A considerable percentage of Egyptians are Coptic Christians who belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose liturgical language, Coptic, is the most recent stage of the ancient Egyptian …

Jan 12, 2026 · Ancient Egypt can be thought of as an oasis in the desert of northeastern Africa, dependent on the annual inundation of the Nile River to support its agricultural population.

Sep 2, 2009 · Egypt thrived for thousands of years (from c. 8000 BCE to c. 30 BCE) as an independent nation whose culture was famous for great cultural advances in every area of human knowledge, …

Feb 14, 2026 · Discover a world of pyramids, pharaohs and mummies with the latest news, features and articles about the ancient Egyptians.

Egypt was a vast kingdom of the ancient world. It was unified around 3100 B.C.E. and lasted as a leading economic and cultural influence throughout North Africa and parts of the Levant until it was …

From pyramids to hieroglyphs, use our timeline to learn about ancient Egyptian history.

Ancient Egypt had an enormous impact on ancient cultures—even today Egyptian culture permeates society.

Ancient Egyptian Writing Ancient Egyptian writing is known as “hieroglyphs,” a word that literally means “sacred engravings” in Greek. The Egyptian language evolved through several phases over the …

Oct 14, 2009 · Ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world for almost 30 centuries—from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.

With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest …