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Why was ancient Egypt a superpower?
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Why was ancient Egypt a superpower?

For three thousand years one kingdom held together by a river — the longest-running state in history, and the blueprint of centralized power.

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One river, one king, three thousand years. Egypt built the longest-running state in human history — and every centralized power since has been living in its shadow.

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