Egypt: A Journey through its History and Influence

The Egyptian people from Egypt were known though the world to hold the longest histories compare to any country. There fascinating culture, belief, agriculture and economic, and tradition influence so many countries, in the art of science, technology, and religion. Egypt once divided into lands, classes, kingdoms, regions and dynasties, and conquerors by so many countries like Persia, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Turks, Napoleon, French, and Brian. According to accident history, the country ruled and led by many pharaohs, queens, and kings that were God-like assisted by advisors and priests ‘Ancient Egypt' (The Official Home of History). In modern days, the country is the rule and led by the President, who is the head of the state also known as

the supreme commander of armed forces with the help of the Republic government.
Egypt located in two continents, North of Africa and Southwest Asia, bordered by Israel, Libya, Sudan, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

The land covers 995,450 square kilometers and 6,000 square kilometers of waters, rating the 30th largest nation in the world. According to the estimation made by the journalist in 2009, Egypt ranked 126th in the world in population density with roughly 10.902 million people. Egypt controls the Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. Egypt also controls the Sinai Peninsula, the only land bridge between Africa and remainder of the Eastern. Hemisphere. Egypt climate only consists in two seasons, the mild winter from November to April and a hot summer from May to

October.
The country has known in histories as two land or regions, the Upper Egypt the Red Land and the Lower Egypt the Black Land united under one the first king, King Menes or King Narmer the Egyptians name. "The legendary King Narmer unified the two land in the third millennium was the first major event and when Arab Muslim conquered Egypt between the years 641 to 643 was the second major events in ancient history, ‘Egypt' (Countries and their culture). Due to the Arab conquest of the land and people, the Arabic language became the Egyptian native tongue, and their Gods or Islamic religion became part of tradition aside from the Christian and Catholic religious.
The Egyptian s culture goes back to thousands of centuries, among the earlier civilization.

Men and women have equal rights although classes separated them. Men and women wore make-up, because it protected the skin. Men wore knee length skirt or just a piece of cloth covering the groin area, and children wore little to no clothing, and women were free to dress in whatever fashion they decide. Women walking around naked or breast expose was considered normal in Ancient Egypt. The marriage age for women is 13 years old and 18 to 21 years old for men. Once the wedding, the men fortune goes to the women, and her children and he becomes the head of the house, while women become the head of the home. It seems as though the women are treated and respected highly in the culture, even a women became pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut in 1479 to 1458

BCE.
In histories, it stated that the ancient Egyptian believed in the after-life. The life after death or life after the living. The pharaohs or kings became divine king or living god who's duty is to birth life, protect the people and provide food, and most important live a physically healthy life. Once the king is no longer natural fit or failed to fulfill an aspect of his duty, he will take his life, so that another king will rise to meet the obligations. According to history, it was a crime to kill a god but not to let one die. If a king is physical unfit or catches any illness, it is the belief that his reigned of kingship has ended in the living world but continue in the underworld. The ancient Egyptian also believed that sacrificing people slaves, guards and family member to accompany the king was a sign of loyalty to king and people. What belongs to the king in the living belong to him in death.
The land of Egypt is forestless and mainly deserts, but a few areas throughout the earth you can find plants and fruits. The Nile River, the world longest river that flows northwards to the Mediterranean Sea from two separate directions, is the most significant source of life for the people and agriculture. The river is also famous around the world of mythology stories like Osiris, Isis, and Set and how they regained Egypt. "The river thrives majority of Egypt natural resource, cotton, wheat, corn," according to Mona L. Russell (page 6). Other famous invention that invented by the Egyptians is, the math equation resulted from the building of pyramids, medicine, make-up, written language, calendar, breath mints and a lot more, that other country took molded and make it better, and gears to their creation.
Egypt economy depends heavily on agriculture, Suez Canal revenues, tourism, taxation, cultural and media production, petroleum exports, mostly in the Gulf States, the United States, Europe and Australia according to research. Some agriculture products such as cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats are exported throughout the world. The Egyptian government negotiated a free trade agreement with Israel and the United States that the products that contain at least 11 percent Israeli components granted duty-free access to markets in the United States. Since 1922, the United States established diplomatic relationship with Egypt with common goals to maintain piece, strengthening trade relationship and promoting and enhancing security.
In conclusion, the pharaohs and kings of ancient Egypt held absolute power and provided a stable central government but fall numerous time under different ruler and countries. Egypt became independent on the 28 February 1922, governed and led by the president, the government, the parliament and judicial similar to that of the United States government. According to history, Egypt is one of the vital asset to the United States to maintaining peace, security and aiding each other against terrorism and other crisis. Both Egypt and the United States are the member of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.