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[[Image:5457e.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid (Pyramid of Khufu) in Giza outside Cairo, Egypt]]

[[Image:5457e.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid (Pyramid of Khufu) in Giza outside Cairo, Egypt]]

The oldest non-nomadic civilization in the world which still exists today.  Egypt is located in north-east [[Africa]].   

The oldest non-nomadic civilization in the world which still exists today.  Egypt is located in north-east [[Africa]].   

The earliest known archaeological record of human culture in Ancient Egypt dates to between 13,000 and 9,000 B.C.<ref>"Egypt B.C.", http://www.egyptbc.com/?cat=18</ref>.

The earliest known archaeological record of human culture in Ancient Egypt dates to between 13,000 and 4,000 B.C.<ref>"Egypt B.C.", http://www.egyptbc.com/?cat=18</ref>.

Ancient Egyptian culture had a great influence on early [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] cultures.  Many scholars suggest that its influence has been underestimated.<ref>Edward Said, "Orientalism."</ref>.  Whether or not the [[Exodus]] narrative of the [[Old Testament]] is literally true, it at least demonstrates that [[ancient Israel]] felt the need to define themselves against the Egyptians.  This may have been because the latter had repudiated [[monotheism]] following the deaths in the 14th century B. C. of their [[Pharaoh]] [[Akhenaten]] and his consort [[Nefertiti]], the first monotheist [[monarchs]] (as distinguished from [[prophets]] or [[patriarchs]]) of recorded history.  More probably, the [[Hebrews]] actually resided in Egypt following the death of Akhenaten and held to a progressively more idiosyncratic version of his beliefs, with their prophet [[Moses]] leading the Exodus in the 13th century B. C. following the building to a crescendo of [[persecution]] as the [[Bible]] story indicates, or perhaps a [[civil war]].

Ancient Egyptian culture had a great influence on early [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] cultures.  Many scholars suggest that its influence has been underestimated.<ref>Edward Said, "Orientalism."</ref>.  Whether or not the [[Genesis]] narrative of the [[Old Testament]] is literally true, it at least demonstrates that [[ancient Israel]] felt the need to define themselves against the Egyptians.  This may have been because the latter had repudiated [[monotheism]] following the deaths in the 14th century B. C. of their [[Pharaoh]] [[Akhenaten]] and his consort [[Nefertiti]], the first monotheist [[monarchs]] (as distinguished from [[prophets]] or [[patriarchs]]) of recorded history.  More probably, the [[Hebrews]] actually resided in Egypt following the death of Akhenaten and held to a progressively more idiosyncratic version of his beliefs, with their prophet [[Moses]] leading the Exodus in the 13th century B. C. following the building to a crescendo of [[persecution]] as the [[Bible]] story indicates, or perhaps a [[civil war|Synagogue]].

                  

                  

==References and Footnotes==

==References and Footnotes==