The Egyptian elite learned how to be part of the elite class through instructions text, such as The Instructions of Ptahhotep, that used Maat as the basis of concrete principles thunder empire pokie and guidelines for effective rhetoric. George Kennedy, a history of rhetoric scholar, defines rhetoric as the transmission of emotion and thought through a system of symbols, including words, to influence the emotions and thoughts of others. When rhetors are attempting to achieve balance in their arguments, they are practicing Maat. Male students were involved in physical training, while female students were asked to practice singing, dancing, and musical instruments. After that, the same methods were implemented to Middle Egyptian texts, in which grammar and vocabulary took the most part.
From an early period the king would describe himself as the “Lord of Maat” who decreed with his mouth the Maat he conceived in his heart. The development of such rules sought to avert chaos and it became the basis of Egyptian law. They were expected to act with honor and truth in matters that involve family, the community, the nation, the environment, and the gods. Maat represents the ethical and moral principle that all Egyptian citizens were expected to follow throughout their daily lives.
Her ideological opposite was Isfet (Egyptian jzft), meaning injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.