colonization
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Although raised-field agriculture eventually ended -- likely because of population decline and social upheaval after European colonization -- this does not diminish the effectiveness of these systems.
From Science Daily
But as Atlantic colonization expanded, England—like Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and France—gradually became more involved in the slave trade.
Only around 11 years old then, he knew little about what they were fleeing — China’s decades-long colonization of his homeland — and why.
From New York Times
The first textbooks to be written by CHamoru, centering their own people and explaining Guam’s history and colonization, would be published next year.
From New York Times
Before European colonization, North America had an estimated 30 to 60 million plains bison, one of two subspecies of the American bison.
From New York Times
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