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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...os]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Saint...
9: ...serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the sec...
19: ===Education===
20: ...was instructed in religion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer i... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...''. Her religious policies, however, were in many cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of En...
13: ...s wife had again failed to produce a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn dau...
15: ...ls]]. A great part of the credit of her early education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not on...
17: ...is or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]]. Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII's chief advisor, managed...
19: ... appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts to the Pope were abolished, and the King ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...ce by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her father [[Henr...
13: ...]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]...
16: ..., along with her half-sister, Mary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated in the line of...
18: ...st Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] after Elizabeth became queen in [[1558]].
20: ...lerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. L... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...ngle [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Kingdom]], Anne became the first Sovereign of [[Great Britain]]. She c...
10: ...n the absence of a [[Protestant]] heir, the Roman Catholic James II could attempt to return to the Thr...
17: ...o [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attem...
19: ...pted to flee, and that the Throne was therefore vacant. The Crown was offered to, and accepted by, Wil...
24: ...ed from making her his Regent during his military campaigns in Europe. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
4: image_caption= |
11: ... The Princess of Wales'''. She was almost always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite nev...
13: ...hilanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of...
15: ...]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...e only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "other party" i... - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (3681 bytes)
4: ...ress, while another niece, [[Nancy Lancaster]], became famous as a 20th-century tastemaker and the own...
8: ...ed, and the first to take a seat, in the House of Commons. She would be re-elected many times, serving unti...
10: ...s his replacement. Her son [[David Astor]], who became editor/owner of ''The Observer'' newspaper, wou...
12: ...arlene Dietrich]] song ''Lili Marlene'' that they called "The Ballad Of The D-Day Dodgers". - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
2: |+ <font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell'''</font>
4: ...efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Kim_Campbell.jpg]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...s not popularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to ... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ...se, and were influenced by his artistic and political ideas.
6: ...n]] in [[1903]], where she became involved in radical politics through the [[suffragette]] movement an...
8: ...o the cause of [[socialism]]. As a member of the ICA she took part in the [[1916]] [[Easter Rising]] a...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
12: ...Geoghegan-Quinn]] was apointed to the then junior cabinet post of [[Irish Minister for Community, Rura... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
1: ...ns?" The case came to be known as the '''Persons Case'''.
6: ... (farm women's leader, activist and first woman [[Cabinet minister]] in Alberta);
8: ... women first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]], and
9: *[[Henrietta Muir Edwards]] (an advocate for working women and founder of the [[Victoria...
11: ... of Canada|senators]]: "The [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] shall... summon qualified ... - Asia (16910 bytes)
1: ...:LocationAsia.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Asia]]
4: ...[[geology|Geologically]] and [[geography|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent...
6: ...s, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River]] (according to othe...
8: '''Asia''' as a political division consists of the part of Eurasia and nea...
24: ...rline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
19: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of stat...
21: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
26: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city'''
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling code]]'''
71: ...]], and friendliness to the West have led many to call it the [[Singapore]] or [[Hong Kong]] of the Mi... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
11: image_map = LocationIreland.png |
15: capital = [[Dublin]] |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $40,003 |
37: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 4th | - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
1: ...], bordering both the [[Pacific Ocean]] and the [[Caribbean Sea]].
17: ...enter colspan=2 | [[image:LocationGuatemala.png|Location of Guatemala]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
26: | [[ӳcar Jos頒afael Berger Perdomo]]
54: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
8: image_map = LocationPakistan.png|Location of Pakistan |
11: capital = [[Islamabad]] |
16: ..._city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial capital]]) |
31: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $2567 |
32: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 135th | - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
9: image_map = LocationUnitedKingdom.png |
13: capital = [[London]] |
33: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $30,658 |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 15th |
45: calling_code = 44 | - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]...
36: ...orth of [[Massachusetts]], south of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and west of [[Maine]] and the [[Atlantic O...
38: ...merican white birch]], also called paper birch or canoe birch.
42: ...ay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[Anglican Communion]] (the [[Episcopal Church]] in the USA...
49: ...y]] (now [[Fort Constitution]]) helped supply the cannon and ammunition needed for the [[Battle of Bun... - Space (10661 bytes)
1: ... '''space''' — the scientific and philosophical concept. For other uses of space, see [[space (d...
