Osiris

Ra

Thoth

Maat

Horus

the annual floods

death

the earth and the horizon

war

the complex and hazardous nature of the afterlife

hostile and malignant spirits

famine and food shortage

the seasonal inundation of the Nile

disease and widespread infant and maternal mortality

amulets

helmets

sandals

gold wristbands

multi-colored crowns

the primordial, infinite ocean of creation

the constant cycle of death and rebirth at the heart of creation

the belief in the inherent order and harmony of the natural world

the belief in the inherent disorder and chaos of the natural world

the adherence to a strict set of social norms

The inundation of the Nile was never depicted.

The Nile was depicted as an angry and vengeful crocodile.

The Egyptians depicted the Nile as it if were always in the season of inundation.

None of these statements are accurate.

The Egyptians believed it was sacrilegious to depict the Nile.

The Nile was the main means of transportation for building materials.

The Nile was considered the central life-force of all important religious and social activities.

The hearty and fertile soil around the Nile provided the ideal foundation for large structures.

The majority of Ancient Egyptians lived within a few miles of the Nile’s banks on either side.

Proximity to the Nile gave the surrounding buildings and their population a strong defensive position.

the first sunrise

the formation of the Nile

the inundation of the Nile

the birth of man

the formation of the Moon

It is the first documented numerical system to represent the number zero

It was hieroglyphic in structure

It utilized a base ten system

Its format was very simple and easy to visually represent.

Addition and multiplication were possible but quite laborious to calculate

hidden

corpulent

inert

radiant

energetic