Egypt-Motherland of Ancient Civilization

Presenters: Maki Kawai Kaori Maebashi Chiharu TominagaDate: January 21, 2008

Cross-Cultural Presentation

Sphinx

Geography

Formal Name: Arab Republic of Egypt

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

The large areas of the Desert Sahara

Capital: Cairo Suez Canal

☆☆People☆People☆ Population: approx.

76,000,000 Official Language:Arabic Religion:Islam 94%,Other 6% Ethnic groups:

Egyptian98%,Other2%(Greek,Armenian,Other)

Life expectancy: 67.0(men)72.0(women)

Number of Egyptian family: about 7people

Folk Costume: Garabeya

Garabeya

Cross-Cultural FactsCross-Cultural Facts

Food Save Salt

Toilet

Exposure

QuizQuizTrue or False: Egyptian eat all of food every time.

False

What kind of spice shouldn’t add to food?• Salt

Where is the face of the Pyramids? • East

What is blood type that most Egyptians have?It's A. (35%) What is the face of Sphinx.It's the head of a person, and the body is lion with wings.

Recommended WebsiteRecommended WebsiteCheck out: http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Land&people/

Egypt State Information Service

SourcesSources

Country Studies: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html

The British Museum: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Egypt's Tourism magazine: http://touregypt.net/

Color Tour of Egypt: http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/egypt.html