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Namib desert, Namibia.

8 Amazing Physical Features of Africa

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Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.

7 Alphabet Soup Agencies that Stuck Around

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

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Date	c. 1600 - 1730

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Asante empire Gold Coast Bono Denkyera Ottoman Empire ancient Egypt Biafra Belgian Congo Mali Nubia

Ghana

Akan states, western Africa

Akan states

historical region, West Africa

Key People

Okomfo Anokye

Asante priest