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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. OTHER HISTORICAL RECORDS. China?Oldest existing Civilization?but Records much later than those of Egypt and Chaldaea?Language and Traditions Accadian ?Communication how effected. .Kara?Very Early Civilization?Susa, an old City in First Chaldaean Records?Conquered Chaldaea in 2280 B.c.?Conquered by Assyrians 645 B.c.? Statue of Nana?Cyrus an Elamite King?His Cylinder?Teaches Untrustworthiness of Legendary History. Pfuenicia?Great Influence on Western Civilization?but Date comparatively late?Traditions of Origin?First distinct Mention in Egyptian Monuments 1600 B.c: ?Great Movements of Maritime Nations?Invasions of Egypt by Sea and Land, under Menepthah, 1330 B.c., and Ramses III., 1250 B.c.?Lists of Nations ?Show Advanced Civilization and Intercourse?but nothing beyond 2000 or 2500 B.c. Hittites?Great Empire in Asia Minor and Syria?Turanian Race? Origin Cappadocia?Great Wars with Egypt?Battle of Kadesh ?Treaty with Ramses II.?Power rapidly declined?but only finally destroyed 717 B.c. by Sargon II.?Capital Carchemish? Great Commercial Emporium?Hittite Hieroglyphic Inscriptions and Monuments ? Only recently and partially deciphered? Results. Arabia?Recent Discoveries ? Inscriptions ? Sabaea ? Minaeans ? Thirty-two Kings known?Ancient Commerce and Trade-routes ?Incense and Spices?Literature?Old Traditions?Oannes? Punt ? Seat of Semites?Arabian Alphabet ? Older than Phoenician?Bearing on Old Testament Histories. Troy and Mycenae?Dr. Schliemann's Excavations?Hissarlik? Buried Fortifications, Palaces, and Treasures of Ancient Troy ?Mycenae and Tiryns?Proof of Civilization and Commerce ?Tombs?Absence of Inscriptions and Religious Symbols? Date of Mycenaean Civilization?School of Art?Pictures on Vases?Type of Race. CHINA. The first country to which w..
| ISBN-13 | 9780217850629 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217850626 |
| Weight | 0.94 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.65 In |
| List Price | $23.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 288 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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