Ancient Egypt

The Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in thePyramids were built in Egypt as "tombs" for the
world and dates back more than 6000 years. Earlypharaohs and their queens. In addition, temples were
settlements were around the banks of the Nile riverbuilt as a dedication to Gods and Goddesses, who
and irrigation formed the basis of this civilization.were worshipped by the priests and the pharaohs.
In ancient Egypt, the most-powerful person was theEgyptians practiced the art of "mummification". It was
"pharaoh", who was both the political and religiousbelieved that when a person died, his soul would leave
leader. The duties of the pharaoh included collectinghim, thus, in order to re-unite the soul and the body,
taxes, making laws and protecting the people frompeople were buried in pits in the desert. This method
foreign invasions. People in ancient Egypt werewas gradually replaced with burying dead people in
involved in activities like farming and making crafts.coffins to protect them from decaying. Mummification
Craftsmen formed one of the communities in ancientensured that the dead bodies remained "life-like".
Egypt. These men were skilled and made beautiful andOne of the vital activities of the Egyptians was
expensive objects for temples and pharaohs.communication, in order to preserve information about
People built mud-brick homes and grew their own food.religion and the government. Scripts were invented,
Additionally, they traded villages for goods that couldone of which is known as the hieroglyphics.
not be produced. The ancient Egyptians were piousHieroglyphics involved using pictures to describe
people and believed that worshipping different Godsevents and tell stories, and is one of the earliest forms
and Goddesses would make their lives peaceful andof written communication.
harmonious.