Patronizing can mean giving support to or being a customer of, suggesting that the condescending sense implies superiority gained through a donor-dependent relationship. The verb condescend used to be free of any hint of the offensive superiority it usually
The First King of Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty. by Jimmy Dunn. In the ancient world, there is no surprise that military men often became rulers. These men, most of whom rose through the military ranks, usually had considerable administrative skills and had proved themselves to be leaders.
The Xia rose to power because Yu built canals and dikes to divert the flood water of the huanghe river from civilization. For this he was honored and pronounced king and after â¦ him his son took the throne and this is how the first dynasty was formed.