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61ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
62Nyakyusa people — The Nyakyusa (also called the Sokile, Ngonde or Nkonde) are an African ethnic and linguistic group who live in the fertile mountains of southern Tanzania and northern Malawi former German East Africa. They speak the Nyakyusa language, a member of …
63ḤULEH VALLEY — ḤULEH VALLEY, region in upper eastern Galilee; a section of the Syrian East African Rift, at least since the Tertiary period, hemmed in on three sides by steep hill and mountain slopes: viz., the Naftali Ridge of Galilee in the west, the Hermon… …
64Lebanon — /leb euh neuhn/ or, esp. for 1, / non /, n. 1. a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3,858,736; 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Cap.: Beirut. 2. a city in SE Pennsylvania. 25,711. 3. a city in N central Tennessee. 11,872. 4. a… …
65Geography of the People's Republic of China — China is the 3rd or 4th largest country in the world (depending on whether all PRC administered areas are included or not see List of countries and outlying territories by total area) and the one with the most people. It stretches about 5,000… …
66Central Asia, history of — Introduction history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. In its historical application the term Central Asia designates an area that is considerably larger than the heartland of the Asian continent. Were it… …
67Geography of China — Topography of China. Longsheng Rice Terrac …
68Geography of Uttar Pradesh — Uttar Pradesh is India s fifth largest and most populous state, located in the north western part of the country. It spreads over a large area, and the plains of the state are quite distinctly different from the high mountains in the north. The… …
69Aztec — Aztecan, adj. /az tek/, n. 1. a member of a Nahuatl speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521. 2. Also called classical Nahuatl. the variety of Nahuatl that served as the medium of Aztec civilization, aboriginally… …
70Five-year plans of Vietnam — The five year plans of Vietnam were a series of economic development initiatives. The Vietnamese economy was shaped primarily by the Vietnamese Communist Party through the plenary sessions of the Central Committee and national congresses. The… …
