An inquiry into the permanent causes of the decline and fall of powerful and wealthy nations

by William Playfair

GEOGRAPHICAL discovery so far as connected with the rise and fall of nations nearly at an end, 12.

GENOA, why put with Venice in the chart of commercial history, 56.-- Its greatness, ib.-- Loses its superiority, 57.-- Its power in the Black-Sea, ib.

GOLD. See Money.

GOLDEN Age. See Age.

GOVERNMENTS ought to aid in the education of the lower and middling classes, 94, 95.-- Neglect education in the useful arts, 98.-- Should counteract the internal causes of decline, 172, 173, 187.-- Government of Great Britain should take care of education, 225.

GRAIN. See Corn.

GREEKS, their education peculiar to themselves, 25.-- Studied Egyptian learning, 98, 99.

GUN-POWDER changed the art of war, 4.

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HANS Towns rose first to wealth in the north of Europe, 3.-- Became formidable towards the end twelfth century, 45.-- Arose from the circumstances of the times and necessity.-- Became conquerors, 48.-- Began to decline through pride and luxury, 49.