Egypt

=__Egypt__= =__ **Political:** __=

-After this, the empire entered a decline, one from which they never recovered
=__ **Economic:** __=

-Because of the lack of trees in Egypt, they imported them from the Middle East.
=__ Religion ** : ** __=

-Later on, during the times of the Middle and New Kingdom, commoners were also mummified.
====-The Cult of Osiris was formed because of the story of Osiris. Osiris was murdered by his brother, with his body scattered over the lands. His wife found his body, gave him a proper burial, and was restored to life to be god of the underworld.====

-The Nubian religions used many of Egyptian beliefs, including Egyptian deities.
=__ Social: __=

= __Innovation:__ = -After 5000 B.C.E. they grew gourds, watermelons, wheat, and barley. They also domesticated donkeys and cattle. -During the New Kingdom they built temples, palaces, and statues. -Bronze was important to the Egyptians but copper and tin were rare and expensive. -People in Sudan developed Iron metallurgy -The Egyptians used sailboats, carts, and donkey caravans for transportation -Pottery, wine, linen, and decorative items were used to trade for goods from other societies. -Egyptians developed Hieroglyphics by 3200 B.C.E. -An everyday writing called Hieratic script was developed around 2600-300 B.C.E.  -Mummification was developed at first for pharaohs and eventually for commoners. =__ Artistic: __= -Did not have a defined art persay, but art was exemplified in their hieroglyphic writing on monuments and temples ( "hieroglyphics" meaning holy inscriptions as Greek visitors often saw the pictographs on egyptian temples) -Hieroglyphics were also preserved on papyrus, but more common was the less cumbersome "hieratic" script __ Architecture: __ Great Pyramids for the Early Pharaohs at Giza demonstrate a significant amount of labor and engineering design ( 2.3 million limestone blocks weighing up to 15 tons) City of Akhenaten "Horizon of Aten" broad streets, court yards and open temples allowed constant veneration of the sun Several key cities: Memphis, Thebes, Heliopolis, Tanis (Egypt) Meroe, Kerma, Napata (Nubia)