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- Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: '''Cleopatra VII Philopator''' (Κλεοπάτρ&al...
6: ..., brother-husband, and son. However, in all these cases, her co-rulers were king in title only, with h...
9: ...she named her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]–[[30 BC]]).
11: ...). After a short war, Ptolemy XIII was killed and Caesar restored Cleopatra to her throne, with Ptolem...
13: ... boy his heir, naming his grand-nephew [[Augustus Caesar|Octavian]] instead. - 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... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...can American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (...
31: ...g his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been...
35: ...r. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
5: ... she is well-versed in African and [[African-American Studies]] and is trained in [[dance]] and [[chor...
7: ...ical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
9: ...956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
11: ...ed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center]] in 1982.
13: ...The Earth We Share, (TM) an international science camp for students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an ex... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compil...
3: ...e same two subjects in [[1930]] and in [[1934]] became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathemati...
5: ...n the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculators.
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]...
12: ...to an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr... - Heart (10132 bytes)
1: [[Image:Heart_crca.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Image provided by [http://c...
3: ...", from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''kardia'' (καρδια) for "heart".
7: ...bone). It is enclosed by a sac known as the [[pericardium]] and is surrounded by the [[lung]]s. In adu...
13: ...ontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Heart.svg|SVG versi...
15: ...e blood releases [[carbon dioxide]] into the lung cavity and picks up [[oxygen]]. The oxygenated blood... - Ceramics (15941 bytes)
1: ... explore the history, techniques, cultural significance, and contemporary relevance of ceramics.
8: ==Historical Background==
10: ... advancement, leading to more uniform and sophisticated designs.
12: ...ceramics are famous for their porcelain, a significant export on the Silk Road.
19: - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...graphy.malmesbury.bible.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display i...
2: ...is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...ncient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
6: == East Asian calligraphy ==
8: ...ot have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract art. - Greek language (35285 bytes)
13: ... years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods:
15: ... was the language both of [[Archaic]] and [[Classical]] periods of Greek civilisation. It has been stu...
17: ...blished in the city of [[Rome]] and Koine Greek became a first or second language in the [[Roman Empir...
21: ...directly from [[Koine Greek]], '''Modern Greek''' can be traced in the late [[Byzantine]] period (as e...
25: ''The historical stages of the Greek language that are placed pri... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...nized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually consists of is something that ...
4: ...psilon;χνη)) by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the G...
6: Later, in Rome, ''ars musica'' embraced [[poetry]] as well as what we now thin...
8: ...a instrumentalis]]. Of those, only the last - musica instrumentalis - referred to music as performed s...
10: ... be heard - music refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted th... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]]
22: ...sity]] in [[1787]], and was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar a... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
1: ...thumb|250px|World map showing location of Antarctica]]
2: ...humb|250px|A satellite composite image of Antarctica]]
4: ...ot to be confused with the [[Arctic]], which is located near the Earth's [[North Pole]] on the opposit...
6: ...e Antarctic coast. (See also [[History of Antarctica]].)
8: ..., [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[South America]]. However, it is by far the smallest in [[popula... - Eli Whitney (3270 bytes)
2: ...anuary 8]], [[1825]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] and manufacturer.
6: ...e in [[1792]], where he was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. On [[January 6]], [[1817]] he married Henriett...
14: ...nited States to become more sustainable at a critical point in its development.
16: ...e that the concepts and designs were readily duplicated by others. Whitney's company that produced co...
18: ...ociated with Eli Whitney (along with other historical figures such as [[George Washington|George]] and... - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
1: ...pher]] and [[exploration|explorer]] from the [[Phocaean]] colony [[Massilia]] (today Marseille). He ma...
4: ... [[tide]]s, and may have discovered that they are caused by the [[Moon]]. This discovery was known to ...
8: ...he [[Garonne]]. Others believe that, to avoid the Carthaginian blockade, he may have stuck close to la...
10: ...ia''. This supports theories that the inhabitants called themselves ''Pretani'' or ''Priteni'', 'Paint...
12: ...ited an island six days sailing north of Britain, called [[Thule (myth)|Thule]]. It has been suggested... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
2: ...Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkrᴦamp;...
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 ... - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...e electrical effects are discussed under [[electrical phenomenon]] and [[electromagnetism]].
6: ...ge|Greek]] ''ēlektron'' = "[[amber]]", which came from an old [[root (linguistics)|root]] ''ē...
8: ...been alleged to be [[battery (electricity)|electrical batteries]].
10: ...[Leyden jar]], a type of [[capacitor]] for electrical energy in large quantities, was invented at [[Le...
16: ...d by society, in that fundamental units of electrical measurement are named after them. - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
7: | preceded=[[Jimmy Carter]]
13: ...ath=[[Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California | Bel-Air, California]]
15: | party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
19: ...([[1967]]–[[1975]]). Reagan was also a broadcaster, [[actor]], and head of the [[Screen Actor's ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...s_caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...man Republic]] into the [[Roman Empire]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britai...
4: ...]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
9: ...to myth was the son of [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]]. Caesar was raised in the Subura, a lower-class neigh... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ... the country at this time, though the possibility cannot be discounted entirely.
7: ...he Curran in [[County Antrim]]; and a number of locations in [[Munster]]. It is thought that these set...
9: ...king their food, and they are known to have built canoes from dug-out tree trunks.
14: ... but there is no compelling evidence for a large-scale invasion at this point in Irish history. It is ...
16: ...and the continent, and the population rose significantly. At the [[C驤e Fields]] in [[County Mayo]], ... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
1: ...974;μη'' in Greek), but that name never came into common use.
3: ...ple), where most gold coins circulating in Europe came from and were associated with.
5: ...that divided Christianity into [[Catholic|Western Catholicism]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. Third, the...
7: ...l 12), and then re-captured by [[Nicaean Empire|Nicaean]] forces under the command of [[Michael VIII P...
9: ...public of [[Turkey]] was founded in [[1923]], the capital was moved to [[Ankara]]; Constantinople was ...
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