Egypt

- The Nile flows from South to North
- Egyptian culture was centered around the Nile
- about 95% of people lived withing a few miles of the river
- Delta: the triangular shape at the mouth of the Nile

Pharaoh
- 3100 BC began the rule of the Pharaoh
- was worshiped as a God
- Mostly men
- had multiple wives- often their sisters (in the sense that helped out with government decisions)

- Maat: harmony and balance of the universe
- Gods were often portrayed with animal heads or bodies
- Egyptians believed in an afterlife and mummified pharaohs to preserve their bodies

Earliest writing forms in Egypt:
- Hieroglyphs: small pictures
- Heiratic script: short hand
- they wrote on papyrus- made from Nile reeds
- stored in the form of scrolls

Calendars and Sailboats
- Astronomers created a calender with 365 days based on seasonal cycles
- wooden sailboats were made to increase transport ability.

Pyramids and Temples
- Pyramids are massive stone tombs originally made with marble but was later stripped off during the Muslim conquest
- The temple of Amon is the largest building in the world.