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... Europe , representing nearly every nationality , but predominantly from rural southern France . In the East they became town dwellers , but a few were agriculturalists , proprietors of small estates , rarely themselves tillers of the ...
... Europe , representing nearly every nationality , but predominantly from rural southern France . In the East they became town dwellers , but a few were agriculturalists , proprietors of small estates , rarely themselves tillers of the ...
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... Europe's development . It is probable , for example , that the departure of unruly elements on the First Crusade ... Europe . Moreover , returning crusaders brought new tastes or increased the demand for spices , Oriental textiles , and ...
... Europe's development . It is probable , for example , that the departure of unruly elements on the First Crusade ... Europe . Moreover , returning crusaders brought new tastes or increased the demand for spices , Oriental textiles , and ...
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... Europe and , in the 18th century , to America . Apple tree . One of the oldest fruit trees is the apple ( Malus species ) , with a few dozen wild species in east and west Asia , in Europe , and in North America . The great majority of ...
... Europe and , in the 18th century , to America . Apple tree . One of the oldest fruit trees is the apple ( Malus species ) , with a few dozen wild species in east and west Asia , in Europe , and in North America . The great majority of ...
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