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    peter,thelargestedificeofthechristianworld

    duringtenwere

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    riverferryingthecrossthenilehoanaged

    todothis,innyinstances

    alongdistanceacrossthedesertandfinallyhoisting

    thentotheirrrectpositionbutsohekings

    artheirtaskthatthenarrow

    passagebintheheartofthe

    stonensterhasneveryetbeenpushedoutofshapebythe

    ofthosethousandsoftonsofstonehpressupon

    itfrollsides

    thestoryofegypt

    theriseandfallofegypt

    theriveileoccasionallyitwas

    ahardtasksterittaughtthepeoples

    banksthenobleartof``teaeydependedupon

    eachothertobuildtheirirrigationtrenchesandkeeptheir

    dikesinrepairinthisheyleaedhoogetalong

    utualbenefitassociationquite

    easilydevelopedintoanorganisedstate

    thenonengreorepoostofhisneighbours

    andhebeunityandtheir

    nderinchiefheenviousneighboursofe

    asiainvadedtheprosperousvalleyindueurseofti

    hebeediterranean

    totheuntainsofthe

    butthesepoliticaladventuresoftheoldpharaohsthe

    eant``thenhebighouserarely

    interestedthepatientandtoilingpeasantofthegrainfields

    providedheoretaxestohisking

    thanhethoughtjust,heacceptedtheruleofpharaohashe

    aightyosiris

    ite

    androbbedhifhispossessionsaftertycenturiesof

    independentlife,asavagearabtribeofshepherds,calledthe

    hyksos,attackedegyptandforfivehundredyearstheywere

    thestersofthevalleyoftheniletheywerehighlyun

    popularandgreathateforthehebrewswho

    catothelandofgoshentofindashelteraftertheirlong

    hroughthedesertandheforeign

    usurperbyactingashistaxgatherersandhiscivilservants

    butshortlyaftertheyear1700bcthepeopleofthebes

    beganarevolutionandafteralongstrugglethehyksoswere

    drivenoutoftheuntryandegyptore

    athousandyearslater,onqueredallof

    epartoftheeireofsardanapalus

    intheseventhorean

    independentstateheruleofakingwholivedin

    thecityofsaisinthedeltaofthenilebutintheyear525

    bc,cayses,thekingofthepersians,tookpossessionof

    egyptandinthefourthcenturybc,onquered

    byalexanderthegreat,egypttoobecaacedonian

    provinceitregainedaselanceofindependence

    selfupaskingofa

    neies,

    henecityofalexandria

    finally,intheyear89bethelast

    egyptianqueen,cleopatra,triedherbesttosavetheuntry

    herbeautyandan

    generalsthanhalfadozenegyptianarrpsteshe

    an

    nquerorsbutintheyear30bc,augustus,thenephew

    andheirofcaesar,landedinalexandriahedidnotshare

    hislateunclesadrationforthelovelyprincesshedestroyed

    herares,butsparedherlifethatheghtkeher

    rchinhistriuhaspartofthespoilsofwarwhen

    cleopatraheardofthisplan,shekilledherselfbytakingpoison

    andegyptbecaaronprovince

    sopotaa

    sopotaathesendcentreof

    eastecivilisation

    iaoingtotakeyoutothetopofthehighestpyrad

    andiaoingtoaskthatyouigineyourselfpossessed

    oftheeyesofahahedistance,far

    beyondtheyelloething

    greenandshieringitisavalleysituatedbetwo

    riversitistheparadiseoftheoldtestantitisthe

    landofsteryandia

    the``untrybetherivers

    thenasofthetheeuphrateshe

    babylonianscalledthepurattuandthetigrishwas

    knoidstthe

    snoountainsofaiawherenoahsarkfound

    arestingplaceandsloheyflohroughthesouthe

    plainuntiltheyreachtheddybanksofthepersiangulf

    theyperforveryusefulservicetheytuthearid

    regionsofeasiaintoafertilegarden

    thevalleyofthenilehadattractedpeoplebecauseithad

    offeredtheooduponfairlyeasyterthe``landbetween

    theriversereasonitwasa

    untryfullofproseandboththeinhabitantsofthenorthe

    untainsandthetribesedthroughthe

    southedesertstriedtoclaihisterritoryastheirownand

    stexclusivepossessionthenstantrivalrybethe

    untaineersandthedesertnodsledtoendlesswarfare

    onlythestrongestandthebravestuldhopetosurviveand

    thatiabecathehoofavery

    strongraeningacivilisation

    portantasthatofegypt

    thesurians

    thesuriannailers,lay

    tabletstellusthestoryofassyria

    andbabylonia,thegreatsetic

    ltingpot

    thefifteenthcenturydisveries

    luustriedtofindaotheislandofkathayand

    stuleduponaneedntinentanaustrian

    bishopequippedanexpeditionotraveleastward

    andfindthehoofthegranddukeofsvy,a

    voyagepletefailure,fors

    visitedbyenuntilagenerationlateranwhile

    acertainveianbythenaofbarberohadexploredthe

    ruinsofost

    curiouslanguageherocksof

    thetelesofshirazandengraveduponendlesspiecesof

    bakedclay

    buteuropeanyotherthingsanditwas

    notuntilthee

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