Egypt is one of the most fertile and abundant area of Africa. Because of the fertile and great abundance, people came to live in Egypt approximately, 40,000 years ago. Egypt was divided into two kingdom, the Upper and the Lower kingdoms. The king of the Upper kingdom conquer the king of the Lower kingdom and made Egypt into one big kingdom. People called the ruler of the kingdom Pharaoh.
Egypt's natural resource base is extremely limited. Prior to the 1952 revolution, which overthrew Egypt's monarchy and established the present republic, the Egyptian economy was based primarily on farming. Today, agriculture contributes about one third of Egypt's gross domestic product and Egypt, once self-sufficient in food, now imports nearly one half of its foodstuffs. Since the '50s, the Egyptian State had taken upon itself most of the national industrial production, and the establishment of prices and quotas in many sectors. A complex welfare system co-existed with a strict control of the civil society. Most foreign exchange earnings were determined by external factors such as: oil exports, tourism, foreign aid, worker remittances, and so on.
Egyptian economy is based on its natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, and several minerals. There are no permanent pastures, forests, or woodlands. Dependence on food imports is heavy. Almost all large-scale industry is in the public domain. Manufacturing produces mainly consumer goods, but also some iron, steel, aluminum, and cement. Economic diversity began in 1960 with industrialization efforts, development of oil revenues, tourism, Suez Canal income, and remittances from expatriates working in various Arab countries.
The Pyramid Age lasted for five centuries and was followed by a long history of invasions. A Persian invasion overthrew the last Pharaoh in 525 B.C., and Persians ruled intermittently until 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great arrived, became the "king" of Egypt and founded Alexandria. Direct and exploitive Roman rule began in 30 B.C. upon the death of Cleopatra, lasting six centuries until 640 A.D. The Arab conquest of Egypt (639-641) eventually transformed a predominately Christian society into a Muslim country in which the Arabic language and culture were widely adopted. A number of dynasties ruled Egypt between 868 and 1260. In 1250, Turkish tribes crossed the borders eventually converting to Islam and controlling Egypt until 1517 when the Ottomans added Egypt to their empire.
Egypt is one of the most populated country in the whole world. All things and events occurred during the history of Egypt took part of history. Is amazing how Egypt had survived a bunch of things, decade to decade, year to year. Egypt had been strong enough and well guide. It's interesting how Egypt had progressed. Egypt has a great history of how had they have progress and keep going forward, destroying all barriers that invade the country. Egyptian people helped their own country to keep going forward. Their customs and beliefs made them go popular and succeeds.
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