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Miskito
The Miskitos are indigenous people of Central America living along the Mosquito Coast in Honduras and NicaraguaSonghai Empire
At its height, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Songhai Empire was the largest empire in West AfricaChile
Chile is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire and has many active volcanos and has suffered many severe earthquakesMehndi
"Mehndi" is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decorationAsbestos
Litigation related to asbestos is the longest-running mass tort in U.S. historyGreat Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid was the world's tallest building for four millenniaRaja yoga
"Raja Yoga" means "Royal Yoga" or the "King of the Yogas"Paris, France
The name "Paris" is derived from its early inhabitants, the [[CeltsDaniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi was popularly known as "Nyayo," a Swahili word for "footsteps" which he used to describe his philosophyAtlantis
There have been dozens—perhaps hundreds—of locations proposed for AtlantisSocial psychology
Social psychology developed as a field separate from the behavioral and psychoanalytic schools that were dominant at the timeBarter
Barter differs from gift exchange in that in barter the reciprocal exchange is immediate and has agreed upon termsEdward 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"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 suicideMary I of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots became queen when she was six days old, and died by beheading, convicted of treason against England as part of a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth INorman Borlaug
Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug has been called the father of the Green RevolutionGhana Empire
The modern country of Ghana is named after the ancient Ghana Empire, although they do not share any common territoryBlueprint
Blueprints were originally created using photosensitive blue coating on paperStructural engineering
Structural engineering has advanced significantly through the study of structural failuresBattle of the Alamo
The deaths of such popular figures as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie contributed to how the Battle of the Alamo has been regarded as an heroic and iconic moment in Texan and U.S. historyGandhinagar
Gandhinagar, the capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat, was named after Mahatma Gandhi who was himself a GujaratiBahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II, the last Moghul emperor of India, had little political power and was finally exiled for treason by the BritishEsther Williams
"America's Mermaid," Esther Williams, was famous for movies featuring "water ballet" now known as synchronized swimmingBattle of Vicksburg
The Confederate surrender at Vicksburg is sometimes considered the turning point of the American Civil WarAcademy
The first Academy was Plato's school of philosophy dedicated to Athena the goddess of wisdomKelvin
Zero on the Kelvin scale is known as Absolute zero, the temperature at which nothing could be colderAretha Franklin
By the end of the 1960s Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul"Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is best known for Lee Strasberg's work developing and teaching method acting, based on the innovations of Constantin StanislavskiAustralian Aborigine
Before the arrival of the British there were at least 300,000, and possibly 1 million, Indigenous Australians living in AustraliaVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius VanderbiltGeorge Peter Murdock
Peter Murdock's research showed that the family of parents and children is a central social structure in all culturesIvy League
The term "Ivy League" came from the ivy plants that cover many of these institutions' buildingsHuman sexuality
Human sexual activity is more than a physical activity, it impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participantsJimmy Doolittle
General Jimmy Doolittle was the first aviator to fly cross-country in under 24 hours (in 1922) and the first to fly blind, using only his plane's instruments.Abnormal psychology
Many early societies attributed abnormal behavior to the influence of evil spirits.Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace PrizeBlackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy consisted of three tribes, the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), and the PieganMorse Code
Morse code has been in use for more than 160 years — longer than any other electronic encoding system
