Ap Human Geography Ancient Egypt

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Egypt has been around for over 30 centuries, from 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. Egypt was the one of the first civilizations in the North African area. Egypt’s physical features consist of The Nile, The Libyan Desert, and the Sahara Desert. The Nile is the heart of everything in Egypt, without The Nile it would be extremely hard to live there. The Nile is 4,145 miles and it follows from South to North. The Libyan Desert covers around 7,000 square miles of Egypt. The Sahara Desert covers around 80 percent of Egypt.
The capital of Egypt is Cairo, but the formal name of Egypt is the Arab Republic of Egypt. The population was 82.06 million in 2013. The current president is Abedel Fattah el-Sisi. The currency they …show more content…
The largest biome in Egypt is the desert. The desert consist mainly the Sahara, which takes up three fourths of the land. This part of Egypt is the hottest and there is little to no life located there. The other biome is freshwater, the Nile River supplies water to Egyptians and the annual floods provide nourishment to the crops. The freshwater biome may not be the largest biome, but it is the heart of Egypt. Egypt only has two seasons, winter and summer. In December to March Egypt get windy, humid with sometimes rain, and it is extremely rare but Mt Sinai receives snow. June to September is very dry, the temperature is around 90ºF to 100ºF and sometimes up to 120ºF. April to May and October to November are the best times to travel to Egypt, because it is never hot or cold. Egypt receives a nasty sandstorm called Khamsin which last 5 days in between the months of March though …show more content…
Ancient Egypt can be divided in 9 periods. The Predynastic Period (5000-3100 B.C.) has very few written records or artifacts. It took over 2000 years to gradually development the Egyptian civilization. Archaic (Early Dynastic) Period (3100-2686 B.C.) was founded by King Menes in the area known as White Walls which later became Memphis. The capital would later grow unto a great city and control Egyptian society. The oldest hieroglyphic writing dates to this period. Old Kingdom: Age of the Pyramid Builders (2686-2181 B.C.) begins with the third dynasty of pharaohs. During this time Egypt had a golden age of peace and prosperity. The world’s first major stone building was the Step Pyramid, then the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and then two other pyramids were built. First Intermediate Period (2181-2055 B.C.) was the seventh and eight dynasties. Conflict came about from two different kingdoms Memphis and Thebes, and the Thebes overcame the conflict and ended the First Intermediate Period. Middle Kingdom: 12th Dynasty (2055-1786 B.C.) established a new capital and helped Egypt flourish again. Second Intermediate Period (1786-1567 B.C.) marked the beginning of another failure period, this was caused by the rapid succession of kings failing to control the power. The New Kingdom (1567-1085 B.C.) reunited Egypt once again. This period establish the world’s first great empire. The Third Intermediate Period (1085-664 B.C.)
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