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Timeline of Events 1780: American mechanics in the Northeast begin to apply principles learned from the English Industrial Revolution in their innovations on tools and machines. 1781: Oliver Evans invents machines to replace human labor in ...
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The African religion was located in nearly all of Africa by 1300 B.C.E. The only areas, which, historians believe did not use the African religion, were the areas now called Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria. Generally in the Afr...
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Bahaʾi is a relatively new world religion that was founded and initially developed in Iran in the 1860s. It emerged from Iranian Shiʾa Islam and drew most of its initial adherents from the earlier Babism movement in Iran. Adh...
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THERAVĀDA. The term Theravāda Buddhism refers, first, to a "school" and closely related "orientations" within the history of Buddhist monasticism and, second, to forms of Buddhist religious, politi...
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Christianity: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints FOUNDED: 1830 C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.19 percent Overview The Latter-day Saint movement began in the late 1820s during a time of religious ferment in the ...
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Christianity: Eastern Catholicism FOUNDED: Twelfth century C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.2 percent Overview The Eastern Catholic Churches are Eastern Churches that obey the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. They ...
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Although the Eastern orthodox church shares roots with the Roman Catholic church, they have many contrasting beliefs. One major issue that divided the two churches is that controversy of icon use in their rituals and worship. The western ...
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WHISPERS ABOUT THE WITNESSES You may have heard them talked about, in a derogatory way most probably. They may even have visited you once or twice, but does anyone really know who `Jehovah's Witnesses' are? In the early 1870's an inconspi...
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Christianity: Reformed Christianity FOUNDED: Sixteenth century C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 1.19 percent Overview Reformed Christianity emerged in the sixteenth century out of the Lutheran and Anabaptist traditions of t...
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One of the most important incidents from the past, which helped to fashion the Church of today, was `The Reformation.' The aim of the Reformation was for an internal renewal of the church during the 16th century in Western Europe because of...
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Christianity: Seventh-Day Adventists FOUNDED: 1863 C.E.RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.2 percent Overview The Seventh-day Adventist Church originated in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. With more than 13 mill...
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Christianity: Unitarianism and Universalism FOUNDED: 1565 C.E. (Unitarianism) and 1723 C.E. (Universalism)RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.005 percent Overview Unitarianism and Universalism began as independent traditions eme...
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Shiʿite Muslims make up the second largest sect of the Islamic community after the Sunni Muslims, and they are the predominant Muslim population in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Iran. There are also significant Shiʿite minor...
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Sunni Islam is practiced by the majority (90 percent) of Muslims, with large communities in western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Caucasus, Central Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. The word "Sunni" derives from the Arabi...
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Reform Judaism in America There are three main denominations of Judaism. These denominations are Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox. Reform Judaism started to arise in America with the arrival of the German Jews. German Jews began to immi...
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My country report is on the country Algeria. Algeria is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia, or 28 00 N, 3 00 E. The area is mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discon...
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CAPITAL: St. John's FLAG: Centered on a red background is a downward-pointing triangle divided horizontally into three bands of black, light blue, and white, the black stripe bearing a symbol of the rising sun in yellow. ANTHEM: Beg...
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Welcome to the Bahamas, the tropical oasis you have always dreamed of. What makes the Bahamas so special? Could it be the gorgeous waters? Is it the 700 islands? Or what about just relaxing in the sun? Whatever you are ...
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Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Bosnia i Herzegovina CAPITAL: Sarajevo FLAG: Introduced in early 1998, the flag consists of a yellow triangle on a royal blue field, with a row of white stars running diagonally along the triang...
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République Centrafricaine CAPITAL: Bangui FLAG: The national flag consists of four horizontal stripes (blue, white, green, and yellow) divided at the center by a vertical red stripe. In the upper left corner is a yellow five-pointed...
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Slightly smaller than West Virginia, Costa Rica has an area of 19,652 square miles (51,032 square kilometers). Its terrain is rugged and divided from north to south by a central mountain range that separates the eastern and western coasta...
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Republic of Côte d'Ivoire République de Côte d'Ivoire CAPITAL: Yamoussoukro FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of orange, white, and green vertical stripes. ANTHEM: L'Abidjanaise, beginning: "Gree...
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Joseph KabilaPresident (pronounced "JOE-seff ka-BEE-la") "We need to have peace in the Congo. The priority is that the forces that invaded the Congo leave the Congo." The Democratic Republic of Congo, forme...
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(2001 est. pop. 800,000). On 20 May 2002, the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, occupied by Indonesia in 1976, became the world's newest independent state. East Timor burst into world attention on 30 August 1999, following a f...
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Republic of The Gambia CAPITAL: Banjul (formerly Bathurst) FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of red, blue, and green horizontal bands, separated by narrow white stripes. ANTHEM: For The Gambia, Our Homeland. MONETARY UNIT: In 1971, the dalasi (...
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Republic of Guinea-Bissau República da Guiné-Bissau CAPITAL: Bissau FLAG: The flag has equal horizontal stripes of yellow over green, with a red vertical stripe at the hoist bearing a black star. ANTHEM: Esta é a Nossa...
