Genocide..
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B
The writers did not want a central national government because they had thought that a strong government could abuse their powers. So states were made superior.
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<span>Cataracts (the white water rapids of the Nile) prevented potential invasions using the River Nile--but they also kept Egyptians from getting very far. The cataracts harmed the Egyptians because it held back ships that tried to move though the River Nile.</span>