Egyptian Civilization
Egyptian civilization, the first civilization in the ancient world, originated on the banks of the Nile. The Nile - the longest river in the world - flows northward across the continent of Africa and joins the Mediterranean Sea. Without the Nile, Egypt would have been a complete desert. Egypt is therefore called Egypt's gift of the Nile.They were an excellent farmer. They had a profound understanding of irrigation. The calendar they originated was extremely useful for measuring time. The use of hieroglyphics / sacred writing in the language of symbols.
Nile Valley:
Every year the Nile was the first city to feed its people. They led the complex irrigation system through small canals and wells. In his spare time he was involved in the creation of many artistic objects. The position of the priest was devised to illustrate the subject of nature and to preserve the writing records. Belief in the life of man after death - It was the belief that man should give the report of his actions in this world - to the mighty divine Osiris, the ruler of death and lord of death. Consider the life of this world as mere fleeting - all the Nile was devoted to the dead for later life.
Political History:
Pharaoh was king of Egypt. A man who lives in a big house The first Ferro - Menes, his capital - the city of Memphis. Pharaoh Khufu - Gizhe built the largest pyramid in the world. Hatshepsut, the daughter of Thetmos, is known as the world's first empress.
Ptolemy Ancestry:
Alexander the Great, who conquered Egypt, founded the Ptolemy family. Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Ptolemy household. During this time, Egypt fell into the Roman Empire.
The Mummy:
The dead body is coated with a variety of chemicals and wrapped in a thin cloth to cover the entire body and preserved in a specially made coffin called the mummy image. The tomb was their actual home. So the day-to-day use of the body, kitchen and barber's small dolls were made ready for the next need. Initially the tombs were created by drilling the rock of the hills. Graves had to be built in the desert, not gradually to the north. The tomb was erected on a tomb like a tower, using massive rocks to prevent anyone from sleeping. The Greeks were the first to call those tombs a pyramid.
Hyksos Ancestry:
An Arabian tribal community called the Hykosus invaded Egypt and ruled it for 500 years and robbed the people of its wealth. Of the EPF In 1700, the Thebes revolted against aliens and forced the Hyksos out of the country after a long conflict. Egypt became independent again. Of the EPF In the 6th century — Egypt was conquered by the Persian ruler Qambezis. In the 4th century, Alexander of Macedonia conquered Persia.
Alexander's general in Egypt founded the royal house of Ptolemy and built the city of Alexandria. Lastly Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, tried as much as possible to save the country from the Romans in 39. It is said that the Romans were more afraid of her beauty than her army. She has invaded the hearts of the Romans who have successfully attacked her twice. But the BCE At 30, Augustus Caesar was not as charming as his father-in-law, and lost his army. But he saved her life by not killing her. Cleopatra commits suicide by realizing that she intends to use her as a wealth of war. From then on Egypt became the province of the Romans.
Contributions of Egyptian civilization:
Wheat and barley were the food crops of the Egyptian people. Water for agriculture was supplied by canals from the Nile. The status of slaves was pathetic. He built massive pyramids from slaves.
Women had good standing. There was a belief in rebirth. So did the conservation of the undead. A mummy means a preserved corpse. Each city had its own deity. The sun and the river were considered gods. His hieroglyphic is a sacred letter. Papyrus, a cork that grew in the Nile, was burning with grass.
There was immense knowledge in geometry.
With this knowledge it was possible to create massive pyramids. He made huge statues called the Sphinx of the Lion's Body and Man's Face.
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