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- Fall of the Western Roman Empire (2775 bytes)
1: ...s deposed; however there are many other theories—German Professor [[Alexander Demandt]] publishe...
9: ...n the 1920s which has remains influential to this day. It holds that the Empire continued, in some for... - Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1897 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Cuculidae]]}}
12: ...canus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], | date = 1758}}
19: ...abitat is [[deciduous]] woods from southern [[Canada]] to [[Mexico]]. They nest in a tree or shrub, us...
21: ...[[Argentina]]. This [[bird]] is a rare vagrant to western [[Europe]].
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- Plateau (3062 bytes)
4: ...ntinents; the vast [[Ontong Jaya Plateau]] of the western Pacific is an example of such.
22: ... and the [[Cumberland Plateau]], which are at the western edge of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] of eastern ... - 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). - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...ern hemisphere|Eastern]] and [[Western hemisphere|Western]]; [[religious]] and [[secular]]; have had their ...
4: ==Western Philosophy==
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: [[Western philosophy]] has a long history. Conventionally d...
10: ...is generally said to begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Minor (Ionia) with [[Thales]] of Miletus, wh... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ... United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of opposi...
5: ...evada]]. During his expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, it is generally acknowledged that Frémont becam...
7: ...resident of the United States|presidential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election,...
13: ...ty, Colorado|Colorado]], [[Fremont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont ...
15: ... discovery of the [[Single-leaf Pinyon]]. The standard [[Binomial nomenclature#Authorship in scientifi... - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: '''Erik the Red''' ([[950]]–[[1003]]; [[old Icelandic language|old Icelandi...
6: ... Vestribyggð (around [[Nuuk]]). The Eastern and Western Settlements, which were actually situated in the ...
12: ...óðhildr (Thorhild), had four children. He had a daughter, [[Freydís Eiríksdóttir|Freydís]], as w... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ... Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lumbus''' ([[1451]]<sup>[[#Early life|1]]</sup> – [[20 May]] [[1506]]) ( ''Cristòfor Colom'' in...
5: ...led by [[João Vaz Corte-Real]] to Terra Verde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better kno...
7: ... in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
11: ...im for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail...
21: ...ant, and his mother was Susanna Fontanarossa, the daughter of a woollens merchant. Christopher had thr... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...ought of as one of the major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern reg...
9: ...g that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown waters without losing...
13: ...assage]]. He landed for the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cro...
17: ...pressive than the small and squalid village of Stadacona, more than a thousand Hurons came to the edge...
19: ...decision must have been made by his arrival in Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to Franc... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
3: The dating of the Industrial Revolution is not exact, bu...
5: The effects spread throughout [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]], eventually affect...
10: ... institutional changes wrought by the end of [[feudalism]] in [[Great Britain]] after the [[English Ci...
22: ...able as there was privilege and monopoly. The abundant supply of coal and iron ore made the making of ...
30: ...udy tour, gathering information where he could. Today this is called [[industrial espionage]], with mo... - Steel (28384 bytes)
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32: ...copper-smelting sites on the [[Sinai Peninsula]], dated to about 3000 BC. Some iron oxides are effect...
34: ...] died in [[1323 BC]] and was buried with an iron dagger with a golden hilt. An [[Ancient Egyptian]] [...
40: ...artifact is a knife found on [[Cyprus]] at a site dated to [[1100 BC]].
46: ...and weapons. A mass grave in [[Hebei]] province, dated to the early third century BC, contains severa... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
1: ...400px|Panoramic view of the Greek theater at [[Epidaurus]]]]
3: ...lays have had a lasting impact on [[Western world|Western]] drama and culture.
15: ...elf a theatre. The best-preserved one is in [[Epidaurus]]. Greek theatre in every city probably kept...
17: ...stophanes]]. Their plays, along with some [[secondary source]]s such as Aristotle, are the basis of w...
27: ...ion. Greek plays normally took place in a single day, happened at a single location, and had one plot... - China (38909 bytes)
16: ...cribe the states politically descended from the [[Western Zhou]], in the [[Yellow River]] (Huang He) valley...
32: ...before it finally reached Europe and England. The Western "China", transliterated to [[Shina (word)|Shina]]...
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... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
11: ...ad lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose the [[Mandate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]...
28: ...genous religion. Its primary written work, the [[Dao De Jing]] is attributed to [[Lao Zi]], who may o...
35: ...us Region]]s. Islam in China, particularly in the western, minority-dominated regions, can be connected wit...
46: ...gain initiated mission work in China, introducing Western science, mathematics, and astronomy. One of these...
50: During the [[1840s]], Western [[missionary|missionaries]] spread Christianity r... - May (3270 bytes)
1: {{MayCalendar}}
3: ...of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
9: In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Satsuki'' (皐...
15: ...r]], and a public holiday is held on the first Monday in May.
16: ...ay]] is [[May 1]]. This is celebrated as [[Labor Day]] in many countries. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its...
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37: established_events = - Date |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1...
53: ...he Belgian [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in [[1923]], later a [[United Nations]] ... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Procyonidae]]}}
12: ... lotor | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
16: ...nd the eyes, and have a bushy tail with light and dark alternating rings. The coat is a mixture of gra...
20: ... occurs in January or February and a litter of 4–5 young are born in April or May (varies by cli... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
2: '''Empress Theodora''' (''c''. [[500]]–[[548]]) was empress of the [[Byzantine Empire]...
4: ...n into the lowest class of Byzantine society, the daughter of a bearkeeper for the [[circus]]. Much of...
10: ...—and, according to Procopius, practitioner—of [[abortion]]; she convinced Justinian to cha...
12: ...ised women's status far above that current in the Western portion of the Empire.
14: ...ented in beautiful [[mosaic]]s that exist to this day in the [[Church of San Vitale]] at [[Ravenna]] i... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: Melisende was the eldest daughter of King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] and the...
11: ... in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melis...
13: ...re heirs. His intention was for a consort for his daughter, not a reigning king-consort. Baldwin chose...
21: ...ons of infidelity was a public affront that would damage Melisende's position entirely.
37: ...hem. The result of this breach of treaty was that Damascus would never trust the Crusader states again... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
3: ...lin III]]. Agnes had lived in Jerusalem since the western remnant of [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]] was los...
9: ...s questioned by supporters of Amalric and Maria's daughter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There w...
13: ...f [[Humphrey IV of Toron]] to Amalric and Maria's daughter Isabella; one of the terms of marriage was ...
20: ...nay]], [[Latin Empire|Latin emperor]], and [[Yolanda of Flanders]]. She married [[Geoffrey II Villhard...
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