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Inca Road System
A map of the Inca road system which included some 40,000 km of routes.

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Turfan Water System Underground Channel
The underground channel of a qanat in the Turfan water system in the Turpan Depression of Xinjiang, China.

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Brahmanism
Brahmanism (also known as Vedic Religion) is the belief system that developed from the Vedas during the Late Vedic Period (c. 1100-500 BCE) originating in the Indus Valley Civilization after the Indo-Aryan Migration c. 2000-1500 BCE. It claims...

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Ancient India
India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name 'Bharata' is used as a designation for the country in their constitution referencing the ancient mythological emperor, Bharata, whose story is told, in part...

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Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)
The entrance to the water system at Tel Gezer in central Israel. This photo was taken during the 2011 excavations of the water system by the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The water system is believed to have been built during...

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Shushtar Hydraulic System, Iran
The Shushtar Hydraulic System is a Sasanian era (3rd century CE) water irrigation system in Shushtar in Iran that included watermills, dams, tunnels and canals. The mills, one of which is still functioning, were used to grind wheat and barley...

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The Origin and History of the B.C.E / C.E Dating System (As well as B.C/A.D)
In recent years, a persistent criticism has been leveled against the use of the BCE/CE system (Before the Common or Current Era/Common or Current Era) , rather than BC/AD (Before Christ/Anno Domini or 'Year of Our Lord'), in dating historical...

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Earth's Solar System
Earth's solar system by NASA and Rawpixel.

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Smugglers During the Continental System
Smugglers in 1808, defying the Continental System. Etching by John Augustus Atkinson and William Miller, 1808.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

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Intercultural Referral System
Intercultural referral model used in Dino Stagno Hospital, Traiguen, Chile.