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1. Pottery (17136 bytes)
   2: ... [[clay]]s are shaped and dried, then fired to harden them and make them waterproof. Unglazed pottery...
   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.
2. 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...
3. Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
   7: ...]], now suggests that Neanderthal humans may have developed a sophisticated and more complicated artis...
   9: ...ron]] and [[manganese]] and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardl...
   12: ...objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig]], [[Denmark]], are known as well.
   15: ... by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord and sticks with a growing sophistication. S...
   20: ... style are to be classified as art is a matter of definition.
4. Printing (4400 bytes)
   3: ...zlamywak.jpg|right|thumb|The [[folding machine|folder]] of newspaper web offset printing press]]
   11: ...' was already in use by the 6th century BC. The oldest surviving book printed using the more sophistic...
   13: ... design of his machine on a wine press, Gutenberg developed the use of raised and movable type and fro...
   15: ...7 printers by 1500. In 1476, a printing press was developed in England by [[William Caxton]]; in 1539,...
   18: ...efelder]] discovered [[lithography]]. [[Blake]] made relief etchings. Early in the [[nineteenth centur...
5. Harmonica (21752 bytes)
   14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds a...
   16: ...) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when
   17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn thr...
   24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
   26: ...omatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide.
6. Portugal (61755 bytes)
   1: ... [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Isla...
   5: ...After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
   7: ...ocial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
   15: ...ver among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist󲩡 de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ󲩯'', page 9, "A...
   17: ...atin Right]] in [[73|73 AD]].{{Inote | ''Hist󲩡 de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ󲩯'', page 135, ...
7. Anemometer (11426 bytes)
   1: ...6 m) lengths. The wire (4 conductors running inside a shield) runs along the rightmost leg of the 3 l...
   3: ...έτρον, a measure), is a device for measuring either the [[wind speed|velocit...
   5: Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the [[v...
   7: ...ups depends very largely on the dimensions of the cups and arms, and may have almost any value between t...
   9: The other forms of velocity anemometer may be described as belonging to the [[windmill]] type. In ...
8. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
   1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
   16: *Bladder traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
   22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
   27: Pitfall traps have evolved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitf...
   29: ...enus, the leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
9. Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=Lyndon B. Johnson
   4: | order=36th President
   7: | preceded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
   8: | succeeded=[[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon]]
   11: | dead=dead
10. Catapult (3598 bytes)
    1: ...jpg|right|thumb|300px|Replica catapult at Chⴥau des Baux, France]]
    3: ...onsidered a catapult, but the term is generally understood to mean [[medieval]] siege weapons.
    5: The name is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] κ&#94...
    12: ... [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[ballista]]. A member under tension propels the throwing arm, very much like...
    14: Subsequently, [[torsion]]al catapults were developed, such as the [[mangonel]] and the [[onager...
11. Modem (21628 bytes)
    1: ...e a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital [[data]].
    3: ...service|POTS]]), and once received on the other side, converts those sounds back into 1s and 0s.
    5: ...over [[microwave]] radio links. Some microwave modems transmit more than a hundred million bits per s...
    7: ... into electronic digital data streams. Optical modems routinely have data rates in excess of a billio...
    9: ... of transmitting analog signals, from driven [[diode]]s to [[radio]].
12. Viking (18085 bytes)
    4: ... [[Northmen|Norse]] seafaring [[warrior]]s who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the [[British Isles]...
    12: ...right|250px|A composite image made from several sides of the [[Ledberg Runestone]] having illustration...
    13: ...ory is filled with tales of Vikings and their plundering.
    33: ... [[fornyr𩳬ag]] from the [[H? Runestone]] in Sweden, raised by a man who mourns the loss of all his ...
    43: ...'KᲩ var𠡴 Dundee/֤di.'' (Kari so was in [[Dundee]]/at the point of [[Zealand]] (?))
13. Chicken (21473 bytes)
    18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
    25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
    27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
    29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
    30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established.
14. Dobermann (9580 bytes)
    2: ... align=right cellpadding=2 style="width:250px; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 1em; margin-bot...
    29: ...e.com/search?q=cache:TqfgQ0Q7aKYJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/143GB2003_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22143+/1...
    32: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/doberman_pinscher/index.cfm Stds]
    38: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/doberman/dobermanarticle1.htm Stds]
    54: ...s about 26 or 27 inches (66 to 68 cm) at the shoulder and weighs around 90 pounds (41 kg).
15. Octopus (12952 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Coleoidea]]}}
    12: 14 in two suborders, see [[Octopus#Classification|text]].
    15: ...'' is a [[cephalopod]] of the [[order (biology)|order]] '''Octopoda''' that inhabits many diverse regi...
    17: ...e octopuses in the less familiar [[Cirrina]] suborder have two fins and an internal shell, making them...
    19: ... also used in mating. A few species have a fourth defense mechanism, in that they can combine their hi...
16. Giant Squids (7570 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Coleoidea]]}}
    24: ...been scientifically documented. The first real evidence of the existence of a giant squid was in [[187...
    27: Despite their great length, giant squid are not part...
    29: ...s transferred to the egg mass is a matter of much debate, but the recent recovery in [[Tasmania]] of a...
    31: ...onduct in-depth observations of sperm whales in order to study squid.
17. Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
    8: ...b|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong Kong]]]]
    10: ...mas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including s...
    12: ...acau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of ...
    14: ...become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, r...
    20: ... of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations.
18. Field hockey (10063 bytes)
    4: ...hy (field hockey)|Champions Trophies]], and World Cups for juniors.
    6: ...nt international women's team before hockey was added to Olympic events. In the early 1990s Australia ...
    8: ...ates]], for instance, field hockey is widely regarded as a women's sport, but there are men's leagues ...
    10: ... example, the players may not raise the ball outside the shooting circle, nor hit it.
    13: ... exactly when and where the game began. While ''modern hockey'' appeared in the mid-18th century in [[...
19. Wheat (11378 bytes)
    21: ...A [[ploidy|hexaploid]] species that is the most widely cultivated in the world.
    23: ...s. Cultivated in ancient times but no longer in widespread usage.
    24: ...r. ''durum'') The only tetraploid form of wheat widely used today.
    30: ...er, self-sowing seeds to become the ancestor of modern wheat.
    40: # [[Russian Federation]]: 42.2 million tonnes
20. Wind (17871 bytes)
    6: ...s and are essentially unpredictable, such as dust devils and microbursts.
    16: ...ion patterns]]. These include the [[Trade wind|Trade Winds]], the Westerlies, the Polar Easterlies, an...
    20: ...r "track," and thus the phrase "the wind blows trade," that is to say, on track.
    22: .... At about 30°N/S latitude, the air cools and descends. It then begins its journey back to the equ...
    24: ...he Trades feed into the Westerlies, and thus provide a continuous zone of wind for ships travelling be...

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