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... served and controlled chiefly by the priests , a powerful intellectual elite in the Egyptian theocracy who also served as the political bulwarks by preventing cultural diversity . The humanities as well as such practical sub- jects as ...
... served and controlled chiefly by the priests , a powerful intellectual elite in the Egyptian theocracy who also served as the political bulwarks by preventing cultural diversity . The humanities as well as such practical sub- jects as ...
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... Served by active , ambitious officers , who for most of the dynasty appear to have served their masters with loyalty , the kings of the 6th dynasty felt capable of entering upon continuous activity in foreign countries . The ...
... Served by active , ambitious officers , who for most of the dynasty appear to have served their masters with loyalty , the kings of the 6th dynasty felt capable of entering upon continuous activity in foreign countries . The ...
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... served his successors so well . Administration . The early Ptolemies had numerous problems . They needed Greeks for their armies and ad- ministration . Greeks who served in the army were as- signed plots of land in Egypt to use for ...
... served his successors so well . Administration . The early Ptolemies had numerous problems . They needed Greeks for their armies and ad- ministration . Greeks who served in the army were as- signed plots of land in Egypt to use for ...
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