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| What was know as the Gift of the Nile? |
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| Farming was done by peasants who gave part of there crops to the pharoh for taxes. What crops did they grow? |
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| wheat, barley, and cotton |
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| Pharohs were believed to be what? |
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| Why would pharohs often marry relatives? |
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| because they could'nt marry ordinary humans if they were gods |
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| When did the Egyptians bulid the first known dam? |
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| How big was the first dam? |
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| 37 feet tall and 348 feet wide |
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| Hapi, human head with fat chest and belly to show how bountiful food came from the river |
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| Who was the god of writing? |
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| Who was the god of the dead or afterlife? |
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| Osiris, represented by a mummy |
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| How big is the Great Sphinx? |
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| 260 feet long, 20 feet wide, 65 feet tall |
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| Why was the Great Sphinx built? |
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| built to gaurd the pyramid/tomb of King Khafra |
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| How many blocks, that weigh over 5000 pounds each, did it take to make the Great Pyramid? |
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| Egyptians believed every person had 2 souls. They thought the souls would be happier if the body were perserved. What are the names of the souls? |
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| When was King Tut's tomb found? |
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| How was King Tut's tomb made? |
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| it was cut out of rock around 1335 BC |
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| What was King Tut's coffin made of? |
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