The Four Civilizations of the World: An Historical RetrospectLippincott, 1874 - 416 pages |
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... of this ill - balanced system is due to causes not difficult to discover . Chief among these must be placed the climate of the country . The A heat makes the soil fertile , and food abundant and FIRST CIVILIZATION PAGE ASIA.
... of this ill - balanced system is due to causes not difficult to discover . Chief among these must be placed the climate of the country . The A heat makes the soil fertile , and food abundant and FIRST CIVILIZATION PAGE ASIA.
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... chief deity , Buddha , represents supreme reason and absolute intelligence . It declares our present existence to be imperfect and perishable ; that the world is an illusion of the senses ; and that the soul should be detached from ...
... chief deity , Buddha , represents supreme reason and absolute intelligence . It declares our present existence to be imperfect and perishable ; that the world is an illusion of the senses ; and that the soul should be detached from ...
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... Esprit des Lois ( 1748 ) , was the first to point out how radically the institutions and character of a nation are influenced by its climate , soil , and food . 2 ROME . I will My chief purpose is accomplished in GREECE . 25.
... Esprit des Lois ( 1748 ) , was the first to point out how radically the institutions and character of a nation are influenced by its climate , soil , and food . 2 ROME . I will My chief purpose is accomplished in GREECE . 25.
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An Historical Retrospect Henry Wikoff. ROME . I will My chief purpose is accomplished in having shown the birth and prominent features of European civili- zation ; which was destined never wholly to die , though submerged in a deluge of ...
An Historical Retrospect Henry Wikoff. ROME . I will My chief purpose is accomplished in having shown the birth and prominent features of European civili- zation ; which was destined never wholly to die , though submerged in a deluge of ...
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... Chiefs of that epoch . * The advent of Charlemagne towards the end of the eighth century , changed the face of Europe . It was he who put an end to the invasions of the barbarians from the North and of the Moham- medans from the South ...
... Chiefs of that epoch . * The advent of Charlemagne towards the end of the eighth century , changed the face of Europe . It was he who put an end to the invasions of the barbarians from the North and of the Moham- medans from the South ...
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