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§ 5. The Ural-Altaic languages 156 § 6. The Chinese languages 157 § 7. Other language groups 157 § 8. Submerged and lost languages 161 § 9. How languages may be related 163 BOOK III
THE DAWN OF HISTORY Chapter XV. The Aryan-speaking Peoples in Prehistoric Times § 1. The spreading of the Aryan-speakers 167 § 2. Primitive Aryan life 169 § 3. Early Aryan daily life 176 Chapter XVI. The First Civilizations § 1. Early cities and early nomads 183 § 2A. The riddle of the Sumerians 188 § 2B. The empire of Sargon the First 191 § 2C. The empire of Hammurabi 191 § 2D. The Assyrians and their empire 192 § 2E. The Chaldean empire 194 § 3. The early history of Egypt 195 § 4. The early civilization of India 201 § 5. The early history of China 201 § 6. While the civilizations were growing 206 Chapter XVII. Sea Peoples and Trading Peoples § 1. The earliest ships and sailors 209 § 2. The Ægean cities before history 213 § 3. The first voyages of exploration 217 § 4. Early traders 218 § 5. Early travellers 220 Chapter XVIII. Writing § 1. Picture writing 223 § 2. Syllable writing