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Silk Road
(Encyclopedia)Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean. Its starting point...frontier
(Encyclopedia)frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The importance of the westwa...Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
(Encyclopedia)Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: see under West Indies Federation. ...Louis the Pious
(Encyclopedia)Louis the Pious: see Louis I, emperor of the West. ...Charles I, emperor of the West and Frankish king
(Encyclopedia)Charles I, emperor of the West and Frankish king: see Charlemagne. ...Charles the Great
(Encyclopedia)Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne. ...Rocky Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (1...Indianapolis
(Encyclopedia)Indianapolis ĭnˌdēənăˈpəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 887,642), state capital and seat of Marion co., ...Albany Regency
(Encyclopedia)Albany Regency, name given, after 1820, to the leaders of the first political machine, which was developed in New York state by Martin Van Buren. The name derived from the charge that Van Buren's prin...Hampton, Wade, Confederate general
(Encyclopedia)Hampton, Wade, 1818–1902, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Charleston, S.C.; grandson of Wade Hampton (c.1752–1835). Hampton, a wealthy planter, served (1852–61) in the South Ca...Browse by Subject
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