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Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
It stands in Agra.
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Babur founded the Mughal Empire after the Battle of Panipat in 1526.
He was descended from Timur and Genghis Khan's line.
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Emperor Ashoka embraced and promoted Buddhist principles after the Kalinga War.
His edicts were carved on rocks and pillars.
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Genghis Khan united Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire.
It later became the largest contiguous land empire.
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Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453.
The event ended the Byzantine Empire.
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Constantinople served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
The city is now known as Istanbul.
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Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius.
Its remains preserve much information about Roman life.
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Alexander the Great conquered territories from Greece to parts of South Asia.
His campaigns spread Hellenistic culture.
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The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece.
They were connected with Greek religious festivals.
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Athens developed an early form of citizen democracy.
Participation was limited compared with modern democracy.
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Mohenjo-daro and Harappa were major Indus Valley cities.
The civilization flourished in South Asia.
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Mesopotamia means the land between rivers.
It lay between the Tigris and Euphrates in the Middle East.
