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Life on the Nile: Exploring Ancient Egypt

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A River in the Desert

A River in the Desert

Imagine living in a vast, burning desert where almost nothing grows. You have no supermarket, no tap water, and no rain for months at a time. How would you survive? Around 5,000 years ago, millions of people did survive — right in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Their secret? One extraordinary river. Can you guess which river it was?

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