Egypt
politics and customs
a woman or man were
equal in the eyes of the law
women could own homes and businesses
just as men could
both sexes could adopt children which were
orphans of war or from a dead relative
no children were killed on the battle field
it was illegal to bribe the elders/court
if it was done the briber would pay it to the other
party
if a soldier hired a mersonary and does not pay
when they return then the soldier will die and the
mersonary will take his home and rank
daily life and the home
the whole famly would help with
planting and farming
due to the massive sand storms
most homes had wood or stone shutters
most homes would either have many
windows or a covered balcony on top
of the home to combat the heat
all regular homes had a main room diningroom
a large room with cots or straw mats for sleeping
and a bathroom of sorts with a bucket or hole for waste
religion
their Gods
Amun the King of Gods
Anubis the god of mumefuction and the dead
Geb he is the God of the earth
hapy he is the god of inundation
Bastet she protected all from harm
isis she is the mother of Horus and is extreemly important
Ma'at she is the god of truth
the pyrimids
they were most likely not built by slaves
we know that the dead were buried near the main pyrimid
they were paid well for the time being given food for there family
their land
their land is mainly desert
there were great sand storms often
it was hard to find water anywhere other than The Nile
their main sorce of life is The Nile river
they used it to dispose of feases
it gave them food
it gave them water
they baithed in it
