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- Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...rica satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
16: ...1;ικε, meaning "cold and horror"), combined with the negating prefix a-, so meaning a la...
28: ...n seen in the southern peninsulas. Africa is thus composed of two segments at right angles, the norther...
71: Border and territorial disputes have also been common, with the European-imposed borders of many nat... - Africa-Eurasia (1157 bytes)
2: ...cognize that these disparate lands have no single common geological history.
4: ...n [[peninsula]]), although these terms have never come into general use. Sometimes it has also been ref... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
14: ... part of North Africa, though they do not share a common culture with North Africa.
18: ...ularly Egypt and [[Libya]], often get included in common definitions of the [[Middle East]], not being ...
22: ...ople in the [[Maghreb]], and are believed to have come from the east. The Berber peoples range from ver... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...ica]]. In the 19th century Sub-Saharan Africa was commonly known as '''Black Africa''' or as '''Dark Af...
7: ...ns in the southwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles) and two island na...
17: * [[Comoros]]
65: * [http://www.junglephotos.com/africa Photos and information from Malawi, Kenya,... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ...oloured]] (of mixed European and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnic...
5: ...rica]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
13: ...t, and many of their languages are in danger of becoming [[Extinct language|extinct]].
17: ...tion. Afrikaans has been downgraded in order to accommodate other official languages. The South African...
26: ...an Riebeeck]] on behalf of the [[Dutch East India Company]]. For most of the [[17th century|17th]] and ...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ... of Portugal]]. For centuries, the settlement was commonly called S㯠Sebasti㯠- or even St. Sebastian...
21: ...re was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arrived suddenly, ...
31: The city is commonly divided into the historic downtown (Centro);...
35: .... Centro remains the heart of the city's business community. The "Bondinho", a [[trolley car]], leaves ...
40: ...]], [[Leme]], [[Botafogo]] and [[Flamengo]] which composes Rio's famous [[beach]] coastline. - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...rers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company's]] large [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]], see ...
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93: *[[Juan Sebastián Elcano]] - completed the first [[circumnavigation]], started by ...
129: - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ntury BC|100 BC]]) and the forced imposition of a common system of writing by the Qin emperor ([[2nd ce...
14: ...called ''[[oracle bones]]''. However the earliest comprehensive [[history]] of China, the ''[[Records o...
15: ...Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
22: ...ier Shang period (c 1600–[[1300s BC|1300]]) comes from sources at [[Erligang]], [[Zhengzhou]] and...
24: ...on in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]'''Christopher Columbus''' (...
2: ...|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
10: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
21: ...olumbus|Bartolomeo]], Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchinetta.
29: A [[1476]], commercial expedition gave Columbus his first opportu... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
6: ..., and joined the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
17: ...ther ailments. The Zambesi river turned out to be completely unnavigable past the [[Kabrabasa rapids]],...
25: He was taken ill, and completely lost contact with the outside world for si...
27: ...ermined not to leave Africa until his mission was complete, and he died there, in [[Zambia]], in [[1873... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
6: ...fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the wo...
8: Almost all that is known about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (vi...
13: ...nd he embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battut...
17: ...our days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ...
22: ...on to open its gates to the [[Mongols]], it had become an important trading centre after most of its ne... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]The '''Industrial Revolution'...
3: ...e nineteenth century the growth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric...
5: ...s change on [[society]] was enormous and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankin...
10: ...lonial expansion]] of the 17th century with the accompanying development of international [[trade]], cr...
30: ... move to another employer, or might be poached. A common method was for someone to make a study tour, g... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: ...t in the singular or plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes" and "the bagpipe".
16: ...rials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Gore-Tex]] have become popular amongst many pipers, particularly Highla...
23: ...to bagpipes. The idea of taking a leather bag and combining it with a chanter and inflation device seem...
27: ...n the modern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials ...
30: ... the following is an overview of some of the most common: - Burundi (13403 bytes)
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47: ...es are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
58: ... Yet the most extreme Hutu group, Palipehutu-FNL (commonly known as "FNL"), continued to refuse negotia...
74: ...e]] is in Burundi. Although [[Lake Victoria]] is commonly considered to be the source of the Nile, the...
81: ...ch as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processin... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
9: ...upreme Governor]] of the [[Church of England]], [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[UK Armed Forces]] and [...
20: ... during her [[2004]] state visit to [[France]] to commemorate the centenary of the [[Entente Cordiale]]...
29: ...vote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
42: ...ied ([[12 December]] [[1992]]) [[Timothy Laurence|Commander Timothy Laurence]] (born [[1955]])
62: ...and to many outside Europe. She regularly attends Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings. - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
10: ...x|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
11: ...nd forced her to flee Egypt. Her sister Arsino렡ccompanied her. Later that year, however, Ptolemy impe...
13: ... Cleopatra shored up her political advantage by becoming his lover. Egypt remained independent, but thr...
25: ...s deserted to Octavian. Cleopatra and Antony both committed [[suicide]], Cleopatra by using a snake to ...
33: *[http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/cleopatra/ Cleopatra on the Web] - Some 470 resou... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
14: ...ncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Though she occupied a high pos...
29: ...posed by the Queen, and consequently resigned his commission, allowing Melbourne to return to office.
35: ...e style ''His Royal Highness''. Prince Albert was commonly known as the "Prince Consort", though he did...
39: ...longer relied on the Whig ladies at her court for companionship. Thus, when [[Liberal Party (UK)|Whigs]...
41: ...iage provided by the [[Great Western Railway]]. Accompanying her were her husband and the engineer of t... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
5: ...ught to trial on charges of covering up extortion committed by Bokassa during her tenure as prime minis... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
33: ... the even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time ...
38: ...nite]] and then [[J. Lyons and Co.|Joseph Lyons & Company]], where she helped develop methods for prese...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made ...
47: ...ps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]". She won promotion to the [[Shadow Cabin... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
7: ...nment by acting in defiance of the [[Comstock Law|Comstock Law of 1873]] which outlawed as [[obscene]] ...
13: ...in 1940). That year, she also formed the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control an...
41: ... especially harmful to the brain, for the habit becomes so fixed that it is almost impossible to free t...
44: ...ophy which led to the rise of such practices as [[compulsory sterilization]] (which was ultimately embr...
47: ...segregation or sterilization." [http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/ms_apwp.html]. Then considered enl... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
37: *http://www.karenblixen.com/ - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
18: ...ly left [[Pan Am]], where he helped establish the company's seaplane routes across the Pacific. He hope...
20: ...About 22,000 miles (35,000 km) of the journey was completed. The remaining 7,000 miles (11,000 km) woul...
22: ...C Itasca]] was on station at Howland, assigned to communicate with Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E and g...
24: ... several hours of frustrating attempts at two-way communications, contact was lost, although subsequent...
27: Amelia Earhart was an accomplished writer who served as aviation editor for '... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
18: ...n [[1934]] in a [[De_Havilland_DH.88|De Havilland Comet]] in the England to [[Australia]] air race. Joh... - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...d [[Bible|Biblical]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem published when s... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
11: ...[[Thailand]] at a [[Cambodia]]n refugee camp. She completed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC ...
13: ...ojects include: Alpha, (TM) a satellite based telecommunication system to improve health care in West A...
19: ...e's (a Japanese Monthly) One of the Women for the Coming New Century (1991); Johnson Publications Black...
21: ...[National Research Council]] Space Station Review Committee. She has presented at the [[United Nations]...
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