Term scarcity Definition: A pervasive condition of human existence that exists because society has unlimited wants and needs, but limited resources used for their satisfaction. In other words, while we all want a bunch of stuff, we can't have everything that we want.
EGYPTIAN FOOT: the toe is longer than the second finger ROMAN FOOT: the toe is as long as the second finger GREEK FOOT: the second finger is longer than the toe.
Egyptian Civilization. The basic element in the lengthy history of Egyptian civilization is geography. The Nile River rises from the lakes of central Africa as the White Nile and from the mountains of Ethiopia as the Blue Nile.