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James H. Breasted

There was an age, however, when the transition from savagery to civilization, with all its impressive outward manifestations in art and architecture, took place for the first time.

James H. Breasted

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James H. Breasted is highlighting a specific historical period when human societies first moved from a primitive state to an organized civilization.

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