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