February 7, 2014- Western Civ Class

Today in Western Civ we took notes. Our notes today were based on Egypt, though. We took notes on what parts of Egypt are important and the major source of life for the ancient Egyptians. Upper Egypt was fertile land while Lower Egypt was covered by the Nile Delta that flowed into the Mediterranean Sea. We also learned what a Pharaoh was. A Pharaoh was referred to as an all-powerful God-King, and worshipped as a god and was connected to other Egyptian Gods or Goddesses. Pharaoh’s also had multiple wives and sometimes the wives would divorce and inherit money or land. We also learned the word Egyptians used to show the concept of harmony and balance and symbolize that everything is good, which was “Maat.” We also learned that Egyptians believed in after life for certain people. Though, to preserve the people’s bodies for the afterlife they would mummify them. We also learned about the earliest form of writing for the Egyptians which were Hieroglyphics. Along with Hieroglyphics we learned about Temples, Pyramids, and the creation of the calendar.