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• Egypt first developed on the Nile River as a single Kingdom and later divided into Upper and Lower Egypt
•  Nile floods yearly leaving a black substance called silt
• Nile was worshiped as a god
• Water transport was common
• Because elevation was higher in south Egypt it was called Upper egypt
• Nile promoted trade
•  Each village had its own rituals and gods
• 31 dynasties developed
• Egyptian kings were considered gods
• they were called pharaohs 
• the religion is called theocracy
• it was the pharaoh's duty to provide truth and justice
• believed king ruled even after death-lived in their afterlife in their pyramids
• they're polytheistic--believing in many gods
• built huge temples to worship these gods
• believed in the after life
• woman held most of the same rights as men