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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. |