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Egypt has always arrested the attention of the world. The commotion of its politics may be in the forefront of every broadcast, but it is Egypt’s ancient past that captivates, and has done so, for centuries. From the Pyramids of Giza, King Tutankhamun, to Cleopatra, Africa’s northern country is an exotic land, tremulous in ways, but as mystifying as it was since King Menes unified it in 3150 BC.

The Last of the Seventh Wonders

The Pyramids of Giza are one of the most recognized creations in the world, the last remaining of the original Seven Wonders of the World. Egyptologists have dedicated their lives to the study of Ancient Egypt’s monuments, and amateurs have become experts without ever having set foot on the Nile’s shores. Even those with mild interest can’t help but marvel at the craftsmanship and lasting beauty of the Pyramids. Why? Because these monuments and their purposes are still mysteries to us. They still hold secrets of a civilization we have only come marginally closer to understanding.

The Modern Ancients

What makes Ancient Egyptians so fascinating is their ability to create the monuments they did with the technology they possessed at the time. Even now, modern tools are challenged in their

attempts to recreate what the Egyptians did thousands of years ago. How did they accomplish so much? Why did they create the things they did? These are secrets we are still drawn to reveal.

Political upheaval may now make it difficult to visit the wonders of Egypt, whose economy would benefit from tourism, but you can still wonder about the Pyramids and the ancients peoples who were Egypt’s grand past.