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 * Black and red land (to were you could stand with one foot on each half)
 * settled on the thin srtip of fertal land by the nile river
 * yearly flooding brought water + rich soil, allowed settlements to grow
 * rains and melted snow cause the nile to spill over banks
 * this left behind rich deposit was called silt
 * located in africa, nile river over 4,000 miles long (longest river)
 * peasants would plant wheat and barly before the scorching sun dried the silt
 * Eygiptians worshiped the nile as though it were a god
 * The nile was regular as clockwork
 * if the niles waters were just a few feet lower the amount of fresh silt was reduced and people would starve and die
 * If the water level was higher than normal them it would flood and destroy houses and kill people
 * They were trapped by a barier of desert on either side
 * they were forced to live close together on the river banks
 * Pharohs were considered gods, it is believed that they continue to rule even in the after life
 * all together worshiped over 2,000 gods and godess's
 * built huge temples to honor gods or (deities)
 * believed in afterlife, judged by the deeds done in their life
 * They had a theocracy which means the rules are based on religios athorities
 * They were divided into Upper and Lower Egypt
 * The Pharoh was also thought of as a god (control nature) and also ruled after death
 * They had o totall of 31 dynasties
 * The pyramids were the final resting places of the pharohs
 * Thye nile provided transportation, it flows north so boats goin south put up their sales
 * The nile also promotes trade
 * engineering
 * good supply of stone, granite, and lime stone
 * some of the stone blocks weighed 2-15 tons
 * they used over 2 million blocks to build pyramids (over 481ft tall), and covered 13 acres
 * The social class goes Kings, queens, and royal family
 * wealthy land owners, and government officials
 * Middle class, merchants, and artishians
 * lower class (largest class)
 * slaves (labor from wars)