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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[logic]]), [[empiricism...
7: ...odern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the sp...
10: ...ents were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air").
12: ... parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleatics]] [[Parmenides]] and [[Zeno of Elea|Zeno]] (All is One and chan...
14: ... the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
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... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...t of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufactur...
3: ...wth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power gen...
5: ...red to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|no...
10: ...he accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accumula...
12: ...h often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using e...
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
16: ...the bag by a stock, a small, usually wooden, cylinder which is tied into the bag and which the pipe it...
18: ...le chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighter sound.
20: ...imes the term is also somewhat mistakenly used to describe the general sound produced by a bagpipe. - 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. - Main Page2 (2348 bytes)
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10: ...res [[animals]] from around the world. Includes videos and animal pictures and clipart.
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41: ...on|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
1: [[image:Theodora.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Theodora, depicted on a Byzantine mosaic]]
4: Theodora was born into the lowest class of Byzantine society, the daughter of a bearkeepe...
8: ... the [[Nika riots]] of [[532]], her advice and leadership for a strong (and militant) response caused ...
10: ...ething of a voice for prostitutes and the downtrodden. She also helped to mitigate the breach in Chris...
12: ...n to own and inherit property, and enacting the [[death penalty]] for [[rape]], all of which raised wo... - 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: ...nd encouraged education for the nobles and middle class. - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...''' (born [[January 12]], [[1951]] in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [...
6: ... a [[judge]] whose wealth and power gave him considerable influence in Southeastern [[Missouri]], had ...
8: ...y made him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classified 1-Y due to an undisclosed medical problem [h...
10: ... claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''.)
18: ...tes|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] or even President George W. Bush. - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...age:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]...
5: ...n which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...s]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the w...
10: - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
5: ...ork]]. These boys would play a major role in the destiny of both sisters.
9: ...he Chateau d'Amboise in [[France]], probably on [[December 13]], [[1470]].
11: ...e to prevent such a marriage was motivated by his determination to be the sole heir to the Neville sis...
15: ...], [[1472]], at [[Westminster Abbey]], and they made their marital home in the familiar surroundings o...
19: ...], and Richard made the boy his heir, probably in deference to her wishes. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...t always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title, as...
13: ... [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: ...he tone of the [[British Royal Family]], as the model of regal formality and propriety, especially dur...
9: ... was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the third child and the younger d...
11: ...f Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt and had to flee abroad to avoid their [[credito...
13: ...odge]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] as a residence. Princess May was close to her mother and acte...
17: ...May was the daughter of HRH [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], whose father, HRH The [[Prince Ad... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].
7: ... predominantly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as coun...
9: ...e, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campai...
13: ...anagement Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiat...
15: ...e to narrowly defeat her in the Republican landslide year of [[1994]]. - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...]] lawyer and politician. She has been the [[President of Finland]] since 2000.
3: .... [[Pentti Araj䲶i]], after she was elected president.
5: ...inland.TarjaHolonen.01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|President Tarja Halonen on a state visit to Brazil]]
7: *Member of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
18: ...rs [[1970]]–[[1974]]. She joined the Social Democratic Party in [[1971]]. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
6: |'''Order'''
12: |'''Predecessor'''
25: |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
27: ...ominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[February 11]], [[1993]]...
30: ...enry Reno, immigrated to the United States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three years was a police rep... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
6: |'''Order'''
12: |'''Predecessor'''
27: ...[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (after [[Madeleine Albright]]) to serve in that post.
34: ...icle for the ''[[New Yorker]]'', Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Colum...
35: ...d an administrative position at the University of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] m... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
1: [[Image:Debbie Stabenow.jpg|right|Debbie Stabenow]]
3: ...hington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent senator.
5: ...nate|U.S. Senate]]. Stabenow was considered the underdog for much of the Senate race, but rallied in t...
11: ...bin]], D-Ill., was elected [[Minority Whip]], the Democrats' second-ranking spot.
15: ...gressional Delegations from Michigan|U.S Senator (Class 1) from Michigan]] | years=2001- | after=Incumben... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ... Kesteven" -->''', [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Royal Socie...
29: ...he Conservative leadership in [[1975]]. She was undefeated at the polls, winning the [[United Kingdom ... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...]]. The uprising was carried out against Rosa's orders, and crushed by the remnants of the monarchist ...
6: ...fe Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
8: ...e]]. As a result, four of its leaders were put to death and the party was broken up. Some of its membe...
10: ...d]] from imminent detention in [[1889]], she attended [[Zurich University]], along with other socialis...
12: ...ally able to gain seats in the [[Reichstag]]. But despite their revolutionary talk, the socialist memb...
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