Around 1900 the british empire ruled almost of the land surface of the globe

Around 1900 the British empire ruled almost 1/4 (One-Fourth) of the land surface of the globe.

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byzantine icon- served as religious symbols in christian churches and were valued and respected for their beauty

illuminated manuscript-preserved classical greek and roman knowledge and were the first bound books

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