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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
3: *[[Pieter van der Aa|Aa, Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
7: *[[Aaliyah]], (1979-2001), American rhythm and blues singer
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure
14: ...Marc Aaronson|Aaronson, Marc]], (1950-1987), American astronomer - Actinium (7046 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
35: | [[Atomic radius]] (calc.) || [[1 E-_ m|195 (n/a) pm]]
51: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Physical properties
67: | [[Vapor pressure]] || unknown [[Pascal|Pa]] at 1323 K - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
5: ...ul ways: A rebirth of [[classical education|classical learning and knowledge]] through the rediscovery...
10: ...', etc. This terminology is particularly useful because it eliminates the need for fitting "The Renais...
17: ...urch of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Florence was the capital of the Renaissance]]
21: ...ethod of learning. These new ideas from the past (called the "new learning" at the time) triggered the...
23: ...oint in warfare as [[cannon]] and [[gunpowder]] became a central element. In addition, Byzantine-Greek... - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ... Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science, in Arabic manuscripts (hence its ...
7: ...ogue]], which is probably an updated version of a catalogue created by Hipparchus. Its list of 48 [[co...
11: ...p;longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands.
14: ...m the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that he knew about only a...
16: ...emy's ''Geography'' however, date only from about 1300, after the text was rediscovered by [[Maximus Pla... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...til about [[1300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed ...
27: ...round [[8th millennium BC|8000 BC]] began to desiccate the pastoral lands of [[Egypt]], eventually for...
29: ...dicates that by [[6000 BC]] they were [[herding]] cattle and [[construction|constructing]] large build...
31: ...re of [[Europe]]an, [[Middle East]]ern, and [[Africa]]n''").
33: ...wer, wealth, and territorial extent in the period called the New Empire (1567–1085 BC). - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...ogy]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyptology]].
7: ...he Egyptian calendar with attested dates in other calendaric systems, for example, Greek, Jewish, Assy...
9: ...cient world'' (1980: 83-84 and 106), has properly called it "the rather fluid chronology of the [[Phar...
13: ...revious "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically.
15: This Menophres Era can be tied to at least four Egyptian rulers, althou... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...[Southwest Asia]], with an eastern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]]. It has frontiers with [[Russia]] in t...
4: ...[[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: Azərbaycan Respublikası). Azerbaijan is a secular stat...
7: |+<big><big>'''Azərbaycan Respublikası'''</big></big>
21: | align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:LocationAzerbaijan.png]]
25: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baku]] - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...is Greek name ''Cheops''), after whom it is often called '''Khufu's Pyramid''' or the '''Pyramid of Kh...
7: == Age and location ==
9: ... [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
15: ... and used as building material for much of early Cairo.
17: ...f [[Lincoln Cathedral]] was completed in around [[1300]]CE. The accuracy of work is such that the four s... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... [[332 BC]]. Although recent excavations reveal a cattle-[[herding]] society of peoples living in the ...
6: ...t of the [[geography of Egypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Southwest Asia...
10: ... "''God's Land.''" The exact location of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Al...
14: ...c shape formed from a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces. [[Cement|Hydra...
16: ...], in the form of the [[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] s... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
5: ...aning varies depending on the country or geographical region. This variation even occurs within Europe...
7: ...rious areas is listed below, broadly in chronological order.
12: == The Iron Age in Africa and India ==
13: ... History of iron and steelmaking]]), dating to circa [[1200 BC]].
15: ...uperior Bantu spread across southern Africa and became rich and powerful, producing iron for tools and... - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ...0 BC]]. The ruins are 19 km (12 miles) south of [[Cairo]] on the West Bank of the [[Nile]].
5: ...ame little more than an expanse of low ruins and scattered stone.
11: In the [[Bible]] Memphis is called Moph or Noph. - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: '''Medieval music''' is [[classical music]] written during the [[Middle Ages]]. Thi...
9: ...support. The notation system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with ...
11: ...llows for complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of mult...
14: ...early secular music has survived, and since [[musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late develo...
17: ...ve entirely different rhythmic values (in the Ars Cantus Mensurabilis of approximately 1260), an innov... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
4: ...an="2" | [[image:Jupiter.jpg|250px|Click for full caption.]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click imag...
9: ...027]] [[kilometre|km]]<br>5.203 363 01 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
50: ! bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics
55: ! align="left" | [[geographical pole|Polar]] [[diameter]]
76: ! align="left" | [[Escape velocity]] - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
2: ..._image | image = [[Image:polar-bear.jpg|240px]] | caption = Polar Bear}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
15: ... range from 16,000 to 35,000, with about 60% in [[Canada]].
18: ...r in [[human]]s. Neither does the hair have [[Optical fiber|fibre-optic]] properties, a commonly perpe...
20: ... is so effective that when viewed with [[infrared camera]] they are barely visible. Only the pads of t... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}}
10: ...{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''A. melanoleuca'''''}}
12: ...olor = pink | binomial_name = Ailuropoda melanoleuca | author = [[Armand David|David]] | date = [[1869...
15: ...'''''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''''' "black-and-white cat-foot") is a [[mammal]] now usually classified in...
17: ...er half of the [[20th century]], the panda also became somewhat of a [[national emblem]] for [[China]]... - Religion (72319 bytes)
2: Occasionally, the word "religion" is used to designate...
17: * One definition, sometimes called the "function-based approach," defines religi...
19: * A second definition, sometimes called the "form-based approach," defines religion a...
21: ...le, religious and non-religious, who see metaphysical claims as necessary to explain natural phenomena...
23: * A fourth definition, sometimes called the "organizational approach," defines religi... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
5: ...ies. It is often viewed as one of the most significant conflicts in [[medieval warfare]].
8: ...ct can be found 400 years earlier when Frankish [[Carolingian]] ruler [[Charles the Simple]] allowed t...
13: ...p III of Navarre|Philip, count of Evreux]], who became [[List of Navarrese monarchs|king consort Phili...
17: ...ng the English lords of Aquitaine, many of whom became sympathizers of [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of M...
19: ...nfant daughter yet to be born. The senior line of Capetian dynasty had ended in [[tail male]], creatin... - Medieval Inquisition (8204 bytes)
3: ...al]] movements throughout Europe, in particular [[Catharism]] and [[Waldensians]] in southern France a...
7: ...h. However, the Cathars were the first mass heretical organization that posed a serious threat to both...
11: ...thority running the inquisitions, as would be the case in post-medieval inquisitions. Thus there were ...
13: ...lled "episcopal" because it was administered by local [[bishop]]s, which in Latin is ''episcopus''. Th...
15: ...heresy, education, and skill in debate. As [[mendicant]]s, they were accustomed to travel and not inte... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
5: ...non-Indo-European language — conventionally called [[Hattic language|Hattic]].
7: ... the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
11: ==Archaeological discovery==
12: The first archaeological evidence for the Hittites appeared in tablets fo...
14: ...ith the biblical Hittites. Sayce's identification came to be widely accepted over the course of the ea...
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