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  • shogunate to open some ports to foreign trade. Yokohama was thought to ... in 1923, and by fire bombing during World War II. Today it is one of ...
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  • itself strategically located on a major trade route. That marked the emergence ... designed gardens. By the end of World War II, many of the gardens ...
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  • milestone by which sailing ships carrying trade goods around the world marked ... The Cape Horn Archipelago hosts the the world's southernmost ...
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  • in particular, is considered a global “center of endemism,” with its ... Many of the smaller Pacific nations rely on trade with Australia, ...
    24 KB (3,239 words) - 23:47, 17 November 2022
  • colonies along the coast to help with trade. The settlement founded by ... was the city of Carthage, whose emphasis on trade gave the straits of Gibraltar ...
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  • that traded widely throughout the ancient world. Converting to Christianity ... Eritrea, Aksum was deeply involved in the trade network between India and ...
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  • through which each culture views the world. His work has contributed ... a journalist and novelist. However, when World War II broke out, he decided ...
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  • signed with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) ... to four Stanley Cup championships. His 1988 trade to the Los Angeles Kings ...
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  • man through Christ incarnate, given to the world by the Virgin Mary." ... re-proposed for the redesign of the World Trade Center after the September ...
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  • and the economic, social, and cultural center of the nation of Guatemala ... Zone One is the historic center, and is the location of the Palacio ...
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  • in a bid to control the lucrative spice trade. At the start of the twenty ... the current capital and largest population center is the island of Ternate. ...
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  • 1931. Since the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, it is currently ... for the right to be called the "world's tallest building." ...
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  • including Egbe Omo Oduduwa, the Trade Unions Congress of Nigeria ... and rivalries, often fueled by how the center distributes resources, Nigeria ...
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  • it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire ... September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the bridge was used ...
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  • in Europe. The Crusades had built lasting trade links to the Levant, and ... The Italian trade routes that covered the Mediterranean and beyond ...
    32 KB (4,821 words) - 22:45, 22 September 2022
  • which have gained popularity around the world, still reflecting the basic ... not just in economic fashion but as a center of social interaction and ...
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  • Ashdod is an important regional industrial center. The Port of Ashdod is Israel ... making the city one of the most ancient in the world. During the city ...
    25 KB (3,733 words) - 04:02, 18 August 2023
  • Evidence suggests that Leptis was an important center of agricultural ... Roman Empire, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. ...
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  • It was one of the first cities to open for trade with the Western ... port grew, it became an important hub for trade with China and other countries ...
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  • they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves. The Cape ... an important port as well as a major center of the slave trade with Europe ...
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