Egypt

Egypt has a total area about 1.0 million km2, the majority of the country is desert. In 2013, the total cultivated area estimated 9.0 million fed. (About 3.80% of the total area of the country). The agricultural lands consist almost of old land which located in the Nile Valley and Delta, new reclaimed areas in the deserts since 1952, rain-fed areas, and several oases where the ground water is available. The total irrigated area estimated about 8.60 million fed, while the rain fed areas estimated

Architecture in Egypt and Mesopotamia When you think about ancient architecture, what questions arise? Do you ask yourself about its history, durability, and structure? For example, Egypt is known for its pyramids, while Mesopotamia is known for its temple. Both are influential and recognizable after so many years and will continue to be for years to come, those questions come without a doubt to mind. In the following paragraphs, these questions will be answered and explained

Egypt before Imperialism Egypt has one of the longest histories of any nation in the world. Written history of Egypt dates back to about 5,000 years, the commencement of civilization. While there is divergence in relation to Early Egyptian times, it is said that Egypt came to be around 3200 B.C., during the reign of a king by the name of Menes and unified the northern and southern cities of Egypt into one government. In 1675 B.C., Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos, people from the east, bringing along

Egypt’s Internet Cut Off, Egypt News, Egypt, Egypt Protest, Egypt Protests 2011 [pic] [pic] Image Source Tens of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators took to the streets on 25 January, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, educated and not so-educated. They all chanted “Long live Egypt”, “Life, liberty and human dignity” and “Down with the Mubarak regime”. The day marked for the celebration of Police Day was dubbed the Day of Rage. The protests, which continued through a second

Before imperialism, Egypt was ruled by pharaohs, ancient kings. It was a home to the Byzantine, or East Roman empire. The conquest between the Muslim Arab armies that attacked and conquered Egypt transformed the country. The Islamic empire was ruled by Arab Muslim leaders known as Caliphs. Caliphs ruled for many years until 1250 when a group known as the Mamluk revolted and took over and controlled Egypt. Mamluk groups competed for leadership and led egypt to create a prodigious amount of art, literature

Egypt spans across the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia. The country is bordered by the Mediterranean sea and the Red Sea as well as Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza strip to the east. The majority of Egypt's 390,000 square miles of land lies within the Nile Valley of North Africa. Egypt has over 87 million inhabitants, making it the fifteenth most populous country in the world. Across the country, days are typically warm to hot and nights

greatly disillusioned himself into believing that Egypt could enter this war and emerge victorious. The question therefore becomes “Why did Egypt decide to escalate conflict with Israel by embarking on the 1967 war?” There are two main factors which greatly motivated Egypt towards in escalating the pre-emptive attack by Israel into a full scale war. The first factor is the anti-western sentiment present in the domestic and foreign policy initiatives of Egypt under Nasser; these initiatives are collectively

How did the modernization that Muhammad Ali Pasha encouraged impact the Egypt economically, socially, and politically? Around the 18th century, Imperialism was the most powerful force in the world. In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor, invaded Egypt to expand the French influence. After the short, three-year occupation of Egypt, Napoleon was forced to withdraw back to France, and there was a struggle for power in Egypt. Muhammad Ali Pasha, an Ottoman Turkish military leader, was one of those

The Arab Republic of Egypt has recently experienced a political revolution. In order to understand Egypts current state we must understand it’s social structure. Most parts of Egypt are experiencing significant socioeconomic change on top of political reform; however, while mass media gives extensive coverage to the violence and turmoil occurring on Egyptian soil, little is known to the outside world about the nation’s people and culture.  As such, this paper not only provides background on the

Egyptians BASIC INFO 5000 years ago, there were two kingdoms in Egypt, the North by the mouth of the Nile and the South stretching along the river for hundreds of miles. The kingdom we’re familiar with begins with King Menes, the first Pharaoh. Under his command, the South attacked and conquered the Northern lands unifying the two nations into what we now consider Ancient Egypt. Despite popular opinion, the land wasn’t dominated by desert; all along the Nile were lush lands, perfect for growing a