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Loud is the synonym of Sentorian.

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"Used to trade" is the correct phrase to indicate a past habitual action.

"Ancient civilizations such as the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamians used to trade goods rather than use money" is grammatically correct.

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Today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq

In the broader sense, the historical region included present-day Iraq

and parts of present-day Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey. 

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Najd and Hejaz is the old name of Saudi Arabia.

New Granda is the old name of Colombia.

'Nippon is the old name of Japan

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Nelson Mandela served first black president of South Africa on 10 May 1994 until 1999.

Nelson Mandela International Day celebrated: 18 July  

Nelson Mandela: imprisoned in 1962 (served 27 years in prison)

Nelson Mandela died: 5th December 2013

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Byzantium was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today

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Aristotle was Greek  philosopher

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Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea lies between the coast of Greece and Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).

It contains over 2,000 islands which were settled by the ancient Greeks; the largest among them being Crete (Kriti) and the best known and most often photographed Santorini (Thera or Thira)

Area: 214,000 km²

Mean depth: 1,500 m

Islands: Santorini, Chios, Rhodes, Samos, Icaria, Kos, Karpathos,

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Cleopatra VII Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC.

Cleopatra was destined to become the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt.

Born: January 69 BC, Alexandria, Egypt

Died: August 10, 30 BC, Alexandria, Egypt

Role In: Battle of Actium

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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher.

He made significant contributions to various fields, including philosophy, biology, and ethics.

He was born in Stagira, a town in northern Greece in 384 BCE.

He passed away in 322 BCE.