Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Egypt is a really good country











Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East.
The great majority of its estimated 76 million[1] live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi),

Pyramids

What does the word 'pyramid' mean?


The word 'pyramid' actually comes from the Greek word 'pyramis' which means 'wheat cake'. The word 'pyramis' was used to describe the ancient Egyptian buildings because they reminded the Greeks of pointy-topped wheat cakes.


The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.


There are about eighty pyramids Known today from ancient Egyptians .The three largest and best-preserved of these were built at Giza.The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the paraoh Khufu.It is known as the "Great Pyramids"


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