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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...he familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...addy]] agriculture is [[Radiocarbon dating|carbon-dated]] to about 6000 BC, and associated with the [[...
14: ...皇五帝). These rulers were legendary sage-kings and moral examplars, and one of them...
18: ...22799;朝) to some 4,000 years ago, but this date has not yet been corroborated. Some archaeolog...
22: ...he last of the six capitals of the Shang (c 1300–1046 BC). - China (38909 bytes)
18: ...w governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and the ROC now governs [[Taiwan]] (also claim...
34: ...low [[political divisions of China|provincial boundaries]]. In many contexts, "China" is commonly used...
38: ...hina]]" (中國大陸,''zhōngguó dàlù'' in Mandarin), especially when contrasting it with other, p...
45: ...hang]], who settled along the [[Huang He]] river, dating from the 18th to the 12th centuries BC. The S...
55: ...ist state]]—the People's Republic of China—that laid claim to be the successor state of th... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: '''Daw Aung San Suu Kyi''' (born [[June 19]], [[1945]] ...
6: She is the daughter of General [[Aung San]], who negotiated Bur...
8: ...nd married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Ki...
12: Heavily influenced by [[Mohandas Gandhi]]'s philosophy of nonviolence, Aung San S...
18: ...t each other." Aung San Suu Kyi proclaimed "a new dawn for the country." However on [[May 30]], [[200... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ...], [[Illinois]] and raised in [[New Jersey]], the daughter of an [[Atheism|atheist]] father and a devo...
6: ...rsey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece about fugit...
10: ...5 feet into a concrete orchestra pit and severely damaging a number of neck vertebrae. The injury requ...
12: ..." – co-written with [[Bruce Springsteen]] – which rose to #13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]...
17: ...h the single "1959" about the Chinese invasion of Tibet) in 1997, ''Gung Ho'' (with songs about [[Mother ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
2: ...), better known as '''Helena Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...aine]] (then part of the [[Russian Empire]]), the daughter of [[Colonel|Col.]] Peter Alexeivich von Ha...
7: ...] traveling the world, claiming to have entered [[Tibet]] to study with the [[Ascended Master]]s for two ...
15: ...inspiration from [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Madame Blavatsky claimed that all religions were both ...
21: ...by Theosophists, and it is called White [[Lotus]] Day. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
10: ...pean flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka ...
30: ...an]], [[Nepal]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tibetan rugs|Tibet]], and [[Pirot]].
39: ...ld is called the "Pazyryk Carpet,". It is usually dated to the 5th century BC. It was excavated by [[S...
51: ...called [[Synagogue carpet]], is a unique survival dated to the 14th century. The earliest group of His...
57: ...nspired designs. Neoclassical designer [[Robert Adam]] supplied designs for both Moorfields and Axmin... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...istics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campaigns.
17: ...ns of deaths, incurred severe economic costs, and damaged China's cultural heritage. The [[Great Leap ...
19: ...ned head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which came under ...
23: ...stitutes 15% of the population, higher living standards (which is shown via dramatic increases in GDP ... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...orders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region]]) and [[India]].
14: ...transliteration: Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Mo...
58: ... North India and southern Terai region of present day Nepal (though the hilly and mountainous regions ...
66: ...ese tradition) in his hospital bed. He died three days later. ''See [[Dipendra of Nepal]].''
76: [[Bagmati]], [[Bheri]], [[Dhawalagiri]], [[Gandaki]], [[Janakpur]], [[Karnali]], [[Koshi]], [[Lumb... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
8: ...preserved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
18: The earliest known 'mummified' individual dates back to approximately [[34th century BC|3300 B...
27: A typical mummification took 70 days in which craftsmen raced to finish the tomb.
58: *'''[[Tibet]]ans''', who reserved this honor for people who r...
63: ...uage]] remained in use in the Tarim Basin (Modern day [[Xinjiang]] in [[China]]) until the [[8th centu... - Country (4192 bytes)
3: ...ed states follow to some degree international standards in terms of the creation of official [[nationa...
