Submitted: Apr 4, 2008 - From Cleopatra's kohl-lined eyes to the golden tombs of pharaohs and linen-wrapped mummies, ancient Egypt conjures up a lot of images. What's the story behind them?

More than 3,000 years before the Christian Era, a highly developed civilization existed in Egypt. The country at that time consisted of little more than the valley and delta of the Nile River. It was one of the great powers of the…