Egypt

Today in class we talked about the Land of the Pharaohs and Egypt
The Nile and the "Two Lands"
Upper Egypt was 500 miles long strip of fertile land along the Nile
Lower Egypt was a wide land of the Nile delta, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
The Nile was the major provider of life for the Egyptians and was much revered in lore and writing
3100 B.C. Egypt was united under 1 King or "Pharaoh"
Government by a God-King
Pharaoh was all powerful, worshipped as a god, and connected to other major gods and goddesses
"Maat"-Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe
Pharaohs had multiple wives even with their sisters, all routes to financial and social successes were trough the palace
Women could inherit money and land and divorce their  husbands
Only some women wielded real political power
Gods, Humans, and Everlasting Life
Gods were portrayed with animal heads or bodies
Egyptians believed in an after-life and mummified the bodies to preserve them for his post-death journey