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  • France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning ... Currently, the remnants of this large empire are various islands and ...
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  • a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or ... as a household, most commonly a family unit of some kind, although households ...
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  • His work gave rise to a new generation of Muslim intellectuals and politicians ... Company. Personally affected by the turmoil of the Indian rebellion of 1857 ...
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  • bend in each arm. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates ... Though once commonly used all over much of the world without stigma ...
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  • | work_institution = University of Vienna | alma_mater = University of Vienna | doctoral_advisor = Jean-Martin ...
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  • The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of ... by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process of replacing existing institutions ...
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  • In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ... In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ...
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  • was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the pillars of the Western ... upon his conviction about the immortality of the soul, Socrates defined ...
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  • ), is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end ... Modern Greece, a developed country and a member of the European Union ...
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  • Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by ... The development of Korean Literature is quite unique due to the creation ...
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  • Arches are used as supports for many types of vaults, with the barrel ... Michael Clarke, The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms (Oxford University ...
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  • after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandie (the French-speaking ... Geneva was a center of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and ...
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  • 041-058.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Location of the valley in the Theban Hills ... The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك Wadi Biban ...
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  • Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...
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  • valley in northern India. The Kushan tribe of the Yuezhi confederation, believed ... The Kushans adopted elements of the Hellenistic culture of Bactria ...
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  • , earlier known as Saloth Sar, was leader of the Communist movement known ... 1970s, Pol Pot became the prime minister of "Democratic Kampuchea ...
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  • gave lasting influences on the development of intellectual, technological ... Zhang was one of the best known writers in literature and poetry in ...
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  • Emperor from 244 to 249. He became a member of the Praetorian guard under ... as barbarian. This may be an early example of Culture War. There is, however ...
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  • The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern ... Mariana Islands. They are the southern part of a submerged mountain range ...
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  • The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as ... enthusiastic: Some powers linked the demise of the Ottomans with the fate ...
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