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Ancient cities developed mainly along the Indus River, while modern cities developed near different bodies of water.
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With the passage of the 13th Amendment—which states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”—the central contradiction at the heart of the Founding was resolved.
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Below 20 degrees North latitude means less than 20 degrees North. Which of the options has a number less than 20 degrees north?
13 degrees North, 47 degrees east. 47 is also *slightly* east of 45, unlike all the other options.
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Japan had been antagonizing the Chinese by executing rigorous military operations near the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing. One night, a small troop of Japanese soldiers demanded to enter a tiny walled town. The Chinese refused. A shot rang out and a Japanese soldier was killed. A full-scale war between Japan and China would soon follow.
One of the greatest atrocities committed by Japan was after the fall of the city of Nanking. The Japanese Imperial Army raped and murdered more than 10,000 Chinese.