• A unified state was formed in Egypt around 3000 B.C.
  
  
• Grains such as wheat were produced along the Nile River, bringing prosperity to the nation.
  
  
• Cats were domesticated from wildcats in order to eliminate mice that damaged stored grain.
  
  
• Cats were treasured as symbols of the goddess of fertility.
  
  

The photograph shows the head of the Egyptian goddess Bastet.