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Egypt
 History Lesson
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• 5000 BC - People settle down and grow crops

along the banks of the Nile
• 2630 BC - Imhotep builds the first pyramid
• 1347-1339 BC - The reign of Tutankhamen
• 1182-1151 B.C - Reign of Ramses III,
Hebrew migration out of Egypt
• 332 B.C. - Alexander the Great conquers
Egypt
• 31 BC - Rome conquers Egypt. Cleopatra
commits suicide.
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• 642 AD - Arab conquest of Egypt.

• 1517 - Egypt becomes a part of the Ottoman
Empire
• 1822 - Discovery of how to read ancient
hieroglyphics
• 1882-1922 - UK controls Egypt
• 1953 - Egypt becomes independent
• 2011 - Egyptian revolution, longtime President
Hosni Mubarak stepped down amid mass protests
 Present Day Egypt

• The population of Egypt is approximately

100.4 million.
• Egypt is the most populous country in the
Arab World and the fifteenth-most
populous in the world.
• Its capital city is Cairo.
• Important thing to notes is that it is a
transcontinental country.
• The Nile is the world’s longest river.
• The Sahara is the world’s largest hot
desert.
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• Ful wa Ta’meya
• Kushari
• Hamam Mahshi
• Fiteer Baladi
• Bush okra stew.
• Molokhia
 National Dress
(Males)

• The traditional menswear of Egypt

is the long gallibaya.
• Egyptian farmer men also wore a
wide version of gallibaya called
kamis
 National Dress
(Females)

• Tob sebleh.
• In Alexandria and Cairo women
would wear a Melaya Luf which is
a large wrap that is used to cover
up their body, warmth, and to
carry things.
 Famous Destinations

• Cairo.
• The Great Pyramid of Khufu.
• The Great Sphinx.
• Temple of Philae.
• The Nile River.
• Karnak.
• Saqqara.
• Alexandria.
• Sharm el-Shaikh.
 Cairo

• The capital and largest city,

population over 10 million
• Famously known for having the
most number of Mosques,
marketplaces and museums in
Egypt.
• Pyramids of Giza, is one spectacle
one has to witness at least once in
one’s lifetime.
 The Great Pyramid of
Khufu

• Built as a burial place for King Khufu

(2589-2566 B.C.).
• Took more than 20 years to build.
• It is built from over two million blocks of
limestone, each one weighing as much as
two and a half elephants.
• It stands about 460 feet (149 m) high—
taller than the Statue of Liberty.
• The base of the Great Pyramid takes up
almost as much space as five football
fields
 The Great Sphinx

• A limestone statue of a reclining

sphinx.
• The face of the Sphinx is
generally believed to represent the
face of the Pharaoh Khafra.
• It was built between 2558–2532
BC.
• Trade Mark Of Egyptian Culture.
 The Nile River

• It is 6,853 km long and 2.8 km wide.

• It is a point to be noted that, the Nile river
alone shares water resources with eleven
countries.
• Most of the Egyptian population lives
very close to the river and their domestic
activities are highly dependent on The
Nile River.
• Without its floods and rich delta land,
Egyptian civilization would never have
become so powerful.
 Karnak

• A vast mix of decayed temples,

chapels, and other buildings.
• The second largest ancient
religious site in the world.
• The second most visited historical
site in Egypt.
• Approximately 30 pharaohs
contributed to the buildings.
• Built from 2055 BC to 100 AD.
 Saqqara

• A vast, ancient burial ground for

the Ancient Egyptian capital,
Memphis
• Saqqara features numerous
pyramids, including the world
famous Step pyramid of Djoser .
• Located some 30 km south of
modern-day Cairo.
• Built 2667–2648 BC.
 Sharm el-Shaikh

• A city on the tip of the Sinai

Peninsula.
• A holiday resort and significant
centre for tourism in Egypt.
• A major diving centre on the Red
Sea.
 Crazy Facts About
Egypt

• On average, only an inch of rain falls

in Egypt per year.
• Pharaoh Ramses II had over 90
children with his 8 official wives and
nearly 100 concubines
• Because hieroglyphs have no
vowels, we will never know for sure
how the ancients pronounced their
words.
• The anime Yugioh, was originally
based on Egyptian Mythology.
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