| ient Egyptian civilization is a great one, and you will be | | | | The kingdoms of ancient Egypt were under the rule of |
| hard pressed to find someone to who will think | | | | the Pharaoh at the time, and in fact the ancient |
| otherwise. Ancient Egypt in modern terminology is | | | | Egyptian individuals themselves held the strong belief |
| situated in Africa, at the northwest area. | | | | that somehow their gods were responsible for |
| The Nile River, in most cases just called the 'Nile', | | | | choosing each Pharaoh, thus the inhabitants could rest |
| passed through the center of the civilization. The | | | | soundly at sun down, feeling that all was well. In fact, |
| northern part was known as Lower Egypt, and the | | | | the government of ancient Egypt can be mentioned as |
| southern part as Upper Egypt - a fact which has lead | | | | the first national government in the world, and |
| to some misunderstanding among tourists. The Nile is | | | | individuals referred to as viziers, who were officials |
| understood as the longest river in the world, but some | | | | assigned to the Pharaoh, also helped to rule. |
| researchers find that there is a chance that the | | | | The Egyptian people, like the Sumerian people, had a |
| Amazon River situated in South America may be a | | | | language and writing system of their own. A Papyrus |
| short distance longer. | | | | leaf was used to make paper - thus defining the origin |
| Specifically there are three separate sections, or | | | | of the word, paper! |
| periods of time that Egyptian past can be divded up | | | | Many individuals find the ancient civilizations, Egyptian in |
| into. These are known as the Old Kingdom, the Central | | | | particular, to be profoundly mysterious as a result of |
| Kingdom, and the Modern Kingdom. Each period has | | | | the spectacular massive monuments, most significantly |
| specific facts which are unique to it, and are best | | | | the Great Pyramid at Giza, very close to Cairo, that |
| learned and studied on their own. | | | | are still in view to the present time. |