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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
9: *[[Denis Auguste Affre|Affre, Denis Auguste]], (1793-1848), archbishop of [[Paris]...
15: ...nso VI of Portugal|Afonso VI of Portugal]], (1643-1683), king in 1656 - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: ...er, she was also co-ruler from [[1724]] until his death in the next year.
5: ...sant. She was married at the age of 17 to a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[dragoon]], having been working at th...
20: ...4]]-[[1725]]''<br>''De-facto ruler Prince [[Alexander Menshikov]] [[1725]]-[[1727]]''}} - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Biography (6028 bytes)
1: ...ducation, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events...
8: ...of some of the earliest biographies in existence, detailing the lives of [[chief]]s, [[kings]], [[trib...
12: ... The best known of the classical biographies include ''Memorabilia'' by [[Xenophon]], ''Parallel Lives...
16: ...]s used this historic period to write the first modern biographies. Their subjects were usually restr...
20: == Modern forms == - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
7: *[[Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich]] (born 1923)
8: *[[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich]] (1906-1989)
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
37: ..., Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: ...-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...up called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is...
6: ...found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical mat...
8: ...ed a bachelor's degree in [[1656]] and a master's degree in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a me...
10: ...n Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ...l fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: ...325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
13: ... while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used for arrowheads, axe heads, an...
19: ...cted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with ...
23: ...ula of [[Baja California]]), and laid out and founded the city that was to become LaPaz later that spr... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
7: ...ific]] coast of that isthmus; the pirates then raided Spanish settlements in [[Peru]] before returning...
9: ...of ten vessels. In Mexico Cook died, and a new leader, Captain Davis, took command. Dampier transferre...
11: ...e ship was being [[careening|careened]] Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. Late...
20: On the return voyage to England, ''Roebuck'' foundered near [[Ascension Island]] on [[21 February]] [...
22: ...as able to save many new charts of coastlines, trade winds and currents in the seas around Australia a... - Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|300px|Benjamin Franklin Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...klin was a member of the [[Freemasons]], corresponded with members of the [[Lunar Society]] and was al...
4: Franklin's [[invention]]s include the [[Franklin stove]], the medical [[catheter]],...
9: ...[[Ecton]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]] on [[December 23]], [[1657]] the son of Thomas Franklin, ...
11: ...([[May 16]], [[1681]]), and Hannah ([[May 25]], [[1683]]). - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
2: ...; İmparatorluğu'''</big></big><br/>'''Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye'''
11: ...gn: center; background: white;" | [[Image:Ottoman 1683.png|Map of the Ottoman Empire]]<br/><small>''The ...
45: ...ey'', though it should not be confused with the modern [[nation-state]] of that name.
47: ...ern [[Turkey]] during the [[Turkish War of Independence]]. - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to ...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
17: government_type = [[Republic|Democratic republic]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
3: ...] of the [[history of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articl...
5: {{listdev}}
17: ...hic]] settlement in southern [[Anatolia]], is founded.
29: ...2,500 km³) of [[sea water|salt water]] is added, significantly expanding it and transforming it ...
32: ...5100 BC]] – [[Temple#Religion|Temple]]s founded in South [[Mesopotamia]] - Temperature (22519 bytes)
1: ...[[physics|physical]] property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the ...
3: ==General description==
8: ... heat is added the temperature rises, similarly a decrease in temperature corresponds to a loss of hea...
10: ... [[extrinsic property|extrinsic properties]], and depend on the amount of material in the system.
15: ...ace. One application of this effect is the [[incandescent light bulb]], in which a [[tungsten]] filame...
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