EGYPT. HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S EARLIEST AND MOST LONG-LASTINGCIVILIZATIONS 1N ANTIQ.UITY. DEVELOPED ITS UNIQUE, SOPHISTICATED CULTUREIN RELATIVE SAFETY AND SECLUSION. PROTECTED TO AN EXTENT BY THE NATURALBARRIERS OF THE DESERTS TO THE EAST AND WEST. AND BY THE MEDITERRANEANSEA TO THE NORTH. THIS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION ENDURED FOR ALMOST 3.000YEARS BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY CONQUERED BY THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

Introduction

Chronology of Ancient Egypt

The Pyramids

Death, Burial, and the Afterlife

Religion and the Gods

Temples

Agriculture and Food

Families and Children

Sport and Recreation

Crafts and Technology

Writing

Clothing and Jewelry

Trade and the Economy

Law and Order

Settlements and Housing

Military Life, War, and Weaponry

The Tombs

Tutankhamun

The Pharaohs

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments