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Florence
Florence, well known for art and architecture, is considered the birthplace of the Italian RenaissanceAtheism
"Positive" or "strong" atheism is the assertion that no deities exist while "negative" or "weak" atheism is simply the absence of belief in the existence of any deityBhimbetka rock shelters
The rock shelters and caves of Bhimbetka contain numerous cave paintings which depict the lives of the people who lived there over periods spanning thousands of yearsNicolaus Copernicus
The "Copernican revolution," placing the sun instead of the Earth at the center of the universe, is considered "the" scientific revolution and marked the starting point of modern astronomy and cosmologyCave painting
Cave paintings probably had a religious or informational purpose rather than being purely decorativeErwin Rommel
Rommel's campaign in Africa earned him the nickname “The Desert Fox”Freedom of religion
In 1948 the United Nations defined freedom of religion as a universal human rightRobert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, is commonly viewed as signifying the end of the American Civil WarCole Porter
Unlike most successful Broadway composers, Cole Porter wrote both the lyrics and the music for his songsPyramids of Giza
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existenceHoly Sepulchre
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is considered the holiest Christian site in the world, built at the place of Jesus' crucifixion and burialBankruptcy
In the Jewish law there was no provision for bankruptcy; instead, all unpaid debts were canceled every seven yearsRobert Morrison
Robert Morrison was the first Protestant missionary to China, baptizing ten converts over a period of 27 yearsMount Rushmore
The original plan for the Mount Rushmore monument was for the figures of the presidents to be carved down to their waistsAleut
Many Aleuts became Christian, joining the Russian Orthodox Church during the years when Russian fur traders settled in AlaskaNorman Bethune
In his lifetime Norman Bethune was virtually unknown in his homeland of Canada but received international recognition when Chairman Mao Zedong wrote about his work in ChinaKanji
Kanji are the Chinese characters used in the Japanese writing systemAffirmative action
Some policies adopted as affirmative action, such as quotas for race or gender in college admissions, have been criticized as a form of reverse discriminationMughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ruled parts of Afghanistan and most of the Indian Subcontinent between 1526 and 1857Geisha
Geisha are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses, performing Japanese music, dance, tea ceremony, and poetry; they are not prostitutes and do not engage in paid sex with clientsCentaur
The most common theory of the origin of centaurs is that when non-riding cultures first saw nomads mounted on horses they thought they were half-horse, half-man creatures.Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton, generally regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential scientists in history, wrote more on religion than on scienceAbydos, Egypt
So rare is a full list of pharaoh names that the Table of Abydos has been called the "Rosetta Stone" of Egyptian archaeologyAachen Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral in Germany, built by Charlemagne and his burial site, is the oldest cathedral in Northern EuropeAbenaki
The Abenaki largely relied on horticulture when it came to their diet, which is why villages often were located on or near river floodplains.Herring
Very young herring are called whitebait and are eaten whole as a delicacy.Mastodon
Mastodons are extinct members of a family related to elephants, while mammoths are extinct members of the elephant familyStanley Milgram
Stanley Milgram's experiments showed that people may act in inhumane ways when ordered to do so by an authority figure and when their peers also act in the same wayProterozoic
One of the most important events of the Proterozoic was the build up of oxygen in Earth's atmosphereContact lens
The first corrective contact lenses were made of blown glassReserve Officers' Training Corps
ROTC in the United States began in 1916 with the passage of the National Defense Act that was intended to increase "preparedness" prior to the American entry into World War I.Colin Cherry
Colin Cherry was the first to study the "cocktail party effect" which is the human ability to follow a single conversation in the midst of other conversations and background noisesAlexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens suffered illness throughout his life and his resultant small size led to the nickname "Little Aleck"Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe that existed from October 28, 1918, when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until January 1, 1993, when it split into the Czech Republic and SlovakiaEdward VII of the United Kingdom
King Edward VII was known as the "uncle of Europe" as he was related to nearly every other European monarchYellow River
The Yellow River is known as the "Mother River of China" and "the Cradle of Chinese Civilization"Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller served as governor of New York State from 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America from 1974 to 1977Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016Parachute
An early parachute design was called "Homo Volans" (Flying Man)
