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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... - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...s. Depending on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or mul...
5: ...c of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-J...
7: ...of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: The Chinese call their country ''Zhongguo'', which is usually tr...
16: ...ing continually redefined while the central political influence expanded territorially, and its cultur... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...emple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China...
5: ...f system as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problematic. Thus, some regard [[Confucianism...
7: ...Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
11: ...was regarded as the [[Son of Heaven]], and he typically led the imperial court in performing elaborate...
28: ... centered on 'the way', an understanding of which can be likened to recognising the true nature of the... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three day...
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Pi...
12: ... of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Un... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...reat Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[T...
3: ...tsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
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14: capital = [[Bujumbura]] |
28: population_census_year = 1978 | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]...
14: ...[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
28: ..., Archbishop George]], (1562-1633), Archbishop of Canterbury
29: ...a Abbot|Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
37: *[[Emma Abbott|Abbott, Emma]], (1849-1891), American singer - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architect
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
9: ...al writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
10: *[[Clay Aiken|Aiken, Clay]], (1978-), singer
16: ...[[Troy Aikman|Aikman, Troy]], (born 1966), [[American football]] star - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ...sende who did rule, however, included [[Urraca of Castile]] ([[1080]]-[[1129]]), [[Empress Maud]] ([[1...
11: ... correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed t...
13: ...Baldwin III of Jerusalem|Baldwin III]]. As an indication of Baldwin II's intentions to make Melisende ...
19: ...bility likely would not have later rallied to her cause.
21: ...sition indefinitely, however. His alliance with Ascalon cost him support at court. The [[Latin Patriar... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...er become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
7: ...errat]], the newly created [[count of Jaffa and Ascalon]]. In autumn [[1176]] they were married. Willi...
9: ...p's advances. Affronted, Philip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]...
11: ...l]] wrote a romantic passage in which Baldwin was captured and imprisoned in 1179 by [[Saladin]]. Acco...
17: ...il any attempt by Raymond and Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the riva... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
6: ... ''other Aenor'' in the ''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' an...
8: ..., and enjoyed riding, hawking, and hunting. She became heiress to [[Aquitaine]], the largest and riche...
10: ...s VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ... dramatically emphasized the role of women in the campaign, with her, the Queen of France, as their le...
14: ...f his empire. A particularly poor decision was to camp one night in a lush valley surrounded by tall p... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
4: ...d:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | [[Image:secalbright.jpg|Madeleine Albright]]
30: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
35: ... in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States S...
39: == Academic and public career ==
40: ...t [[Johns Hopkins University]], received a Certificate from the Russian Institute at [[Columbia Univer... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ... Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has been implicated as well, and remained in jail until [[November...
6: ...s included active participation in various social causes.
8: ...l of illegal canvassing. Her entire undergraduate career was fuelled by controversy, coming in the mid...
11: ... father's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of Gen...
13: Then in the first open election in more than a decade, on [[November 16]], [[1988]], Benazir's PPP wo... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...ter in the world, as well as the only former American citizen to hold the post ([[Benjamin Netanyahu]]...
10: Her father worked as a carpenter in [[Milwaukee]] and her mother ran a groc...
14: ...ather when she was 18. She began speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region...
20: ...s there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the kitchen. She a...
28: ...ed, "After I signed, I cried. When I studied American history as a schoolgirl and I read about those w... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
30: ...od, Reno's mother, raised her children and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. J...
32: ...New York]], where she majored in [[chemistry]], became president of the [[Women's Self Government Asso...
34: ..., she had difficulty obtaining work as a lawyer because she was a woman.
38: ...ted to the Office of State Attorney in November [[1978]] and was returned to office by the voters four m... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...ion (1964 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]).
5: ...rumental in resolving conflicts between states, local jurisdictions and the military.
7: ... in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
11: ...d as yet only) woman chair of the [[Senate Republican Conference]], [[1967]]-[[1972]]. - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: .... Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent se...
5: ...s wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...al Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] in the Senate.
11: ...gues to be secretary of the Democratic caucus. As caucus secretary, she will assist [[Senate Minority ... - 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 ... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
1: ...n, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra]]
3: ...]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose a...
5: ...ater and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ...es on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predicament of young, unmarried, upper-class English wome...
12: ...scene in her novels features women, purportedly because she did not know how men spoke when not in the...
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