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21ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
22Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
23western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
24economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …
25Gottfried Leibniz — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 18th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE |250px image caption = Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz name = Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz birth = 1 July (21 June Old Style) 1646, Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony …
26John Ross (Cherokee chief) — Infobox Person name = John Ross image size = 250px caption = Ross c. 1866 birth date = birth date|1790|10|3|mf=y birth place = Turkeytown, Alabama dead=dead death date = death date|1866|8|1|mf=y death place = Washington, D.C. Spouses = Quatie… …
27Printz v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Printz v. United States ArgueDate=December 3 ArgueYear=1996 DecideDate=June 27 DecideYear=1997 FullName=Jay Printz, Sheriff/Coroner, Ravalli County, Montana, Petitioner 95 1478 v. United States; Richard Mack, Petitioner 95… …
28Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
