Pyramid / David, Macaulay
Publication details: New York : Houghton Mifflin company, c1975Description: 80 p. : ill. ; 31 cmISBN:- 0590995189
- 22 690.68 MAC
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Life in ancient Egypt was fairly simple. Most people were farmers. For eight or nine months of the year they tended their small plots of land along the Nile river, Growing wheat, fruit, and vegetables. Others raised cattle, sheep, goats. They tried to feed themselves, pay their taxes and store enough food to last through the annual inundation. This was the time between July and eventually receded, leaving a new layer of rich and fertile Earth .
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