The one downfall of these stone monuments is that they do not include any writing which would have provided priceless precise knowledge of how the late Stone Age people lived. ... So, the Egyptians started on a series on foreign wars that built their empire so large that they controlled all the territories that they could be invaded from. 4. ...

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Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. At first, they seem very different, they're from different times, regions, and religions, but they all offer a peek into what values ancient people ...

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