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World history

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World history

Hubble Space Telescope

History; World history

Large space telescope able to see farther than any other telescope at the end of the 20th century.

Desertification

History; World history

The process in which land slowly dries out until little or no vegetation exists becoming a desert.

Holy Land

History; World history

Term given to lands in present day Israel that is significant to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Heliocentric model

History; World history

Theory of the universe that states the sun is the center, and that the earth revolves around it.

Archaeology

History; World history

Studies the lives of early peoples by analysing the objects left behind by ancient civilizations.

Geocentric model

History; World history

Theory of the universe that states the earth is the center, and that the sun revolves around it.

Musket

History; World history

Handheld weapon that uses small balls of lead as projectiles and gunpowder as the blasting agent.

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