Secrets of ancient Chinese tombs
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The Differences Between Mesopotamia and China
In many ways China civilization is genuinely different from Mesopotamia and Egypt. The most important thing that people really never notice is that there is a huge Tibetan plateau between China and Iran, so crossing even from India into China in the site is very difficult. They don't develop communities centered singly on a deity, they're really developing family clan systems based on their ancestors. This social difference is immensely important to some extent even down to today.
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