Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations ... Greeks and Romans all conquered Egypt at different points. A number of names were used for Egypt. A popular ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...