4: ...ated, have size and shape, and through which they can move.
6: ...ce is part of a fundamental [[abstract]] mathematical [[concept]]ual framework (together with [[time]]...
8: ...ect and/or its location with respect to another location. Modern [[physics]] does not treat space and ...
15: ...a [[coordinate system]] where an object can be located - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: '''Space exploration''' is the physical exploration of outer-[[Earth]] objects and gener...
4: ...tronger and lighter materials and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-...
6: ...le trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
13: ...al flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yuri Gagarin]] on [[April 12]] [[1961]].
15: ...ght. On [[June 21]], [[2004]], [[SpaceShipOne]] became the first privately-funded manned [[spacecraft]... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...t.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...rocesses. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influ...
8: ===Primary caves=== - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ... as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</smal...
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]]...
27: ...he following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
41: ...ople is liberated by the Byzantine emperor of [[Nicaea]], Michael Palaeologus. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...rthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ... to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japa...
5: ...e:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.co...
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
5: ...ural landscape and significant elements in [[landscaping]], and in [[agriculture]] supplying [[orchard...
7: ==Classifications==
11: ...les of many well known trees and how they are typically classified.
13: ...d (usually grazed or burned over periodically) is called a '''[[savanna]]'''. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...s patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives som...
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
6: ...s Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
10: ...e are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These
21: grow or move in response to prey capture; and there are also active flypapers, such a... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...odology for [[science|scientific]] inquiry, often called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implie...
10: ...ater, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for th...
12: ...y his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord Keeper."
16: ...of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction.
18: ... with insufficient means, he borrowed money and became habitually in debt. To support himself, he took... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...ouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardines...
7: ...on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was trul...
11: ...e knew nothing and strived for knowledge. Historical accounts from varied sources, while questionable...
13: ... no written accounts of his real life have been located, he is idolized by his disciples and thinkers ...
27: ...lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you another.'' (''Apology... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...orth Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...h are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refer...
7: ==Physical characteristics==
8: ...oximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks [[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on M... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ocial]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ... recognize four regions in the lands that later became the eastern United States. Listed from north t...
9: ...nd colonization in many ways. A revival in classical learning sparked an interest in [[geography]] an...
11: ...rative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]].
16: ...ing of colonies was piecemeal and variable. Practical considerations such as [[business|commercial ent... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...e persons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''), called the [[Trinity]]. Christianity encompasses num...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with...
11: ... schools of thought, including [[Anglicanism]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Methodism]]).
14: ...inity]] of distinct persons with one substance) became human on earth, born as [[Jesus]] pursuant to t...
21: ...he [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the city of [... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
2: ...nta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] | caption = }} -->
3: ...ture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. dioica'''''}}
13: ... color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Pimenta dioica}}
16: ...ch is the dried unripe fruit of the [[Pimenta dioica]] plant. The name "allspice" was coined by the E... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
42: ...1969]]. His [[Ideology#Political_ideologies|political ideology]] is known as [[Gaullism]], which left ...
45: .... Born in [[Lille]], de Gaulle grew up and was educated in [[Paris]].
47: ...ere also more [[liberal]], influenced by [[social Catholicism]]. During the [[Dreyfus affair]] the fam...
49: ==1912–1940: Military career==
50: ... was put in solitary confinement in a retaliation camp. - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... "[[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper ...
8: ...ng's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had produced lea...
10: ...hich they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...ut also studied a variety of other subjects and became interested in [[astronomy]]. It was, however, t...
14: ... of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brah... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and...
5: ...[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...ent in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...ided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually rese...
11: ==Early political career== - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[France]] would oscillate ...
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the fol...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]]. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
2: ...e = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
15: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeiformia]]}}
16: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeoidea]]}}
17: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Lucanidae'''}}
23: [[Lucaninae]]<br> - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...e = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Pelecanidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Pelecanus]]''}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...ucture and powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United St...
7: ..." as is the case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: ...s of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
10: ...tolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
13: ... equal vote in at least one house of Congress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a '... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...onstitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[President of the United States|Preside...
4: A [[bicameralism|bicameral]] Congress was created as a result of the [[...
6: ...] building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in th...
10: ...Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many delegates called for a second Congressional chamber, modeled o...
