Transcription: Measurement of length. How many feet tall are you? Egyptians sometimes measured with feet, too, but most of their measurements of length were based on a person's arm. The system for measuring length began with a finger width. Four finger widths equaled a palm. A span was the distance between the tip of the little finger and the tip of the thumb of an outstretched hand. A cubit was the distance between the point of the elbow and the tip of the middle Since not everyone's arms are the same length, the Egyptians developed a standard measure. They kept a stick at the temple that was one cubit long ...
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