Outlines of the world's history, ancient, mediæval, and modern, with special relation to the history of civilization and the progress of mankind .. . GEOGRAPBICAL SKETCH. 9 5. The real theater of Asiatic history, namely, South-western Asia, may be subdivided into three Division ofregions : i. that west of the Euphrates ; 2. the Western of the Euphrates and Tigris; 3. the region be-tween the Zagros Mountains and the Indus basin inclusive. 6. West of the Euphrates we have : i. The peninsula ofAsia Minor, the seat of several nationalities (of ,.,, . ^ ... . , First region. which that
Outlines of the world's history, ancient, mediæval, and modern, with special relation to the history of civilization and the progress of mankind .. . GEOGRAPBICAL SKETCH. 9 5. The real theater of Asiatic history, namely, South-western Asia, may be subdivided into three Division ofregions : i. that west of the Euphrates ; 2. the Western of the Euphrates and Tigris; 3. the region be-tween the Zagros Mountains and the Indus basin inclusive. 6. West of the Euphrates we have : i. The peninsula ofAsia Minor, the seat of several nationalities (of ,.,, . ^ ... . , First region. which that of Lydia was the most important)ind of various Grecian colonies; their history is, however,connected as much with Europe as with Asia. 2. Syria,bordering on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea,and comprising three distinct parts: (i). Syria proper; (2)Phoenicia, including the narrow strip of coast betweenLebanon and the sea; (3) Palestine, south of The peninsula of Arabia, stretching southeastward. Thislast is of comparatively little importance in ancient history. 7. In the basins of the Tigris and the Euphrates wereseve
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