Stage 18 Culture & Story Content

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Casting and core-forming were expensive techniques for making glass.

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true

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The technique of glassblowing was discovered in Alexandria.

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false

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The earliest known evidence of glass dates from A.D. 1500. True or False?

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false

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Glass was one of Alexandria's most successful industries.

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true

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Glass is made of sand and sodium bicarbonate.

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false

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The evolution of glassmaking went from glazing pottery through formation around a core to glassblowing.

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true

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The land around Alexandria was fertilized each year by the flooding of the Ocean.

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false

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The major crop grown in Egypt was wheat.

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true

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The rulers of Egypt before the Romans were the Greeks.

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true

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The major agricultural work in Egypt was done by peasants.

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true