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What is an amino acid? An amino acid is an organic molecule that...

What are the 20 amino acid building blocks of proteins? In the...

What is the difference between standard and nonstandard amino...

What are some industrial uses of amino acids? In addition to...

How many people died during the Armenian Genocide? Conservative estimates...

How did the Ottoman government justify the deportation of Armenians?...

How were Armenians treated in the Ottoman Empire before World...

What were the consequences of the Armenian Genocide? At the...

How has the Turkish government responded to claims of genocide?...

Who was Augustus? Augustus (also known as Octavian) was the first...

Was Augustus related to Julius Caesar? Yes! Julius Caesar was...

How did Augustus come to power? After the assassination of Julius...

What did Augustus accomplish? Augustus brought peace (“Pax Romana”)...

What were the symptoms of the Black Death? Yersinia causes three...

How did the Black Death affect Europe? The effects of the Black...

What are other names for the Black Death? The Black Death has...

What is communism? Communism is a political and economic system...

Which countries are communist? At one time about one-third of...

How is communism different from socialism? Exactly how communism...

What are the origins of communism? Although the term communism...

What is the Magna Carta? The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is...

What did the Magna Carta guarantee? Among the Magna Carta’s provisions...

When was the Magna Carta reissued? King John’s successor, Henry...

Why does the Magna Carta matter today? The enduring influence...