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Egypt

• Darryl Brown- Architecture
• Katie Hershberger- Teacher/Education

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Geography

• Northern Africa
• Mediterranean Sea
• Libya and the Gaza Strip
• Slightly more than three times the size of New
  Mexico

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• Desert
• Hot
• Dry Summers
• Moderate Winters
• Nile River is the longest river in the world, and
  is the only river that runs North

• Lowest Point Qattara Depression 133 m
• Highest Point Mount Catherine 2,629 m

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Population

• 70,712,345 (July 2002)
• 1.66 (2002)
• Female 66 yrs. (2002)
• Males 61 yrs. (2002)

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Religions

• Muslim 94
• Coptic Christian and others 6

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Languages

• Arabic is the official language
• English
• French
• Both of English and French are widely understood
  by educated classes

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Public Behavior

• Egyptians tend to speak at a much closer distance
  than North Americans
  
• Conversations usually involves touching
• Westernized Egyptian men shake hands with other
  men
  
• Pointing is considered extremely rude

• If an Egyptian holds your hand, accept this as a
  gesture of friendship
  
• Egyptians will choose to sit next to you instead
  of at another end. This does not mean that they
  want to talk to you. Egyptians just tend to
  naturally move towards others.

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Holidays

• Christmas is celebrated the 6th and 7th of
  January
  
• Armed Forces Day is celebrated on October 6th.
  This is the celebration of the Egyptian armys
  crossing into Sinai in 1973
  
• National Holiday Revolution Day July 23, 1952
• Independence Day from the United Kingdom February
  28, 1922

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Government and Legal System

• Repubican

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

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Executive Branch

• Chief of State President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK
• Head of Governement Prime Minister Atef Mohammed
  
  
• The president is nominated by the peoples
  assembly to serve a six-year term
  

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Legislative Branch

• 454 seats
• 444 elected by popular vote
• Ten are appointed by the president
• Members serve five-year terms

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Judicial Branch

• Supreme Constitutional Court

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Economy

• Egypt has improved its macroeconomic performance
  over the past decade by following the IMF advice
  on fiscal, monetary, and structural reform
  policies
• Financial productivity has increased since the
  September 11th terrorist attacks because of
  declines in tourism

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GDP Purchasing Power Parity

• PPP- 258 billion (2001)
• GDP- per capita PPP- 3,700 (2001)
• GDP real growth rate- 2.5 (2001)

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Military

• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Air Defense Command

• Military Expenditures
• 4.04 billion (1999-2000)
• Military Expenditures of GDP 4.1 (99-00)

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Teaching and Education
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Teaching and Education

• Only a small number of children went to school in
  ancient Egypt
  
• They were educated to become scribes, priests and
  government officials
  
• Learning consisted of copying texts or writing
  down what the teacher would recite
  
• Discipline was strict. Sticks were used
  sometimes to beat disobedient, careless or
  students who refused to study

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• Egypts national project was to reform education
  drastically in the nineties
  

• Establishment of modernized schools
• Reforming the existing schools
• Continuous reform of school curriculum
• Revival of school activities
• Development of systems for students care
• Enhancement of teachers professional and
  scientific capabilities

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Framework for Egyptian Education

• Education is a basic right for all Egyptian
  citizens
  
• The Egyptian state is responsible for education
  and supervises it to guarantee equality
  
• Basic education (primary and preparatory) is
  compulsory
  
• Education in all education institutions is free
  in its various stages

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Teaching Strategies

• Small group work
• Individual attention
• Class discussion
• Problem solving strategies
• Hands on interaction
• Video Conferencing/Distant Learning (used to
  raise the standard of primary education)

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Architecture

• Imhotep, the first known architect in history.
• He designed the first stepped pyramid which was
  built about 2737-2717 BC.
  
• The pyramid was the first monumental royal tomb
  and is one of the oldest stone structures in
  Egypt.
  
• Imhotep also designed the worlds first
  large-scale stone building.

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Temple of Luxor

The fluted columns have been compared to the Gr
eek Doric Columns
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Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

• Ottoman style buildings
• Overlooks Cairo

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Tomb of Ramses II

• A Holy site carved out of desert rock
• Holy site

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• CIA Factbook
• www.ibe.unesco.org
• www.livingvalues.net/egypt