Papers 1761-1770 of total 5240 found.
…, and by doing so, he reached the height of his popularity. Later in 1943, Stalin met with Churchill and Roosevelt in Iraq where they agreed to work together until Germany was defeated. Finally, in 1945, after Hitler had been beaten, the leaders met again to discuss…
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…and unwomanly today, they were labeled in this manner at the height of her popularity. Her cynical verses developed into something of a national frenzy, while giving the reader the impression that she recklessly stretched a woman's equal rights to include sexual…
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…of confederacy, Shaka set out create a single chiefdom from the independent kingdoms he conquered. At its height, the Zulu drove out those who would not join his unified chiefdom, causing the mfecane.…
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…Under King Emanuel, Portuguese power reached its height. From 1497 to 1499 Vasco da Gama made the first voyage to India following the route discovered by Dias, and inaugurated a lucrative trade in spices and other luxuries between Europe and South…
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…with their clothing was stiffened with steel. Lower class people couldn't afford fancy clothing and weren't concerned with wearing underwear either. At the height of fashion, the upper class people wore ruffed collars sometimes one meter in diameter. The men wore more…
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…, and their respect. Because of the Spanish take over, most of Peru speak Spanish and are Roman Catholics. At the height of their power, the Inca achieved a political and governmental system unsurpassed by any other Native American nation of the Western Hemisphere…
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…it. The wall is simple in structure. It is built of dirt, stone, and brick. Its height ranges from 15 to 30 feet (5 to 9 meters), with watchtowers rising at regular intervals above it. It is 15 to 25 feet (5 to 8 meters) wide. Along the top runs a 13-foot- (4…
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…in this matter was quite possible. There are three more theories, which were tested in the Nova experiment. Using levers and placing wooden slabs under them until you reach the height of the stone and pull it in place. The second is a ridiculous Idea, pouring…
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…and Egypt to the south. Israel has also been holding Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the River Jordan since 1967. It has an extremely varied geography and climate. Most of the coastline lies on the Mediterranean Sea. In the south…
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…- who were arranged in order of their importance in relation to Jesus. People believed that height and light were symbols of the divine, and so they built the cathedrals tall with many windows. For example, the church of St. Denis in Paris, which…
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