More Information On The Egyptian Civilization

Egypt consisted of Upper and Lower Egypt, both being close to the Nile River. Upper Egypt was a 500 mile long strip of Fertile land along the Nile and Lower was the wide land of the Nile delta, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile was the major provider of life for the Egyptians and it was so important to their culture that there are many lores and writings about the Nile. However, originally these two parts of Egypt were separated and later connected by a pharaoh called Narmer or Menes. In ancient Egypt, Pharaohs were all powerful, worshipped as Gods, and even connected to the other Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Pharaohs also had multiple wives and all social and financial success was through the palace/the pharaoh. Some women were pharaohs, too, but only few became this high level of power. Women did have power however, they could inherit land and they could also divorce their husbands if they felt the need to. Egyptians also had a very specific culture when it came to beliefs, gods, goddesses, and the afterlife. First of all, the Egyptians believed in something called maat, this was the belief that there is good and bad within everyone, no one is fully good or bad. This belief was signified by the goddess Maat who was a good god, opposite of Isfet, a bad god. Gods were often portrayed with animal heads or bodies. The Egyptians also believed in an afterlife (Ka), where you would justify yourself at death and either go to a paradise or be put in a monsters jaw. To prepare for this afterlife, the Egyptians mummified the bodies so they could be used in the post-death journey.