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Today in class we went over a powerpoint that we previously viewed a few classes ago, this class we discussed the powerpoint in depth and focused on main points. Not only was the Nile just used to transportation, but it was a main provider for Egyptian life. 3100 B.C. was when the lands were first united. "Maat" was a word that means in what we say today that everything happens for a reason, also "all is right with the world" it is when everything is going well in life. There were a lot of places in Egypt where people came in contact at, but the main place where finical and social success occurred was at the palace! Not to mention, the pharaoh had multiple wives, and some who were his sisters, which is illegal now, but legal then. The married women could inherit money and land, and were able to divorce their partners. The gods of the time were made out to be seen that they had either an animal head, or an animal body, the egyptians believed that there was an afterlife and after you died some people would get mummified but there were requirements to and those included: only pharaohs, rich people and worshiped people. An egyptian astronomer created the first calendar and it was incorrect, but then revised it to say that we actually do have 365 days in a year. They used ta certain type of paper called prapryus that stayed for a long time, they also preserved painting and letters on it that are still here today. Lastly, whenever an artist would draw a person or animal they would only draw them from their profile, not head on,because they were not mastered at doing full faced art.