Egypt

EGYPT

KATIE ARMSTRONG

__ANCIENT EGYPT __



__EGYPT TODAY __



(KM) ||  || -995,450 kilometers || - Absorbed into the Ottoman empire. || -Republic  -Capital- Cairo  -President Hosni Mubarak resigned,  military now under control. ||
 * || ANCIENT || MODERN ||
 * POPULATION || -9,000,000 || -80,471,869 ||
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">PER CAPITA INCOME ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">-$ 6,200 ||
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">LAND AREA
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">POLITICS / GOVERNMENT || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">- Arab Caliphs took over for more than eight centuries.
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">IMPORTS/EXPORTS || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Exports: grain, gold, linen, papyrus,stone objects

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Imports: ivory, oil, wild animals(monkeys, baboons) || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Exports: papyrus, pottery, glass ,lotion/perfumes,grain

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Imports: ginger, iron, wine, nuts, tin, cinnamon, pepper || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">-Large statues represented Gods <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> -After life (Gold, jewelery) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">- Percussion and voice <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> -Hieroglyphics || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">- Modern/ Contemporary art- digital art <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> - Arabic Language <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> - Have to keep a distance when talking to eachother || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> - 6% Coptic Christian ||
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">CULTURAL TRADITIONS || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">- Decorated tombs with paintings
 * <span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">RELIGION || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">-Polytheistic || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">- 94% Muslim

<span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> TIME-LINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 639 AD- Arab conquest of Egypt, Islam had become the dominant religion.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 969 AD- Cairo became the capital of Egypt.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 1517 - Egypt absorbed into the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 1798- Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt. A more important result of Napoleon's invasion was the chance discovery of the Rosetta Stone with its Greek and Egyptian inscriptions. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1882- British government sent a fleet of ships to Alexandria and took over Egypt.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1948- Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria attack the new state of Israel.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1953- Egypt is declared as a Republic.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1954- Evacuation Treaty signed, and British Forces finally leave Egypt.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1956- Suez Crisis, Britain, France, and Israel attack Egypt because Egypt was trying to nationalize the Suez Canal.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1961- Egypt and Syria join together and form the United Arab Republic.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1967- Six-Day War in which Israel defeats Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Israel takes control of Sinai, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1973- Egypt and Syria go to war with Israel to reclaim the land they had lost.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1979- Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel is signed and was asked to leave the Arab League.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">1989- Egypt is re-invited to the Arab League.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2006- Ferry carrying 1,400 passengers sinks in the Red Sea, 1,000 people end up dying.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2011- Marches, Riots, and protests take place in Cairo to pressure President Hosni Mubarak.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">2011- President Hosni Mubarak resigned from being President of Egypt.

<span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">WHAT MAKES EGYPT UNIQUE?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Seven wonders of the world- The Great Pyramid and Sphinx
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Capital is Cairo
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Member of the Arab League
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Egyptian art is very elaborate with detailed art creating realistic pictures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tutankhamun's Tomb
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Nile River- helped development Ancient Egypt
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">El Baharia Oasis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Famous for Ancient Civilizations, with historical sites still able to see

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<span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">CONCLUSION:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> The conquest of Egypt was part of the Islamic/ Arab expansion when the Prophet Muhammad had died and when Arab tribes had begun to move to Iraq and Syria. Amr ibn al As, the "Muslim Hero," changed Egypt from a Christian country into a Muslim country,speaking the Arabic Language while adapting the Muslim culture. Moving through time Egypt is know as a Arabic Republic. The president Hosni Mubarak had became the 4th president of Egypt and governed for over 30 years. He resigned February 11th 2011 due to riots, marches and revolts in Cairo. These revolts had taken place because the President had acted like a dictator and didn't give the people what they had wanted. Now authority over Egypt belongs to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. Overtime Egypt has transformed into a thriving country becoming one of the seven wonders of the world. They will hopefully be able to connect the puzzle pieces back together when finding their new president hoping to make Egypt a better country then it already is.

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<span style="color: #2120d5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">BIBLIOGRAPHY:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/574988?terms=egypt <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/egypt/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=egypt&st=cse