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  EASTERN 
  CIVILIZATIONS 
  — 
  BISHOP 
  

  

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  Figube 
  8.— 
  Chou 
  Dynasty 
  monster 
  figure 
  of 
  bronze. 
  

  

  Figure 
  9.— 
  Ancient 
  Chinese 
  bronze 
  bell, 
  Chou 
  period 
  

  

  Habitations.— 
  The 
  Chou 
  nobles 
  and 
  their 
  dependents 
  lived 
  in 
  towns 
  

   protected 
  by 
  rectangular 
  ramparts 
  of 
  pounded 
  earth 
  provided 
  with 
  

   gates 
  flanked 
  by 
  wooden 
  towers. 
  (See 
  fig. 
  11.) 
  In 
  the 
  center 
  stood 
  

  

  