Encyclopedia of ancient Asian civilization / Charles F.W. Higham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Facts on File, 2004Description: xxi, 440 p. : ill. 28 cmISBN:
  • 816046409
LOC classification:
  • DS 12 .H537 2004
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Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference DS 12 .H537 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000284881

development of what may be termed "secondary civilizations" in areas that came under the influence of China, India, or both

regions where east meets west through the expansion fo Greek and Persian Empires and the intrusions of Sakas or Scythians, Kushans, and Hepthalite Huns.

Concentrates on the civilizations that arose from the East of the Caspian Sea which is a vast territory stretching from the region of modern Afghanistan and the Aral Sea to Japan and Korea, and from Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) to the islands of Southeast Asia. Discusses the strands of early Asian civilizations including the origins and flowering of the indigeneous states of Indus Basin which later moved to Ganges and Yamuna Valleys, Chang and the Huang

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