This essay will explain that the origins of the Six Day War was a combination of domestic and external factors on both Israeli and Arab sides including: pre-war provocations and Palestinian guerrilla attacks, divisions within the Israeli government, the Arab League and the "water wars "; with Syria being the primarily belligerent actor against Israel. ... Arab-Israeli acrimony over the exploitation of the headwaters of the Jordan River, had been ongoing since 1950.The Jordan River ran through Lake Tiberias which was in the DMZ between Syria and Israel. ... At first these tractor-induced cro...

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Some are created by nature and others by man. ... It is found 5 miles into the desert from the town of Giza on the Nile River, and 15 miles southwest of the center of Cairo. ... On the other hand, the Bent Pyramid was never used. ... After precisely plotting the site and placing down the first level of stones, they assemble the pyramids in horizontal levels, one on top of the other. ... A few researchers accept that this is true while regardless others examine the potential outcomes. ...

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Writing became more popular in the old kingdom, the writings come on papyrus, produced by hammering, drying and processing river reeds. ... Its design was based on the older form of burial monument, the mastaba, a low rectangular structure built of brick with a flat top and sloping sides. ... Between 2613-2494 B.C.E was the fourth dynasty and during this time Khufu became the pharaoh and had his pyramid built 481 feet high and 756 feet along each side of the base. ... The Delta fell within an hour of the Hyksos taking over, they came from the side of Hammorat, took over Memphis. ...

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The gods had the power to be interchangeable as well as take over other gods attributes. ... One of these cities was located in Lower Egypt while the other was in Upper Egypt. Throughout the period of time, some gods were held in higher regard than others. ... In result, the people had to recourse to other, lesser gods such as the dwarf god Bes. ... When a person died, they had to be buried on the west side of the Nile since the sun "died" in the west. ...

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I had a quick look outside and since it looked quite hot I had a bit more water and set out walking, I took me a little while longer today as I was harvesting the far side of the farm. ... I took home my bit of the harvest for my family, they really like eating my harvested food and making things from the flax and other crops. ... Now I went to go and get an offering for Hapi (Nile god), During the inundation flood, the we would throw offerings, amulets and other sacrifices into the Nile at certain places, sacred to Hapi, to ensure a food flood. ... We all got ready to go to go down to the N...

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The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. ... The other was the chronicle, ranging from the crude and simple annals of local monasteries to more orderly and organized accounts such as those of Saxo Grammaticus, Otto of Freising, Roger of Wendover, and Matthew of Paris. ... Both the Reformation and the Catholic Reformation furthered historical scholarship, as both sides used the past to support their religious views. ... Other philosophical views were reflected in general theories, some...

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