Taking notes on Egypt

Today in Western Civilization the class took notes on Egypt and followed a slideshow presentation. There was a total of 6 headings and or topics on the presentation. Land of the Pharaohs. The Nile and the "Two Lands". Upper Egypt was a 500-mile-long strip of fertile land along the Nile; lower Egypt 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 was much revered in lore and writing. Around 3,100 B.C the two lands were united under a single king of "pharaoh" (Narmer). Those were all of the notes under the heading 'Land of the Pharaohs'. Government by a God-king. The pharaoh was all powerful and was worshipped as a god, intimately connected to the other major Egyptian gods and goddesses. Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe, which they called "maat" (personified by Maat). Pharaohs had multiple wives, and all routes to financial and social success were through the palace. Women's rights were modernized, for example, they could not divorce their husbands, and they could inherit money and land. Those were all the notes under the heading 'Government by a God-king'. Gods, Humans, and Everlasting Life. Gods were often portrayed with animal heads or bodies. Egyptians also believed in an afterlife (ka), and they mummified bodies to preserve them for this post-death journey. All souls would need to justify themselves at the point of death, and either be sent into the jaws of a monster or be sent to "paradise". Those were the notes from the heading 'Gods, Humans, and Everlasting Life'. The Writing of the Words of God. Earliest Egyptian writing formed 3,100 B.C and were small pictures known as hieroglyphics. Egyptian script was usually written in ink on papyrus, which was made from mashed Nile reeds. Those were all the notes under the topic 'The Writing of the Words of God'. Calendars and Sailboats. Egyptian astronomers created a calendar with 12 months and 365 days to make better sense of the seasonal cycles. Due to their excellent knowledge of human anatomy, Egyptian doctors wrote extensively on health issues and created potions and cures for a number of common ailments. Those were all the notes under the heading 'Calendars and Sailboats'. This next section of notes will be the last heading and part for the notes of tonight. Pyramids and Temples. The pyramids were massive stone tombs, originally covered in marble, but the marble was later stripped off during the Muslim Conquest. The Temple of Amon at Karnak is the largest religious building in the world, as of today. That is mostly all we did today in class, was take notes on the slide presentation.