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(Encyclopedia) Kunya-Urgench: see Urgench, ancient city, Turkmenistan. ...

(Encyclopedia) sacrifice [Lat. sacrificare=to make holy], a type of religious offering, or gift to a superior or supreme being, in which the offering is consecrated through its destruction. The Paleolithic evidenc...

(Encyclopedia) Ashqelon ăshˈkəlŏn [key], city, SW Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a beach resort in an area of citrus groves and cotton plantations. Ashqelon's industries pro...

(Encyclopedia) Hellenism, the culture, ideals, and pattern of life of ancient Greece in classical times. It usually means primarily the culture of Athens and the related cities during the Age of Pericles. The term i...

(Encyclopedia) beard, hair on the lower portion of the face. The term mustache refers to hair worn above the upper lip. Attitudes toward facial hair have varied in different cultures. In ancient Egypt, as well as Tu...

(Encyclopedia) transportation, conveyance of goods and people over land, across water, and through the air. See also commerce. The first practical attempts at air transportation began with the invention of the h...

(Encyclopedia) Besor bēˈsôr [key], in the Bible, stream, S ancient Palestine. ...

(Encyclopedia) Rachal rāˈkăl [key], in the Bible, town, S ancient Palestine. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gidom gīˈdŏm [key], in the Bible, place, ancient Palestine. ...

(Encyclopedia) Azmon ăzˈmŏn [key], in the Bible, town of S ancient Palestine. ...