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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.… …
2Aral Sea — Infobox lake image lake = Aralzee.jpg caption lake = 1989 and 2003 image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (Central Asia) coords = coord|45|N|60|E|type:waterbody scale:5000000|display=inline,title type =… …
3Opposition to the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) — Foreign troops forcibly breaking into an Afghan home to conduct a house search, with a woman and child in the background. Opposition to the decade long Afghanistan war stems from numerous factors these include the view that the U.S. invasion of… …
4List of Ranma ½ characters — The Ranma ½ cast Ranma ½ (らんま½, Ranma Nibun no Ichi?, pronounced Ranma one half) is a Japanese manga series written …
5Venice — For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). Venice Venezia   Comune   Comune di Venezia …
6Gangsta rap — G Rap redirects here. For the rapper, see Kool G Rap. For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). For other uses, see Gangsta (disambiguation). Gangsta rap Stylistic origins Hip hop Cultural origins mid 1980s, United States Typical instruments …
7United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
8arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
9biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
