Governed by a king
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- Pharaoh was the all powerful leader. Political leader and religious leader because he was worshiped as a god
- Egyptians relied on a harmony called maat for a successful life
- Pharaoh=player. Pharaohs had multiple wives
- All routes to success were through the palace, and connections with the Pharaoh were important
- Women could divorce their husband and inherit money and land
Gods, humans, and everlasting life
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- Gods were oftened portrayed as an animal-human combination
- Afterlife was very much believed in ancient Egypt
- All souls were evaluated after you died. If your soul was heavier than a feather you were killed. If lighter, however, you were sent to eternal paradise
Writing & Inventions
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- Hieroglyphs appeared around 3100 B.C
- Hieroglyphs were a form of writing that used pictures to describe different things
- Hieratic sript developed later, which used phonetics
- Ink on papyrus paper was how hieratic script was written.
- Egyptians also created a 365 day calendar
- Health issues were discovered and recorded
- Wooden sailboats were invented to sail upstream the Nile
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