Africa2010A - Egypt James Eagle

populationflagmaptimelinework cited

population

the population of Egypt is about 80.47 million
it is inceasing 2 percent annuall
99.6% is egyption the rest are nubians
most people live along the nile river
no exact count is possible because of migration
percentage of people 15 years old and up is

Flag

it is striped in the order of red white and black
and a golden eagle in the middle
the red refers to the time before the revolution
the white referse to the time during the revolution
black sybolizes the end and freedom from british columbia

Map of Egypt

Egypt is located in the top right corner of africa
bordering the country is the red sea and mediterranean sea
countrys sourounding it are sudan libia and saudia arabia
going through the country is the nile river (one of the only that flow north)

Timeline of Egypt

3500 B.C.- first Egyptians settled near the nile river3100 B.C.- Hieroglyphics were established
3100 B.C.- high and low classes where established
2700 B.C.- The first pyramids where built
2200 B.C.- various kings ruled Egypt
1600 B.C.- Ahmose unified the country
1400 B.C.- Akhenaten changed the religon.
1400 B.C.- Tut became the pharo and changed the religon back
1100 B.C.- upper and lower class Egypt split up
728 B.C.- Nubian king conquered Egypt
671 B.C.- Assyrians attacked Egypt
525 B.C.-persians conquered Egypt
332 B.C.- Alexander the great conquered Egypt
300 A.D.- last used hieroglyphic writing
642 A.D.- Egypt conquered by Arabes
820 A.D.- first documented person enters the great pyramids
1798 A.D.- Napoleon invaded Egypt (cut the noses of the sphyx
1922 A.D.- King Tut's tombwas discoverd

Work Cited

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html

http://online.culturegrams.com/