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One part went with North America. ||||| Have you ever looked closely at a globe? ||||| The edge of South America matches Africa.
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Why does Wegener propose the continents look like a giant jigsaw puzzle He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart
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He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. ||||| He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle.
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Why does Wegener propose the continents look like a giant jigsaw puzzle North America looks like it could fit next to Europe
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That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| How can answering these questions help us? ||||| What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock?
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Why does Wegener propose the continents look like a giant jigsaw puzzle North America looks like it could fit next to Europe
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One part went with North America. ||||| Have you ever looked closely at a globe? ||||| The edge of South America matches Africa.
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Why does Wegener propose the continents look like a giant jigsaw puzzle North America looks like it could fit next to Europe
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He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. ||||| He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America. ||||| The other part stayed with Europe.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North America
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The other part stayed with Europe. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| It caused them to start asking questions.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North America
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock?
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North America
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He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. ||||| He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America. ||||| The other part stayed with Europe.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North america and europe
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The other part stayed with Europe. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| It caused them to start asking questions.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North america and europe
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock?
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where North america and europe
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He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. ||||| He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America. ||||| The other part stayed with Europe.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where One part in with North America, the other part stayed with Europe
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The other part stayed with Europe. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| It caused them to start asking questions.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where One part in with North America, the other part stayed with Europe
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock?
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where One part in with North America, the other part stayed with Europe
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He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. ||||| He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America. ||||| The other part stayed with Europe.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where Apart
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The other part stayed with Europe. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| It caused them to start asking questions.
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where Apart
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock?
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He proposed that the rocks formed side by side and then drifted where Apart
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He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America.
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What went to north Americ The rocks
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One part went with North America. ||||| North America looks like it could fit next to Europe.
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What went to north Americ The rocks
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He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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What went to north Americ The rocks
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He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America.
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What went to north Americ One part of rock
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One part went with North America. ||||| North America looks like it could fit next to Europe.
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What went to north Americ One part of rock
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He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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What went to north Americ One part of rock
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He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. ||||| One part went with North America.
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What went to north Americ One part of the rocks that formed side by side
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One part went with North America. ||||| North America looks like it could fit next to Europe.
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What went to north Americ One part of the rocks that formed side by side
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He noticed they were the same type and age. ||||| Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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What went to north Americ One part of the rocks that formed side by side
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That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. ||||| The edge of South America matches Africa.
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North Amrerica next to Europe
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That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| Scientists noticed these same features. ||||| Have you ever looked closely at a globe?
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North Amrerica next to Europe
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| They wanted to know if these continents were was connected? ||||| If so, how can something so large move so far?
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North Amrerica next to Europe
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That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. ||||| The edge of South America matches Africa.
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. The edge of South America matches Africa
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That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. ||||| Scientists noticed these same features. ||||| Have you ever looked closely at a globe?
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. The edge of South America matches Africa
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A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. ||||| They wanted to know if these continents were was connected? ||||| If so, how can something so large move so far?
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How would the jigsaw like continents fit together North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. The edge of South America matches Africa
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Sarawak's coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers. ||||| (The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Chinese
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(The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities. ||||| His counter-attack with Dayak warriors drove the Chinese out of Bau and across the Sarawak border.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Chinese
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He brought Dayak leaders onto his ruling council but favored the time-honored colonial practice of divide-and-rule by pitting one tribe against another to keep the peace. ||||| Brunei chiefs traded the metals through Americans in Singapore.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Chinese
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Sarawak's coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers. ||||| (The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Dayak
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(The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities. ||||| His counter-attack with Dayak warriors drove the Chinese out of Bau and across the Sarawak border.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Dayak
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He brought Dayak leaders onto his ruling council but favored the time-honored colonial practice of divide-and-rule by pitting one tribe against another to keep the peace. ||||| Brunei chiefs traded the metals through Americans in Singapore.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Dayak
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Sarawak's coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers. ||||| (The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Muslims, Balanini pirates, Iban (Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers)
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(The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities. ||||| His counter-attack with Dayak warriors drove the Chinese out of Bau and across the Sarawak border.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Muslims, Balanini pirates, Iban (Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers)
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He brought Dayak leaders onto his ruling council but favored the time-honored colonial practice of divide-and-rule by pitting one tribe against another to keep the peace. ||||| Brunei chiefs traded the metals through Americans in Singapore.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Muslims, Balanini pirates, Iban (Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers)
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Sarawak's coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers. ||||| (The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Balanani pirates, Muslims, Iban, Chinese
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(The Dayaks practiced head-hunting, a ritual that was believed to bring spiritual energy to their communities. ||||| His counter-attack with Dayak warriors drove the Chinese out of Bau and across the Sarawak border.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Balanani pirates, Muslims, Iban, Chinese
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He brought Dayak leaders onto his ruling council but favored the time-honored colonial practice of divide-and-rule by pitting one tribe against another to keep the peace. ||||| Brunei chiefs traded the metals through Americans in Singapore.
