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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate After readig this book I asked myself the following: Review: Mainsprings of CivilizationUser Review - GoodreadsThis was a very influential book in my thinking. It looks at heredity, geography and climate as major factors in the rise of various civilizations. It was originally published in 1945. Related books
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Common terms and phrasesactivity agriculture American animals animistic appears Asia atmospheric atmospheric electricity average Babylonia biological biological inheritance Caspian Sea cent century China cities civilization climatic cycles climatic efficiency cold contrast countries crops cultural curve deathrate desert diet diseases effect electrical England especially Europe evidence example fact factor favorable Figure Genghiz Khan geographical groups Hakkas heredity human Huntington Iceland increase India indicate influence inheritance innate Japan Junkers Kikuyu kind kiths land latitudes less library circulation living maximum means mental migration Mongols mountains Nevertheless Newfoundland nomads North northern optimum ozone Parsis percentage period physical environment population produce progress Puritans qualities race rain rainfall regions relatively religion reproduction Russia season seems shows similar social solar constant South stimulating storms summer sunspots temperament temperature tend tion trees tropical United vigor villages warm weather winter Bibliographic information
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