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Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians began using papyrus, ______, which they dried into strips and then glued together in two layers to form a sheet.
_____, Edgar Allan Poe became known as the father of the modem detective story.
3. In Asia’s great central land mass, ______ , the Mongols, had been pressing eastward into northern China for many years.
Barbara Tuchman,-------, won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 1963 and 1972.
5. Persons who have taken a cold remedy containing, ______ , a narcotic, may feel drowsy and should not operate machinery or drive a vehicle.
6. African-American dance, _______ blend of elements derived from diverse traditions, has been attracting ever wider attention on the professional dance scene.
______, all with true horns, includes bison, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep.
Ichthyology, ______, of zoology dealing with fishes, has made important discoveries about the effects of pollution on the world’s fish resources.
The first airship to rise into the sky was steam-powered machine invented by Henri GifFard, ______.
The value placed on the pelt of the marten, -----mammal of Canada, has led to its near extinction in many areas.