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Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow had a vision of a table where people sat talking about human nature, brotherhood, war and peace, and he devoted himself to developing a psychology for the "peace table"British Empire
The British Empire was known as "the empire on which the sun never sets"Mauritania
The "Guelb er Richat" or Richat Structure, also known as the "Eye of the Sahara," is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west–central MauritaniaMorse Code
Morse code has been in use for more than 160 years — longer than any other electronic encoding systemVictor 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 populationA Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' is considered one of the greatest examples of sustained irony in the English languageConfederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
The Flathead Indians were so called because the tops of their heads were not distorted by head binding, not because they practiced head binding themselvesMedicine wheel
The term "medicine wheel" was first applied to the Big Horn medicine wheel in WyomingStanley 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 wayBanshee
The banshee's appearance may be that of an old hag or a beautiful young woman, but her cry has always been understood to herald death.Muckraker
The term "muckraker" is attributed to Theodore Roosevelt who likened investigative journalism to the "Man with the Muck-rake" in John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress"Abrahamic religions
The term "Abrahamic religions" refers to three monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that claim Abraham as their common forefather.Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is considered the greatest scientist of the twentieth century and was named "Person of the Century" by TIME magazineParis, France
The name "Paris" is derived from its early inhabitants, the [[CeltsEtta James
Etta James bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll musicWake Island
Wake Island has no indigenous inhabitants, its population consisting entirely of military and civilian contractors who maintain the airfield and facitilitiesHorse
In the wild, horse societies are matriarchal. At the center of the herd is the alpha or dominant mare (female horse).Mary Baker Eddy
A central tenet of the Church of Christ, Scientist founded by Mary Baker Eddy is spiritual healing of diseaseOak
Oak used for wine barrels increases the antioxidant activity of the winesPawnee
The Pawnee had an elaborate mythology that incorporated their sophisticated understanding of the movement of the starsLake Michigan
Lake Michigan is the only one of the North American Great Lakes wholly within the borders of the United StatesBenjamin Rush
Despite having been a slave owner himself, Benjamin Rush became an ardent abolitionistColossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood for only 56 years before falling during an earthquakeBhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej, king for 70 years, had the longest reign in [[ThailandAcademy
The first Academy was Plato's school of philosophy dedicated to Athena the goddess of wisdomBali
The Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelagoId al-Fitra
The Eid celebration marking the end of Ramadan begins on the day of the first sighting of the crescent moonHalo
Plain round halos typically have been used to signify saints and angels while square halos were sometimes used for the livingStructural engineering
Structural engineering has advanced significantly through the study of structural failuresMohammad Reza Pahlavi
During Mohammad Reza Shah's reign, Iran celebrated 2,500 years of continuous monarchy since the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the GreatZedekiah
Zedekiah was the Kingdom of Judah's last kingAdolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitism developed during his years as a struggling artist in Vienna, AustriaPolygyny
Polygyny, the marital practice in which a man has more than one wife simultaneously, is the most common form of polygamyEarth lodge
Several Plains Indians tribes lived in semi-subterranean buildings covered with earth, known as earth lodgesBlack Hills
The name "Black Hills" is a translation of the Lakota "Pahá Sápa" - "hills that are black"Rudolf Otto
Rudolf Otto coined the term "numinous" to describe the unique, qualitatively different content of the religious experienceTabernacle (Judaism)
The Hebrew word for "tabernacle" is "mishkan" which means "Place of [Divine] dwelling"Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg was a successful scientist and inventor before his spiritual awakeningBerlin
The Berlin Wall, which had divided the East and West sections of the city since 1945, was demolished in 1989University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo is commonly known as "Todai" in Japan, an abbreviation of the Japanese characters that make up "Tokyo Daigaku," the Japanese name of the UniversityItalian Fascism
The term "Fascism" derives from fasces, a bundle of rods used in the Roman Empire to symbolize strength through unity
