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P.879 - §1 When climatic conditions
made hunting unprofitable for the migrating Andites, they did not follow
the evolutionary course of the older races by becoming herders. Commerce
and urban life made their appearance. From Egypt through Mesopotamia and
Turkestan to the rivers of China and India, the more highly civilized tribes
began to assemble in cities devoted to manufacture and trade. Adonia became
the central Asian commercial metropolis, being located near the present
city of Ashkhabad. Commerce in stone, metal, wood, and pottery was accelerated
on both land and water. |