INI ii HBONMENT i:.i 



is a h- >"-' -"it of a routine which never changes 



and iv|imvs rath. -i- l.ra-.sn than lirain. This we find 

 admiral.l\ reflected in the character of the peasantry, 

 now, as in anti|uit\ , interested only in the securing of 



-h food to live and to marry upon. But this did 

 not seriously iimdif\ t of the ruling class 



for, from j- times, they have always been 



^ners. Accordingly, their character has always 

 been th,-. <1 in . < )nly one < 



should I.e noted. .} \i^[ because tliry did imt adjust tln-in- 

 i to tlir rliniat.-. they became fiirrvat-l ;m<i finally 

 were killed off. In other \vonl>. tin- -liinato has only a 

 negat t <>n tin- in-n who have made Egyptian -ul 



\\orthy of our >tuly. MIt 



Natural Munlitinx in tin* Nile valley permitted the 

 congregation of a large population in a small area and 

 thereby made possible the development of a liiirh civiliza- 

 tion. I "i the closer the contact between men, the more 

 intimate the intercourse, and the less the likelihood of 

 IOMH niits of collective '-\perience. Competition 



of many individuals sharpens wits and raises the nctiv- 

 f human powers. The maintenance of steady in- 

 crease of population seems to be intimately conn 

 with the development of culture. 37 Sparsely populated 

 areas have a low type of civilization. In all centers of 

 civilization, whether old or new, we find dense popula- 

 tions. If the topography of a region limits the possi- 

 bilities of intercourse and renders large permanent 

 assemblies of men impnsMhlc. there U slight chanc 

 the development of an enduring cult 



MOlmstMd. A. T."( limit* and History," Journal of Gcoynpky. vol. I, 

 IP 103-168. 



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