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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. |