Egypt

Yay! Update! 
So today, I'm going to be doing something completely random; talking about Egypt!
Ironically, I'm doing a social studies project that's actually based on Egypt.
(Note that this will include: random facts, religion, writing, and monuments/landmarks)
Let's get started, shall we?

First, we are going to talk about religion. When the Greeks and the Romans conquered Egypt, their religion was actually influenced by the Egyptians (impressive). Ancient pagan beliefs gradually faded and were replaced by monotheistic religions. Today, the majority of the Egyptian population is Muslim with a small minority of Jews and Christians. 

Second, we are going to talk about landmarks (or whatever you like to call them. Attractions maybe?). My personal favorites are the Egyptian Pyramids, the Luxor Temple, and the Great Sphinx. But, there are many more than those three; such as the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, and etc.

Third, we are going to talk about how they wrote. The ancient Egyptians wrote by using hieroglyphics (basically a small picture that represents a letter, maybe a number). And, well . . . that's all I have to say about that (for now anyway).

Lastly, i decided to just go over some random facts about Egypt. Here they are:
1.) The scarab beetle was sacred to the Egyptians and represented life after death and/or resurrection
2.) Egyptians worshiped a total of about 8,700 of gods/goddesses in total, most with the head of an animal to represent their powers
3.) Ancient Egyptians needed to predict when the Nile would flood, which led to the development of the worlds first calendar
4.) Something that a lot of people don't know is that Cleopatra was Greek, not Egyptian

Hope you guys enjoyed today's lesson, if you want, you can leave a recommendation on what our next lesson will be (although it may take a little while).Again, sorry it was so short, but I gotta work on other stuff too ya know! Anyway, have a nice day!