Note 9 — Chapter I · The Dawn of Civilization
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The man, remembered as Osiris, who first sowed his little corn patch, sowed also the seeds from which grew a mighty empire and a great civilization. His discovery spread from people to people, and from land to land, and a new era was inaugurated in the history of the world. Progress was made possible when mankind were led from the wide hunting-fields to the little fields of the Stone Age9 farmer, and shown how they could live pleasant and well-ordered lives in large communities.