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King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti

Akhenaton, sandstone pillar statue from the Aton temple at Karnak, Egypt, c. 1370 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

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Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

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Hot-air balloon against a sky (clouds, hot air ballooning, recreation)

Why Is the Sky Blue?

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

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Egyptian god

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King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti

King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti

King Akhenaton (left) with his wife, Queen Nefertiti, and three of their daughters...

Foto Marburg/Art Resource, New York

Akhenaton, sandstone pillar statue from the Aton temple at Karnak, Egypt, c. 1370 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Akhenaton, sandstone pillar statue from the Aton temple at Karnak, Egypt, c....

Hirmer Fotoarchiv, Munich

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