peoples & empires library

 

Asian cultures changed greatly as they moved forward to the modern age. Explore the people and empires that developed after ancient times.

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Saracens, the name by which Muslims were generally known to Christians during the time of the Crusades. See more »

Tagalogs

Tagalogs, a people living in the Philippines. A modified form of their language, called Filipino, is the country's national language and is spoken by more than half the population.

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Tatars

Tatars, or Tartars, Turkic-speaking people who live in European Russia and Central Asia.

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (often shortened to USSR or Soviet Union), a nation of Eurasia that existed from 1922 until 1991.

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Zionism

Zionism, a movement for the restoration of a Jewish national state in Palestine, land of Zion.

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