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- History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...ng to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
10: ... dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date for a span of about three millennia. There is a...
13: ...tic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
14: * [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties)
15: ...Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...nd largest city, and the capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|...
3: ... [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth thr...
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the foundin...
18: === Foundation ===
19: ...er the Great]] in or around [[334 BC]] (the exact date is disputed). Alexander's chief architect for t... - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...k]] γη- (''ge-'', "the earth") and λογος (''logos'', "wo...
10: ...s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
14: ...cookers, transport of [[ore]]s, extraction of [[soda]], [[sulfur]] and [[alum]], and administrative is...
26: ...out the Earth's history and are still occurring today. In contrast, [[Catastrophism|catastrophism]] is...
29: ...ianism, which influenced the thought of [[Charles Darwin]]. - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...itish]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. ...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
49: ...] came to power (both groups were repressed by Saddam's government), although the Sunnis are now under...
54: ...were elected for 4-year terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run.
59: ...will appoint a Prime Minister and, on his recommendation, cabinet ministers.) - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
3: ...'', and the older '''Aswan Dam''' or '''Aswan Low Dam'''.
10: ...s raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and 1929–1933.
12: ...t rather than raise the dam a third time a second dam would be built 6 km up-river.
13: ...s and heavy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject I...
15: ...]]. The reservoir began filling in 1964 while the dam was still under construction and first reached c... - Hapy (2473 bytes)
3: ..., in [[Egyptian mythology]], which deposited rich silt on the banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crop...
12: :''Lightmaker who comes from the dark'' - Chnum (3466 bytes)
3: ...e the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surro...
7: ...l areas, instead. His name derives from this secondary association - it means ''builder''. However, Ch... - Kansas (21369 bytes)
16: LandArea = 81,815 mi²; 211,900 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 29]], [[1861]] |
25: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>Counties are Cen...
52: ...er Johnson]], [[Maurice Greene]] and [[Lynette Woodard]].
63: *'''[[State soil|Soil]]:''' [[Harney silt loam]] - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
19: LandArea = 112,927 |
27: AdmittanceDate = [[April 30]], [[1812]] |
28: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
45: ...oday, English is by far the main language of everyday life, but traces of French survive in local dial...
49: ...g mark of the Native Americans can be seen even today in the names used in Louisiana, such as Atchafal... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
17: LandArea = 140,787 |
26: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1848]] |
27: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
40: ...nglish]] version of a [[French language|French]] adaptation of an Indian word. The [[Ojibwe language|O...
51: ...d by 14,000 votes to Democratic presidential candidate [[John Kerry]], both of whom lost the national ... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
16: LandArea = 78,051 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 23]], [[1788]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
95: ...mposed entirely of recent sediments such as sand, silt, and clay. Areas with better drainage make excell...
114: * Carter, Luther F. and David Mann, eds. '''Government in the Palmetto State... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
18: LandArea = 178,023 |
26: AdmittanceDate = [[November 16]], [[1907]] |
27: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(town of [[Kenton, ...
111: ...ita]]) [[Quapaw]], [[Caddo]] and [[Osage]]. Descendants of these peoples still live in the state.
141: ...tial treatment to ex-slaves in land disputes. The Dawes Act excluded the Five Civilized Tribes. - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
16: LandArea = 62,436 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[June 20]], [[1863]] |
25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
40: ...BASE jumping]] [http://www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as m...
46: ... Under the United States constitution, state boundaries could not be redrawn without the consent of t... - Desert (21206 bytes)
4: ...hat usually remains hidden (especially during the daylight) to preserve moisture. Approximately one-th...
14: ...cations rely on some combination of the number of days of [[rain]]fall, the total amount of annual rai...
40: ...—may occur as infrequently as once every 5–20 years. Other coastal deserts include the [[S...
53: ... in areas where precipitation is locally more abundant. Temperature changes in polar deserts frequentl...
65: ... of the sand is in [[sand sheet]]s and sand seas—vast regions of undulating dunes resembling oce... - History of science (41710 bytes)
4: ...nowledge]]. This change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-sci...
11: ...dge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
40: ... long period that followed is also known as the [[Dark Ages]]. While the [[Byzantine Empire]] still he...
43: ...[Image:Vitruvian.jpg|right|thumb|140px|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the bl...
46: ...vitalization of Europe. This provided a solid foundation for all future scientific work. Contact with ... - Erosion (6998 bytes)
6: ...eservoirs with [[sediment]], reducing [[Soil degradation|soil fertility]] and [[water quality]].
11: ...with high-intensity precipitation, [[sand]]y or [[silt]]y soils, and steep slopes to be the most erosive... - Flood (7770 bytes)
7: ... and by [[dam]]s, also prevents the deposition of silt on the rich farmlands and can result in their eve...
16: ...slip on continental shelf'') may all engender a tidal wave called a [[tsunami]] that causes destructio...
22: ...lta Works]] with the [[Oosterschelde|Oosterscheldedam]] as its crowning achievement.
33: ...s a great flood caused by the breaking of the ice dams holding [[Lake Agassiz]].
34: ...oods]] of Washington, also caused by breaking ice dams. - Estuary (1941 bytes)
2: ...such as lagoon, ''鴡ng'' or ''laguna''. In non-tidal seas, the rivers naturally form [[delta]]s rathe...
4: ...are often characterised by [[sedimentation]] of [[silt]] which usually comes mainly from the sea though ...
13: ...''What is an estuary: physical viewpoint''. p. 3–5 ''in:'' G. H. Lauf (ed.) ''Estuaries'', A.A.A... - Ephesus (4587 bytes)
1: ...at travel Turkey by cruise, via the port of [[Kusadasi]].
11: ...00 CE, making it one of the largest cities of the day. Also built in Ephesus around this time were the...
19: ...E when the harbor completely filled in with river silt (despite repeated dredges during the city's histo...
28: ...Harbour Street leading to the harbour, long since silted up. - Flamingo (4496 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Phoenicopteridae'''}}
10: ...hority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]] }}
20: ...e''') are gregarious [[wading birds]], usually 3–5 feet in height, found in both the western and...
24: ...d beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used...
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