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1. Religion in China (12456 bytes)
   1: ...0px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
   3: ... religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional ...
   9: ...r belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese folk religion]], ...
   11: ...etween the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imp...
   13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
2. Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
   1: ...t the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century]]
   2: ... his absence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
   4: ...loyed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support her three children.
   5: ...the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
   9: ...r, and with three children depending on her. This determined her to have recourse to [[literature | le...
3. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...'The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[Internation...
   7: ...s named after the city of her birth, as was her older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city th...
   9: ...gions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense ...
   11: ...ed the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her act...
   13: ...oneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and ...
4. Cartography (10500 bytes)
   1: ...s into one of three main types; [[computer-aided design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS...
   7: ... map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emphasized topological relationships such ...
   9: ...flooding of the [[Nile]] obscured the property borders.
   11: ...rence of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
   13: ...le]] later provided arguments in support of this idea. Those arguments can be summarized as follows:
5. Ukulele (6345 bytes)
   1: ...0th century]], the instrument's name was often rendered as "ukelele", a spelling stilll used in Great ...
   3:
   5: ...eturned to the ukulele to its ancestral home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fo...
   7: ...ghbor. He sold Bill his first instrument for 75[[cent|?]] in [[1915]].
   11: ...The tension and tone are a little brighter and louder. This tuning is still used today by some known ...
6. John Adams (18716 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
   4: | order=2nd President
   7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
   8: | succeeded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
   11: | dead=dead
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
   3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
   4: | order=Third President
   7: | preceded=[[John Adams]]
   8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
8. Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
   2: ...ice President of the United States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1921]].
   5: ... Marshall wrote later of listening to future President [[Benjamin Harrison]] present a case. Marshall...
   7: ...c Party|Democratic Party]] politics, but was regarded only as a competent small-town lawyer when he wa...
   9: == Vice Presidency ==
   11: ...was reelected in [[1916]] and served as Vice President until [[1921]]. It is said that Marshall initi...
9. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
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   4: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
   7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
   10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
   15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
10. Europe (23835 bytes)
    4: ...ains]] and the [[Caspian Sea]] (for more detailed description see [[Geography of Europe]]).
    6: When considered a continent, Europe is the world's second smal...
    11: ...and Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was extended to lands to the north.
    13: ... west. Likewise, [[Asia]] is also thought to have derived from the Akkadian word ''asu'', which means ...
    18: ...d increase in scientific knowledge. In the [[15th century]] [[Portugal]] opened the age of discoveries, ...
11. Germany (46412 bytes)
    1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
    3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
    5: | align="center" colspan="2"|
    6: ...llspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
12. Malaysia (27892 bytes)
    1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
    3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
    5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
    7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    11: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
13. Utah (29154 bytes)
    23: DensityRank = 41^st |
    24: 2000Density = 10.50 |
    25: AdmittanceOrder = 45^th |
    28: Longitude = 109?W to 114?W |
    29: Latitude = 37?N to 42?N |
14. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 20^th |
    22: 2000Density = 53.20 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 9^th |
    26: Longitude = 70?37'W to 72?37'W |
    27: Latitude = 42?40'N to 45?18'N |
15. Geometry (3634 bytes)
    1: ...per cent. The [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] also describes one of the earliest attempts at [[squaring...
    3: ... but can be used in conjunction with mathematical definitions for [[point (geometry)|points]], [[line_...
    5: ...truct new geometries other than the standard Euclidean version.
    7: ...in geometry is that of ''congruence''. In [[Euclidean geometry]], two figures are said to be [[congru...
    9: ...s)|group]] of transformations to work with (Euclidean geometry uses the inhomogeneous orthogonal tran...
16. 2006 (7939 bytes)
    3: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''Years:'''</small><br> [...
    5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1970s]] [[1980s]] [[1990s]...
    7: ...[20th century]] - '''[[21st century]]''' - [[22nd century]] <hr>
    11: ...nday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
    12: * The ''International Year of [[Deserts]] and [[Desertification]]''
17. Beaver (4858 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodent]]ia}}
    12: ''[[American Beaver|C. canadensis]]''<br />
    15: [[Image:Beaver_02.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    17: '''Beavers''' are semi-aquatic [[rodent]]s native to [[North America]] and [[Europe]]. ...
    20: ...ial pond. They are the second largest group of rodents, after the [[capybara]], with adult specimens ...
18. History of India (31279 bytes)
    5: ...en the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20th century BC|1900 BC]].
    8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
    11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
    14: ...jayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
    17: ... Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]]
19. Russia (28007 bytes)
    2: ...ndonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
    4: ... Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
    13: ...tituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimilated both the Scan...
    15: ...e and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
    17: ...nd]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north fr...
20. French language (40201 bytes)
    3: ...[[Senegal]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Togo]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Republic of the Congo]],...
    25: ...le]] and the [[Vascons]] on the Spanish/French border.
    27: ...ch today (largely place and plant names and words dealing with rural life and the earth). In the reve...
    31: ... number of new words: perhaps as much as 15% of modern French comes from Germanic words, including man...
    35: ...he two major groups. It is comparable to the divide that once existed between "yes" in the south of E...

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