civilizations based on irrigation
111agricultural sciences, the — Introduction sciences dealing with food and fibre production and processing. They include the technologies of soil cultivation, crop cultivation and harvesting, animal production, and the processing of plant and animal products for human… …
112Mozambique — /moh zam beek , zeuhm /, n. 1. Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 18,165,476; 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Cap.: Maputo. 2. a seaport on an… …
113Turkmenistan — /terrk me neuh stan , stahn /, n. a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 4,225,351; 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Cap.: Ashkhabad. Also called Turkomen. Formerly, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. *… …
114Nile River — Arabic Baḥr al Nīl River, eastern and northern Africa. The longest river in the world, it is about 4,132 mi (6,650 km) long from its remotest headstream and 3,473 mi (5,588 km) from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. It flows generally north …
115Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …
116Arnold J. Toynbee — Arnold Joseph Toynbee Arnold J. Toynbee en 1961 Arnold Joseph Toynbee (14 avril 1889 22 octobre 1975) était un historien britannique. Son analyse en douze volumes de l essor et de la chute des civilisations, Étude de l histoire (A Study of… …
117Arnold Joseph Toynbee — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Toynbee. Arnold Joseph Toynbee (14 avril 1889 22 octobre 1975) était un historien britannique. Son analyse en douze volumes de l essor et de la chute des civilisations, Étude de l histoire (A… …
118Cotton — For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). Cotton Hi …
119Vietnamese people — người Việt Top: Triệu Thị Trinh • Nam Phương • …
120Nakh peoples — Vainakhs on a wedding 1870 1886 …