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Which groups fought for control of Borneo in the 19th Century Balanani pirates, Muslims, Iban, Chinese
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I might, however, rent it." ||||| Show me around, and then I shall decide." ||||| Call me Bernardo."
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Be shown around
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Show me around, and then I shall decide." ||||| "Of course, Señor Flynn." ||||| She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?"
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Be shown around
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Not even Los Mundos is so polite. ||||| I should buy it to raze it, but I am not so kind-hearted. ||||| I hate it, despise it, abhor it!
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Be shown around
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I might, however, rent it." ||||| Show me around, and then I shall decide." ||||| Call me Bernardo."
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Take a walk and look around
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Show me around, and then I shall decide." ||||| "Of course, Señor Flynn." ||||| She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?"
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Take a walk and look around
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Not even Los Mundos is so polite. ||||| I should buy it to raze it, but I am not so kind-hearted. ||||| I hate it, despise it, abhor it!
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What does Bernardo need to do before he can decide whether to rent the house Take a walk and look around
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To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| (Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. ||||| Her lower lip (a trifle too narrow for her face, perhaps her only physical flaw) thrust forward slightly as she started to speak.
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha
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(Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. ||||| "It amuses me. ||||| Call me Bernardo."
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha
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I hate it, despise it, abhor it! ||||| It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| I clapped her shoulder to show I was not laughing at her.
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha
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To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| (Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. ||||| Her lower lip (a trifle too narrow for her face, perhaps her only physical flaw) thrust forward slightly as she started to speak.
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha's
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(Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. ||||| "It amuses me. ||||| Call me Bernardo."
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha's
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I hate it, despise it, abhor it! ||||| It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| I clapped her shoulder to show I was not laughing at her.
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Whose lower lip was too narrow for her face Tasha's
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"Of course, Señor Flynn." ||||| "And stop calling me 'señor'. ||||| Call me Bernardo."
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What is Bernardo's last name Flynn
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"Of course, Señor Flynn." ||||| I should buy it to raze it, but I am not so kind-hearted. ||||| I think she only heard the last words of my speech.
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What is Bernardo's last name Flynn
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"It amuses me. ||||| To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| I should buy it to raze it, but I am not so kind-hearted.
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What is Bernardo's last name Flynn
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"Of course, Señor Flynn." ||||| "And stop calling me 'señor'. ||||| Not even Los Mundos is so polite.
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Who does not address Bernardo as señor Los Mundos
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"And stop calling me 'señor'. ||||| I laughed. ||||| I think she only heard the last words of my speech.
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Who does not address Bernardo as señor Los Mundos
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(Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. ||||| "It amuses me. ||||| I hate it, despise it, abhor it!
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Who does not address Bernardo as señor Los Mundos
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To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| Her lower lip (a trifle too narrow for her face, perhaps her only physical flaw) thrust forward slightly as she started to speak. ||||| She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?"
