Historical and patrimonial characteristics

Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years from 3150 BC to 30 BC.

The civilization was located along the Nile River, where they built up the most important cities. That is because they used the water from the Nile to grow rich and profitable crops.

KINGDOMS AND PERIODS

We can distinguish three major kingdoms in which the Ancient Egypt civilization was at its strongest:

- The Old Kingdom

- The Middle Kingdom 

- The New Kingdom

CULTURE

The government and religion were tied together as the leader of the government, the Pharaoh, was also leader of the religion. Writing was also important in keeping the government running. Only scribes could read and write and they were considered powerful people.

PYRAMIDS AND TREASURE

The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure to be buried with them to help them in the afterlife. As a result, archeologists have a lot of well preserved artifacts and tombs to examine in order to find out how the Ancient Egyptians lived.

END OF THE EMPIRE

The Ancient Egyptian Empire began to weaken in about 700 BC. It was conquered by a number of other civilizations (the Assyrian, the Persian, the Greek) and finally, the Romans came in 30BC and Egypt becamea province of Rome.