Egypt

By Walter Gordon

This section answer these questions: Name and briefly describe three major

historical events of Egypt What colonial power ruled this country? How was independence achieved? A brief biography of a famous person from

Egypt.

History part

Final Israeli withdrawal from Sinai 1982 . This

happened because Israel was fighting with Egypt over the canal Egypt had in the Sinai peninsula. Then the president of the Untied States at that time got both leaders to sit down make an agreement at that time.

2686 BC : it was the first pyramid built in Egypt. It was built by Imhotep

196BC: The Rosetta stone is carved

Major Egyptian events

the most recent colonial power that controlled

Egypt was the British empire This is only one of the many colonial powers

that ruled Egypt over it history.

Colonial powers

Full Independence was achieved in the year

1922 under the rule of king Faud. This event happened after WWII

independence

I will be doing Abbas the first for my famous

person from Egypt. Born in the year 1812 His uncle was part of the government of Egypt

and Sudan. He is famous for the railway from Alexandria

to Cairo He earned three awards. He was killed later by two of his slaves.

My famous person from Egypt

This part will answer these three questions: What are the prominent tribes in your country

and give a brief description. What are the traditional musical instruments

of your country? What food do people traditionally eat and

serve at home?

Culture

There are three major tribes, which they are: Bedouin: They are the desert dwelling Arab

ethnic group Nubian: Arabic ethnic group originally from

northern Sudan Ghawazee: a group of dancers from the Nawari

people (Also know as gypsies) Berber: history is extensive and diverse ancient

ancestors settled in just inland of Mediterranean sea to the east of Egypt

Tribes and their description

Harps Flutes Double clarinets Lyres lutes Cymbals Recorders Regular clarinets

Traditional musical instruments

Baba: made with eggplants, chickpeas, lemon

juice, salt, pepper, parsley, cumin, oil Du’aah: dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds,

middle eastern spice Kofta: usually lamb meat ,chop and minced

meat on skewers grilled on charcoal

Traditional food

This part will tell you the main religions of

Egypt and will answer these question: Describe each main religion with basic facts Describe a unique aspect of main religion How is each religion practiced in your country

Religion

Muslims: Islam Christianity

Main religions

began in 600A.D Quran is the bible One of the three major religion Followers called Muslims

Islam

holy book is called the bible Created in 430A.D Has 12 deciples of god created out of Judaism

Christianity

Islam : The gods name is Allan Muhammad was the main priest Christianity : The largest religion in the world They believe gods son was sent to save them

from their sins.

The unique aspects

The way Christianity is practiced in my

country is by going a Orthodox Church. The way Islam is practiced in my country is

that Muslims practice Islam with a religious preacher in the country side.

Practiced in my country

This part of my PowerPoint will answer these

questions: What are the main industries in your country? What are the main agricultural products

produced in your country? What are the main natural resources found in

your country? How does the GDP of your country compare to

the untied states?

Economy

Tourism Cement Chemicals Steel industries Textiles and clothing (Textiles is a cloth or woven material)

Main industries

These are the products that is shipped out

from Egypt the most: Corn, wheat , cotton, beans, fruit , cattle

Agricultural products

These are the natural resources: Petroleum, Natural gas, Phosphates, Gold and

Iron Ore.

Main natural resources

USA: 15.1 Trillion Egypt: 500.9 billon My comment: That is actually pretty close , I was surprised

to see that it was this high so not bad for Egypt compared to the US.

GDP comparison

I hope you enjoyed my presentation!

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