num_pages: 320
description: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT EGYPT is the first single-volume reference guide to the remarkable culture that flourished on the banks of the Nile from the predynastic period, 3200 B.C., to the fall of the New Kingdom in 1070 B.C.Illustrated with more than 175 line drawings, maps, and time charts, over 1,500 entries span all the gods, rulers, cities, and themes important in ancient Egypt, including:-Art and Architecture-Pyramids-The Sphinx-The MilitaryIn addition, several extensive essays on such key topics as astronomy, mortuary rituals, agriculture, further illuminate this fascinating period of civilization.
language: English
title: Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
titlecomplete: Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
genres: Reference, Egyptology, Egypt, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 28
places: Egypt
series: Facts On File Library Of World History
publisher: Gramercy