They were civilised when the rest of the Western world was still in the Dark Ages. The year was 5000BC, that made it just over 7000 years ago.
The engineering of the pyramids are still a puzzle to the scientists, mathematicians and engineers world over. Each block of stone used in its construction weighs 220 tonnes, an equivalent of having to carry 100 cars!
The heliographic on the walls of the temples built indicated use of medical equipment and the start of a solar calendar - way back then.
They had a fantastic irrigation system and nilometer as a tax measure whereby the taxes were imposed based on the level of the Nile River.
The Pompei Pillar with height of 28 meter and diameter of 3 meters, made from polished red granite was brought from Upper Egypt, over 900km across the Nile! Don't ask me how they lugged this structure....nobody has figured it out yet.
They mastered the art of mummification to ensure a safe passage to the afterlife. 5000 years later they were still not decomposed and at a glance, you could imagine the feature of each mummy. That was how good they were in preserving the body.
With all those achievements, one would expect a lot out of the country. I did and the past lived up to my expectation, unfortunately I cannot say the same thing about the present state of the country.
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