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  • 81strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit …

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  • 82theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 83Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as  Persia        historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …

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  • 84painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 85Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of, Baron Wriothesley Of Titchfield — ▪ English statesman born Dec. 21, 1505, London, Eng. died July 30, 1550, London       influential minister of state during the last years of the reign of King Henry VIII of England.       The son of one herald, William Writh, or Wriothesley, and… …

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  • 86western Africa, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the 11th century to the present.       A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …

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  • 87Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo — ▪ Primary Source       This agreement ended the war between the United States and Mexico. It was signed on February 2, 1848, at Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo. By its terms, the United States paid Mexico $15 million for more than 525,000 square miles …

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  • 88Treaty with Mexico — ▪ Primary Source       The treaty which closed the Mexican American War was negotiated on the part of the United States by Nicholas Trist, who, previous to his appointment as commissioner and confidential agent, had been chief clerk of the… …

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  • 89strike — 1 vb struck, struck, also, strick·en, strik·ing vi 1: to remove or delete something 2: to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands vt 1: to remove or delete from a legal document a …

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  • 90Empress Elisabeth of Austria — For other people of the same name, see Elisabeth of Austria (disambiguation). Elisabeth of Bavaria redirects here. For other uses, see Elisabeth of Bavaria (disambiguation). Elisabeth of Austria Empress consort of Austria; Apostolic queen …

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