| The ancient Egyptian civilization is a | | | | The kingdoms of ancient Egypt were under |
| fascinating one, and you will be hard | | | | the leadership of the Pharaoh at the |
| pressed to find anyone to who will think | | | | time, and in fact the ancient Egyptian |
| otherwise. Ancient Egypt in modern | | | | people themselves held the strong belief |
| terminology is situated in Africa, at | | | | that somehow their gods were responsible |
| the northwest corner. | | | | for choosing each Pharaoh, thus the |
| The Nile River, in most cases just | | | | inhabitants could rest soundly at night, |
| called the 'Nile', passed through the | | | | knowing that all was under control. In |
| center of the culture. The northern part | | | | fact, the government of ancient Egypt |
| was known as Lower Egypt, and the | | | | can be mentioned as the first national |
| southern part as Upper Egypt - a fact | | | | government in the whole world, and |
| which has lead to some confusion among | | | | individuals referred to as viziers, who |
| tourists. The Nile is recognized as the | | | | were officials assigned to the Pharaoh, |
| longest river in the world, but some | | | | also helped to rule. |
| researchers find that there is a chance | | | | The Egyptian culture, like the Sumerian |
| that the Amazon River situated in South | | | | culture, had a language and writing |
| America may be a slight amount longer. | | | | style of their own. A Papyrus plant was |
| In fact there are three separate | | | | used to make paper - thus defining the |
| sections, or periods of time that | | | | origin of the idiom, paper! |
| Egyptian past can be divded up into. | | | | A lot of individuals find the ancient |
| These are known as the Old Kingdom, the | | | | civilizations, Egyptian in particular, |
| Central Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. | | | | to be profoundly mysterious as a result |
| Each period has specific facts which are | | | | of the incredible large monuments, most |
| unique to it, and are best learned and | | | | notably the Great Pyramid at Giza, very |
| studied on their own. | | | | near to Cairo, that remain to this day. |