- Pharaoh were all powerful
- Egyptians relied on a harmony and balance of the universe which they called "mat"
- Gods were often portrayed with animal heads or bodies
- Egyptians believed in an after life and mummified bodies to preserve them for this post-death journey
- The writing of the words of God
- Earliest Egyptian Writing formed @ 3000 B.C and were small pictures known as hieroglyphics
- Hieroglyphics represented religious words, or part of words, and most commonly adorned temples
- Hieratic script was a shorthand developed by scribes and priest
- Hieratic script was usually written in ink on papyrus, which was made from mashed Nile reeds
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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