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  • 101Africa — • This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given by the Romans to the territory about the city of Carthage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Africa     Africa      …

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  • 102comedy —    Aristotle s articulation of the distinct genres of tragedy and comedy in Ars Poetica was largely ignored in the long evolution of comedy on the American stage. Occasional productions ranging from classical Greek and Roman comedies to those of… …

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  • 103Mao Zedong — Mao redirects here. For other uses, see Mao (disambiguation). This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mao. Mao Ze dong 毛泽东 Official 1967 Portrait of Mao Ze …

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  • 104Richard Montgomery — Infobox Military Person name=Richard Montgomery born=December 2, 1738 died=December 31, 1775 placeofbirth=Swords, County Dublin, Ireland placeofdeath=Quebec, Canada placeofburial= placeofburial label= nickname= allegiance= branch=… …

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  • 105Maximilien Robespierre — Robespierre c. 1790, (anonymous), Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France Deputy and member of the Committee of Public Safety In office 27 July 1793 – 27 …

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  • 106Phang Nga Province — Infobox Thai Province name = Phang Nga thai = พังงา capital = Phang Nga area = 4,170.0 arearank = 53rd population = 234,188 population as of = 2000 populationrank = 71st density = 56 densityrank = 69th isocode = TH 82 governor = Wichai Phraisa… …

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  • 107Culture of Quebec — The Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French speaking… …

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  • 108Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song — ((劉)宋孝武帝) (430 464), personal name Liu Jun (劉駿), courtesy name Xiulong (休龍), nickname Daomin (道民), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He was a son of Emperor Wen. After his older brother Liu Shao assassinated their father in 453 and… …

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  • 109Arthur Watts (illustrator and artist) — For the lawyer and diplomat see Sir Arthur Watts Arthur Watts (1883 1935) was an illustrator and artist who was killed in an aeroplane crash over the Swiss Alps. His first drawing for Punch, the English humour magazine, was published in 1912 and… …

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  • 110pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …

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