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History of Egypt
The history of Egypt has been long and wealthy, due to the flow of the Nile River with its fertile banks and delta, as well as the accomplishments of Egypt's native inhabitants and outside influence. Much of Egypt's ancient history was a mystery until Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered with the discovery and help of the Rosetta Stone. Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Library of Alexandria was the only one of its kind for centuries. One of the earliest human structures in the world was found in Egypt, dating to about 100,000 BC. Ancient Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh of the First Dynasty, Narmer.
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Egypt in ancient times had fly swatters made from Giraffe tails. The pharaohs were a little cruel in the sense that, they smeared naked slaves with honey, so that the flies would be attracted away from them.
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Wigs were very fashionable and were also status symbols. To avoid lice and stay cool, the Egyptians shaved their heads and wore wigs. The rich wore wigs made out of human hair, while the not so rich wore synthetic ones made from wool or vegetable fiber.
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Facebook, the world famous social networking site had played an important role in the recent revolution that occurred in 2011. As a commemoration, a girl was named Facebook Jamal Ibrahim.
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The Egyptians felt the need for a calendar as they had to predict when the Nile would flood. They used not one but three types of calendars.
The astronomical calendar is based on the observations of the star ‘Sirius’. This star appeared every time after the flood from Nile ended.
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