A General History of the WorldE. Arnold, 1913 - 799 |
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... formed into fruitful soil , roads to be built like causeways through the swamps , and this could only be effected by strict organisation under a vigorous government . The Egyptians became a peasant people under a rigid monarchical rule ...
... formed into fruitful soil , roads to be built like causeways through the swamps , and this could only be effected by strict organisation under a vigorous government . The Egyptians became a peasant people under a rigid monarchical rule ...
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... formed chin , Mongol eyes and a low forehead . Besides cunei- form writing , they invented a sexagesimal system of numera- tion , which formed the basis of all counting and measuring throughout the whole extent of Babylonia . The ...
... formed chin , Mongol eyes and a low forehead . Besides cunei- form writing , they invented a sexagesimal system of numera- tion , which formed the basis of all counting and measuring throughout the whole extent of Babylonia . The ...
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... formed a solid foundation upon which new villages could be erected . The dead were buried in pots which were used over and over again . The rivers continually changed their courses and necessitated new arrangements . Metals and other ...
... formed a solid foundation upon which new villages could be erected . The dead were buried in pots which were used over and over again . The rivers continually changed their courses and necessitated new arrangements . Metals and other ...
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... formed into one , and each brought to the other the elements needed for its develop- ment . We possess an enormous mass of Babylonian documents written on imperishable clay , concerning not only affairs of public importance but the ...
... formed into one , and each brought to the other the elements needed for its develop- ment . We possess an enormous mass of Babylonian documents written on imperishable clay , concerning not only affairs of public importance but the ...
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... formed by the Assyrians , who lived west of the Tigris between the two Zuls , and whose chief town and ruling god bore the name of Assur . We do not find their name before 2100 B.C. , but they probably existed before this . Charrae also ...
... formed by the Assyrians , who lived west of the Tigris between the two Zuls , and whose chief town and ruling god bore the name of Assur . We do not find their name before 2100 B.C. , but they probably existed before this . Charrae also ...
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