Ancient Egypt

Egypt can be divided into four major regions: the Nile Valley and Delta, the Arabian Desert, the Libyan Desert, and the Sinai. The Nile River valley is about 950 mi. long. In the south the valley is rarely more than 2 mi. wide. “North of EDFU (Idfu) the valley averages 5 to 10 mi. in width, with steep cliffs on either side” . From Cairo to the north, the valley merges with the fertile delta. “Southwest of Cairo near the town of Al-Faiyum, a large depression called the Faiyum Depression, covering about 700-sq. mi. in area, was left when Lake Moeris evaporated.” Today Lake Birket Qarun, a shallow lake, occupies part of the depression, 150 ft below sea level. The depression is extremely fertile and is noted for its orchards and gardens.

The Arabian Desert, known in Egypt as the Eastern Desert, is an extension of the Sahara. It consists of a plateau that slopes upward from the Nile to heights of about

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The burial chambers were placed under the exact centers of the pyramids.

The later history of Cairo is merged with that of Egypt. They chose a site on the west side of the Nile River because they believed that the home of the dead was toward the setting sun. Even the rich lived in houses of mud brick, and the walls were richly colored. The prescriptions that they gave out were usually for medicines. The ancient Greeks named the pyramids one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and today they are the only one of those wonders that still exists.

In the great museum of Egyptian antiquities in Cairo, curious sightseers look daily into the very faces of the pharaohs and nobles who ruled Egypt many centuries ago. In 48 BC Caesar appeared in Egypt in pursuit of his rival, Pompey. Over the centuries looters broke into most of them and stole the jewels and other treasures that had been buried in them.

The largest city in Africa is Cairo, which is the capital of Egypt. After burying their dead in sandpits, the early Egyptians placed a mastaba, a solid rectangular structure of brick or stone, over the grave to keep the sand from blowing away. “From the minarets the muezzins call the faithful to prayer five times a day. “Except for parts of the Mausoleum and of the temple of Artemis, they are the only one of the!

seven ancient wonders still standing. He was also known as a high officer, a pyramid builder, and an astrologer.

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