50 Things You Didn't Know About Ancient Egypt

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Chapter 1 GODS & RELIGION Ancient Egypt The words bring to mind images of pyramids hieroglyphs and hidden treasure But there’s more to this ancient society than just Pharaoh’s tombs filled with gold The empire we refer to as ancient Egypt was a complex civilization that existed in the Nile river valley between the years 3100 B C E and 30 B C E over three thousand years Egyptians like the Greeks and Romans worshiped many different gods They also created elaborate stories about the creation of the universe as well as what they believed happened after death 4