Egypt TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Palaces Pyramids and Pharaohs 11 Writing and Ruling 17 Servants of the Gods Military Might 29 Part of the Crowd 35 End of Ancient Egypt 41 TIMELINE 45 ENDNOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 47 WEBSITES 47 INDEX
Egypt INTRODUCTION he Nile River flows from south to north through the land of Egypt bringing life to the narrow strips of land alongside its banks It was on that river that one of the world's first great civiliza tions arose People first settled along the Nile in Egypt more than 9 000 years ago Over time these settlers came together to form small towns and villages Those towns and villages in turn joined together into larger units until Egypt consisted of two kingdoms Lower Egypt in the north and Upper Egypt in the south According to tradition a ruler from Upper Egypt named Narmer or Menes conquered Lower Egypt and united the two kingdoms around 3100 B c He es tablished a civilization that would flourish for the next The winding Nile River attracted ancient peoples to its waters and fertile
