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Rated: 41 times. Average rating 4.44
Description
Chronicles the growth of culture, commerce, political alliances and religious movements throughout the Mediterranean world, ranging from the wonders of ancient Egypt, to the rise of Islam, to the Renaissance, and to the tumultuous events at the beginningof the twentieth century.
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