Notes on Egypt

1. The earliest artifacts in Egypt were similar to those of the Neolithic
2. We are looking at 4500 BC, the Pre-Dynastic Period.
3. Egypt is split geographically into two areas. They are base on the Nile river, the longest river in the world.
4. Egypt is split into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. The Northern part of Egypt is Lower Egypt.
5. Narmer is the great leader who unites Upper and Lower Egypt together into one.
6. Early on in the Egyptian society, the leader had ultimate power.
7. Egypt has been unified and now the first of the dynasties begins. (a succession of kings and rulers by birthright)
8. You cannot see any space between the legs in a statue if it is a true Egyptian sculpture.
9. The Old Kingdom last about 500 years, 2649-2150 BC. The Great Pyramids of Giza came here.
10. At Giza, there are three major pyramid named after the three Egyptian pharaohs.
11. The tops of the pyramids were clad in limestone. The top would glow white in sunlight.
12. Pyramid complexes are called mortuary cities.
13. Death is the single most important thing in an Egyptian culture.