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To be fair , they would count 3/5 slaves as 1 person
The term intermediate here refers to the fact that during these times Egypt<span> was </span>not<span> a unified political power, and thus was “in-between” powerful kingdoms. Even </span>before<span> the </span>Old<span> Kingdom period, the foundations of </span>Egyptian civilization<span> were being laid for thousands of years as people living near the </span>Nile<span>increasingly focused
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