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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of ...
21: *[[George Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the ...
37: *[[Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza|Pierre Savorgan de Brazza]] Italian explorer naturalized French. French...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed t...
39: *[[James Bruce]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
11: ...Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
18: ...] or the [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly under...
42: ...rged in [[202 BC]]; it was the first dynasty to embrace [[Confucianism]], which became the ideological...
44: ... and [[eunuch]]s. The [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] broke out in [[184]], ushering in an era of [[warlor... - China (38909 bytes)
18: ...w governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and the ROC now governs [[Taiwan]] (also claim...
23: ...hejiang]]) to oppose ''Zhongguo'', then we should break off relations with them soon." In this sense, ...
34: ...a proper and [[Manchuria]], [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Tibet]], and [[Xinjiang]]; the boundaries between these...
53: ... himself to be the son of [[God]] and the younger brother of [[Jesus]]. Although the imperial forces w...
81: ...ince). Today, the political scene in the ROC is vibrant, with active participation by all sectors of s... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...g San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassin...
8: ...nd married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Ki...
16: ...denied re-entry. When her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cance... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
10: ...a pit and severely damaging a number of neck vertebrae. The injury required a period of rest, and an i...
12: ...gle "Because the Night" – co-written with [[Bruce Springsteen]] – which rose to #13 on the...
17: ...h the single "1959" about the Chinese invasion of Tibet) in 1997, ''Gung Ho'' (with songs about [[Mother ...
19: ...e Power" was performed at all the shows involving Bruce Springsteen. However, after the election she p...
21: ...llecting a number of the small poetry volumes and broadsides she published in the early 1970s; and ''T... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
5: ... being in the armed forces, she was sent with her brother to live with her maternal grandmother, Helen...
7: ...] traveling the world, claiming to have entered [[Tibet]] to study with the [[Ascended Master]]s for two ...
19: ...ords in regard to her work were: "Keep the link unbroken! Do not let my last incarnation be a failure....
21: ...attered in the [[Ganges River]]. [[May 8]] is celebrated by Theosophists, and it is called White [[Lot... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...Spain in 10th century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they...
12: ...s wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now general...
16: ...n a [[draw loom]] (aka '''Velour d'Utrecht''', '''Brussels''', '''Wilton''', '''boucl駧', and '''Fris...
19: ... the 19th century. [[Victorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusio...
21: ...ented 19th-century in Great Britain. '''Tapestry brussels''' and '''tapestry velvet''' production beg... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
27: ... from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tibetans, and most Westerners, claim that these policie...
48: ...r, it currently faces independence movements in [[Tibet]], [[Xinjiang]], and to a lesser degree, [[Inner ...
53: ...ma]] due to his leadership of the [[Government of Tibet in Exile]] and [[Li Hongzhi]], the spiritual lead...
61: ...989]]. Human rights is a perennial issue that is brought up in the US Congress, but since the Clinton...
67: **[[Arunachal Pradesh]] / [[South Tibet]], administered by India, claimed by China - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...orders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region]]) and [[India]].
3: ...धिराज्य<br />Nepal Adhirajya'''</big></big>
14: ... Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Wor...
28: | office vacant since February 1, 2005
30: | '''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water - Mummy (16225 bytes)
18: ... a 'true' mummy. The body is on display in the [[British Museum]] and has been given the nickname of ...
29: ...rone to rapid decay. The [[brain]] was removed by breaking the bone at the end of the [[nose]] with a ...
58: *'''[[Tibet]]ans''', who reserved this honor for people who r...
61: ''Main article: [[Tarim mummies]]''<br>
65: ...le and its clothes were intact and retained their bright color. - Country (4192 bytes)
7: ...nents" of the [[United Kingdom|British]] state. [[Tibet]], an autonomous region of China, is similarly ca... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... art]], reflecting the over-riding influence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] on these cultures.
3: The art of Tibet may be studied in terms of influences which have ...
6: ==Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great==
7: ...ry representation, the Greek models inspired both bronze and stone statues of the Buddha to be created...
10: ...this tradition. A common bodhisattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Ava... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
7: In a broader sense, ''civilization'' often can refer to a...
