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= Ancient Egypt = Ancient Egypt was a civilization located in Northern Africa. It is said to be one of the oldest and long lasting civilizations in the history of the world. Egypt existed for thousands of years (8000 BCE to 30 BCE) and was an independent nation that's culture was famous for it great technological advances. One of the technological inventions made by the egyptians were the Pyramids. The oldest pyramid was erected for King Zoser between 2667-2648, and is the first known stone monument building that is presently known of. Another invention is their writing system, which is known as hieroglyphs. This early form of writing was in the form of pictograms, or pictured symbols. Other such inventions include Papyrus sheets, (which is a paper like material), black inc, an irrigation system, the calendar, surgical instruments and etc.

Ancient Egypt can be divided into three major periods. The Old Kingdom (2,700-2,200 B.C.E), the middle kingdom (1,550-1,100 BCE) and the New Kingdom (1,550-1,100 B.C.E). During these periods, power passed from one dynasty to another. The general pattern was that a dynasty would rule until it was overthrown or there were no heirs left to rule. Each kingdom would find itself ending in turmoil either after a period of infighting or after being invaded.