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Page 182
... Europe , North America , and Asia . The European chestnut produces useful timber as well ; the American chestnut also was an important source of lumber and nuts before the arrival of the blight . chestnut blight , a plant disease caused ...
... Europe , North America , and Asia . The European chestnut produces useful timber as well ; the American chestnut also was an important source of lumber and nuts before the arrival of the blight . chestnut blight , a plant disease caused ...
Page 209
... European prehistory in the 2nd and 3rd millennia BC sought to evaluate the relationship between Europe and the Middle East and to examine the structure and character of the preliterate cultures of the Western world in antiquity . His ...
... European prehistory in the 2nd and 3rd millennia BC sought to evaluate the relationship between Europe and the Middle East and to examine the structure and character of the preliterate cultures of the Western world in antiquity . His ...
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... European nations discovered , con- quered , settled , and exploited large areas of the world . A brief treatment of colonialism follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : European Overseas Exploration and Empires , History of ...
... European nations discovered , con- quered , settled , and exploited large areas of the world . A brief treatment of colonialism follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : European Overseas Exploration and Empires , History of ...
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