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New York State Board of Regents
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The Regents are responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within the State, presiding over The University and the New York State Education Department. The University of the State of New York is the nation's most comprehensive and unified educational system. It consists ...
A global network of computers that communicate through phone and satellites. The Internet has services such as the World Wide Web and e-mail.
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Chinese method of treating disorders by inserting needles into the skin. This is to help with the flow of energy that is thought to be blocked.
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Islamic mathematician who pioneered the study of algebra. His textbook on the subject became a standard in European universities for centuries.
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A marriage where the marital partners are choosen by others based on considerations other than pre-existing mutual attractions of the partners.
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The rights that are considered by most societies to belong automatically to all people, including the rights to justice, freedom, and equality.
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Nationalistic organization in India with the purpose of ending British control. Prominent members include Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
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(1823) A political policy of the United States by President James Monroe that states the Western Hemisphere is closed to European interference.
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An international defense alliance between the United States, Great Britain, and others formed in 1949 as a response to the spread of communism.
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(1869-1940) Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940. He is responsible for the policy of appeasement with Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.
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(1640 – 1660) English Parliament which met off and on for twenty years due to religious and civil problems. Occurs during the English Civil War.
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