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- Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...ptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]]
2: ...lous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333,...
4: ...صر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
6: ...e Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are exampl...
7: ...[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] highligh... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: |+<big><big>'''جمهوريّة مص...
16: ...gn=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
25: | [[Cairo]]
54: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ca]], and the second largest country on the [[Africa]]n continent. It is bordered by [[Tunisia]] in th...
3: |+<big>'''الجمهورية الج...
17: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAlgeria.png]]
23: | '''[[Capital]]'''<br><br> - Population:<br> - [...
53: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: The '''Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan''', commonly called '''Dar Abo Husein''' ([[Arabic language|Arabi...
3: ...1606;ّيّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al...
17: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationJordan.png]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
63: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' - Andorra (11532 bytes)
16: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAndorra.png]]
18: ...''[[Official language]]''': || [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
20: | '''[[Capital]]''':<br> - Population:<br> - [[Co...
40: | '''[[Religion]]s''': || [[Roman Catholic]] (established religion)
49: ...nal anthem]]''': || ''[[El Gran Carlemany|El Gran Carlemany, Mon Pare]]'' - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...on of Iraq|invasion]] led by [[United States|American]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] forces which dr...
3: |+<big><big>'''الجمهورية الع...
15: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[Image:LocationIraq.png]]
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
42: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' || 964 - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: |+<big><big>'''الجمهوريّة ال...
17: ...span="2" style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLebanon.png]]
25: | '''[[Capital]]'''
62: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
66: ...''laban'' which means "white" and refers to snow-capped mountains. An Arabic cognate of the word ''l... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... eastern [[Africa]], located in the [[Horn of Africa]]. Djibouti is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the nor...
4: |+<big><big>'''جمهورية جيب...
17: ...center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationDjibouti.png|Location of Djibouti]]
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...tic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the wes...
8: native_name = جمهورية الس...
13: image_map = LocationSudan.png |
16: capital = [[Khartoum]] |
36: GDP_PPP_per_capita = 2,046 | - Dahshur (1070 bytes)
1: ...e [[Nile]] approximately 40 kilometres south of [[Cairo]], is a royal necropolis, known chiefly for th...
3: ... in the main hall of the [[Egyptian Museum]] in [[Cairo]]. - Maine (17312 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]] |
38: ... [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]].
41: ...lins]] (Republican) and [[Olympia Snowe]] (Republican).
43: ...w states which remained dominated by the [[Republican Party]]. In the [[U.S. presidential election, 19...
45: ... States)|Democratic]] in four straight elections, casting its votes for [[Bill Clinton]] twice, [[Al G... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] |
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]] and is generally classified as part...
38: ...latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...idents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison...
44: ...]], [[Nottaway]], [[Meherrin]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]]. - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...te]] of the [[United States|United States of America]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a populatio...
8: ...mage:NewMexicoCapitolSantaFe.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Capitol Building]]
9: ...lleries]] line the streets of the city center and Canyon Road.
11: ...rought conditions and a widening divide between locals and recent arrivals. Still, art and tourism rem...
13: ... Feans burn [[Zozobra]], a fifty-foot puppet also called "Old Man Gloom." - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
22: *[[Darlene Quaife|Quaife, Darlene]], Canadian writer
30: *[[Don Quarrie|Quarrie, Don]], (born 1951), Jamaican athlete
31: *[[Paul Quarrington|Quarrington, Paul]], Canadian writer
33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
41: *[[Eca de Queir󺼑ueiróº¬ Eca de]], novelist - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...owballs", comets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[d...
7: == Physical characteristics ==
9: ...ails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ... omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese ...
13: ...etorbit.png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
3: ...e. The majority of Earth's observed weather is located in the [[troposphere]].
10: ...lished celestial phenomena, such as a [[Halo (optical phenomenon)|halo]] around the moon, without both...
12: ...pleted this list of the most important meteorological instruments in [[1780]] with the hair [[hygromet...
14: ... basis, and was one of the first Americans to forecast the weather on a daily basis.
16: ...lecting [[coriolis effect|force]] that in the end causes air masses to move ''along'' [[isobar]]s was... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...le]]. In addition, his conflict with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example ...
4: ==Early career==
10: ...sophy]] or religion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
14: ...howed the reality of the experiments and even indicated the particular results that led to the time-sq...
18: ...ses. He published his initial telescopic astronomical [[observation]]s in March [[1610]] in a short tr... - 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... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
8: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Jamestown, Virginia]]
9: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Popham Colony]] in [[Maine]]
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
50: ...]] grants charter for a new colony, [[Province of Carolina]]
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