Both China and Africa are the cradles of the ancient human civilizations. Their time-honored histories and cultures an important part of world civilization.

中国和非洲都是人类古老文明的发源地，双方悠久的历史和文化，是世界文明的重要组成部分。

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Cannibalism is believed to have been practised by the Neanderthals and, in a more or less ritualistic context, by many ancient (modern) human cultures the world over.

尼安德特人被认为曾惯于吃人。此外，遍布世界的诸多古代(甚至现代)文明都有过食人的历史，这或多或少发生在宗教仪式的情况下。

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Other cultures were not so hooked on powers of 10: the ancient Babylonians collected things in powers of 60, and we see hangovers of their system of numbers in the modern world.

其他文化就不那么迷上十进制了：古代巴比伦人以60的倍数计数，而在现代世界里我们可以看到他们这一数字系统的残留痕迹。

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Since ancient times, cultures around the world have been making and performing with puppets.

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Ancient cultures around the world found their own forms of gum.

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My love of travel began with childhood visits to Mexican ruins and beaches, and I feel the U.S. is fortunate, not cursed, to be so close to a place that offers jungles, deserts, volcanoes, beaches, coral reefs, ancient pyramids, living pre-European cultures and some of the world's most satisfying cuisines.

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