Land of the Pharaohs
- Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long stretch of fertile land along the Nile River
- Lower Egypt was on the Nile delta
- The Nile River flows south to north
- River was the major provider of life for the Egyptians
- The Pharaoh was all powerful and was worshipped like a god
- pharaoh connected to Egyptian gods
- Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe
- called "maat''
- Pharaohs had many wives, and routes to financial and social success through the palace
- women could inherit money and land and they could divorce
- the Egyptian writing was hieroglyphics
- they were small pictures
- script was Witten on papyrus with ink
- astronomers made a 12 month 365 day calendar
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