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  • 101ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …

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  • 102HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

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  • 103SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… …

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  • 104Fridtjof Nansen — For other uses, see Nansen (disambiguation) and Fridtjof Nansen (disambiguation). Fridtjof Nansen Born 10 October …

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  • 105Thelema — The Unicursal Hexagram is one of the common symbols of Thelema Thelema is a religious philosophy (referred to by some as a religion)[1] that was established, defined and developed[2] …

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  • 106Jeanette MacDonald — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Jeanette MacDonald imagesize = 300px caption = birthdate = birth date|1903|6|18|mf=y location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. deathdate = death date and age|1965|1|14|1903|6|18|mf=y deathplace = Houston,… …

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  • 107Aes Sedai — The Aes Sedai are a society in the fictional universe of Robert Jordan s The Wheel of Time book series. Brief history In the Age of LegendsIn the relatively utopian society of the Age of Legends, men and women with the ability to channel used the …

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  • 108Post Reditum in Senatu — Upon his return from exile Cicero gave this speech thanking the Senate for their efforts in securing his return. The speech was given on the Nones of September, that is, September 5th, 57 BC. Cicero refers to the speech and the welcome he… …

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  • 109Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …

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  • 110Rousseau, Jean-Jacques — born June 28, 1712, Geneva, Switz. died July 2, 1778, Ermenonville, France Swiss French philosopher. At age 16 he fled Geneva to Savoy, where he became the steward and later the lover of the baronne de Warens. At age 30, having furthered his… …

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