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Early settlers arrived to the Nile Valley in 3500 B.C. They had plenty of plant, although the ground around them became drier so they moved close to the river.
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The Egyptian Hieroglyphic script was one of the writing systems. This writing was used by ancient Egyptians to represent their language.
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This pyramid started off as a mastaba tomb. Through a series of expansions, evolved into a 197-foot-high pyramid, with six layers, one built on top of the other.
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The Pyramid of Giza stands at 455 feet tall. It also is one of the tallest man made structures in the world. It was built by the pharaoh Khufu, one of the oldest 7 wonders in Ancient world.
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The Sphinx is a limestone statue. Also know as one of the worlds largest monuments. A Sphinx is a creature with the body of an lion and the head of a human.
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The book of the dead was made up of spells or magic formulas. Placed in tombs and believed to protect and aid the deceased in the afterlife.
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Alexander the great conquered Egypt-332 B.C. Alexander the great was from Greece.
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The last person perosn to use hieroglypic writingwas Philae. Also known as the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, from 394.
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Cleopatra was the last pharaoh to exist. She wanted to die because Ancient Egypt was being conquered. No one knows how she exactly died but rumor say she killed herself by making a snake bit her to death.
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Ramses the great Reigned for over 67 years. It is thought he had more than 100 children with many wives.