5: ...nation]] is dominant. Other states, such as [[Canada]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[Spain]] ...
7: ...n of China, is similarly called a country in everyday speech. Ireland is also sometimes called a count...
16: ...ated by about 500 miles (800 kilometers) of [[Canada|Canadian]] territory from the [[Continental Unite...
29: ... of countries and corresponding international standard codes - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... art]], reflecting the over-riding influence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] on these cultures.
3: The art of Tibet may be studied in terms of influences which have ...
7: ...reas the [[Buddha]] did not previously have a standardized statuary representation, the Greek models i...
10: ...this tradition. A common bodhisattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Ava...
13: ... diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as the ''[[dorje]]''). - Civilization (29205 bytes)
11: Civilization can also mean the standard of behavior, similar to [[etiquette]]. "Civiliz...
28: ...lex institutions associated with civilizations. Today, many tribal societies live inside states and un...
34: ...uced the earliest known [[pottery]] in the world, dating to the [[11th millennium BC]]. More stable li...
37: ...in the southwestern corner of Egypt, near the [[Sudan]] border, before [[8000 BC]]. Climate changes an...
46: ...script may pre-date any other form of writing and dates to no later than about [[3500 BCE]]. Other vil... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
1: ...| color=pink | name= Giant Panda}}<br />{{StatusEndangered}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Panda_bear_thailand2.jpg|250px|]]}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Ursidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Ailuropoda'''''}} - Meditation (26064 bytes)
7: ...y]], meditation can induce — or is itself — an [[altered state of consciousness]].
20: ...serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine, or even as a means of gaining insight...
43: ...as some resemblance with "choiceless awareness" — the kind of meditation that [[J. Krishnamurti]...
49: ...rs to [[Zazen]] and [[Koan]] mediation practices. Tibetan buddhism include more various methods.
53: ...eported to have communicated with [[God]]. The 40 days following his [[baptism]] were spent in such a ... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
1: ...alendar]] (77th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 289 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
6: ...mpeius|Pompey the Younger]] in the [[Battle of Munda]].
9: *[[1756]] - [[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the fir...
19: *[[1931]] - [[Nevada]] legalizes [[gambling]]. - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ... [[Islam]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). Sikhism was influenced by refo...
4: ...ast to [[Bengal]] and west to [[Mecca]] and [[Baghdad]]) Guru Nanak preached to Hindus, Muslims and ot...
8: ...al authority would vest in the [[Khalsa Panth]] – The Sikh Nation. The first Sikh Holy Scriptur...
10: ...e is attributable to its single central concept – the sovereignty of the One [[God]], the Creato...
12: ...alsehood" around those who live totally in the mundane world of material desires (consumerism). This m... - Yak (4592 bytes)
4: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Bovidae]]}}
14: ...thumb|350px|left|Photo representing a wild yak in tibet [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]...
15: ... found in the Himalayan region of South Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and some parts of Central Asia. Known ... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
7: The origins of the story of Atlantis date back to Egyptian priests who transfered it to [...
12: ... lawgiver [[Solon]], itself quite possibly a legendary event. Sonchis, priest of [[Thebes (Egypt)|Theb...
17: ...five days' sail to the west of what is called nowadays [[Britain]]. He added that westwards from that ...
20: ... Athene]], the [[Panathenaea]] was dated from the days of king [[Theseus]]. It consisted of a solemn ...
21: ...e plains with navigable rivers. [[Scylax of Caryanda]] gives similar account. - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ...ader who founded the [[Mongol Empire]] ([[1206]]–[[1368]]). He is considered a national hero in ...
5: ...y [[leader]] in [[world history]]. Born in modern day [[Mongolia]], he united the Mongol tribes of [[C...
11: Genghis Khan's descendants included [[Kublai Khan]], [[Babur]], and, alle...
25: ...to power by allying himself with his father's ''anda'' (sworn brother or [[blood brother]]). Genghis'...
38: ...empires (Western Xia, Jin Empire, etc.) in modern day [[China]] were established causing constant warf...
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