12: ...ed the [[New Jersey Plan]], which called for a unicameral Congress with equal representation for the s... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Formula One race.jpg|thumb|215px|Cars jockey for position during the [[2004 Monaco Gr...
9: ...[[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
18: Historically, the Formula One series evolved from the Europ...
21: ...zine, showing a [[BRM]] H16 Formula One engine in car]]
22: ...s remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - Computer (32773 bytes)
1: ...r case|tower]] of a [[personal computer]] (specifically a [[Power Mac G5]]).]]
3: ...given appropriate input data, then it can automatically solve the problem or predict the behavior of t...
4: ...e theory, design, and application of computers is called '''[[computer science]].'''
8: ...antum particles or any other well-understood physical phenomenon. Although computers have been built ...
10: ...ed is mapped as closely as possible onto the physical phenomena being exploited. For example, electro... - Ship (18843 bytes)
2: ... a ship, but a ship can't fit on a boat". Often local [[law]] and regulation will define the exact siz...
4: ...c pressures which increased sizes to the point of carrying four or five masts, also introduced the for...
6: '''[[Nautical]]''' means related to sailors, particularly cust...
10: ...r deck and the top of the keelson), [[Draft (nautical)|draft]] (distance between the highest waterline...
14: ...roup of lines forward of the Plimsoll mark to indicate the safe depth (or freeboard above the surface)... - Forest (3705 bytes)
2: ...(a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California]]
4: ...unities covering large areas of the globe provide carbon-sink, oxygen-release, habitat, and soil-reten...
6: Forests can be found in all regions capable of sustaining tree growth, at altitudes up t...
8: ...f trees meet or interlock. A woodland has an open canopy, which allows some sunlight to penetrate betw...
10: Numerous types of forests exist. Among the ecological types are: - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
6: image_flag = Us-ca-sf.png |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ...cation of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
28: website = http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ | - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...the [[Persian Wars]]. The building was officially called the '''Temple of Athena the Virgin''', and it...
5: ... treasury of the [[Delian League]], which later became the [[Athenian Empire]].
11: ...rves is to make the temple look even more symmetrical than it actually is.
19: ... [[Poseidon]] for possession of the land of [[Attica]]. [[Metope|Metopes]] ran along the outer frieze ...
27: ... which time it was already as old as [[Notre Dame Cathedral]] in [[Paris]] is now, and far older than ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...s_caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...man Republic]] into the [[Roman Empire]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britai...
4: ...]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
9: ...to myth was the son of [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]]. Caesar was raised in the Subura, a lower-class neigh... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
4: image_caption = |
13: ...[Jew]]s, in a [[genocide]] now known as [[the Holocaust]].
20: ... "irascible tyrant"; however, there is little indication that Alois Hitler treated his son more strict...
22: ... was legally born a Hitler, however, and was ironically closely related to Hiedler through his mother'...
24: ...is along with his known family history were politically explosive, especially for the proponent of a [... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ... origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ...ne of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...ld often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular ...
15: ...list (American Revolution)|Loyalists]]—American colonists who sided with the British—field... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ...s established by Sutter in [[1839]]. During the [[California gold rush|gold rush]], Sacramento was a m...
5: official_name = Sacramento, California |
7: image_flag = SacramentoCA.jpg |
8: image_seal = SacramentoCAseal.jpg |
9: image_map = CAMap-doton-Sacramento.png | - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
26: ...tate in the [[United States|United States of America]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a populatio...
34: ...ing "wooded". It first came to use among [[French-Canadian]] [[fur trapper]]s in the nineteenth centur...
38: ...rupt when the citizens of Lewiston discovered the capital had been taken from them.
40: Boise became the capital of the state of Idaho on [[July 3]], [[1890]...
51: [[Image:Boise_Idaho.jpg|thumb|right|The State Capitol in Boise, Idaho]] - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
25: '''Indianapolis''' is the capital of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of...
29: ...cle]] after the impressive 284-feet tall neoclassical limestone and bronze State [[Soldiers' and Sailo...
31: ...39 km) portion of the Indianapolis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13....
33: ...or "hub" of regional transport connecting to [[Chicago]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Cinci...
