Basic Facts About Ancient Egypt

After Mesopotamia fell, 2 more civilizations formed along the Nile River. One was called Egypt, and the other was called Kush. Both civilizations influenced each other. The Nile river was an easy place for civilization because of the fertile land surrounding it.

A view of the Nile River

People from other dry areas started to move to the Nile. These people settled there and became the earliest Egyptians. The early Egyptians lived in an upper area of the Nile that they called Kemet, meaning "black land." They named this after the dark soil that was in that area. Many people are familiar with Egypt, and when they hear "Egypt", most of the time they will think of pyramids, or the Sphinx. But, that's not all there is to it. There are many geographical features in Egypt, also.