• At 3100B.C, the lands were united by Narmer.
• Egyptians relied on harmony and balance of the universe, which they called "Maat" (personalized by the goddess of Maat; ideological opposite of goddess "isfet"
• All routs of financial and social success were through the palace
• Women could ow money and land and divorce, but little had power.
• Gods often had animal heads or bodies.
• All souls would need to justify themselves at the point of death and were either sent to an after world paradise or the mouth of a monster.
• Hieroglyphics was formed at around 3100B.C.
• They created the calendar with 12 months and 365 days to predict the flooding of the Nile river.
• They had excellent knowledge of human anatomy and would work extensively on health issues
• wooden sailboats were constructed
• pyramids were tombs covered in marble
• The temple of Amon at Karnak is the largest religious building in the world 
• Stone sculptures and interior paintings filled the temple.