Dave L Wrote:
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> "For every student of modern civilisation Egypt is
> the great storehouse from which to obtain
> information, for within the narrow limits of that
> country are preserved the origins of most (perhaps
> all) of our knowledge. In Egypt are found the
> first beginnings of material culture-building,
> agriculture, horticulture, clothing (even cooking
> as an art); the beginnings of the
> sciences-physics, astronomy, medicine,
> engineering; the beginnings of the
> imponderables-law, government, religion. In every
> aspect of life Egypt has influenced Europe, and
> though the centuries may have modified the custom
> or idea, the origin is clearly visible. Centuries
> before Ptolemy Philadelphus founded his great
> temple of the Muses at Alexandria, Egypt was to
> the Greeks the embodiment of all wisdom and
> knowledge. In their generous enthusiasm the Greeks
> continually recorded that opinion; and by their
> writings they passed on to later generations that
> wisdom of the Egyptians which they had learnt
> orally from the learned men of the Nile Valley."
>
> Introduction page xvii
> The Splendour that was Egypt.
> By Margaret A Murray D.litt Fellow of University
> College London
Earliest pottery we've found dates to 10kya Japan...
Oldest provable water craft Australia 20-40kya...
Earliest know Law Codes Hammurabi...
Earliest cultivated agriculture Mountains of Turkey or Indo-china rice... 12kya
I totally believe in AE enormous contribution to social progression but isn't being Egypt-centrist as dangerous as Euro or African-centrist?
Jammer