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(1767–1829), Lao monarch. Chao Anou, or Anuvong, was the last ruler of the Lao kingdom of Viang Chan (present-day Vientiane, capital of Lao People's Democratic Republic) and a significant patron of Lao Buddhism. Born in Viang...
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It has been reported that more than 3 million people out of 23 million have died from hunger in North Korea since 1995, the first of two consecutive years during which North Korea suffered floods. The flooding was followed by a serious dro...
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Independent State of Papua New Guinea CAPITAL: Port Moresby FLAG: The flag is a rectangle, divided diagonally. The upper segment is scarlet with a yellow bird of paradise; the lower segment is black with five white stars representing the S...
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Republic of the Congo République du Congo CAPITAL: Brazzaville FLAG: The flag consists of a green triangular section at the hoist and a red triangular section at the fly, separated by a diagonal gold bar. ANTHEM: The Congolaise. MON...
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CAPITAL: Kingstown FLAG: Three vertical bands of blue, yellow, and green; centered on the yellow band are three green diamonds arranged in a v-pattern. ANTHEM: National Anthem, beginning "St. Vincent! Land so beautiful." MONE...
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Saudi Arabia measures 899,766 square miles (2,331,000 square kilometers), and comprises four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula. It is roughly one-third the size of the United States. Saudi Arabia is bounded by the Red Sea to the west; Iraq,...
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CAPITAL: Belgrade FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of blue, white, and red horizontal stripes. ANTHEM: MONETARY UNIT: The new dinar (JD) replaced the dinar on 24 January 1994. As of May 2003, JD1 = $0.1696 (or $1 = JD58.95). WEIGHTS AND MEASUR...
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CAPITAL: Honiara FLAG: The flag consists of two triangles, the upper one blue, the lower one green, separated by a diagonal gold stripe; on the blue triangle are five white five-pointed stars. ANTHEM: God Save the Queen. MONETARY UNIT: The...
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Throughout history, it's been no secret that the people of South Africa, mainly the blacks, have been oppressed by the country's apartheid government. Recently, in 1994, the apartheid era ended as the new, democratically elected president,...
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Located on the northeastern coast of Venezuela, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago comprises the two most southerly islands in the West Indies. Tobago, which lies 20 miles northeast of Trinidad, measures only 117 square miles. Trinidad, ...
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United Arab Emirates Al-Imarat al-'Arabiyah al-Muttahidah CAPITAL: Abu Dhabi (Abu Zaby) FLAG: The flag consists of a red vertical stripe at the hoist and three equal horizontal stripes of green, white, and black. ANTHEM: The Nationa...
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Timeline of Events 1780: American mechanics in the Northeast begin to apply principles learned from the English Industrial Revolution in their innovations on tools and machines. 1781: Oliver Evans invents machines to replace human labor in ...
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Timeline of Events 1780: American mechanics in the Northeast begin to apply principles learned from the English Industrial Revolution in their innovations on tools and machines. 1781: Oliver Evans invents machines to replace human labor in ...
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Timeline of Events 1780: American mechanics in the Northeast begin to apply principles learned from the English Industrial Revolution in their innovations on tools and machines. 1781: Oliver Evans invents machines to replace human labor in ...
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Advisory Board EARLE H. WAUGH, CHAIRProfessor of Religious StudiesUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Canada STEPHEN D. CROCCOJames Lennox LibrarianPrinceton Theological SeminaryPrinceton, New Jersey JAY DOLANProfessor Emeritus of HistoryUnivers...
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Afghanistan has had problems since the 1979 Soviet invasion years ago. This war stricken country always seems to be in constant turmoil. One of the major contributors was the rein of the Taliban. The unethical practices of this extremist g...
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Republic of Albania Republika é Shqipërisë CAPITAL: Tiranë FLAG: The flag consists of a red background at the center of which is a black double-headed eagle. ANTHEM: Hymni i Flamúrit (Anthem of the Flag) ...
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Principality of Andorra Principat d'Andorra CAPITAL: Andorra la Vella FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of blue, yellow, and red vertical stripes. The yellow stripe bears the coat of arms. ANTHEM: The Himne Andorra begins ...
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ANGLICANISM. Anglicanism, also called the Anglican Communion, is a federation of autonomous national and regional churches that are in full intercommunion through the archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England. Anglican churches sha...
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Republic of Angola República de Angola CAPITAL: Luanda FLAG: The upper half is red, the lower half black; in the center, a five-pointed yellow star and half a yellow cogwheel are crossed by a yellow machete. ANTHEM: Angola Avanti. M...
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The word Argentina is derived from the Latin word "argentum," which in English means silver. For this reason Argentina is sometimes called "The Land of Silver." The official name of the country is Republic of A...
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Republic of Armenia Hayastani Hanrapetut 'Yun CAPITAL: Yerevan FLAG: Three horizontal bands of red (top), blue and gold. ANTHEM: Mer Hayrenik. MONETARY UNIT: The dram (introduced 22 November 1993) is a paper currency in denomination...
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