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![Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13184.jpg?v=1726957385)
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Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty
The Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty is the document drafted and signed on 22 March 1621 CE between governor John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE) of the Plymouth Colony and the sachem (chief) Ousamequin (better known by his title Massasoit, l. c...
![Propylaea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3265.jpg?v=1732959730)
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Propylaea
Propylaea is the name given to monumental gates or entranceways to a specific space, usually to a temple or religious complex and as such they acted as a symbolic partition between the secular and religious parts of a city. Less complex examples...
![Colossi of Memnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6738.jpg?v=1662879603)
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Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon (also known as el-Colossat or el-Salamat) are two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. They are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east looking toward...
![Ptolemaic Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15183.png?v=1732052538)
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Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemaic Egypt existed between 323 and 30 BCE when Egypt was ruled by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty. During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian society changed as Greek immigrants introduced a new language, religious pantheon, and way of life...
![Château de Chambord](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12592.jpg?v=1711936026)
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Château de Chambord
The Chateau de Chambord, located in the Loire Valley of Loir-et-Cher, France, was built between 1519 and 1547 CE. This fine French Renaissance building, although impressive in both size and architectural detail, was commissioned by Francis...
![Amarna](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6946.jpg?v=1736891651-1726471511)
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Amarna
Amarna is the modern Arabic name for the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE). The site is officially known as Tell el-Amarna, so-named for the Beni Amran tribe...
![Nanshe](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2861.jpg?v=1636335904)
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Nanshe
Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium...
![Sarpedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12685.jpg?v=1726598646)
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Sarpedon
Sarpedon is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, a Lycian prince who was one of the principal heroes during the Trojan War and fought on the side of Troy. According to Homer's Iliad, he was the son of Zeus by Laodameia and the cousin of...
![Stirling Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13837.jpg?v=1708815184)
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Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located on a strategically important rocky outcrop by the River Forth in central Scotland, was a key royal residence from the late 11th century into the early modern period and subject to many battles and sieges, particularly...
![Itsukushima Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10823.jpg?v=1618593327)
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Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th...