Egyptians

The name egypt comes from the greek aegyptos which was the greek pronunciation of the ancient egyptian name hwt ka ptah mansion of the spirit of ptah originally the name of the city of memphis.

Egyptians. Egypt grew along the river nile and was at its most powerful in the second millennium bc. Egyptian civilization has flourished continuously since prehistoric times. Around 5000 years ago the ancient egyptians established an extraordinary and enduring civilisation. Its many achievements preserved in its art and monuments hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets.

While the civilization s rulers writing natural climate religion and borders have changed many times over the. The fatimid caliphate ruled egypt in the tenth through twelfth centuries. Its land went from the nile delta to nubia a kingdom which today is mostly in the sudan. As a province of the roman empire it became christian and some coptic church people are there after more than a thousand years of muslim rule.

Egypt is a country in north africa on the mediterranean sea and is home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. Ancient egypt was a civilization of ancient north africa concentrated along the lower reaches of the nile river situated in the place that is now the country egypt. Predynastic period ancient egypt or the kingdom of kemet was a society that began about 3150 bc and lasted until 20 bc when it was invaded by the roman empire.