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Where Khufu Lives, Reign Period, Personality and Stones
Khufu’s Greatest Achievements, Lifestyle/Family and Hobbies
Desserts and Breakfasts
Fish, Sandwiches and Turkey
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How long was Khufu's reign period AND between what years?
Khufu's reign period was for 23 years between 2589-2566 BC
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How many sons AND daughters did Khufu have?
9 sons and 15 daughters!
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What is Baklava? What are its ingredients?
Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry that is featured in many types of cooking in the Ottoman countries. Baklava is made up of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and an addition of honey syrup.
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What is Samak Mashwi? Is it fond to people?
Samak Mashwi is a whole baked fish that people love as their favorite party dish.
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Where did Khufu live and for how long?
Khufu lived in Giza, even after his construction of the Great Pyramid and died there as well at 2566 BC.
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Why did Khufu built the pyramid and is it still standing today?
Khufu built the pyramid as a tomb for himself when he died and yes it is still standing today.
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What is Umm Ali and how do people serve it?
Umm Ali is a dessert that has layers of bread soaked in milk with raisins and sometimes topped with nuts. It is served hot.
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When is lunch and dinner served in Egypt?
Lunch is served from 1-4 and dinner is served from 8-12 PM.
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What kind of ruler was Khufu? Did slaves have to build the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu was a strict ruler who held most power and was completely ruthless. No slaves had to build the pyramid though the project met taxes instead.
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How many blocks is the Great Pyramid of Giza composed of and what mysteries in the world is it a part of?
It is composed of 2,300,000 blocks and is part of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.”
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How many servings are recommended for the cheese omelet breakfast in Egypt? What was the cheese called that was included in it?
3 servings are recommended and the cheese is called Romano, Torki or Roumy.
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What is Feseekh and Mullet fish?
Feseekh is a fermented, salted and dried ray finned fish called mullet fish.
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What stones are in the Great Pyramid of Giza? How many layers?
The stones in the pyramid are yellow limestone and light colored limestone and the interior burial chamber is made up of huge blocks of granite. 3 layers.
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What did the Greek call Khufu and why?
The Greek called Khufu Cheops because they had an effect in Egypt where people called each other royal names.
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What is the Ancient Egyptian candy? What was it found on?
The Ancient Egyptian candy is a sweet treat that is shared between two people. This was found on a broken piece of ceramic material called ostracon.
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What is Hamam Mahshi? What is the proper hygiene for the pigeon when cooking this?
This is similar to Mahshi, though is made by stuffing rice, wheat or herbs into pigeon then grilled or roasted it. You need to clean the pigeon inside and out, rubbing them with a lemon. Also you should salt and pepper the cavities and set aside finally.
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What was the 4th Dynasty and who founded it?
The 4th Dynasty was a time period of peace, prosperity and lots of trading with other countries. Khufu had founded it.
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What were some of Khufu’s hobbies? Favorite food?
Khufu loved to craft and his favorite food was a block of cheese with an Egyptian food called byron.
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What is Knafeh? How do people describe its taste?
Knafeh is a sweet and very-noodle like pastry as people describe it as rich, crunchy and creamy as well.
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What is Kibda? Where is it usually sold?
Kibda is fried liver (beef) usually sold from a cart on the street.