. An essay on western civilization in its economic aspects ... were impregnated with Greekinfluence, and how many Greek colonies were included asmembers in the Roman Empire, we may feel that we havethought too much of the hands that reached out to us thegifts of civilization, and have not duly honoured the graciousmother from whom they were sent. c. w. c. 14 The columns in this chronological chart represent theduration of different polities which have made importanteconomic contributions to Western Civilization. In thecolumns beginning or ending in a point, the gradual growthor decline from a
. An essay on western civilization in its economic aspects ... were impregnated with Greekinfluence, and how many Greek colonies were included asmembers in the Roman Empire, we may feel that we havethought too much of the hands that reached out to us thegifts of civilization, and have not duly honoured the graciousmother from whom they were sent. c. w. c. 14 The columns in this chronological chart represent theduration of different polities which have made importanteconomic contributions to Western Civilization. In thecolumns beginning or ending in a point, the gradual growthor decline from a given time is indicated. The horizontallines show periods of expansion or influence, and the arrow-heads give the direction thereof (^- east, -<- west). Theeconomic unity of the Roman Empire is indicated by across band. The blank columns represent Semitic, theshaded ones Aryan, polities. 200019001800170016001500UOO13001200UOO1000900800700600500400300ZOO1000 JLD. 100 ZOO800400509<00 CHRONOLOGICAL CHART. WeSTEKN ClVLLlZATlUN IN ITS ECONOMIC ASPECTS Egypt. INDEX. Abraham, 27 Abydus, 87 Achaean League, the, 135 Active Trade, 24, 63 Aden, gulf of, 26 Administration, 19, 38, 51, 53, n6, 127, 156, 170, 192Adriatic Sea, 76^gean Sea, islands in the, 61; trade in the, 84; cities of the, 135; mentioned, 77, 197^gina, 86^gospotami, 103^schines, 138, 144^tolian League, the, 135Africa, 36, 197, 199, 203Agathocles, 146Agriculture in Egypt, 21, 129; in Greece, 81,102; in Carthage, 149; in Italy, 156, 179, 186; Roman influence on, 194Ahab, 48, 50Ahaziah, 49Ahmedabad, naAix, 177 Akaba, Gulf of, 43Alaric, 199Alcibiades, 167Alexander the Great, his conquests, 124; founds an empire, 125; plants cities, 126; mentioned, 9, 59, 89, 148, 206Alexandria, plan of, 132; port of, 133; Museum at, 134; royal resi-dence at, 134; mentioned, 6, 126, 129, 139Aliens, encouraged in Egypt, 32, 37; mentioned, 5, 53, 117, 119; see AthensAmalekites, 42 Amasis, 35 Amber, 14, 6r, 63, 77, 133, 204Ameny, 21Ammonites,
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