The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Western or European , Islamic , Hindu , and Chinese way of life or civilization . It is upon these classical foundations that our contemporary civilization , of whatever type , directly rests . In the West , the Greeks and Romans were ...
... Western or European , Islamic , Hindu , and Chinese way of life or civilization . It is upon these classical foundations that our contemporary civilization , of whatever type , directly rests . In the West , the Greeks and Romans were ...
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... western parts of the con- tinents , as we see in western Europe . At. high. latitudes. annual. precipitation. is. gen-. erally small , and summer is the season when it is greatest , particularly over the continents . This is well ...
... western parts of the con- tinents , as we see in western Europe . At. high. latitudes. annual. precipitation. is. gen-. erally small , and summer is the season when it is greatest , particularly over the continents . This is well ...
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... western coast of Africa , and the west coast of Europe to the British Isles , and into the Baltic Sea . The Phoenicians were manufacturers as well as ad- venturers . They built the port cities of Tyre and Sidon on the Asiatic shore of ...
... western coast of Africa , and the west coast of Europe to the British Isles , and into the Baltic Sea . The Phoenicians were manufacturers as well as ad- venturers . They built the port cities of Tyre and Sidon on the Asiatic shore of ...
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