[Back to top]. The Canadian Dollar is the currency of Canada while the US Dollar is the currency of the Unitd States. As of June 2007, the exchange rate was around 0.95 Canadian Dollars for every American Dollar. Around Niagara Falls, many Canadian stores accept American Dollars but return change in Canadian Dollars. However, the converse is not true as American stores will generally not accept Canadian currency. If you can help it, the easiest thing to do is to use your credit card.
Egypt is a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, and is among the oldest civilizations on earth. The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek Aegyptos which was the Greek pronunciation of the Egyptian name 'Hwt-Ka-Ptah' (which means House of the Spirit of Ptah, who was a very early God of the Ancient Egyptians).n the early Old Kingdom, Egypt was simply known as 'Kemet' which means 'Black Land' so named for the rich, dark soil along the Nile River where the first settlements began. Later, the country was known simply as Misr which means 'country', a name still in use by Egyptians for their nation in the present day.
Mummification: The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydratedthe bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'. Later, the ancient Egyptians began burying their dead in coffins to protect them from wild animals in the desert.