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The late period was on the whole a
period of deterioration. The office of kingship suffered a decline in prestige, and the
political and social systems were unstable. Egypt was now ruled from two separate
capitals, one in the north and one in the south. Also, large foreign colonies were
established within Egyptian territories .
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The influence of the state god Amun was dispersed
among other minor city-gods, but Amon still retained some of his previous power ,at least
in Upper Egypt.Political and social instability and the power of the Egyptian pharaohs was
weak and challenged by other forces in the countery .Larg foreign colonies developed and
Egypt for the first time opened its borders to the foreigners who settled in the delta. |
