CIVILIZATIONS

Arts Ancient  Egyptian art  refers to  art  produced in ancient  Egypt  between the 31st century BC and the 4th century AD. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewellery, ivories, architecture, and other  art  media. Hence, ancient  Egyptian art  portrayed an idealized, unrealistic view of the world. Lifestyle Daily life  in ancient  Egypt  revolved around the Nile and the fertile land along its banks. The yearly flooding of the Nile enriched the soil and brought good harvests and wealth to the land. Most ancient  Egyptians  worked as field hands, farmers, craftsmen and scribes. A small group of people were nobles. Food Style The Egyptian diet was supplemented by fish, fowl and meat, although peasants probably enjoyed meat only on special occasions. Domesticated animals raised for food included pigs, sheep and goats.

               Egyptian Civilization              Geographical structures The great pyramid of Giza The Sphinx The pyramid was made for Pharaoh  Khufu and the Sphinx for Pharaoh Khafre. Area of land The Egyptian pharaoh ruled over Kush,  Egypt and Syria and stretched for  1,200  miles   River Nile The longest river in Africa, it has historically been considered the  longest river in the world ,  though this has been contested by research suggesting that the  Amazon River  is slightly longer. Famous cities Cairo It is the capital of Egypt Luxor Aswan