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In ancient Egypt, the Egyptians got a lot of their food 

from the fish that filled the Nile River.   There were also 

a lot of edible plants that included herbs, legumes and 

cereals (especially wheat) and fruits such as dates and 

grapes, however, rich people got most of that food. 

They also got food from irrigation, taxes, plows, and 

trade.   There were also a lot of flat, open plains in Egypt 

that made it easier to plant crops.   There was also great 

weather there and fertile soil from when the Nile River 

floods.

Pharaohs were believed, by the Egyptians, to be 

living gods.   Citizens were often forced into labor to 

pay labor taxes.   Government officials were often 

seen wearing white.   They were expected to be fair.  

The first African Pharaoh's name was "Pi".  

Hatshepshut was the first female Pharaoh that 

dressed as a man!   That was probably because 

females didn't get as much respect as males back 

then.

The Egyptians wrote in writing called hieroglyphics.  

The Egyptians called hieroglyphs "The Words Of 

God", and were mainly used by priests.   They are 

written in four rows and can be read from left to 

right or right to left.   Hieroglyphics were often used 

for decorating the walls of temples.

Most of their buildings and temples were built by 

slaves.   They had pyramids that they buried people 

in because the Egyptians believed that people came 

back to life (afterlife).   Egyptian society is 

structured like a pyramid.   They believed that the 

gods controlled the universe, so it was important 

that they keep the gods happy.   They could make 

the Nile overflow, or even bring death.

The hieroglyphics that they wrote in, was very 

artistic.   The jewelery they made was also very 

artistic.   The Dayr al-Bahri was Pharaoh 

Hatshepshut's monument.   It was decorated with 

stones of her religion.   Their pyramids were even 

artistic (mostly the insides).   So were tombs (mostly 

the upper-class ones.).

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