<span>The drafters of the Articles of Confederation wanted to establish strong state governments because they were worried that a strong national (central) government would become tyrannical. </span>
The artifact in question is <span>known as the Great Sphinx of Giza, it was created in about 2500 BCE in Egypt.
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<span>The fact that the statue is of an animal figure.
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</span><span>This is because the statute has an animal figurine. Limestone was a difficult stone to carve,and the fact that the artist was carved into such an animal like figurine, suggests stone carving techniques.</span>
