Egypt

BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN EGYPT

Beautiful places in Egypt:

River Nile Cruise -Known as the popular way

of visiting upper Egypt. - The Nile River has been a

lifeline since ancient times,

- it is also used to travel to the Loxur- Aswan route.

Pyramid of Giza-one of the most

undisputable tourist attraction in Egypt.

- built over the span of three generation: Khfu, Khafre, Menkaure.

- Stand 455 feet(139 m) making the largest pyramid.

Red Sea Reef- Most beautiful places in

the world to dive in.- Has a wide expense of

coral formation on the reefs.

- It’s water are renowned for their spectacular visibility and features the seascape.

Karnak- largest ancient religious

site ever built.- represents the

achievement of many generations of Egyptians builders.

- consists of three main temples, small endorsed temples and several outer temples.

CULTURE OF EGYPT

Culture of Egypt

- has a 6,000 years of recorded history. - the Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilization. - maintained a strikingly complex and

stable of culture that influence the later cultures of later Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Literature

- formed a separate branch among the family

of Afro-Asiatic language. - suing of hieroglyphics during the ancient

times ( the first written language). - using the Optic language - using the Egyptian-Arabic (the modern

speech used today by the country).

Religion

- 90% of Egyptians population is Muslim with

Sunni majority. - 9% is Optic Christian. - 1% are the other religions and forms

of Christianity.

Visual Arts

Ancient times - they had a wall paintings done in the

service of the Pharaohs. - characterized by absence of linear

perspective. - use a grid system to create a smaller

version of artwork and scale up the design upon the proportional representation of a large grid.

Modern times -using a modern media such as digital

art on their works. - using the World Wide Web as an

alternative outlet for artist for a strong art-focused internet community.

Sports

- Football is the most popular sports in Egypt.

- Basketball, handballs, and squash and tennis was the other sports played by the Egyptians.

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Atum- The All or PerfectionAppearance: -man with the double crown Also known as: - the creator god -first god exist on earth -he rose from the word of chaos

and created all gods. - lifted the king’s soul to the

starry heavens and a solar deity.

AnumAppearance: -Man with a ram head -man wearing an ostrich

plumed hat.

Also known as: -the powerful god in ancient

Egypt. - king of the gods -combined the power of the

sun god, Ra.

Anubis- a jackal headed godAppearance: - man with a jackal head -a jackal

Also known as: - god of embalming - often sees in cemeteries so

the Ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead.

• Bastet Appearance: - woman with a head of a

cat Also known as : - the cat goddess. -sometimes appeared as

the head of a lioness to protect the king in a battle.

- daughter of the sun god, Ra.

Horus- the one far aboveAppearance: -man with the head of a

hawk.

Also known as : - god of the sky - protector ruler of Egypt. - Ancient Egyptians

believed that the pharaohs was the living Horus.

IsisAppearance:- Woman with a headdress in

the shape of a throne.- A pair of cow horns with a

sun disk.

Also known as: - protector of the dead and

children and fertility. - used a powerful magic

spells to help people in need.

• Osiris Appearnace: -a mummified man wearing

a white cone-like headdress with feathers.

Also known as: - ruler of the underworld. - god of resurrection and

fertility.

RaAppearance: - man with a hawk head

and headdress with a sun disk.

Also known as: - the sun god -Ancient Egyptians

believed that Ra was swallowed every night by the sky and was reborn every morning.