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The Fever Sperads Egypt, 3,000 B.C. The pharaohs of Egypt surrounded themselves with gold. They ruled from golden thrones and gilded their chariots with gold. They wore gold crowns and jewelry. They even buried mummies in golden masks. The pharaohs' hunger for gold grew and grew. Soon, small bits of easy-to-find gold were not enough. They dug mines to follow veins of gold, deeper and deeper into Earth. Gold mining was dangerous work. Miners used fires to crack the rocks. The heat was fierce. Poisonous fumes filled the air. The tunnels were so narrow, miners had to lie on their backs. Small rocks fell on them. Large rocks crushed them. The pharaohs forced slaves to do this risky job. Often, the slaves were captured in war and brought from faraway places to work in the mines. Egypt traded its gold for valuable items from other countries. Precious wood came from Lebanon. Horses came from Babylonia. Jewelry and other golden objects traveled along the Silk Road. It was a series of trade routes stretching from Egypt all the way to China. Gold was the one thing everyone wanted. That's how gold and gold fever spread. Egypt, 3,000 B.C. The pharaohs of Egypt surrounded themselves with gold. They ruled from golden thrones and gilded their chariots with gold. They wore gold crowns and jewelry. They even buried mummies in golden masks. The pharaohs' hunger for gold grew and grew. Soon, small bits of easy-to-find gold were not enough. They dug mines to follow veins of gold, deeper and deeper into Earth. Gold mining was dangerous work. Miners used fires to crack the rocks. The heat was fierce. Poisonous fumes filled the air. The tunnels were so narrow, miners had to lie on their backs. Small rocks fell on them. Large rocks crushed them. The pharaohs forced slaves to do this risky job. Often, the slaves were captured in war and brought from faraway places to work in the mines. Egypt traded its gold for valuable items from other countries. Precious wood came from Lebanon. Horses came from Babylonia. Jewelry and other golden objects traveled along the Silk Road. It was a series of trade routes stretching from Egypt all the way to China. Gold was the one thing everyone wanted. That's how gold and gold fever spread.

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