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  • and “the Lawgiver” in the Islamic World, in Turkish el-Kanuni), ... power reached its zenith and became a world power under his rule. His ...
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  • architecture, UNESCO designated Huế a World Heritage Site in 1993. ... marked a tragic era of the city's history. After the war's conclusion ...
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  • and centralization in modern cities around the world. the Western mall. The bazaar has a long history and has served all segments ...
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  • United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library, ... and related sciences, including some of the world's oldest and rarest works. ...
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  • annually, it is the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ... making it the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ==Traffic== ...
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  • to be recognized in cultures around the world, a significant step in the ... 1.1_history.htm Workers' Compensation History] American Association of ...
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  • the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume and the second ... of the richest freshwater ecosystems in the world. About six hundred of these ...
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  • In more recent history, the John Murray/Mabahiss Expedition of 1933 ... The Arabian Sea is considered to be one of the world's busiest ...
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  • to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family. The ... current moment, and seeking to improve the world's conditions. ...
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  • Faculty members throughout its history have belonged to a broad ... of the Unification worldview within a world of diverse faiths. ...
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  • quot; and those which have a significant history and/or significant purpose ... ===="World"/"ethnic"/"folk" drums==== ...
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  • designated the Historic Town of Vigan a World Heritage Site in 1999. ... of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic ...
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  • attractions. UNESCO cataloged it as a World Heritage Site, as a remarkable ... art) and remodeled in accordance with its history. He died on November 21 ...
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  • the national capital. It is one of the world's highest cities, at ... criteria which qualified the old city as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Another ...
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  • The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH ... of humankind and the natural world is a valuable contribution ...
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  • The cultivation of peanuts spread around the world after the European ... Although it has been suggested that a now unknown Old World species ...
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  • to the fifth century B.C.E. Although the history of the building of the fortress ... practice. UNESCO designated Sigiriya a World Heritage Site in 1982, one ...
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  • It was renowned throughout the ancient world as an international center ... it as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. At the time, only the Great ...
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  • the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written ... DeBlois, An Introduction to the Ancient World (Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0415127734 ...
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  • 1995) was an Argentine boxer who held the world middleweight title for seven ... to have been one of the greatest middleweights in history. ...
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