"K"-TOWN
2 cities with this name in different states lie on the Missouri River
Kansas City
Russia annexed this peninsula between the Black Sea & the Sea of Azov in 1783; wouldn't be the last time they tried that, either
Crimea
It's thought Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang died after ingesting this liquid element that he believed would make him immortal
mercury
The Fryderyk Chopin Museum & the Copernicus Science Center
Warsaw
The period of time from March to July of 1815 when Napoleon escaped Elba & ran wild in France is known as this
the Hundred Days
It's the capital of Sindh Province, Pakistan
Karachi
This 12,000-foot volcano in Japan erupted in 1707 but thankfully has been dormant for the ensuing 300+ years
Fujiyama
Crimes punishable by death in this 282-law collection included robbery, false accusation & priestesses drinking with commoners
the Code of Hammurabi
The Silver Pagoda & the Memorial Stupa to thousands of victims at the former Tuol Sleng Prison
Phnom Penh
"Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" was perhaps sung by citizens of these ramshackle areas named for a Depression-era prez
Hoovervilles
The largest city in Malaysia, it's just inland from the Strait of Malacca
Kuala Lumpur
In 1789 the Marquis de Launay, gov. of this landmark, didn't give up its munitions to the people so easily; bad move
In "Meditations" this Roman emperor reminds himself not to be irritated at other people's bad breath: "That's the way his mouth is"
Marcus Aurelius
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Noryangjin Fish Market & Samsung's Leeum Museum of Art
Seoul
It's the term for the migration of Muhammad & his followers to Medina before Mecca's fall in the year 630
the Hijrah
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This capital of Malopolskie Province can also be spelled with 2 C's
Kraków
On May 1, 1776, Adam Weishaupt founded the Perfectibilists, a branch of this "enlightened" secret society... oh dear, I may've said too much
the illuminati
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Praising the defense of democracy, Pericles' funeral oration of 431 B.C. was given for soldiers fallen in this conflict
the Peloponnesian War
St. Michael's Orthodox Cathedral & Marshal Tito's mausoleum
Belgrade
What's known as this New England city's "Convention" was spurred by dissatisfaction in the War of 1812
Hartford
It's the capital city on the Nile that fits the category
Khartoum
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Not thrilled with the colonies in 1774, Britain's parliament passed 4 punitive measures known not so nicely as these acts
the Intolerable Acts
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The Pyramids of Meroë in modern-day Sudan were built in the land of this 4-letter ancient kingdom
Kush
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Museo Botero & Plaza de Bolívar
Bogotá
The "March of the 10,000" involved the heavily armored Greek soldiers known by this name, trapped behind enemy lines
Hoplites
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