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NSWAncient HistorySection II (Ancient Societies): New Kingdom Egypt during the Ramesside period
Quick questions on The Ramesside economy: Nile, temple estates and decline (HSC Ancient History Section II)
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What is the distinctive Ramesside economic decline?Show answer
<!-- Diagram: Schematic qualitative bar chart of grain-price and ration stress across the later Twentieth Dynasty, from Ramesses III's early reign through Ramesses XI, with documented stress events annotated | reviewed 2026-07-01 --> <svg class="fig" viewBox="0 0 520 440" role="img" aria-labelledby="rgs-t rgs-d"> <title id="rgs-t">Grain-price and ration stress across the later Ramesside period</title> <desc id="rgs-d">A qualitative, schematic bar chart showing rising economic stress across five later Twentieth Dynasty periods: Ramesses III's early reign (low), the Year 29 strike under Ramesses III, c. 1155 BC (rising), Ramesses IV to VIII, c. 1153-1126 BC (moderate to high), Ramesses IX, c. 1126-1108 BC (high), and Ramesses X to XI, c.
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