Egyptian thought seeded Greek intellectual and scientific development

Evidence

From the pre-Christian seventh century on, Egyptian law, science, religion, and philosophy began to have dramatic impacts on the development of Ionian and Greek thought. The Egyptian Mysteries, expelled from Greece 300 or 400 years earlier in the struggle against Egyptian imperialism, once again became the basis of Greek development. Now the spoils of a crumbling state, this time the Mysteries served to advance intellectual and scientific development rather than a technology extended for purposes of imperialist exploitation. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 437

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 437
• XREF: connects to: The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus reveals ancient Egyptian numerical thought. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 291; Islamic civilization preserved ancient learning and stimulated Western scholasticism — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1634; The Crusades were tied to enduring European xenophobia rooted in Greek thought (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus reveals ancient Egyptian numerical thought. #corroborates (0.70) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 291
• Islamic civilization preserved ancient learning and stimulated Western scholasticism #complicates (0.35) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1634
• The Crusades were tied to enduring European xenophobia rooted in Greek thought #complicates (0.20)