Compared to other Eastern regions, Egypt began its civilization quite late. Egypt was governed by many different kings and pharaohs. The kings and pharaohs were grouped into thirty-one dynasties. These dynasties were subdivided into smaller categories, which consisted of an "Old Kingdom", "Middle Kingdom", and "New Kingdom". The royal power shown in pyramids was the greatest in the Old Kingdom. Ancient Egypt became famous for having the longest river in the world, the Nile. It was the "most important feature of life in ancient Egypt" (page 10). The country's fertile fields and food resources such as poultry and livestock relied on the soil of the river. The Nile was where the abundant amount of fish and nourishment came from. This body of water attracted many outsiders. Most of which were from Asia. Egyptians reacted to the Asian outsiders with disrespect. Although the Asians were not ac

Society in Egypt was almost the total opposite of other Middle Eastern countries. Along with men, women's positions depended upon their fathers and husbands. Egyptian women were ranked the same as men before the law also; the women were allowed to attend court solitarily as a plaintiff, defendant or witness. Women were ranked according to their husbands' positions, but they were in their own economic status. This gave them the right to own or rent property, engage in business, and trade goods such as clothes and food such as vegetables. Although women held their own economic status, men enjoyed a higher wealth than women due to the fact that they were paid on a government salary. This was because men held positions in the bureaucracy that controlled the country, while women were in charge of the family specialty to raise children and run the household. If a woman was of a non-royal family, she still had the chance of becoming part of royalty by marrying a king. Some kings, on the other hand, married their sisters and made them the principal wife. The daily temple ceremony was the most common of all means for women in Ancient Egypt to enact upon. The temples were visited three times a day; at dawn, at noon and in the evening. This ritual was considered essential as a sacrifice for God. Another Egyptian belief was mummification. T

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