Egypt

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Ancient Egypt Notes #1 The Nile River made the Egyptian Civilization possible Ancient Egypt lasted for over 3,000 years Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh or the king of Egypt Pharaohs were considered to be the god Horus in Human Form Horus was the god of the sky Egyptians used the Nile as a way to trade with Eastern Africa and other places of the world The Nile also provided perfect soil for agriculture. Yearly floods left behind silt. Hieroglyphics were a system of writing that uses pictures and symbols Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and the afterlife Pharaohs built pyramids which were used as tombs.   The biggest was built for Khufu at Giza The Roman Empire conquered Ancient Egypt and ended the Civilization