37: ...es of bribery, but he was acquitted in [[1928]] because the statute of limitations had run out; he com... - Lansing, Michigan (6961 bytes)
1: [[Image:CapitolMichigan.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Capitol Building]]
2: ...tal city of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]], located mostly in [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham Cou...
28: ...g|thumb|left|250px|An aerial view of Lansing, the capital of the State of Michigan]]
29: The place is located in the south central part of the lower peninsu...
37: ...0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[... - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...ity''' is the [[List of U.S. state capitals|state capital]] and most populous city in the [[U.S. state...
6: ...initially brought economic growth, and the city became known as the "Crossroads of the West". The city...
17: ...pulous cities in the [[American Old West|Old American West]].
19: ...t_c1920_pc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Salt Lake City circa [[1920]]]]
20: ...in [[1896]], when Salt Lake City became the state capital. - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...twice the territory of the next-largest nation, [[Canada]]. It ranks eighth in the world in population...
4: ...mber [[1991]]. In the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Repu...
13: ...entury]] onwards and slowly assimilated both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribe...
15: ...y|11th centuries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous,...
17: ... Duchy of [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
4: image_caption=''"[[Father of the Nation|Father of the nati...
13: ...', was the [[charisma]]tic leader who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[Briti...
18: ...sects. He was born into the vaishya, or business, caste. At the age of 13 Gandhi married [[Kasturba Ga...
23: ...vegetarians he met were members of the [[Theosophical Society]], which had been founded in 1875 by [[H...
25: ... in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
4: ...h (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[Levi...
6: ...es|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
8: ==Early life and education==
10: ...e care of an older brother Francis. Hobbes was educated at Westport church from the age of four, passe...
12: ...William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire|William Cavendish]], Baron of Hardwick (and later [[Duke of ... - Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ...n be found under "[[Classification of Native Americans]]."
5: ... with other arctic peoples not native to the American continent, such as those from arctic [[Russia]]n...
7: ...ve Canadians". First Peoples are enshrined in the Canadian Constitution with various treaty rights, so...
9: ...d the [[Mestizo]]s and [[Zambo]]s of [[Latin America]].
11: ...the [[US]] state of [[Hawaii]], natives of [[American Samoa]] (USA) and natives of [[Easter Island]] (... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...nge]]s. The Devil's Hole portion of the park is located in Nevada and is near the [[Ash Meadows Nation...
3: ...nd early [[20th century|20th]] to exploit minor local bonanzas of gold. The only long-term profitable ...
5: ... region out of the sea and created a line of [[volcano]]es. Later the [[Crust (geology)|crust]] starte...
9: ...tension in the central part of Death Valley which causes a slight widening and relatively more subside...
14: [[image:Map_of_USA_Locator_DeathValley.png]]</td></tr> - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
12: ...d upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
14: ...atharina von Bora]] began the tradition of [[clerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
26: ...ied to do for God, it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness.
28: ...rg]]. Luther earned his Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies on [[March 9]], [[1508]] and a Bachelor'... - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...p the ball and transfer movement.<br>'''3:''' Optical encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' ...
3: ...ce on which it sits. The mouse's 2D motion is typically translated into the motion of a [[cursor]] on ...
5: ... can be mouse like. In popular usage, the plural can be either ''mice'' or ''mouses''. See [[English...
13: ...n or nose --- but ultimately, the mouse won out because of its simplicity and convenience.
15: ...November 17]], [[1970]] for a ''"X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System"''. At the time, Engelba... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: .../sub>). The alternative view, that the principal causes are natural cycles such as [[solar activity]]...
5: ... next one hundred years due to the lag in warming caused by the oceans.
7: ...gricultural]] yields or in extreme circumstances, cause [[mass extinction]].
11: ...erm "anthropogenic climate change" is used to indicate the presumption of human influence.
16: ...es from various countries including [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Indi... - Andes (13210 bytes)
1: ...{Otherusesabout|the mountain system in South America}}
5: ... highland along the western coast of [[South America]]. It is over 7,000 km (4,400 miles) long, 5...
8: ...r, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]. The Andes cannot match the [[Himalayas]] in height but do so i...
10: ==Physical features==
12: ...uoyant [[lithosphere]], which resists subduction, causing a lot of [[earthquakes]]. - Red deer (16671 bytes)
2: ...age | image = [[Image:Elk4.jpg|200px|Red deer]] | caption = }}
13: ...ink | binomial_name = Cervus elaphus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], | date = 1758}}
17: ...second only to [[moose]] (which, confusingly, are called ''elk'' in [[Europe]]; see ''[[Elk]]''). ''Wa...
