anti-Semitism
The hatred of people of Jewish descent.
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World History
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antibiotics
A substance that kills bacteria in the human body. It is used to prevent or treat various illnesses.
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Animism
The oldest known type of belief system in the world. It is still practiced in a variety of forms in many traditional societies. Animists practice nature worship. They believe that everything in the universe has a spirit. This is exemplified by the practices of the Plains Indians in North America who would praise the spirit of the buffalo that they killed for giving its life to them so that they might survive. Animists also believed that ancestors watch over the living from the spirit world.
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ancestor worship
Worship given to deceased relatives who are believed to be closer to the Gods, and therefore able to grant favors.
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anatomy
The branch of science that studies the physical structure of living organisms.
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Analects, The
Collection of moral and social teachings of Confucius, including the concept of the Five Relationships.
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Amritsar Massacre
April 3rd of 1919. British soldiers killed close to 400 unarmed Indian men, women, and children, and wounded 1,100 more. People had gathered in the center of town to protest British occupation of their country, and to demand equality. This was a turning point in British domination of India. Independence movements became very popular and eventually forced India's independence.
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Amin, Idi
(1925?- ) President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. His brutal regime resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people, as well as the near total ruin of Uganda. He was overthrown and exiled to Saudi Arabia in 1979.
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American Revolution
Political revolution in the British North American Colonies starting in 1776 that removed the colonies from Great Britainﾒs control, and established an independent nation know as the United States of America.
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al-Sadat, Anwar
(1918-1981) President of Egypt between 1970 and 1981. He was assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists for making peace with Israel.
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