3. Egyptian civilization
To the west of Egypt lies the vast Sahara desert and to the
East lies the Namibian desert Gold, Copper and multicolored semi perilous
stones were available in plant in Egypt. Direct evidence of the early stages of
the Egyptian. Egyptian civilization is available below the alluvial deposited in
the Nile Valley. The rise and fall of the flooding Egyptian civilization were
according to the fluctuations in the flooding of the Nile river. At the end of each
summer the ensuing Ethiopian floods deposited banks of the river Agricultural
products of this area became the basic factor of the Egyptian civilization people
including the early Greek travelers, described this civilization as the gift of the
Nile.
4. King of Egypt – Pharaoh
The kings of Egypt were known as pharohs. The supreme authority
of the land was vested with the pharaoh.
Egyptian civilization belongs to one of the ancient civilization in
the world. Historians divide the history of Egypt in to three periods the old
kingdom, the middle kingdom and the new kingdom.
8. Art of building
The Egyptians were the first builders of the world. They built great
pyramid, temples sphinx and several other buildings.
Arts and crafts
They made vessels of great beauty. They knew the art of glass
making. They made fine linen clothes and tapestries. They were excellent
goldsmiths whose works hardly supposed by that of the best goldsmiths and
jewelers of the present day.
9. Egyptian architecture and sculpture
Egyptians were the first who entered in to the world of
architecture. They gave shape to many monuments like pyramids, Temples,
Sphinxet. The most pyramid at Ghiza. It was built by king Khufu Great pyramid
undoubtedly deserves its place among the seven wonders of ancient world.
10. Hieroglyphics script
The Egyptian script is known as Hieroglyph which means ‘sacred
of writing the wrote with red pens on the leaves of plant called papyrus.
Some of the events recorded Hieroglyphics script
Administrative achievements of the pharos
Dates of buildings Temples conservation of idols etc.
Dated royal customs and rituals
Population statistics
Description of military raids
11. Invasions from the west by about 1000 BC brought an end to the
Egyptian civilization.
