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... period that it has often been called the Period of Feudal Partition . This is misleading : " feudal " is hardly more applicable to the widely varying institutions of this time than to those of the Kievan period . " Partition " implies a ...
... period that it has often been called the Period of Feudal Partition . This is misleading : " feudal " is hardly more applicable to the widely varying institutions of this time than to those of the Kievan period . " Partition " implies a ...
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... Period ( the second period of the Stone Age , characterized by the use of rough or chipped stone imple- ments ) of perhaps 50,000 to 100,000 years ago ultimately gave way to cattle herders of the Neolithic Period ( the latest period of ...
... Period ( the second period of the Stone Age , characterized by the use of rough or chipped stone imple- ments ) of perhaps 50,000 to 100,000 years ago ultimately gave way to cattle herders of the Neolithic Period ( the latest period of ...
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... period instrument like the Benioff short - period seis- mograph , and the other one a long - period instrument like the Press - Ewing seismograph . A correct time - marking system is essential . If seismic signals are noticed on the ...
... period instrument like the Benioff short - period seis- mograph , and the other one a long - period instrument like the Press - Ewing seismograph . A correct time - marking system is essential . If seismic signals are noticed on the ...
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