overarching beliefs. Among these were the divinity of the pharaoh , which helped to politically unify the country, [2 ] and complex beliefs about an afterlife , which gave rise to the Egyptians' elaborate burial customs . VIDEO: Book of the Dead - http://www.rom.on.ca/media/podcasts/display.php?id=77 External Links: (1) http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/rs_frame.htm book of the