Egypt is a Mediterranean country crossed by the Nile. In their lands developed one of the great empires of ancient history from the year 3000 a. C until his conquest at the hands of the Romans in 31 a. de C. C.

Many of the news that we are of their culture through writing that was initially hieroglyphic. Among his legacies to history are the Great Pyramids as Cheops, and Micerinos Kefer.

Features

The Egyptian was polytheistic religion. Most of their gods were identified with forces of nature. There was no unified religious system. The differences between the religious practices of the rulers and the people were remarkable.

Their gods were with human and animal features. Each divinity related to an animal. Among the many animals that respected highlighted the cat, which was considered sacred animal.

Gods

Some of its most prominent gods are:

·  Ra: god of the sun. It represented as a man with head and a hawk on the solar disk.

·  Thot: god of wisdom and writing. It usually appears with the head of a bird (ibis), a pen and a tablet of writing.

·  Osiris: god of resurrection. He usually presented as a man mummified.

·  Hathor: goddess of love. He attributed the appearance of a woman with cow horns.

·  Isis: queen of the gods and wife of Osiris. It represented as a woman sitting with a hieroglyphic on his head.

·  Anubis: god of the dead. The images are preserved as represented by the head of a jackal.

Burial

They believed in life after death and it is known that buried their dead with food and other belongings as amulets. They wanted to give their loved ones everything necessary for the journey to the hereafter.

One sign of its concern over the death and life after she was its refinement of storing This is a procedure to preserve the body intact through mummification.

The mummies deposited in sarcophagi more or less luxurious is available in developed buildings that served as a burial. These include the pyramids, for the bodies of the pharaohs.