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Page 47
... period as com- pared with that of today supported a grassland vegetation , especially in the highland valleys , that was ideal for large herds of grazing an- imals . The shift toward sedentary agriculture apparently began after about ...
... period as com- pared with that of today supported a grassland vegetation , especially in the highland valleys , that was ideal for large herds of grazing an- imals . The shift toward sedentary agriculture apparently began after about ...
Page 432
... period , also called ASHIKAGA PERIOD , in Japanese history , period of the Ashikaga shogunate ( 1338-1573 ) . It was named for a district in Kyoto , where the first Ashikaga shogun , Takauji , established his ad- ministrative ...
... period , also called ASHIKAGA PERIOD , in Japanese history , period of the Ashikaga shogunate ( 1338-1573 ) . It was named for a district in Kyoto , where the first Ashikaga shogun , Takauji , established his ad- ministrative ...
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... period during which the Byzantine tradition spread from southern Kiev , the first capital and cultural centre of Russia , to the northern centres of Novgorod and Vladimir - Suzdal . In this period fresco painting was the dominant art ...
... period during which the Byzantine tradition spread from southern Kiev , the first capital and cultural centre of Russia , to the northern centres of Novgorod and Vladimir - Suzdal . In this period fresco painting was the dominant art ...
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