Egypt. Ancient divinities represented in Egyptian sculpture. 1. Horus, hawk-headed god of day. 2. Thoth, god of 

 wisdom. 3. Ftah, the creator, chief god of Memphis. 4. Osiris, god of the underworld. 5. Bast, goddess of Bubastis 



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The Beduin presents a brighter 

 picture. These " people of the 

 tent " are shepherds and herds- 

 men of sturdy but somewhat un- 

 dersized stature, with coarse, 

 thick, black hair, and well- 

 chiselled features. The Nubians, 

 or Berberins, dwell in Upper 

 Egypt, and are of mixed negro and 

 Arab blood. The majority are 

 peasants. The Copt is the native 

 Christian of Egypt, and is usually 

 of a studious or commercial type. 

 According to the latest census the 

 Coptic Orthodox Church numbers 

 854,778 followers. 



The women of Egypt have been 

 described as models of beauty in 

 body and limbs between the ages 

 of fourteen and twenty, but few 

 retain either good looks or fine 

 physique beyond the age of forty. 

 Many women of the upper classes 

 are rapidly becoming European- 

 ised in both dress and habits. The 

 maidens of Egypt marry at an 

 early age, generally between ten 

 and sixteen. Divorce is of a facile 

 order. If the husband repeats the 

 words " Thou art divorced " three 

 times the divorce is &fait accompli. 



Arabic is the universal language 



of Egypt. Turkish is rarely spoken, 

 and until recently French was used 

 by the better educated Egyptians. 

 The English language, however, is 

 coming into greater use. The liter- 

 ary record is scattered, since 

 Arabic is also the language em- 

 ployed by other Eastern countries. 

 After the fall of Bagdad, Cairo 

 sprang into prominence as the 

 chief literary centre of the Islamic 

 world, and to the present day it 

 retains this distinction through its 

 university of Al Azhar. 



HISTORY. The Turkish con- 

 quest of Egypt in 1517 effected 



Egypt. Ancient deities. 1. Sekhet, goddess of war. 2. Touaris, or Opet, goddess of childbirth. 



Ammon, the sun god worshipped at Thebes. 4. Hathor, goddess of love, mirth, and social joy 



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