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A hyperbole is an exaggeration of speech or writing for emphasis or effect.

Troy was located on the northwestern coast of Turkey.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the Civil War by opening up new territory for slavery and by allowing states to choose whether or not they would allow slavery.

Tyrants today are different from those in ancient Greece because they have more power and control. They are also more ruthless and cruel.

In Greek mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and prosperity. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite.

The Declaration of Independence is important because it is the founding document of the United States of America. It sets forth the principles upon which the country is founded and explains the reasons for the colonists’ break from England.

The Missouri Compromise led to the Civil War by allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, which upset the balance between free and slave states. This led to increased tensions between the North and the South, which eventually erupted into war.

Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973 from pulmonary edema and heart failure at the age of 91.

Psychology is considered a social science because it investigates human behavior in social contexts and because it uses scientific methods to study human behavior.

He ordered the rearmament of Germany and the production of weapons, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. He also began secretly expanding the German army, again in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.