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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: ...ith no clear written records to match the Shang [[oracle bones]] or the [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|... - 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... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Hathor (11883 bytes)
4: ...''house of [[Horus]]'') was originally a personification of the [[milky way]], which was seen as the m...
6: ...e of the aspect of motherhood, her priests were [[oracle]]s, predicting the fate of the newborn, and [[mid...
8: ...s seen as the mother of Horus. Symbolically she became the divine mother of the pharoah, who was ident...
12: ...ta|delta]]), with the pharaoh often pictured as a calf standing next to her. As divine mother, she was...
14: ...d 7 of them, any 7, which was perceived as a mystical number (it divides the [[lunar month]] into 4 eq... - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...m a willing tool for the furtherance of his political designs; in this hope, however, Lysander was dis...
3: ...h he ravaged until the following spring. He then came to an agreement with the satrap Pharnabazus and...
4: ...to [[Thessaly]], where he repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforced by Phoc...
7: technically victorious, but the success was a barren one
14: territory and capturing [[Lechaeum]] and [[Piraeum]]. The loss, - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...r the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ....” After twelve years of constant military campaigning, Alexander died, probably of [[malaria]]...
11: ... his father descended from [[Heracles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] t...
14: ...|Pausanias]]), who held a grudge against Philip because the king had ignored a complaint he had expres...
16: ...ial rivals and marched south with his armies in a campaign to solidify control of Greece and confront ... - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
1: ...de", Latin ''Pyrrhus'') - the Molossian king from ca. [[297 BC|297]], the king of [[Epirus]] from [[30...
9: [[Image:Rome_against_Taranto_location.png|thumb|240px|left|Most important places in...
11: ...wever, selfless. He recognized the possibility of carving out an empire for himself in Italy. He made ...
13: He entered in Italy with forces of 3,000 [[cavalry]], 2,000 [[archery|archers]], 500 [[sling|sl...
15: ...ty, which was rejected. Pyrrhus spent winter in [[Campania]]. - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
6: ...ith the other [[pre-Socratic]]s, grace smells one can say little with confidence about his life and te...
9: ...ore going west; but such visits feature stereotypically in the biographies of many Greek wise men, and...
11: ... his school to men and women students alike. They called themselves the Mathematikoi; a secret society...
13: ...ng, common meals, exercise, reading and philosophical study. We may infer from this that participants...
17: ... Others were more cryptic: "What is the [[Delphic oracle]]?" "The [[tetraktys]], in which the [[Sirens]] s... - 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: ...tastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearance have bee...
13: ...etorbit.png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Civilization (29205 bytes)
3: ...as become the most recognizable symbol of the [[Inca]] civilization.]]
5: In the technical sense, a ''civilization'' is a [[complex society...
7: In a broader sense, ''civilization'' often can refer to any distinct society, whether complex a...
9: "Civilization" can sometimes refer to human society as a whole, as ...
11: ...vior. In this sense, civilization implies sophistication and refinement. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...ouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardines...
7: ...on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was trul...
11: ...e knew nothing and strived for knowledge. Historical accounts from varied sources, while questionable...
13: ... no written accounts of his real life have been located, he is idolized by his disciples and thinkers ...
27: ...lives you might continue sleeping, unless the god caring for you should send you another.'' (''Apology... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
3: ...as known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took the form of [[Artume]].
7: ... god]]. Artemis also assimilated [[Caryatis]] ([[Carya]]).
11: ... was heavily venerated at [[Mount Tifata]] near [[Capua]] and in holy forests (such as [[Aricia]], [[L...
31: ...ole as goddess of childbirth, were said to be the cause of women dying in childbirth. Her brother [[A...
33: In [[Ephesus]], the [[Temple of Artemis]] became one the [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. In Eph... - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
2: ... town of [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] from (historically) as early as [[776 BC]] to [[393]] AD.
6: The historical origins of the Ancient Olympic Games are lost in...
10: ...ed to stop the war during these games, which were called Olympic, after [[Mount Olympus]], the mountai...
21: ...t the first ones to be held. The Greeks in historical times used the Olympiads to count years, much as...
27: ...uary, and hence the Games, for prestige and political advantage. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
6: image_flag = Us-ca-sf.png |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ...cation of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
28: website = http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ | - Zeus (17267 bytes)
8: ...ition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits fr...
17: ...m [[Aeacus]]' famous temple on [[Aegina]] was dedicated.
19: ...of oaths. Liars who were exposed were made to dedicate a [[sculpture|statue]] to Zeus, often at the sa...
29: ===Some Local Zeus-Cults===
30: ...anhellenic titles and conceptions listed above, local cults maintained their own idiosyncratic ideas a... - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ...hitectural history, like any other form of historical knowledge, is subject to the limitations and pot...
3: ...ine of [[art history]] that focuses on the historical evolution of principles and styles in the design...
5: ...uage, they differ on the terms of reference; Critical Theory is largely self-referential, whilst Herme...
7: ...ermodernity manifest in [[globalisation]], late [[capitalism]] and [[neo-liberal]] [[democracy]]. An i...
9: ...id that Architectural history reflects the historical development of its time. - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
4: ...in [[Boeotia]] ([[Virgil]] I, 720). She was also called ''Kypris'' or ''Cytherea'' {{Greek myth (Olym...
10: ...lling ''Astarte''); her [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]].
16: ..."Dione". Once [[Zeus]] had usurped the oak-grove oracle at Dodona, some poets made him out to be the fath...
18: ...htaroth]]. It is said that she first tentatively came ashore at [[Cytherea]], a stopping place for tr...
25: ...oom without supper -->). And she is the original cause of the [[Trojan War]] itself: not only did she... - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
1: ...|right|250px|''Bacchus'' by [[Michelangelo Merisi|Caravaggio]]]]
3: ... god of [[wine]], represents not only the [[intoxicating]] power of wine, but also its social and bene...
11: ... believe that Dionysus is a [[syncretism]] of a local Greek nature deity and a more powerful god from ...
14: ... (mythology)|Pan]], the Greeks do not know what became of him after his birth. It is therefore plain t...
16: ...culus), are variable enough to suggest that a magical distant land was intended, perhaps named 'Nysa' ... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
2: ...age:Bantam_Rooster.jpg|225px|A Bantam rooster]] | caption = A Bantam rooster}}
12: ...pink | binomial_name = Gallus gallus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
18: ...cken''' (''Gallus gallus'') is a type of [[domesticated]] [[bird]] which is usually raised as a type o...
23: ... are often more prominent, though this is not the case in all varieties.
25: ... if they can get them. Domestic chickens are typically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a... - History of Greek and Roman Egypt (25856 bytes)
8: ...d a new Greek city, [[Alexandria]], to be the new capital. The wealth of Egypt could now be harnessed ...
12: ...ian form of Pherenike, the Bringer of Victory). Because the Ptolemaic kings adopted the Egyptian custo...
14: ... culture, in which most Egyptians were not in any case interested.
21: ...evoted his retirement to writing a history of the campaigns of Alexander, which is unfortunately lost ...
24: ...ts of [[Cilicia]], [[Pamphylia]], [[Lycia]] and [[Caria]].
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