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  • 11Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 12Urnfield culture — The Urnfield culture (c. 1300 BC 750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of central Europe. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns which were then buried in fields. The Urnfield culture followed the… …

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  • 13Siege — A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. The term derives from sedere , Latin for seat or sitting. [ [http://m w.com/dictionary/siege Merriam Webster: siege] ] A siege occurs… …

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  • 14Cologne War — Part of Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation …

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  • 15Fukuoka Castle — (福岡城 jō) is a Japanese castle located in Chūō ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The castle is also known as Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城 jō) or Seki Castle (石城 jō). Completed in the early Edo period for tozama daimyo Kuroda Nagamasa, it has been decreed a historic site …

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  • 16World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 17Walls of Constantinople — Istanbul, Turkey Map showing Constantinople and its walls du …

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  • 18Metz — For other uses, see Metz (disambiguation). Metz   Commune   Municipalité de Metz From top: Panora …

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  • 19strategy — /strat i jee/, n., pl. strategies. 1. Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations. 2. the use or an instance of using this science or art. 3.… …

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  • 20Albert Ekka — Lance Naik (LCpl) Albert Ekka (1942 71) was a soldier in the Indian army. He died in service in the Battle of Hilli, during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India s highest award for valour… …

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