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Ancient Egypt: 3,000 Years of Civilization

Pyramids, pharaohs, hieroglyphics — Egypt's civilization lasted 3,000 years.

Superlore TeamJanuary 18, 20261 min read

Ancient Egypt: The Gift of the Nile

The Nile: Egypt's Lifeline

Annual floods deposited fertile soil, enabled agriculture.

Key Periods

- Old Kingdom: Age of pyramids - Middle Kingdom: Arts flourished - New Kingdom: Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun, Ramesses II

Religion and Afterlife

Mummification, Book of the Dead, gods: Ra, Isis, Horus, Anubis.

Hieroglyphics

Pictorial writing used for 3,500 years.

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- Ancient Greece

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