World+History

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R 920.03 M194 __Great lives from history. The ancient world, prehistory-476 C.E. __
====[|Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World] - Ebook====

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 * ====[|Student Resource Center]====
 * ====[|ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases:] World Geography, Ancient/Medieval Eras.====

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