The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Africa through the drier regions of tropical Africa , it is best known as the sacred snake ( uraeus ) of the ancient Egyptians . It appears in many temple drawings , and Egyptian rulers wore its image on their foreheads as a symbol of ...
... Africa through the drier regions of tropical Africa , it is best known as the sacred snake ( uraeus ) of the ancient Egyptians . It appears in many temple drawings , and Egyptian rulers wore its image on their foreheads as a symbol of ...
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... Africa . Britain and its Euro- pean rivals made far and away their greatest territorial gains in Africa , which they virtually partitioned before 1914. In the north , the British government bought from the spendthrift Egyp- tian khedive ...
... Africa . Britain and its Euro- pean rivals made far and away their greatest territorial gains in Africa , which they virtually partitioned before 1914. In the north , the British government bought from the spendthrift Egyp- tian khedive ...
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... African Republic . Goods from the interior of Africa are shipped down the river to Brazzaville , where they are transferred to the Congo - Ocean Railroad and carried to Pointe- Noire . The rail - river route from Pointe - Noire to ...
... African Republic . Goods from the interior of Africa are shipped down the river to Brazzaville , where they are transferred to the Congo - Ocean Railroad and carried to Pointe- Noire . The rail - river route from Pointe - Noire to ...
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