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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon alloys wit...
5: ... [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...l><sub>2</sub></small>— [[Pyrite]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limite...
11: ...similarly soft and metallic but can dissolve considerably more carbon (as much as 2.04 wt% carbon at 1...
13: ...ry similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
26: ...s|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
5: ...V of Toron]] in [[1183]] (the contract had been made several years earlier, as a sort of thanks to Hum...
7: ... pointed out to him. Thereupon Saladin gave out orders throughout his army that no attack should be di...
9: ...er Sibylla's position for the entire period. In order to prepare for the future after Baldwin IV, Isab...
11: ...s settlement, both Sibylla and Isabella were considered equally entitled to succeed.
13: ...ion. Now, that both Baldwin IV and Baldwin V were dead, it was easier to resurrect that legal grounds ... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absol...
5: ... the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[J...
9: ...ated to make this document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly h...
11: ... freed the nobles from state service and taxes; made noble status hereditary; and gave the nobles full...
13: ...ncouraged foreign investment in economically underdeveloped areas. Third, Catherine relaxed the censor... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...color="#0000FF">Chromatid</font>. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after [[S phase]]. ...
2: ...in [[1842]] and their behavior later described in detail by [[Walther Flemming]] in [[1882]]. In [[191...
8: ...nction between plasmids and chromosomes is poorly defined, though size and necessity are generally tak...
17: ... color="#FF0000">'''centromere'''</font>. (4) Condensed chromatin during [[prophase]]. (Two copies of...
19: ...ded by a [[satellite chromosome]] that contains codes for [[ribosome|ribosomal]] [[RNA]]. - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
3: ...t history|Middle East]] and North Africa. It includes the major art movements, national art, genres, r...
5: ...re were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style]].
9: ...Europe to produce a remarkable artistic legacy. Indeed the history of medieval art can be seen as the ...
17: ...ate in the period some Viking inspirations were added in Ireland.
19: ...anic, Slavic and other peoples during the [[V?rwanderung|Migration period]] from about 300-900 (to be ... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ...ttery that is fired at temperatures in the 800 to 1200 [[Celsius|?C]] range, which does not vitrify in t...
4: ...s of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the fields of chemistry and elec...
8: ... and date the stratum, by the formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pott...
19: ...symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is referred to as "cent...
21: ...f the foot of the pot to create a smooth and well-defined surface. - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...oric times. Most [[Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human a...
6: ...aterials used for sculpture during this time included basalt, diorite (a type of dark, coarse-grained ...
8: ...ith gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...ieved to represent Hammurabi. The head has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...t can have four legs visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]] (in north... - Silk (8683 bytes)
1: ...orm4.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Silk Worms. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[industrialization]].
7: ==Silk trade==
8: ...s trade was so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known a...
11: ...macy, as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices. - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
5: ...he major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
20: ...ac.uk/ Digital Egypt for Universities], which was developed by [http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/ The Petri...
47: *Den
79: *Djedefre 2528-2520
107: ...for which there is also no direct contemporary evidence. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1:
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6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
9: ...center width=130px| ([[Coat of Arms of Finland|In Detail]])
22: |'''[[List of Presidents of Finland|President]]''': || [[Tarja Halonen]] - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
16: government_type = [[Parliamentary democracy]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
22: area_magnitude = 1 E10 | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...ast, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central...
19: ...s = [[List of Presidents of Sudan|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E12 |
31: population_density = 15 | - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ...[country]] in central [[South America]]. It is bordered by [[Brazil]] on the north and east, [[Paragua...
8: native_name = República de Bolivia |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Bolivia|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) |
24: area_magnitude = 1 E12 | - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
1: ... iron from Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden.jpg|thumb|200px|Iron Age Axe found on Gotland]]
3: ...eeminent. The adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often inclu...
5: ...an Iron Age]] are examples. The Iron Age was preceded by the [[Copper Age]] and later the [[Bronze Age...
7: ...areas is listed below, broadly in chronological order.
10: ...y the metallurgy of the time. By [[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly in the [[Middle ... - Writing system (16928 bytes)
4: ...end upon prior knowledge of a given language in order to extract associated meaning.
6: ...d in some language, which can be retrieved independently of the initial act of formulation.
9: :* a set of defined base elements or [[symbol]]s (termed charact...
10: ...assign [[meaning]]s to the base elements, their ordering, and relations to one another;
12: ...ally visually, but tactile systems have also been devised). - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ... on Stratigraphy]], and uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ...tinction event|extinction event]] that marked the demise of the [[dinosaur]]s and of many marine [[spe...
7: ... there are far more recognized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...phy to reconcile this conflicting terminology and define universal horizons that can be used around th...
13: ...eroded, distorted, tilted, or even inverted after deposition; 2) Strata laid down at the same time in ... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
5: ...r working small [[horticulture|horticultural]] gardens. When used in this sense, civilization is an ex...
7: ...lex and city-dwelling, or simple and tribal. This definition is often perceived as less exclusive and ...
9: ...y back in Civilization after being lost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in th...
11: ...zed" behavior is contrasted with "barbaric" or crude behavior. In this sense, civilization implies sop...
17: ... to produce a surplus of food that will not be needed for their own subsistence. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction.
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