According to historians, the ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the most magnificent civilizations of all time. It stayed for a long period of time. The rulers, religion, borders, and writings of the prehistoric Egyptian civilization have changed plenty of times. However, the country of Egypt still remains.

The people of the Egyptian civilization were immigrants from Africa. It is not clear when these hominids arrived but the estimation says that it was a hundred thousand years ago. Egypt was the pathway to reach Asia during these migrations. 7000 years ago, people began to form near the Nile to live an agricultural life. According to archeologists, the earliest known inscriptions are 5200 years old. They tell us about the rules of the Egyptian civilian. These inscriptions talk a lot about Iry-Hor. He was the one who founded Memphis. Memphis was the capital of the Egyptian civilization. It is considered as an important city in history.

Egyptian civilization followed the polytheistic religion mostly. They worshiped several gods and goddesses. The most favored god was Osiris who was the god of the underworld. Many shrines were built for the god Osiris. Over time, there was a shift in the religious believes as well.

The ancient civilization of Egypt had its significance. It was connected with the rest of the world through trade. Many things such as goods, slaves, ideas, food, and religion came and went through Egypt. At some point, the rule of the Egyptian civilization also expanded to modern-day Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel, and Cyprus.

Many different names were also used for Egypt. Popularly ancient Egypt was called "Kemet". It means "black land". It refers to the fertile soil that was left after the Nile flood.