In Egypt, their rulers, or pharaohs, were considered to be gods, but they also had gods that they worshipped, such as Ra, the sun god.
<Tab/>The Nile River, a vast desert, the Mediterranean Sea, and the highlands of east-central Africa made up Egypt's geography. The Egyptians mostly lived around the Nile River, which flooded every year, because of the rich, fertile soil it provided. The Nile flooded at about the same time every year and usually about the same amount of swelling occurred. …
