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Marcus Daly
Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, MontanaMercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren was known as the "Conscience of the American Revolution"Altamira (cave)
Altamira is the only cave where paintings extend into the area where the occupants lived.Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from spaceAnthropology
The anthropologist Eric Wolf once described anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humanistic of the sciences."Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was the youngest of all the signers of the Declaration of IndependenceVictor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
Mirabeau the Elder was known as the "friend of mankind" who believed that the wealth of a nation was its populationSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "The Land of The Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and MedinaId al-Fitra
The Eid celebration marking the end of Ramadan begins on the day of the first sighting of the crescent moonStonehenge
At summer solstice, an observer standing within the Stonehenge stone circle will see the sun rise directly above the HeelstonePaiute
Northern Paiute shaman, Wovoka, received instructions on how to perform the Ghost Dance as a way to achieve peaceHernán Cortés
It has been said that when Hernan Cortes reached Mexico the Aztecs thought he was their god QuetzalcoatlSocial work
Social work as a profession emerged in the nineteenth century in response to societal problems that resulted from the social and economic upheaval brought about by the Industrial RevolutionHoward Carter (archaeologist)
William Flinders Petrie, from whom Howard Carter learned his archaeological skills, had little faith in Carter's ability to be a great archaeologistAbortion
In 1920 under Vladimir Lenin the Soviet Union was the first to legalize all abortions, but this was reversed in 1936 by Joseph Stalin in order to increase population growth.Electron microscope
The first electron microscope prototype was built in 1931 by German engineers Ernst Ruska and Max KnollFreedom of religion
In 1948 the United Nations defined freedom of religion as a universal human rightReligion
The term "religion" comes from the Latin word "religio," meaning "reverence for God or the gods, careful pondering of divine things"Amillennialism
Amillennialism is a view in Christian eschatology that denies a literal thousand-year, physical reign of Jesus Christ on earthGenghis Khan
Genghis Khan believed that Heaven had commissioned him to establish a world empireCensus
The Roman census was the most developed in the ancient world, the word "census" coming from Latin "censere," meaning "estimate"Academies (Shuyuan)
Yuelu Academy (Shuyuan) was established in 976 C.E. and still exists today as Hunan UniversityKofi Annan
Kofi Annan was the first person from a black African nation to serve as UN secretary-generalOgre
Some scientists have suggested that ogres may have been Neanderthals, an extinct species of hominids that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia.Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is the name of a mountain where scripture states Moses spoke to God, saw the burning bush, and received the Ten CommandmentsAachen Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral in Germany, built by Charlemagne and his burial site, is the oldest cathedral in Northern EuropeMughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ruled parts of Afghanistan and most of the Indian Subcontinent between 1526 and 1857Che 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"Ansgar
Saint Ansgar is known as "Apostle to the North" for his efforts in bringing Christianity to ScandinaviaAppalachian Mountains
The birth of the Appalachian Mountains predates the formation of the American continentAustralian Aborigine
Before the arrival of the British there were at least 300,000, and possibly 1 million, Indigenous Australians living in AustraliaGeorge Washington
Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, George Washington is often called the “Father of the Nationâ€Cyril Burt
Cyril Burt claimed that individual differences in intelligence were innateC. Lloyd Morgan
Lloyd Morgan's Canon is both the most quoted and the most misrepresented statement in the history of comparative psychologyJan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck established the ship refreshment post that became the city of Cape TownJohn Locke
John Locke believed human beings start life "from scratch," with the mind at birth a "tabula rasa" or blank slate, which is then filled with knowledge through experienceBoudica
The name Boudica means Victoria in EnglishSahara Desert
The climate of the Sahara has undergone enormous variation between wet and dry over the last few hundred thousand yearsCode of Hammurabi
The term "written in stone" comes from the Code of Hammurabi, first King of the Babylonian Empire, who had the laws inscribed on a large stone steleAeolian harp
The aeolian harp is a stringed musical instrument that is "played" by the windNation-state
A nation-state is a political entity (sovereign state) that governs a cultural entity (nation) by successfully serving all its citizensSurgery
The term "surgery" comes from the Greek "cheirourgia," meaning "hand work"
