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The civilization of ancient egypt paul johnson ebook. The oxford history of a n c i e n t egypt the editor ian shaw is a. The first and second dynasties archaic egypt with the establishment of the first dynasty there arose a theory of kingship which remained the basis of the egyptian state for nearly three thousand years. In 3100 bc, king menes joined the two parts of the land into one kingdom.
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