Most of the influence,I suspect, was going one way in those days- from the more advanced civilization of the east to the Greeks.

而且我怀疑,绝大多数影响,在那些日子中是单边流向的,从东方更高级的文明流向希腊

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It was a civilization that was rather advanced in terms of its agricultural skill.

这是一个文明,在农业技艺方面先进之所在

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