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61Chu — (cho͞o) A river of southeast Kazakhstan flowing about 1,126 km (700 mi) from the Tian Shan generally northeastward into the desert. * * * I or Ch u One of the states contending for power in China, 770–221 BC. Chu emerged in the 8th century BC in… …
62Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
63ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …
64international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
65James I — 1566 1625, king of England and Ireland 1603 25; as James VI, king of Scotland 1567 1625 (son of Mary Stuart). * * * I born 1394 died Feb. 20/21, 1437, Perth, Perth, Scot. King of the Scots (1406–37). The son and heir of Robert III, he was… …
66mediation — /mee dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation. 2. Internat. Law. an attempt to effect a peaceful settlement between disputing nations through the friendly good offices of another power …
67Thirty Years' War — the war, often regarded as a series of wars (1618 48), in central Europe, initially involving a conflict between German Protestants and Catholics and later including political rivalries with France, Sweden, and Denmark opposing the Holy Roman… …
68Gustav III — born Jan. 24, 1746, Stockholm, Swed. died March 29, 1792, Stockholm King of Sweden (1771–92). The son of King Adolf Frederick (1710–71), he succeeded to a weakened Swedish throne. Unable to mediate between the contending factions of the Riksdag… …
69Madison, James — born March 16, 1751, Port Conway, Va. died June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Va., U.S. Fourth president of the U.S. (1809–17). After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), he served in the Virginia state legislature… …
70Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
