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Blog #18 March 4, 2019

Today we took notes on the powerpoint. Upper Egypt is 500 miles long strip of fertile land along the Nile. It is made up of mountains. Lower Egypt is a wide land of the Nile delta that is at sea level. The Nile river flows south to north. King Narmer was a king who ruled/united the two lands together. Pharaoh was considered a God or King. Maat is the queen. God's were portrayed with animal heads or bodies. They were rich so they could do this when they died. Egyptians were mummified when they died. "Ka" is the afterlife. Hieroglyphics where small pictures from 3100 B.C. Egpytian astronomers created a calendar with 12 months and 365 days. The Egyptians built sailboats which was there technological breakthrough. The pyramids were massive stone tombs. Nomes are like Egypts states. They are 36. Again nomads known as the Hyksos ruled much of Empty from 1640 to 1570 B.C. The first Egyptian queen to rule successfully as an independent pharaoh was Hatshepsut. Egypt's last great Pharaoh was King Tut. Anuvis is the powerful god of the dead.

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