An ancient Egyptian pharaoh stands with a golden eagle on his arm, addressing a crowd before a grand temple at sunset in a painterly style.

HUMANITIES CAT: Author’s note: This book features the daily life of the world’s first civilisation, Egypt. A civilisation rich in abundance, farming, culture, trade, beliefs and celebration with the Nile river being the heart of Egypt. As you turn each page you’re not reading the perspective, you are the perspective choosing your path as Egypt's Pharaoh. Setting the scene: The Sun rose with its rays glimmering vividly on the Nile river. Today wasn’t an ordinary day in 1550 BCE, it was the choosing ceremony for the next Pharaoh of Egypt. It was time for Pharaoh Senukar to choose a new successor before the journey to the underworld. Pharaoh Senukar, government officials, nobles, priests, framers, peasants and every individual from Egypt gathered for the ceremony. Drums echoed through Pharaoh Senukar’s palace as everyone anticipated for the selection. A golden falcon named Horus circled through the huge crowd landing on my arm. Gasps and cheers erupted through the crowd as Pharaoh Senukar declared `Horus has chosen my successor’. House and Family: My life flashed before my eyes, me, myself and I was going to rule Egypt. Unlike wealthy nobles of Egypt who lived in enormous houses made of sun dried bricks with multiple rooms, luxuries delicacies, servants, good education, clothing, valuables and immense wealth, I lived in a tiny mud brick house near the Nile river where my father worked as a farmer for hours daily just for us to have basic necessities. My family would wake before See more