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  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...
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  • The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. In July 2004, UNESCO ... The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs provides a rare glimpse into the national ...
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  • South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately ... Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ...
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  • many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...
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  • (soccer) tournament held every two years in South Korea. The eight-team event ... by Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church, who ...
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  • Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...
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  • Won Buddhism, Wonbulgyo, a compound of the Korean won (circle) and ... enlightenment in 1916 and had a precognition of the world entering an era of ...
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  • government suppression on Jeju Island, South Korea, beginning April 3 ... The detested Japanese occupation of Korea, which began in 1910, finally ...
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  • Transportation in South Korea refers to all modes of transportation ... by adopted Western technology, annexed Korea in 1905 and carried out a ...
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  • , is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...
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  • Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo (374-413, r. 391-413) was the nineteenth ... Today, King Gwanggaeto the Great is regarded by Koreans as one of ...
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  • archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major ... respect to their ancestors and share a feast of Korean traditional food such ...
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  • Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...
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  • medieval Korean noble and politician of the early Joseon dynasty. He ... in the court. Neo-Confucian scholars in Korea, motivated by a desire to ...
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  • as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history and particularly ... nation builder, rapidly modernizing the South through export-led growth ...
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  • Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...
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  • Unified Silla (668 – 935) refers to the unification of the Three ... Due to the north-south split during this period of Korean history ...
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  • Hunebed, quoit, and portal dolmen) is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb ... Found in many parts of the world, the numerous still standing dolmens ...
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  • South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...
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  • Korea has one of the longest continuous histories of any kingdom or ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see ...
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  • ; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze ... which followed, aristocrats constructed many of the famous private gardens ...
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  • [[Image:Los Angeles skyline.JPG|thumb|right|200 px|The city of Los ... Urbanization is the increase over time in the population of cities ...
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  • South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...
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  • :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...
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  • commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...
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  • ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...
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  • East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...
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  • Bribery is a crime involving a sum of money or an item given in order ... offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence ...
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  • ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...
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  • During the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea, the royal courts ... Based on the civil service examinations of imperial China, the gwageo ...
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  • and military dictator in the waning days of Goguryeo, one of the Three ... in 668. Yeon Gaesomun has long been a focus of historical controversy. Many ...
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  • Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its ... Korean Buddhism today consists mostly of the Seon lineage. Seon has ...
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  • primarily in the newly independent states of Central Asia. Large Korean ... A separate ethnic Korean community lives on the island of Sakhalin ...
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  • Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...
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  • province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, was one ... the second century B.C.E., around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom ...
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  • Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity ... Religion in Korea has a multi-faceted character. Shamanism, a tribal ...
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  • one" or "March 1") was one of the earliest manifestations ... The March First demonstrations established the high-water mark in ...
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  • structure based on the regular gathering of small groups. Rather than focus ... ==The Essence of a Cell Church== Any viable community, including cell ...
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  • Srāvastī or Sāvatthī (Hindi: श्रावस्ती), one ... Jetavana is a historical park, with remains of many ancient buildings ...
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  • This article is an overview of the history of Korea, up to the division ... Paleolithic times. According to legend, Korea's first kingdom, Gojoseon ...
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  • Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...
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  • Maine and Vermont were considered part of other colonies at the time ... freedom. Massachusetts was also one of the key colonies in the events ...
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  • by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...
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  • northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...
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  • is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...
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  • Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) during the ... Yi is also known for his innovation of the Turtle ships (거북선 ...
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  • until 1910, lasted for five centuries as one of the world's longest running ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...
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  • The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...
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  • North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...
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  • rural area. It usually has a broad selection of merchandise in a relatively ... The general store was dominated and pushed out by the competition ...
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  • One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ... The New York City Ballet was the brain-child of Lincoln Kirstein, ...
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  • The Korean War is the name given to a civil war between the nations ... Finally, after massive swings in favor of both the North and the South ...
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  • ) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located on ... refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...
