Africa
Egypt is located in Africa and known for the geographical site the Nile River. One of the most amazing geographical facts of Egypt is that in some areas people have never seen rain. The Nile River controls everything in Egypt and it is said that the Nile River is a predictable river. When it does flood it floods in a predictable manner and in predictable area. The Nile River carries Silt for crops. It is also been worshiped because of the water which helps the Egyptians live. The ancient Egyptians are known to have been a very peaceful society. The Pre-Dynastic civilization had pottery, tools and started the writing in hieroglyphic. They used gold for decoration. It is not really known where they got the idea of writing but it is thought that the Mesopotamian had an influence. The Archaic civilization is known for the unification. Egypt unified under one king. This meant that the King Narmer ruled all of the Nile River. These kings were called Pharaohs. In Egyptian pharaoh means great house. Each Pharaoh was seen as a God. The Egyptians had many Gods and they competed against each other. The focus in their religion was their after life. This is why people were mummified. Only the rich were mummified and it is believed that t
Menkure's pyramid, much smaller, rose 218 feet. It was not long when the Egyptians caught on and threw them out. The last kingdom was the New Kingdom. But when a 13th century earthquake loosened some of the casing stones, the Arabs recognized a great quarry of precut stones that could casing stones were used to rebuild the new city of El Kaherah plus Cairo mosques and palaces, including the Mosque of Sultan Hasan. Three small pyramids built for Khufu's queen stand near his pyramid. 2060 BC), pyramid construction resumed. Passageways, which were built angling down from the sides and leading to the chambers, were later sealed with heavy stones. It was once thought that the blocks-weighing an average of 2 1/2 tons each-were floated on rafts down the Nile from quarries hundreds of miles away. It stands with the other two pyramids and the Great Sphinx in a cluster near the town of Giza. The richer the person the more things that were buried. The Great Pyramid once rose to a height of 481 feet, but the top has been stripped. It should be noted that the pyramids of Giza were not the first built in Egypt. These people were buried with everything they believed they were going to need in the after life.
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