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=The Ancient Egypt=

// By the end of this unit, students should know the following facts: // **8.2.1-**Agriculture made it possible for a few people to raise food for an entire group, while others could specialize, or concentrate on other tasks. **8.2.2-**Mineral rich silt deposits and irrigation technology made farming in ancient Egypt very productive. **8.2.2-**The pharaoh was central Egypt’s government, economy, and religion. **8.2.2-**The writing system of Egypt, called hieroglyphics, provided a way for government workers to communicate over long distances. **8.2.2-**Egypt became an empire when it conquered Nubia, Syria, and Lebanon. These new lands gave Egypt a wealth of new resources upon which to draw. **8.2.2-**The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 yielded hundreds of New Kingdom artifacts. **8.2.6-8.2.2-**Egypt’s social pyramid is described as having the pharaoh on top as the most powerful, and the numerous farmers and slaves on the bottom.
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