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  • Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...
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  • and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...
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  • traditional societies in certain regions of the world, particularly among ... rulings against it, is the existence of an "outcaste" group ...
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  • Industrialization (or industrialisation) is the period of social and ... markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and ...
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  • Japan made two invasions of Korea, in 1592 and 1596, starting a war ... The Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) refers to two invasions ...
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  • Chopsticks are a pair of small even-length tapered sticks used as ... The widespread use in Asian restaurants of disposable chopsticks made ...
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  • A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ... In addition to completing this level of academic studies, high schools ...
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  • in adapting to the culture and traditions of a society in order to introduce ... gwang, who later helped shape the foundation of the Silhak movement in Korea. ...
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  • [[Image:Gamla uppsala.jpg|350px|thumb|The Royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala ... A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over ...
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  • At the end of the Second World War, a ravaged Japan was occupied by ... efforts in the Korean War, as well as out of a larger overall concern over ...
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  • and athletic ability and the ability of the racer to manage pain. Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Russia, Sweden, the ...
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  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [http://www.aseansec.org/64 ... AH-see-ahn in English (the official language of the bloc) ...
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  • Matchmaking is the process of introducing a couple as potential partners ... Historically, in many cultures parents would request the assistance ...
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  • been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... to a shipbreaking yard, often on a beach in South Asia. Historically, shipbreaking ...
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  • Gulag (ГУЛАГ) is an acronym used to describe the system of prison ... The Gulag system was officially disbanded in 1960. Memoirs of prisoners ...
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  • Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...
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  • Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of ... financial, and political center of Colombia. As with many large ...
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  • South America [[Image:LocationSouthAmerica.png|190px]] {| style="background: ... South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ...
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  • , is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... It is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures ...
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  • preceded the Ming dynasty in the historiography of China. khakhan title and saw themselves as emperor of China, as the Yuan dynasty ...
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  • Psychological warfare is a tactic involving the use of propaganda ... As long as war exists, we can expect new forms of psychological warfare ...
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  • – "a scattering or sowing of seeds") refers to any ... The Jewish diaspora began with the conquests of the eighth to the ...
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  • Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...
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  • Joseph (also Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth, and Joseph ... he then fled to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod the Great, returning ...
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  • is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely ... on artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the ...
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  • An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts ... territory and its people being invaded. Some of these consequences can be beneficial ...
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  • #039;ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic ... Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected ...
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  • and ranks sixth in population among cities in the United States. In ... and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. ...
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  • The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations ... in the eighteenth century, among a group of men including John Wesley and ...
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  • is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka ... no daidokoro) or the gourmet food capital of Japan. The city has a long ...
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  • North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...
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  • Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken;Okinawan: Uchinā) is one ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...
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  • ) for short, is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. Bangkok ... Bangkok has one of the fastest rates in the world for construction ...
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  • Phoenix is the largest and most populous city in the state of Arizona ... Phoenix, incorporated in 1881, is located on the banks of what is ...
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  • was the primary strategist and general of Genghis Khan (Temüjin) and ... When Batu returned to Mongolia for the election of the new Great Khan ...
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  • Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...
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  • The Great Wall of China ( t=萬里長城|s=万里长城|p=Wànlǐ Chángchéng ... ) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built ...
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  • Most commonly, rivers flow on the surface of the land, but there are also ... ==Origins of river water== A river may have its source in a spring ...
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  • ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other ... term has been understood to refer to a place of mistreatment, starvation, forced ...
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  • Physical fitness is used in the context of two meanings: General fitness ... Physical fitness is the capacity of the heart, blood vessels, lungs ...
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  • The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...
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  • S. aircraft spraying chemical defoliants in South Vietnam]] The Vietnam War was a military conflict in which communist forces ...
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  • Union and the United States and a thawing of the Cold War that occurring ... in tensions. Leonid Brezhnev and the rest of the Soviet leadership felt ...
