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  • 1Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 2George S. Patton — Patton redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation). For other people named George Patton, see George Patton (disambiguation). George Smith Patton, Jr …

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  • 3Erec and Enide —    by Chrétien de Troyes (ca. 1170)    The first of five extant Arthurian ROMANCE poems by the French poet CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES, Erec and Enide is a sophisticated poetic narrative thought to be one of the earliest romances of Arthur in the courtly… …

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  • 4Arabia — • The cradle of Islam and, in all probability, the primitive home of the Semitic race Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arabia     Arabia      …

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  • 5Opium — For other uses, see Opium (disambiguation). Opium Opium poppy fruit exuding latex from a cut Botanical Opium Source plant(s) Papaver somnifer …

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  • 6Cistercians — coat of arms Vietnamese Cistercian monks standing in a cloi …

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  • 7Malakia (effeminacy) — In Greek society, effeminacy (Greek: gr. ἀνανδρία ndash; anandria ; gr. μαλακία ndash; malakia; Latin: mollites) was a term applied to men who were perceived as having the quality of unmanliness, softness or delicacy, shown by moral weakness,… …

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  • 8Malakia — (Greek: ἀνανδρία – anandria; μαλακία – malakia; Latin: mollites) was a particular type of cowardice, associated with effeminacy in men, that was widely condemned in ancient Greek society. To the ancient Greek, bravery was such an essential… …

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