A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 5
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Chapter 22, Priests and Prophets in Judea
In the 7th century B.C., it would have seemed as though the whole civilized world was to be dominated by Semitic rulers. The people who came back to Jerusalem at the command of Cyrus were a very different people in spirit and knowledge from those who had gone into captivity. They had learned civilization. These prophets marked the appearance of new and remarkable forces in the steady development of human society. In 800 B.C,. no one could have prophesied that before the 3rd century B. C., every trace of Semitic dominion would be wiped out by Aryan-speaking conquerors.
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