Notes on Egypt:

Egypt: What is Important?

• Monumental structures.
• Writing
• Pharaohs
• Gods and goddesses
• The afterlife
• Slaves
• Nile river - flooding of the river. fertilizes the land , necessary for living.
• Sphinx, protector of the pharaoh.
• Mortuary cities
• Ankh - the symbol of eternal life.
• The Feather of MAAT. This is what the heart was weighed against
• Ka - The god who judged you when you died.