Word: demi
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Demotic. By means of the Greek, the other characters were easily deciphered. The second source of our knowledge of ancient Egypt is derived from the writings of the historian Manatho. He divided its history into dynasties, the first two being those of the gods, the second two of the demi-gods, and then the prehistoric kings. The 11th and 12th dynasties mark the era of the pyramids, from the 13th to the 18th dynasty, the obelisks. The mathematical genius of Egyptians was wonderful...