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Archaeologists learn about ancient people by studying

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artifacts

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Lucy was a skeleton of a

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hominid

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Paleolithic means

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old stone age

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The developement of fire and clothing meant that prehistoric people could

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move to colder areas

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Neanderthals were different from hominids because they

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buried their dead

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Cave paintings in France and Spain are a

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textbook to teach hunting

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During the Mesolithic Age, people

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trained dogs, made tools

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Understanding that food could be grown from seeds marked the beginning of the

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Neolithic agricultural revolution

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The people most likely to advance rapidly were those who

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formed permanent settlements

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Permanent settlements generally requiredd

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a form of government

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Forming large, permanent settlements meant that people could

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produce a surplus of food and specialize in jobs

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Trade between cultures let to

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cultural division

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History basically begins when people start to

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write

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The Iron Age shows a higher level of development than the Bronze Age because

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iron is more difficult to make

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Egyptians could move goods up the Nile because

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winds or sails

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The Rosetta Stone was imporant because it

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translated hierogliphics

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Hatshepsut was unusal among Egypttian rulers because

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she was a female

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Despite the changes in hynasties, Egyptian culture remained stable because

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isolation

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Egyptians belived that in the afterlife, people were

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judged by their deeds on Earth

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Cuneiform was

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Summerian writing

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One of the important contributions of the Sumerian people was

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the arch

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Sumerians believed in

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a shadowy underworld

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The Code of Hammurabi was

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first written laws

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The Hitties' laws included

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fines

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Cyrus the Great

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conquered Babylon

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Phoenicians were famous for their

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alaphabet

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Commodities are

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goods with value for trade

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The Twelve Tribes of Israel united under

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Saul

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Ethical monotheism is a system of

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beliefs based on one god

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The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Adia by the

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Himalayas

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Ancient Indus River valley cities based their protection around

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citadels

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During the Vedic Age, the military leader, lawmaker, and judge of a settlement was the

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raja

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The teachings of the Upanishads were passed along in the form of

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vedas

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Pariahs were

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untouchables

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The ultimate goal of Hindus was to

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reach nirvana

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Siddhartha Gautama became known as the

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Buddha

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The Buddha taught that the way to salvation was

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8 fold path

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Right action is

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obeying the law

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Mahayana Buddhists viewed the Buddha as a

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savior

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Chandrogupta Maurya ruled by

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establishing a rigid bureaucracy

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More people became Buddhists after

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Asoka became a buddhist

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One reason the Guptas lost power was because

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invaders from Asia came

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Stupas were

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dome shaped shrines

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Indian physicians saved lives throught the use of

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inoculation

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The three major rivers of China are the Huang, the Chang, and the

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Xi

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The Chinese built dikes along the bank of the Huang to

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protect against flooding

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The Chinese developed a sense of superiority because of their

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isolation from other cultures

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The rulers over the Neolithic people in China were the

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Xia

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The Shang might have cemented their power by

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central government

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The Chang religion combined animism and

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ancestor worship

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Chinese writings became an art called

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calligraphy

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Rebels overthrowing a dynasty could justify their action by claiming

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Mandate of Heaven had changed

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The Zhou dynasty fell because of

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infighting and military invaders

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One of the reasons for the disoncent among the people under the Qin dynasty was

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forced labor

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The leveling system

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steadied food prices and supplies

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Conducius taught about the importance of family, respect for elders, and

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reverence for ancestors

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Unlike Confucious, Laozi's teaching did not

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deal with governing

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Legalism stated that people were

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selfish

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The rise of Buddhism accompanied the

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fall of the Han dynasty

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The earliest known Greek civilization were the

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Minoans

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The Minoan contribution to Greek developement was

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an early form of writing/trade

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Most Greek city-states developed around a

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acropolis/polis

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The Illiad tells the story of the

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Trojan War

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The purpose of the Olypic games were

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to honor Zeus

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City-states run by groups of nobles were known as

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aristocracies

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In Sparta, the ephors

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checked kings power

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under the rule of Cleisthenes, Athens established a

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direct democracy

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Athenians believed in spending mmoney on

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public works

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Athenians women

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had no rights

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The persians in Salamis Strait were defeated by a superior

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Athenian navy

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Pericles angered other members of the Delian League by

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taking advantage

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Sparta won the peloponnesian war by

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aligning with Persia

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The Parthenon was a

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temple for Athena

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Greek art broke away from Egyptian influence because they were

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lifelike with proportions

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Some Greek sculptors made their work more lifelike by

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using mathematical proportions

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Greek art expressed its belief in

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simplicity and balance

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Early philosphers were called cosmologists because they

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studied the stars

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Socrated believed that students should

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question everything

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Plato believed in a government ruled by an aristocracy, or

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educated group of wealthy men

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Aristotle believed that

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the world should be organized using logic

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Hippocrates's work sums up Greek science because it

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applies reasoning not religion

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Thucydides believed that

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history should be fair and accurate

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Philip's admirations for Greek ways

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caused Hellenistic culture to flourish

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Alexander desired to

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spread Hellinistic culture

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The spread of Hellenistic culture

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increased the wealth of the middle class

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hellenistic doctors increased their knowledge by

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learning from Egyptians

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Italy is cut off from the rest of Europe by the

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Alps

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The consuls

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had veto power

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The engraving of Roman laws on the Twelve Tables was prompted by the

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Plebian Revolt

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The Romans defeated Hannibal in the

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Second Punic War

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People who came under the rule of rome after the Punic Wars became

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slaves

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the expanding Roman empire created a class of business people known as

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Equites

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Roman allies fought the Social War to

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overthrow Gracchi

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Ceasar's government

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decreased the power of the Senate

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The Pax Romana kept Rome stable, but reduced the power of the

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assimblies, magistrates

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Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were part of a group known as the

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5 good emperors

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Roman engineers used all of the following except

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concrete

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Roman lifestyles were criticized in the work of

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Tacitus

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The Romans put Jesus to death because

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fear of uprising

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The Goths were tribes from

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Germany

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