. An essay on western civilization in its economic aspects ... eat of government transferredto Thebes; it is marked by successful public works in con-nection with Lake Moeris and the building of the was terminated by an invasion of Shepherd Kings fromthe East, who dominated the country for more than fivehundred years before they were expelled about 1600 expulsion was followed by (3) the greatest period ofEgyptian prosperity, under the New Empire; Thebes wasstill the capital, and the most striking vestiges which remainto us are the temples of Luxor and Karnak. During thiser
. An essay on western civilization in its economic aspects ... eat of government transferredto Thebes; it is marked by successful public works in con-nection with Lake Moeris and the building of the was terminated by an invasion of Shepherd Kings fromthe East, who dominated the country for more than fivehundred years before they were expelled about 1600 expulsion was followed by (3) the greatest period ofEgyptian prosperity, under the New Empire; Thebes wasstill the capital, and the most striking vestiges which remainto us are the temples of Luxor and Karnak. During thisera Egypt was drawn out of her isolation, and became forawhile a great conquering power, but the period of theExodus (circ. 1220 ) marks her decline from this high posi-tion ; she struggled, not always successfully, to hold her ownagainst rivals in the north-east, the west and the south.(4) The fourth period of prosperity was but a temporaryrevival, chiefly effected through the development of foreigncommerce carried on in foreign ships; it was fitting that. To/ace p. 17 i-l Egypt. ly the capital should be once more transferred, and should besettled at the city of Sais, which gave more convenient accessto Greek adventurers. The last period is of less importancein itself; but indirectly it has a high degree of interest, forit furnishes the most obvious link of connection betweenEgyptian and European 10. I. The three pyramids of Gizeh are the most strikingmonuments of the Old Empire; they are also The Pyra-remarkable in another way, since they seem in I^ extraordinary degree to bear witness to the industrial skilland social conditions of the people by whom they werereared. The carefully chosen sites and the peculiarities oftheir construction indicate, not obscurely, that the builderswere well accustomed to observe and take account of themovements of the heavenly bodies. They must have hadthe means of maintaining and effectively organizing a vastarmy of laboure
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