Egypt - The old country

Egypt - The old country

History
Old Egypt was a civilization that was originated along the River Nile. It is located in the African continent. The River Nile is the longest of the world. Egypt has a very old history. Its capital is Cairo, here there are very important museums and ancient buildings. The Egyptians have a language of symbols and figures.

The People
The Egyptian civilization has existed ever 3000 years ago. The life here was concentrated on literature and writing. The Egyptians are remembered for their "cave paintings".

Landscape
The landscape of Egypt is very dry and hot. Egypt is a country with a very vast desert. The animals of this desert are chameleons, snakes and camels.

Gods
The Egyptians adored many Gods each of which have different meanings. Some of them are: Anubis, Isis, Osiris, Horus and a God with the head of a hawk (Ra). They consider it the "God of the Sun".

The Egyptians were governed by a Pharaoh. When he died, he was buried in a pyramid with his jewels and treasures. The Pharaohs were converted into mummies.
Also they did this with their animals, in special with the cats.