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  • "Kan-Yu" which means 'The Law of Heaven and Earth.’ ... Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement ...
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  • strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...
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  • The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, "period of enlightened ... by the Heisei period (1990– ), neither of these is widely associated ...
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  • Argentina is the second-largest country in South America and the eighth ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...
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  • lit. “capital capital,” or “capital of capitals") was the Imperial ... Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of Japan, and is home ...
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  • Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... The site of ancient port cities and a possession of several empires ...
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  • until 393 C.E.. The Greek games were one of the splendors of the ancient ... (IOC) was founded in 1894, and the first of the IOC's Olympic Games ...
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  • from Akkord—"musical chord, concord of sounds") ... are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven ...
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  • A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent ... To defend themselves against sieges, even the earliest cities were ...
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  • Ahmadābād), the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest ... Founded in 1411, the city served as the capital of the Sultanate of ...
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  • Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds ...
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  • Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. ... The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation ...
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  • in all the ancient civilizations of the world, particularly in ... Stelae have provided invaluable evidence to archaeologists of the ...
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  • Intermarriage is the marriage between two people of different backgrounds ... Intermarriage is a form of exogamy, or marrying outside of one's ...
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  • and William Leonard Langer, The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval ... policy that has rewarded veterans of the Bush War with farms previously ...
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  • This article focuses on the civilization of China and its history ... and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations ...
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  • opportunity in the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty ... civilization—equal to or surpassing that of the Han Dynasty—as well as ...
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  • [[File:Ghetto (Venice) Panorama.jpg|thumb|400px|The main square of ... commonly involuntarily with varying degrees of enforcement by the dominant ...
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  • ) is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean ... and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometers long). Consequently ...
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  • Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...
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  • occurred in China during the final years of the Qing Dynasty from November ... and China was defeated by Britain. In view of the weakness of the Qing government ...
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  • island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...
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  • or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south – and both Russia and Belarus ...
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  • ) is a Japanese trading company and one of the largest sogo shosha ... directly from manufacturers instead of through foreign trading houses ...
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  • The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...
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  • ; a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's ... B.C.E., Beijing has served as the capital of numerous dynasties and governments ...
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  • The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... and nineteenth centuries as well as a base of British economic exploitation ...
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  • ) is one of the largest financial services provider in the world, ... exclusion, expropriation, and extermination of Jews. In the decades after ...
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  • Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a nation in ... North Vietnamese and anti-communist South Vietnamese from 1964 to 1975 ...
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  • Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the most populous ... from the United Kingdom after decades of colonial rule. Nigeria re-achieved ...
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  • Karachi (كراچى) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and ... A large influx of economic and political migrants and refugees from ...
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  • The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British ...
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  • The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 ... Ming rule saw the construction of a vast navy, including four-masted ...
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  • ) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city ... Wuhan is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads ...
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  • historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations ... nation-state or ethnic groups as the unit of history, but from civilizations ...
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  • Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is China ... and parking lots for automobiles, north of the foreign concessions. During ...
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  • Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located ... the world and the fourth-largest country in South America (after Brazil, Argentina ...
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  • during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. During the ... Eisenhower worked to bring North and South Korea to a negotiated truce ...
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  • Venezuela, known since 1999 as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ... Guayana highlands, it plunges off the edge of a "tepui," or table ...
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  • Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of ... Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed ...
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  • , romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral ...
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  • Hyundai Motor Company’s car factory in Ulsan, South Korea]] Division of Labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific ...
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  • Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth, the Spanish explorer ...
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  • festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional ... ) and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. Observances traditionally ...
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  • The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...
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  • Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey ... Considered one of the original "Cradle of Civilization" ...
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  • UNSC) was created after World War II as part of the United Nations. It was ... in the Korean War. During a Soviet boycott of the meetings over the inclusion ...
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  • At the Fifteenth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet ... To oversee the radical transformation of the Soviet Union, the party ...
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