Ancient Egypt

Summary

Ancient Egypt is an ancient civilization^[1]. It draws 21,979 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_civilization category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ancient Egypt is in the country of Egypt^[3].
• Ancient Egypt is on the continent of Africa^[4].
• Ancient Egypt's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization^[5].
• Ancient Egypt's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[6].
• Ancient Egypt's instance of is recorded as historical country^[7].
• Ancient Egypt's instance of is recorded as historical region^[8].
• Ancient Egypt followed Prehistoric Egypt^[9].
• Ancient Egypt followed Predynastic Period of Egypt^[10].
• Ancient Egypt is part of Ancient North Africa^[11].
• Ancient Egypt's Commons category is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[12].
• 4000 BC marks the founding of Ancient Egypt^[13].
• Ancient Egypt was dissolved in 30 BC^[14].
• Ancient Egypt's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.8, 'lon': 31.3}^[15].
• Ancient Egypt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient Egypt^[16].
• Ancient Egypt's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Ancient Egypt^[17].
• Ancient Egypt's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:civilization=ancient_egyptian^[18].
• Ancient Egypt's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Ancient Egypt's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[20].
• Ancient Egypt's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[21].
• Ancient Egypt's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Ancient Egypt's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ancient Egypt topics^[23].
• Ancient Egypt's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in ancient Egypt^[24].
• Ancient Egypt's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in ancient Egypt^[25].
• Ancient Egypt's history of topic is recorded as history of ancient Egypt^[26].
• Ancient Egypt's studied by is recorded as Egyptology^[27].

Body

Founding

4000 BC marks the founding of Ancient Egypt^[13].

Identity

Ancient Egypt is part of Ancient North Africa^[11]. Predecessors include Prehistoric Egypt^[9] and Predynastic Period of Egypt^[10].

Dissolution

Ancient Egypt was dissolved in 30 BC^[14].

Why It Matters

Ancient Egypt draws 21,979 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_civilization category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]