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... southern portion ( the basins of the Tuul and Orhon rivers ) is a fertile region important in Mongolian history as the cradle of settled ways of life . Its landscapes are strewn with the ruins of numerous ancient communities . Farther ...
... southern portion ( the basins of the Tuul and Orhon rivers ) is a fertile region important in Mongolian history as the cradle of settled ways of life . Its landscapes are strewn with the ruins of numerous ancient communities . Farther ...
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... Southern Liang ( 502-557 ) ; and Southern Ch'en ( 557- 589 ) —was the seat of government of the regional empires south of the Yangtze . These regimes were dominated by military men whose rivalries weakened the government . But in ...
... Southern Liang ( 502-557 ) ; and Southern Ch'en ( 557- 589 ) —was the seat of government of the regional empires south of the Yangtze . These regimes were dominated by military men whose rivalries weakened the government . But in ...
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... southern Appalachia . To the north are the conifers ( red spruce and balsam fir , which grow at the highest eleva- tions and distinguish the Canadian and Maine woods ) and the northern hardwoods ( sugar maple , buckeye , beech , ash ...
... southern Appalachia . To the north are the conifers ( red spruce and balsam fir , which grow at the highest eleva- tions and distinguish the Canadian and Maine woods ) and the northern hardwoods ( sugar maple , buckeye , beech , ash ...
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