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Why were the pharaohs so rich?

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There were limestone and rock quarries nearby, which they `farmed` and sold.

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During the New Kingdom, which lasted from about 1550 to 1050 BC, conquest and trade brought wealth to the pharaohs.

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The pharaohs of the New Kingdom brought unprecedented power and wealth to Egypt by expanding the army and consolidating the empire. Egyptian art also flourished at this time.

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