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===Economy=== | ===Economy=== | ||
* principal products | * principal products & industry | ||
** bread basket: Egyptian wealth was derived from its tremendous and diverse agricultural production | ** bread basket: Egyptian wealth was derived from its tremendous and diverse agricultural production | ||
** linen industry based upon flax, a fibrous plant, which also yields flax oil | ** linen industry based upon flax, a fibrous plant, which also yields flax oil | ||
** ship building, including | |||
*** reed boats | |||
**** see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship Khufu ship (wikipedia)]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_of_the_Two_Lands_(ship)Praise of the Two Lands (ship) (wikipedia)]] from 2613 under Seneferu (fist ship to bear a name) | |||
[[File:Giseh Sonnenbarke 07.jpg|Giseh Sonnenbarke 07]] | |||
*** ropes from papyrus (see [[https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4020-4425-0_8686 Rope and Knots in Ancient Egypt]] | |||
*** sail construction from flax | |||
** livestock, especially in Delta region | ** livestock, especially in Delta region | ||
** mining of regional areas, especially the mountains to the East of the Nile | ** mining of regional areas, especially the mountains to the East of the Nile | ||
** exotic animals, ebony and ivory from African interior | ** exotic animals, ebony and ivory from African interior | ||
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* Egyptian trade extent | |||
** across north, upper Nile, and East Africa | ** across north, upper Nile, and East Africa | ||
** the Mediterranean Sea, especially Crete, Phoenicia, and Cyprus | ** the Mediterranean Sea, especially Crete, Phoenicia, and Cyprus | ||