Egyptians tend to communicate indirectly and are generally not comfortable expressing negative emotions to others. Eye contact is also not important in Egyptian culture. Personal space is not a common concept for Egyptians in general, especially within the family. The Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic, which is believing in more than one God, and are thought to have had thousands of gods and goddesses. The rulers controlled how people lived their lives, how they treated other people, how they farmed and worked, and all their beliefs about the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians believed that when they died their spiritual body would continue to exist in an afterlife very similar to their living world. However, entry into this afterlife was not guaranteed. The dead had to take on a dangerous underworld journey and face the final judgment before they entered the afterlife. An Egyptian’s daily life is to get dressed in linen, eat a diet consisting mainly of grains, vegetables, and beer. They play sports and board games, and live in buildings made from mud bricks.