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"Mythological" name for a book of maps
an atlas
In 1800 Congress moved to Washington, D.C. from this city
Philadelphia
This grain is turned into starch, meal, oil, syrup & bourbon, & eaten as a vegetable
corn
Kangaroo Island is this country's third-largest island
Australia
Industry that makes shuttles & satellites
aerospace
It's a tie score of 40 each in tennis, or a two in a deck of cards
a deuce
In 1800 Massachusetts became the first state to require voters to this before voting
register
Name shared by a large yellow squash & a long yellow fruit
banana
Chu Yuan-Chang, who took the title Hung Wu, founded this famous Chinese dynasty in 1368
the Ming dynasty
This sea's name may be from a Greek king or an Amazon queen
the Aegean
Rather than a full-length fur coat, it's a fur wrap worn around the shoulders
a stole
Gustav IV Adolph was crowned king of this country in 1800
Sweden
You can reduce the amount of "heat" in one of these by taking out the ribs & seeds
peppers
The coast of Syria lies on this sea
the Mediterranean
The term for this philosophy branch concerned with the study of beauty was coined in 1735
aesthetics
It means to soak or infuse in a usually hot liquid, as with tea leaves or fruit
steep
The Act of Union in 1800 combined Great Britain with this country
Ireland
Term for the edible shoots of alfalfa, beans or radishes
sprouts
Malagasy is an official language of this country once known as the Malagasy Republic
Madagascar
Virgil's vagabond
Aeneas
According to a Biblical proverb, "Before" this "is humility"
honor
By 1800 this Italian count had developed his forerunner of the electric battery
Seedless types of this fruit include the Flame & the Perlette
the grape
This city in West Bengal is the cultural center of eastern India
Calcutta
Popular in the 19th century, this stringed instrument is played by the wind
the Aeolian (harp)