They thought that they would need money and food and other kinds of valuables to live a comfortable life in the afterlife.
