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They had no way or means to manage the river - all they could do was work around the flood season as regards planting crops and harvesting them. Factually it was the river that 'managed' the people, for if the flood did not happen there was famine, starvation and much death. The ancient Egyptian based their calendar upon the cycles of the Nile. It had twelve months of 30 days each and was divided into three seasons - 'Akhet' - the inundation or flood season. 'Peret' - the growing season. 'Shemu' - the drought or harvest season.

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