34: ...e form of sedentary life, since pottery is highly breakable and therefore is useless to [[hunter-gathe...
44: ... one early settlement ([[8th millennium BC]]) mud-brick [[house]]s surrounded by a stone wall, having ...
46: ...ggurat]] and [[shrine]], a [[conduit]] built of [[brick]]s, in the form of an [[arch]]. [[Sumerian]] i...
49: ...g Dynasty]] ([[1600 BC|1600]]-[[1046 BC]]), are [[bronze]] artifacts and [[oracle bone]]s, which were ... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name= Giant Panda}}<br />{{StatusEndangered}}
17: ...es in mountainous regions, like [[Sichuan]] and [[Tibet]]. The Giant Panda is the symbol of the World Wil...
25: ... pink, naked and blind and sucks from its mothers breast 6-14 times a day for 30 minutes each time. Fo...
50: ...pandas is replaced with a dark brown versus light brown pattern. The skull of ''A. m. qinlingensis'' ... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
5: ...iritual thoughts over in the mind and engages the brain in higher thinking processes. The goal in this...
12: ...ome people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a medi...
16: ...ttention, slowly pull one's awareness back to the breath, and continue focusing on its natural cycle. ...
26: ...osely focused on a particular sensation (e.g. the breath), word, image, sound, person, or idea. This f...
34: ... of sacred sounds. Any mantra chanted with proper breathing, posture of body and mind, and a degree of... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
9: *[[1756]] - [[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at t...
10: ...776]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] forces evacuate [[Boston, Massachusetts]] ...
15: ...Utopia|SS ''Utopia'']] sinks off the coast of [[Gibraltar]], killing 574.
20: ...] between the [[Kuomintang]] and the [[Japan]]ese break out.
22: ..., and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Treaty of Brussels]], a precursor to the [[NATO]] Agreement. - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
4: ...y Pakistan). After four epic journeys (north to [[Tibet]], south to [[Sri Lanka]], east to [[Bengal]] and...
14: ...ru (Gurprasad) the cycle of re-incarnation can be broken, and the Sikh can remain in the abode of the ...
18: ...lsa Army]] defeated the invading [[United Kingdom|British]] army and signed treaties with [[China]].
56: ...uru Har Rai]] || [[28 February]] [[1644]]||[[26 February]] [[1630]]|| [[6 October]] [[1661]]|| 31 || [...
69: ...nity upon a throne with beautiful and colourful fabric. - Yak (4592 bytes)
14: ...thumb|350px|left|Photo representing a wild yak in tibet [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]...
15: ... found in the Himalayan region of South Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and some parts of Central Asia. Known ...
22: ...ir. Their stomachs are adapted to digest tough, fibrous plants found in their mountainous habitats.
30: ...ation. In winter, they use their strong hooves to break through snow to access grass.
34: ...sands of years by the people of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. They are used as pack animals, carryin... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ... [[Pillars of Hercules]] (i.e. the [[Straits of Gibraltar]]), though some think its location would hav...
17: ...ys' sail to the west of what is called nowadays [[Britain]]. He added that westwards from that island,...
38: ...was part of the mission of the Nazi expedition to Tibet in 1938/9 led by [[Ernst Sch䦥r]]. According to ...
59: ...lars of Hercules]] could be identified not with Gibraltar but with the [[Sicily Strait]] between Afric...
65: ...e given to the [[Straits of Gibraltar|Strait of Gibraltar]] linking the Mediterranean to the Atlantic ... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ...]] (Emperor) as well as a brilliant and sometimes brutal military leader who founded the [[Mongol Empi...
19: In one incident, Tem?eportedly slew his half-brother over a dispute about sharing [[hunting]] spo...
25: ...h his father's ''anda'' (sworn brother or [[blood brother]]). Genghis's ally was Toghril, khan of the...
45: ...d [[Taoism|Taoist]] sermons later in his life. He brought tutors with him to teach his children and hi...
59: ... overlord. In [[1211]], the Mongol Khan set about bringing the [[Jurchen|Rurzhen]] (the founders of th...
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