- upper Egypt- 500 mile log strip of fertile land along the Nile
- lower Egypt- wide land of Nile Delta that emptied into the Mediterranean Sea
Pharaohs
- powerful, worshiped as a god
- Egyptians relied on harmony and balance of the universe, which they call "maat"
- Pharaohs had multiple wives
- women could inherit money and land and divorce their husbands
Writing
- Hieroglyphs- pictures
- Hiertic- symbols that represent a letter/word
- papyrus- paper that was used to make scrolls, these scrolls can be stored for a long time
Calendars and Sailboats
- created Calendar off a 12 month cycle
- used organs from the dead to create potions and cures
- wooden sailboats made to increase transport on the Nile
Pyramids and Temples
- massive stone tombs
- originally covered in marble but not anymore
- painting and sculptures are always done in a profile image
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