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• Nile is used for drinking, irrigating, and bathing
• Every July it floods. They tell time of month by the moon and time of day by the sun.
• The Delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt. 
• Managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation.
• The Great Sphinx of Giza was built in 2555-2532 BC.
• It is a recumbent (laying down) lion with a human's head.
• Oldest monumental statue in the world.
• Raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefited from irrigation
• Scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy and medical treatment.