A LITTLE HISTORY
The Juyong, Daoma & Zijing Passes of this structure were the 3 strong fortifications close to the Ming capital
the Great Wall of China
You'll find Tokyo on this island, one of the world's 10 biggest
Honshu
Thomas Jefferson:
A monarchy "is a government of" these "over sheep"
wolves
In a famous speech to the House of Burgesses in 1765, he said, "If this be treason, make the most of it"
Patrick Henry
Woof! Living up to the exact opposite of its canine name, this Mexican & U.S. desert is the largest in North America
Chihuahua
Plans for these German post-WWI payments included Owen Young's in 1929 setting them at 121 billion marks
reparations
Abu Dhabi takes up more than 3/4 of the total land area in this country made up of the former Trucial States
the UAE
John Adams: "Avarice, ambition, revenge... would break the strongest cords of" this document "as a whale goes through a net"
the Constitution
In 2001 the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to the U.N. & this secretary-general from Ghana
Annan
After gaining self-government, Surawak joined this country in 1963 & became a state
Malaysia
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In 1777 this 19-year-old French aristocrat accepted a commission of major-general for the American cause without pay
Lafayette
The Eastern Hemisphere is home to Earth's highest point, Mt. Everest, & this lowest point on Earth's surface
the Dead Sea
Alexander Hamilton, who knew about handling money: "A national" this, "if it is not excessive will be to us a national blessing"
debt
This Secretary of War was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ulysses S. Grant but died after being confirmed by the Senate
Edwin M. Stanton
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Mainland France has 12 metropolitan regions that are further divided into 94 of these, like Hautes-Alpes
the departments
Losing a leg in an 1838 battle didn't stop this general from becoming acting pres. of Mexico in 1839 & dictator soon thereafter
Santa Ana
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Hidalgo
Follow the Prime Meridian south from Greenwich & you'll arrive at this Spanish region with a same-named capital conquered by El Cid
Valencia
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James Madison, in No. 47 of these papers: Tyranny is "legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands"
the Federalist Papers
Suetonius writes that this man gave his horse a marble stall & purple blankets & "it is... said" wanted horsey in high office
Caligula
This country is sometimes called "Land of a Thousand Hills" & its capital Kigali is built on several of them
Rwanda
Pertinax was one of several Roman emperors killed by this guard it did not pay to disgruntle
Praetorians
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Septanarians
This Southeast Asian country is literally on fire; its Mount Merapi has been in a state of continuing eruption since 2020
Indonesia
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This man for whom a Fairfax, Virginia university is named said the slave trade was "disgraceful to mankind"
George Mason
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James Madison
This founder of South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement died in police detention in 1977
Biko
Stretching from Canada to Alabama, this lengthy valley includes the Cumberland Valley
the Appalachian Valley
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