1,000 Facts About Ancient Egypt

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Stantis, Chris; Kharobi, Arwa; Maaranen, Nina; Nowell, Geoff M.; Bietak, Manfred; Prell, Silvia; Schutkowski, Holger (2020). "Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt". PLOS ONE. 15 (7): e0235414. Bibcode: 2020PLoSO..1535414S. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235414. PMC 7363063. PMID 32667937.

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Kamil, Jill (1997). Coptic Egypt: History and Guide. Cairo: American University in Cairo. p.39. ISBN 9789774242427. Late Period, about 300 years (ca 656 B.C. to 332 B.C.): This period marks the last time that ancient Egypt was ruled by native Egyptians. Leading an army from Persia (what is now Iran), King Darius I took control. The oldest prosthetic limb in the world was discovered in Egypt. It was a wooden toe that was fitted for a woman who lived around 1000 BC. The official name of Egypt is Junhuriyah Misr al-Arabiya, meaning “the Arab Republic of Egypt” in English. The Egyptians also refer to their country as Misr, which can be used as a substitute name for Cairo. of Egyptian women aged between 15 and 49 years have undergone female genital mutilation. This is according to the reports released by the World health organization.They also used to believe that their sun god would travel with them on the water in his own solar boat. The buildings were made of limestone, and the outer layer was polished to a high sheen. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilisation. For almost 3,000 years (from around 3100 BC to 332 BC), ancient Egypt was the most notable civilisation in the Mediterranean world. Here we make Ancient Egypt a little less mysterious with these top ten interesting facts about Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians were cat crazy. While images of big cities, such as Cairo and Alexandria, likely come to mind thinking of the landscape of Egypt, the reality is there are many wide-open spaces consisting of deserts, mountains, shorelines and wetlands that are home to a wide variety of wildlife. There are 21 protected areas in the country to help this nature thrive.

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The doors of the pyramids were very heavy. The Egyptians alone may have known how to open these great doors. In fact, the doors were so heavy that they were almost unidentifiable as doors as they did not open easily at all.

El-Sisi wins Egypt's presidential race with 96.91%". English.Ahram.org. Ahram Online . Retrieved 3 June 2014. Imagine stripping an Egyptian mummy naked! Well, if somehow you could have the guts to do it, you would find that the bandage could stretch up to 1.6 kilometers.