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Ancient Egypt
''The gift of Nile'' - The time that Sumerian civilization was developing along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Egyptian civilization arose along the banks of the Nile in northeastern Africa. The greek historian Herodotus called Egypt ''The gift of Nile'' and he was right.
-Every July the river would flood, replenishing farmland along its banks with moisture and rich silt.
-River provided watery highway for travel and trade.
-Pharaohs were looked upon as Gods.
Not only was the pyramid that housed a pharaohs remains a symbol of the after life it also an image of Egyptian society.
At the top of the pyramid was the Pharoh. Beneath him were the priests, who devised the writing called hieroglyphics.
Pictures or symbols representing words, syllables, or sounds.
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The nobles, who usually held important administrative position as, were on the same level as the priest. Farther down on the social pyramid, and more numerous, were people of the middle class: artisans, merchants, and physicians who served the ruling class
We got this information from the book Prentice Hall Literature on pages 6,7, and 8.
By: Chase Tervelt, Darius Burton, Keileigh Blackwell, Nikki Rickman
Egypt
Religion
Egypt
Religion was a key aspect of ancient Egyptian culture. Many of the gods that Egyptians worshiped were associated with forces of nature. The god of the Nile River, for example, was Osiris, whose death and rebirth were linked with the river's rise and fall.