The New Encyclopædia Britannica: L-ZEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... plain of the Amu River independent about 250 BC ; Greco - Bactrian con- querors moved south about 180 BC and ... north - central India beyond Bactria as far as the frontiers of China in Central Asia . The Kushāns were patrons of the arts and ...
... plain of the Amu River independent about 250 BC ; Greco - Bactrian con- querors moved south about 180 BC and ... north - central India beyond Bactria as far as the frontiers of China in Central Asia . The Kushāns were patrons of the arts and ...
Page 66
... North Africa , notably to Tunisia and , more particularly , Algeria . Gold ... ( china clay ) occurs in Algeria . Outside North Africa it is widespread . In ... Plain of Ethiopia . The princi- pal sources of salt in Africa , however , are ...
... North Africa , notably to Tunisia and , more particularly , Algeria . Gold ... ( china clay ) occurs in Algeria . Outside North Africa it is widespread . In ... Plain of Ethiopia . The princi- pal sources of salt in Africa , however , are ...
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... North China Plain in the central region of the Yellow River Valley , which is regarded as the birthplace of agri- culture - based civilization in China . From there it spread throughout the country , but it failed to penetrate the ...
... North China Plain in the central region of the Yellow River Valley , which is regarded as the birthplace of agri- culture - based civilization in China . From there it spread throughout the country , but it failed to penetrate the ...
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