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What did the ancient Egyptian rope stretcher do?

Re-established boundaries after Nile floods.

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  1. Re-established boundaries after Nile floods ✔
  2. Built the pyramids alone
  3. Measured rainfall

Why: Rope stretchers used simple geometry to re-establish boundaries after the annual Nile floods.

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Answer: Re-established boundaries after Nile floods. Rope stretchers used simple geometry to re-establish boundaries after the annual Nile floods.

  1. Surveying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveying
    a rope stretcher would use simple geometry to re-establish boundaries after the annual floods of the Nile River
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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