EGYPT ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
- EGYPT IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN AFRICA and is bordered on the west on libya and on south Sudan and on east Red Sea and Isreal.
- The population of egypt is 71 million.Around 62 million are muslims and sunni. 8-9 million are Christians Egyptians.
- Egypt has a republican government.They have a multi -party quasi-presidential system to vote on lawsso the true power is on the president.
- The hot, dry and sandy land that covers most of Egypt is a part of SAHARA desert.
- The NILE RIVER , the longest river in the world (6,650 kilometers),present in egypt, flows north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Its flood plain was a magnet for life -- human, plant and animal. Humans were drawn there because they could grow crops and settle into permanent villages.
- hieroglyphics,writing style of egypt.
- Sphinx had head of pharoah and body of lion.
- The ancient Egyptians built their pyramids, tombs, temples and palaces out of STONE, the most durable of all building materials.
- These building projects took a high degree of architectural and engineering SKILL, and the organization of a LARGE WORKFORCE consisting of highly trained craftsmen and laborers.
- Apart from the pyramids, EGYPTIAN BUILDINGS were decorated with PAINTINGS, CARVED STONE IMAGES, HIEROGLYPHS, and THREE-DIMENSIONAL STATUES. The art tells the story of the pharaohs, the gods, the common people and the natural world of plants, birds and animals.
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| pyramids of egypt |
GOVERNMENT and RELIGION
- Government and religion were inseparable in ancient Egypt. The PHARAOH was the head of State and the divine representative of the gods on earth.
- Religion and government brought order to society through:
- The construction of TEMPLES
- The creation of LAWS
- TAXATION
- The ORGANIZATION OF LABOR
- TRADE with neighbors
- The DEFENCE of the country’s interests
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