According to Egyptian belief, the Nile's rise and fall was dictated by
A) tides.
B) Ra.
C) the pharaoh.
D) priests.
Answer: C) the pharaoh.
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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Johannes Gutenberg
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a. the government-dictated supply of alcohol to reservations. b. the industrialization of buffalo hunting. c. sending children away from family and traditional settings to residential schools. d. high interest rates charged for loans. e. the prohibition of all use of Amerindian languages.
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