The New Encyclopædia Britannica: L-ZEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... China in Central Asia . The Kushāns were patrons of the arts and of religion . A major branch of the Silk Road carrying luxury goods and ideas between Rome , India , and China passed through Afghanistan , where a transshipment centre ...
... China in Central Asia . The Kushāns were patrons of the arts and of religion . A major branch of the Silk Road carrying luxury goods and ideas between Rome , India , and China passed through Afghanistan , where a transshipment centre ...
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... ( China ) the fields were watered by the rain , they laughed and said , " How could heaven provide enough for all ? " Yet , heaven provided . It has long supported more than one - half of humanity on less than a seventh of the Earth's ...
... ( China ) the fields were watered by the rain , they laughed and said , " How could heaven provide enough for all ? " Yet , heaven provided . It has long supported more than one - half of humanity on less than a seventh of the Earth's ...
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... China from Babylonia . The Chinese are known to have had irrigation before 2200 BC . Notable Chinese irrigation works include the Tu - kiang Dam , built about 200 BC , which provided water for about 500,000 acres , and the Grand Canal ...
... China from Babylonia . The Chinese are known to have had irrigation before 2200 BC . Notable Chinese irrigation works include the Tu - kiang Dam , built about 200 BC , which provided water for about 500,000 acres , and the Grand Canal ...
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