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- Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
7: ...impossible to know for sure how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ...tors and commentators. Thespis is therefore considered the first Greek "[[actor]]."
11: == Golden Age ==
13: ...ddition, the subject matter of the plays had expanded so that rather than just Dionysus, they treated ...
15: ...lso during this period, Greek theatre spread outside of Athens. Athens' Dionysia remained the most im... - Botany (8977 bytes)
1: ...[[reproduction]], [[metabolism]], [[morphogenesis|development]], [[phytopathology|diseases]], and [[ev...
6: [[Image:Dandelion-with-dew.jpg|400px|thumb]]
11: ...ost algae, fungi, and microbes are no longer considered to be in the plant kingdom. However, attention...
13: ...house gas]], through [[photosynthesis]]. A good understanding of plants is crucial to the future of hu...
15: * Understand fundamental life processes - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...re. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility.
4: ==History and development==
6: ...e instrument body to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, wit...
8: ...oon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, the word began to be used to refer ...
10: ...ich scholars date to the end of the 17th century, depicts the bassoon much as it appears in its curren... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
6: ...an]] is important to understanding the origin and development of [[Western Civilization]].
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inlan...
11: ...eer''. In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it is ''Akdeniz'', "the white sea".
17: ...whereas the Black Sea is generally not. The man-made [[Suez Canal]] in the south-east connects the Med...
19: [[Tide]]s are very limited in the Mediterreanean as a re... - 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: ...es in [[Ireland]] and elsewhere carefully safeguarded and compiled knowledge accumulated previously. T... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
1: ...ingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. Under the [[Constitution of Ireland|Irish constitution...
20: leader_titles = [[President of Ireland|President]]<br>[[Taoiseach]] |
21: leader_names = [[Mary McAleese]]<br>[[Bertie Ahern]] |
24: area_magnitude = 1 E9|
31: population_density = 57 | - 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, ... - Timeline of microscope technology (1673 bytes)
6: * [[1609]] - [[Galileo Galilei]] develops an ''occhiolino'' or compound microscope wi...
7: ...o'' to [[Poland|Polish]] king [[Sigismund I of Sweden|Sigismund III]].
10: ... Prince Federico Cesi, founder of the ''Accademia dei Lincei'' (in English, ''The [[Linceans]]'').
12: ... the structures he discovers in [[cork (material)|cork]] bark.
16: ...[1981]] - [[Gerd Binnig]] and [[Heinrich Rohrer]] develop the [[scanning tunneling microscope]]. - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...ennial]], woody [[plant]]. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generall...
8: ...nkiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
9: ...iology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark...
13: ...lled a '''[[forest]]'''. Several [[biotope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; exam...
16: ...]] consists of ''xylem'' cells, and [[bark]] is made of ''phloem'' and other tissues external to the v... - Cell (biology) (28190 bytes)
3: The [[cell theory]], first developed in the [[19th century]], states that all [...
5: ... of the likeness he saw between [[cork (material)|cork]] cells and small rooms.
15: ...nergy stored in organic molecules. This energy is derived from [[metabolic pathway]]s.
21: ...mes (''dark blue''). The drawing on the ''right'' demonstrates how bacterial DNA is housed in a struct...
23: ...ms) that function and survive more or less independently, through ''colonial'' forms with cells living... - Ireland (33828 bytes)
3: ... [[island]] in [[Europe]]. It lies on the west side of the [[Irish Sea]], and is part of the geograph...
10: ...hysical_large.png|this larger version]] with more details.]]
15: ...ultural areas and retain a strong sense of local identity.
25: Politically, Ireland is divided into:
27: ...while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official ''description''. - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
2: ...e over modern culture that many social theorists identify this phase of economic and social history as...
6: ... from [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]]. He was the eldest of six children. As a child, Henry was passiona...
8: ...o Dearborn to work on the family farm and became adept at operating the Westinghouse portable steam en...
10: ...neer in [[1893]], he had enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on inte...
12: ... Quadricycle to victory in a race against [[Alexander Winton]], a well-known driver and the heavy favo... - Softball (19057 bytes)
1: ...d [[base (baseball)|bases]]. Softball is a direct descendant of [[baseball]] (sometimes referred to as...
3: ...n any position and is usually thrown overarm or sidearm.
4: * The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball.
10: ...] sport for women. The [[International Softball Federation]] holds world championships in several cate...
16: ...ry defensive, pitcher-oriented game. The pitcher delivers the ball at maximum speed with a flat arc, ... - List of festivals (6550 bytes)
6: *[[World Festival of Youth and Students]]
41: ===[[Denmark]]===
42: *[[Roskilde Festival]]
48: *[[Festival de Marseille]],
54: ...logne Carnival]], [[M'era Luna Festival]] in [[Hildesheim]], [[Oktoberfest]] in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]... - 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) - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...pulverizing rock and bone, and eradicating all evidence of early human settlements. Something similar ...
7: ...he treeless [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fertile land.
9: ...tructed by stretching animal skins over simple wooden frames. They had outdoor hearths for cooking the...
14: ...ion was a long and slow process resulting from trade and overseas contacts with agricultural communiti...
16: ...extensive Neolithic field system - arguably the oldest in the world - has been preserved beneath a bla... - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
8: ...; the word got its present meaning by people misunderstanding the expression "spread like wildfire". [...
14: ...anization of wildlands, these fires often involve destruction of suburban homes located in the wildlan...
16: ...al [[butenolide]]. Most native animals, too, are adept at surviving wildfires.
18: ...ge communities, destroying many homes and causing deaths.
20: ...logging]]) has historically provided the fuel for devastating fires such as the fires in [[Michigan]] ... - Cell (29541 bytes)
3: The [[cell theory]], first developed in the [[19th century]], states that all [...
5: ... of the likeness he saw between [[cork (material)|cork]] cells and small rooms.
15: ...nergy stored in organic molecules. This energy is derived from [[metabolic pathway]]s.
21: ...mes (''dark blue''). The drawing on the ''right'' demonstrates how bacterial DNA is housed in a struct...
23: ...ms) that function and survive more or less independently, through ''colonial'' forms with cells living... - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it. - Potato (22889 bytes)
16: ...t important non-[[cereal]] crop, and grow world-wide. Growers cultivate thousands of different varieti...
18: ...ato" to distinguish the two, a reference to the widespread cultivation of potatoes in [[Ireland]] in t...
21: ...anguage|French]]-speakers call the potato ''pomme de terre'', meaning literally "apple of earth". ([[D...
24: ...hat the potato plant originally came from the [[Andes]]. [[Pre-Columbian]] societies of this region (p...
28: ...oyee of King [[Louis XV]]. Today, potatoes grow widely in Europe, especially in North European Plain c...
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