19: ...m|Britain's]] largest native land [[mammal]], and can reach 1.5m (5 ft) at the shoulder.
24: ...el. If neither stag backs down a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometime sustain serious injuri... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
2: ...image:Flock of sheep.jpg|150px|Flock of sheep]] | caption = [[Images of sheep|Romney sheep]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Caprinae]]}}
13: ... = pink | binomial_name = Ovis aries | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
17: ==Classification==
22: *[[Bighorn Sheep]], ''Ovis canadensis'' - Dog (69384 bytes)
4: ...ge = [[Image:Norwegian Elkhound 600.jpg|249px]] | caption = '''[[Norwegian Elkhound]]'''<br>A breed of...
9: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Canidae]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Canis]]''}}
15: ...trinomial_simple | color = pink| trinomial_name = Canis lupus familiaris}} - Island (4674 bytes)
2: ...ively small island. Groups of related islands are called [[archipelago]]s.
4: ...nental''' islands, '''river''' islands, and '''volcanic''' islands. There are also some [[artificial i...
6: ...o the [[Latin]] ''insula'' (which is not etymologically related), Latin being considered a more presti...
9: ...], [[Barbados]] and [[Trinidad]] off [[South America]], [[Sicily]] off [[Europe]], [[Sumatra]] and [[J...
11: ...t]]ed. The best example is [[Madagascar]] off Africa. The [[Kerguelen Islands]] and some of the [[Seyc... - Declaratory Act (2406 bytes)
1: ...h (known as the [[French and Indian War]] in America) were fought in the colonies.
7: ...the dependency of his Majesty's dominions in America upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain.
9: ...in his Majesty's colonies and plantations in America, have of late, against law, claimed to themselves...
11: ...a, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
17: *[[Colonial America]] - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...Republic of Chile''' is a country in [[South America]] occupying a long coastal strip between the [[An...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
11: image_map = LocationChile.png |
15: capital = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]<sup>1</sup> |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - American Bison (6740 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = American Bison}}<br />{{StatusConcern}}
2: ...n bison]] | caption =[[Media:Bull Bison in Mud Volcano Area-750px.JPG|Alternate image]]—[[Media:...
3: ...|Historic drawing]]—[[Media:Bison.wav|Bison call audio]]}}
14: ...= pink | binomial_name = Bison bison | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
16: ...k, and the '''Wood Bison''' (''Bison bison athabascae''), distingushed by its large humped back. - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...x|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''.]]
4: ...ow had a similar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...t]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research and wro...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ...ied when he was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. Aft... - William R. King (5588 bytes)
3: ...epresentatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[North Carolina]], a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from ...
5: ...] and located in [[Cahawba, Alabama]], where he became a planter.
7: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]], and was reele...
9: ...ash in the community due to allegations of significant financial liabilities for royalty fees now owed...
22: ...:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[William Orlando Butler]]|after=... - Squash (fruit) (4665 bytes)
2: ...mage | image = [[Image:YellowSquash.jpg|240px]] | caption = Yellow Squash}}
20: ...y or the nationality of the speaker. Squashes are categorized as summer squash or winter squash, depen...
26: ...ulture)|Three Sisters]]" planted by [[Native Americans]]. The Three Sisters were the three main indige...
28: ...The blossoms are an important part of native american cooking and are also used in many other parts of...
32: ...orically been pollinated by the native North American [[squash bee]] ''Peponapis pruinosa'', but this ... - Commons:Template:Newpagelinksmain (1176 bytes)
2: * '''[http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Templat...
5: ...wpagelinksmain|Look for Newpagelinksmain]] in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, an...
7: ...a delay in updating the database.''' Try [http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Templat...
8: ...ikipedia:Candidates for speedy deletion#The cases|candidates for speedy deletion]] for possible reason... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
6: The casual meaning of ''society'' simply refers to a gro...
15: ...iculture|intensive agricultural]] societies, also called [[civilization]]s. Some consider [[Industry...
18: ...stic, physical, mental, emotional, financial, medical, religious, etc.
