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  • 21ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 22Heidelberg Castle — The Heidelberg Castle (in German language named: Heidelberger Schloss ) is a famous ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. The castle has only been… …

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  • 23Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… …

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  • 24Operation Michael — Part of the Western Front of World War I …

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  • 25Scorched earth — Not to be confused with Slash and burn. For other uses, see Scorched Earth (disambiguation). Kuwaiti oil wells set alight by retreating Iraqi forces in 1991. A scorched earth policy is a military strategy or operational method which involves… …

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  • 26Georgia — /jawr jeuh/, n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Cap.: Atlanta. Abbr.: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. 2. Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of… …

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  • 27World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 28Hussites — • The followers of Jan Hus did not of themselves assume the name of Hussites. Like Hus, they believed their creed to be truly Catholic; in papal and conciliar documents they appear as Wycliffites, although Hus and even Jerome of Prague are also… …

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  • 29Westeros — is one of the three continents described in George R. R. Martin s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire . It is loosely based on medieval Europe. WorldGeographyThe story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place mainly on the continent of Westeros.… …

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  • 30Tisha B'Av — Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, by Francesco Hayez Official name Hebrew: תשעה באב English: Ninth of Av Observed by …

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