By far the most important agricultural aspect of Egypt was the Nile River, the longest river in the world. ... In addition to naturally fertile soil, the land was naturally irrigated by the river as well. ... An extreme on either side would often severely hinder the harvest that season, leading to famine and flooding for the Egyptian people. ... Despite the intricate process and helpful river, a decent amount of the crops were unfit to be eaten. ... On the other hand, it seems as though every animal the Egyptians saw became associated with a god. ...

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This is one of the main reasons why the Egyptians built more temples than any other ancient culture in history. ... Some temples were also used for other activities like fests and festivals where the Egyptians worshiped the respective god of the temple. ... A sacred temple was always to be built on the west side of the Nile River, which was the closest to the rising sun. ... The other kinds of temples that the Egyptians built, and perhaps are the most widely recognizable are the tombs. ... All of the temples constructed along the Nile River were oriented on the east-west axis according t...

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This pyramid was the second of the smooth-sided pyramids, and it was built to incorporate the pharaoh's body when he died. ... The villages "boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and probably even some sorts of health-care facilities- Other workers were servants of the pharaohs.. ... One theory - and the most logical - as to how the pyramids were built is that the construction happened while the Nile River was flooded, and the huge stones were floated down the river. ... The pyramids, even the smooth-sided ones, started as "step pyramids." ... After the million...

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They were located between two rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. The fertile crescent, as it was called, between the two rivers was prone to unpredictable flooding. ... The land on both sides of the Nile was very fertile, due to annual flooding. ... Some tribes settled into Upper Egypt and others closer to the Mediterranean Sea in Lower Egypt. ...

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Priests and officials usually entered a pyramid complex through a temple near a harbor on the Nile River. ... Its base covers 13.6 acres (equal to seven midtown Manhattan city blocks), each side being greater than five acres in area. ... Consider this: The height of the Pyramid's apex is 5,812.98 inches, and each side is 9,131 inches from corner to corner (in a straight line). ... Other numbers are also repeated throughout. ... All four sides of the Pyramid are very slightly and evenly bowed in, or concave. ...

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The mastaba consisted of a mass of stone, flat-topped and with inclined sides that contained funeral chapels and rooms for sacrifice, worship, and offerings. The pyramid was developed from the mastaba type by projecting its sloping sides upward until they met in a point. ... Egyptian masons achieved great accuracy - the sides of the Great Pyramid deviate from true north by an average of three minutes of a degree. ... As the workmen moved down the sides of the pyramid the construction ramps would have been gradually removed. ... The other, still smaller, is attributed to Kephren's successo...

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This led to the growth and prosperity of the city of Naukratis during the 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.) in the northwestern Nile River Delta. ... Also, the right arm of the figure is also stiffly vertical and held straight by her side with her hand clenched. ... The arms are at the figures sides with clenched fists. ... Such profile traits as depths, widths, heights, and distances of the chest, waist buttocks, shoulders, and hips to other body parts were analyzed carefully. ... Although some do reflect the Egyptian Canon II style like the New York Kouros, most others appear to obey no such s...

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This theme is more evident in Ancient Egypt as much as anywhere else or any other time period in history. ... The Nile River was the unifying force in Egyptian history and the conflicts that took place along its banks proved to be a compelling saga of unity and anarchy. ... The other periods, or intermediates, where times of anarchy and nothing resembling one whole state. ... The pallet depicts Narmur wearing the Red Crown representing the ruler of Lower Egypt and on the opposite side he wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt. ... Also significant is his size compared to all the ot...

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Rome being defined by the typical male virtues of war and honor, and with Egypt expressing feminity; the River Nile representing fertility as it breeds life. ... Act I Scene 3 shows how important reputation is and how they see each other. ... Cleopatra pretends to be ill: "I am sick and sullen" and she asks Charmian to help her as she falls because "the sides of nature will not sustain it". ... She is playing with the idea of them remembering each other in oblivion. ... She goes completely over the top and one questions whether she is doing this for her love of Antony or because she feels ...

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Straw is to bricks as slaves are to Egypt, one does not work without the other. ... Which would normally be near the bakes of a river, then they would bring any other needed materials to the brick yard. ... Others were prisoners of war. ... Second, by purchase, slaves could readily be bought from other owners or general merchants. In antiquity, slaves were sold among all kinds of other merchandise and from country to country. ...

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Pyramids were erected for the pharaoh in the belief that it would serve as a stairway to the heavens, and allow the divine pharaoh to reach the Milky Way, or the Nile River in the sky. ... By the fourth dynasty, the pharaohs were buried in true pyramids, that is, all sides were flat planes meeting at some certain point, and the angle of each corner was 52 degrees. ... There were also a great number of temples erected, most of which were later dismantled and incorporated in the structure of other temples (David 20). ... The charm that Osiris had over other deities was the fact that he was o...

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