20: ...nerosity'' can be seen in all known cultures; typically, prestige or other cultural factor accrues to ...
26: === Political power at the basis for some societies=== - Golden Eagles (3752 bytes)
2: ...image = [[Image:Goldie.JPG|Golden Eagle|200px]] | caption =}}
12: ... | binomial_name = Aquila chrysaetos | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
17: ...], North [[Asia]], [[North America]], North [[Africa]] and [[Japan]]. In most areas this bird now is a...
19: ...he [[Scotland|Scottish]] highlands. In North America the situation is not as dramatic, but there has b...
21: ...le-Nova.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A five year-old American Golden Eagle.]]A pair of Golden Eagles build sev... - Lemurs (4235 bytes)
2: ...atta)]]| caption =[[Ring-tailed Lemur]]s (''Lemur catta'')}}
20: ...ior and their large, reflective eyes. It is generically used for the members of the four lemuriform fa...
22: ... the largest lemurs reach about 7 kilograms. Typically, the smaller lemurs are active at night ([[noc...
26: ...e of the lemurs' limited range and because Madagascar is desperately poor. Currently, there are appro...
30: ==Classification== - Stag Beetles (3702 bytes)
2: ...e = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
15: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeiformia]]}}
16: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Scarabaeoidea]]}}
17: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Lucanidae'''}}
23: [[Lucaninae]]<br> - Watergate (19196 bytes)
1: ...') was an [[United States|American]] political [[scandal]] and [[constitutional crisis]] that led to t...
7: After the police came, five men — [[Bernard Barker]], [[Virgili...
9: ...ntage in the polls would be so foolhardy or unethical as to risk association with such an affair.
11: ...added an extra layer of mystery to the affair. Decades of speculation ended on [[May 31]] [[2005]] wh...
15: ...to the White House much later, but at the time it caused the collapse of Ellsberg's trial due to evide... - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
1: ...with bobin.jpg|thumb|Flying shuttle showing metal capped ends, wheels, and a [[pirn]] of weft thread|1...
5: ... that which can be reasonably reached across (typically {{convert|60|in|cm}} or less).
8: ...omewhat heavier, so as have sufficient inertia to carry it all the way through the shed.
10: ...t needs to be reloaded, so fabrics of great width can be woven; but more importantly, the movements ne...
12: ...huttle automatically. Kay's son developed a modification that allowed the use of an array of different... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
7: ===China, Hong Kong and Macau===
10: ...Many customs, including sending [[Christmas cards|cards]], exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are...
12: Both [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on Dec...
14: ...enon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...ion stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western countries. I... - Automobile (19750 bytes)
2: ...omobiles.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile.]]
4: ...the engine. The act of operating an automobile is called '''[[driving]].''' An automobile has seats fo...
11: ...-amoswolfe.jpg|thumb|300px|The 1923 Stanley Steam Car]]
13: ...rmany|German]] inventors working independently: [[Carl Benz]] on [[3 July]] [[1886]] in [[Mannheim]], ...
19: ...les were in vogue for a time, and over the next decades such innovations as hand brakes, multi-speed t... - Capricornus (6733 bytes)
2: ...of the sky known as the [[Sea (astronomy)|Sea]]. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, ...
5: ...di (α), Deneb Algedi (δ), and ω Capricorni.
8: ...rth might have rendered astronomical and astrological observation of this region of space very importa...
10: ...'s winter solstice, is now called the [[Tropic of Capricorn]], a term which also applies to the line o...
12: ...is not currently known. However, during the classical period of Greek history, this name gradually fel... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1870s]] [[1880s]] [[1890...
11: ...[[common year starting on Tuesday]] (see link for calendar).
19: ...released from prison after serving 18 years for [[Cannibalism and Ball Snatching]]
24: ...[Cuba]] as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.
34: * [[June 24]] - First exhibition of [[Pablo Picasso]] opens. It receives favorable reviews. - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
2: ...Image:Pomegranate fruit.jpg|Pomegranate|250px]] | caption = Fruit of pomegranate}}
9: ...box_familia_entry | taxon = [[Lythraceae]] ([[Punicaceae]])}}
10: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Punica'''''}}
13: ''P. granatum'' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br>
14: ''P. protopunica'' [[John Hutton Balfour|Balf.]]
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