Okay, heres what you do.
From the top of the temple you have three paths, chose the middle one. It will take you to the first catacomb. Once inside you will have to avoid traps, flesh eating bugs and minor spikes in order to proceed to the next level, it shouldn't be too hard.
From there you will need to jump over the snake pits using the vines hanging from the roof. Be careful of the live ones. Congratulations, you have made it to level 2.
You have to be quick here, simple running will not get you past the rolling boulder, using dash you can make it into the anclove just before the deadfall. You will not have to fight the Monkey King. Once defeated follow the path all the way to the top.
Here you will have 4 paths to chose from, 2 will take you back to the start, 1 will lead you to your death, and 1 will take you to the Ankh Stone.
The choice is your brave adventurer, pick wisely.