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After catching herself, is Tasha able to entirely slide her jaw back into place Yes
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Her lower lip (a trifle too narrow for her face, perhaps her only physical flaw) thrust forward slightly as she started to speak. ||||| "And stop calling me 'señor'. ||||| Not even Los Mundos is so polite.
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After catching herself, is Tasha able to entirely slide her jaw back into place Yes
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I hate it, despise it, abhor it! ||||| I might, however, rent it." ||||| "Like it?
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After catching herself, is Tasha able to entirely slide her jaw back into place Yes
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It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| Call me Bernardo." ||||| I hate it, despise it, abhor it!
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -
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It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| "It amuses me.
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -
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Not even Los Mundos is so polite. ||||| I clapped her shoulder to show I was not laughing at her. ||||| She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?"
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -
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It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| Call me Bernardo." ||||| I hate it, despise it, abhor it!
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It is gaudy, graceless, and pretentious
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It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. ||||| To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. ||||| "It amuses me.
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It is gaudy, graceless, and pretentious
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Not even Los Mundos is so polite. ||||| I clapped her shoulder to show I was not laughing at her. ||||| She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?"
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Why does Bernardo despise the house It is gaudy, graceless, and pretentious
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country India
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The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art. ||||| The first figural portrayals of the Buddha, previously avoided by Buddhists, appeared at this time; they were modeled on Greek statues of Apollo. ||||| The Yavanajataka and Paulisa Siddhanta texts in particular show Greek influence.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country India
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One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'. ||||| Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country India
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Between Greek and Indian culture
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The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art. ||||| The first figural portrayals of the Buddha, previously avoided by Buddhists, appeared at this time; they were modeled on Greek statues of Apollo. ||||| The Yavanajataka and Paulisa Siddhanta texts in particular show Greek influence.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Between Greek and Indian culture
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One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'. ||||| Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Between Greek and Indian culture
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Indian, and especially Buddhist culture
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The resulting syncretism known as Greco-Buddhism heavily influenced the development of Buddhism and created a culture of Greco-Buddhist art. ||||| The first figural portrayals of the Buddha, previously avoided by Buddhists, appeared at this time; they were modeled on Greek statues of Apollo. ||||| The Yavanajataka and Paulisa Siddhanta texts in particular show Greek influence.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Indian, and especially Buddhist culture
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One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'. ||||| Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD.
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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the meshing between Greek culture and culture of which country Indian, and especially Buddhist culture
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The creation of the Silk Road between the Hellenic area and Asia
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There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism).
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The creation of the Silk Road between the Hellenic area and Asia
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Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The creation of the Silk Road between the Hellenic area and Asia
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth
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There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism).
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth
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Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The newly formed Silk Road
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There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism).
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The newly formed Silk Road
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Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The newly formed Silk Road
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Some of the most unusual effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-arising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC-125 BC) in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and the Greco-Indian Kingdom (180 BC - 10 CE) in modern Afghanistan and India. ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The Silk Road
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There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture. ||||| These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism).
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The Silk Road
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Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes, and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practiced by the ancient Greeks. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What cultural phenomenon led to the existence of a Greco-Bactrian synthesis The Silk Road
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD
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These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism). ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments found in Afghanistan and belief in a spherical Earth in India
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments found in Afghanistan and belief in a spherical Earth in India
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These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism). ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments found in Afghanistan and belief in a spherical Earth in India
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets was adopted in India and eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a flat and circular earth.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments were found in Afghanistan
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The process of Hellenization extended to the sciences, where ideas from Greek astronomy filtered eastward and had profoundly influenced Indian astronomy by the early centuries AD. ||||| One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature as 'Milinda'.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments were found in Afghanistan
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These Greco-Buddhist kingdoms sent some of the first Buddhist missionaries to China, Sri Lanka, and the Mediterranean (Greco-Buddhist monasticism). ||||| There on the newly formed Silk Road Greek culture apparently hybridized with Indian, and especially Buddhist culture.
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What evidence exists that Greco-Bactrian influence extended to the sciences Greek astronomical instruments were found in Afghanistan
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