Smarter Than They Looked

It wouldn't be a common thought in most adolescent's minds that Egyptians were very intellectual. Surprisingly, they were! The ancient Egyptians are responsible for so many new inventions. They started the first hieroglyphics, were very interested in anatomy, pondered about religion, and built pyramids that still remain intact to this day. They mummified royalty in such a way you would not expect. It is a very long process. One of the steps was to leave the body in salt for 40 days. Talk about time consuming. All in all, today in Western Civilization we reviewed our chapter. We looked over numerous slide shows and jotted down some notes.