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![Brahmanism](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5591.jpg?v=1737108793)
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Brahmanism
Brahmanism (also known as Vedic Religion) is the belief system that developed from the Vedas during the Late Vedic Period (c. 1100-500 BCE) originating in the Indus Valley Civilization after the Indo-Aryan Migration c. 2000-1500 BCE. It claims...
![Legio XXI Rapax](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14658.jpg?v=1643306402)
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Legio XXI Rapax
Legio XXI Rapax was a legion of the Roman army whose name name "Rapax" means "rapacious" or "greedy". It is not clear when the legion assumed this name; it may or may not be the same 21st legion Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) formed before his...
![Edward England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14648.png?v=1737659826)
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Edward England
Edward England was an Irish pirate who operated in the Caribbean, the Eastern Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean between 1717 and 1720 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Captain England’s successful but brief pirate career came to an...
![Temple at Uppsala](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14652.jpg?v=1700495230)
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Temple at Uppsala
The Temple at Uppsala was a religious center dedicated to the Norse gods Thor, Odin, and Freyr located in what is now Gamla Uppsala in Sweden. It is described by the 11th-century historian Adam of Bremen as the most significant pagan site...
![Edward Low](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14639.png?v=1633004102)
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Edward Low
Edward 'Ned' Low was an English pirate active in the Caribbean and eastern Atlantic from 1721 to 1724 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Probably the most sadistic and cruelest of all pirate captains, Low was said to have frequently...
![Calico Jack](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14634.png?v=1723748835)
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Calico Jack
John Rackham (d. 1720), also known as Jack Rackham or 'Calico Jack' for his preference for cotton clothing, was an English pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Rackham took over the pirate crew of Charles Vane (d. 1721), and...
![Valhalla](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14597.jpg?v=1723219325)
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Valhalla
Valhalla ("Hall of the Slain") is the afterlife realm in Norse mythology for fallen heroes selected by Odin’s Valkyrie to become members of the army that will fight against the forces of chaos at Ragnarök. The concept of Odin’s Hall seems...
![Bronze Age Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/294.jpg?v=1721757184)
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Bronze Age Aegean
The Bronze Age (c. 3000-1000 BCE) is the period when cultures were either using, producing, or trading bronze. Several cultures flourished around the Aegean Sea during this period: the Minoan civilization on Crete, the Mycenaean civilization...
![Enoch](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14608.jpg?v=1631272814)
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Enoch
In the book of Genesis in the pre-flood period, Enoch was the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah. There are few details about Enoch. We learn that he lived 365 years, and then Enoch "walked faithfully with God; then he was no more...
![Baldr](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14604.jpg?v=1721819768)
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Baldr
Baldr is a god in Norse mythology associated with light, wisdom, and courage, although he is never specifically defined as the god of any of these. He is best known for his dramatic death, which heralds the coming of Ragnarök, the end of...