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Kwakwaka'wakw
Kwakwaka'wakw have made great efforts to revive their traditional culture—their language, dances, masks, totem poles, and the previously outlawed potlatchDarius I of Persia
Darius the Great of Persia decreed that the Jews could rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem after its destruction by the BabyloniansJeep
The Jeep is the oldest Sports utility vehicle (SUV) brandTrickster
The trickster, a figure who plays tricks or disobeys rules of behavior, is an archetype appearing in many culturesAegean Sea
Many of the island chains in the Aegean Sea are extensions of the mountains on the mainlandDisaster relief
Organizations providing disaster relief to all those affected began in the nineteenth centuryAlexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died after being shot by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duelFrederick II of Prussia
Frederick the Great was an eighteenth century king of Prussia also nicknamed "der alte Fritz" ("Old Fritz").Holy 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 burialAikido
Aikido can be understood as "the way of spiritual harmony" and a path to peaceAlbert Einstein
Albert Einstein is considered the greatest scientist of the twentieth century and was named "Person of the Century" by TIME magazineKiowa
Kiowa ledger art originated from captive Kiowa artists' use of the white man's record keeping books (ledgers) to preserve their history using traditional pictographic representationsAlvin Langdon Coburn
Coburn invented a kaleidoscope-like instrument with three mirrors clamped together, which when fitted over the lens of the camera would reflect and fracture the image. It would come to be called a "Vortoscope"Nunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada
United States
Early colonists believed that America had a special role in God's providenceGuerrilla warfare
The term guerrillla, from the Spanish "small war," was first used to describe the resistance in Spain against NapoleonPlagiarism
Plagiarism is the passing off of another person's work as one's ownEli Whitney
Eli Whitney is famous for patenting the invention of the cotton gin but he made no money from itMary I of England
The execution of Protestants during the reign of Queen Mary Tudor earned her the nickname "Bloody Mary"Nineveh
Nineveh was the largest city in the world prior to its destruction in 612 B.C.E.Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was the first poet to win a Pulitzer Prize posthumously, for The Collected Poems published almost twenty years after her death by suicideCairo
Cairo is nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architectureDavid
David means "beloved" in HebrewChe Guevara
Socialist revolutionary Che Guevara was born in Argentina and received the nickname "Che" because of his frequent use of the Argentine word Che, meaning "pal" or "mate"Raja yoga
"Raja Yoga" means "Royal Yoga" or the "King of the Yogas"Vedic Period
The Vedic Period refers to the time when the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were being composedDinosaur
Dinosaur means "terrible" or "fearsome" "lizard" or "reptile" and were so called by Richard Owen to express his awe at their size and majestyAnsgar
Saint Ansgar is known as "Apostle to the North" for his efforts in bringing Christianity to ScandinaviaMercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren was known as the "Conscience of the American Revolution"Batik
Wax resist technique of dyeing fabric is an ancient art form, dating back more than one thousand yearsAgricultural technology
The Industrial Revolution led to advances in agricultural technology that greatly increased food production allowing large numbers of people to pursue other types of workAmos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg was an end on the first All-America team selected in 1889 and he was elected to both the charter class of the College Football Hall of Fame (1951) and the charter class of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.Tower of London
Legend says that if the six resident ravens ever leave the Tower of London, the Tower and the British kingdom will fallAxial Age
Many of the great philosophers and religious leaders including Confucius, Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Zarathustra flourished at roughly the same time, a period called the Axial Age by Karl JaspersFrancisco Goya
Spanish painter Francisco Goya is both the last of the Old Masters and the first of the modern artistsLighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuriesStatue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty functioned as a lighthouse from its dedication in 1886 until 1902Tempo
Before the invention of the metronome, words were the only way to describe the tempo of a musical compositionLüshi Chunqiu
Lüshi chunqiu, an encyclopedic Chinese classic text compiled around 239 B.C.E., was intended as a guide for the ruler who would eventually unify ChinaDravidian peoples
The origin of the Dravidian languages, spoken by over 200 million people located primarily in Southern India, has remained unclear and controversialOgre
Some scientists have suggested that ogres may have been Neanderthals, an extinct species of hominids that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia.Mohawk
As original members of the Iroquois League, or Haudenosaunee, the Mohawk were known as the "Keepers of the Eastern Door" who guarded the Iroquois Confederation against invasion from that direction
