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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - 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. - 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]]. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...on|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authorit...
4: ...rsial with the ROC considering itself an [[independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political st...
6: ...d China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excluding the two [[Spec...
13: ...[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishin...
15: ...s may also doubt statistics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campa... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
22: ... capital of the [[Manchukuo]], a nominally independent [[puppet state]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese...
107: ...he [[China Ancient Capital Society]] officially added [[Zhengzhou]] as an eighth thanks to archaeologi... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image provided [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
3: ...na's history, and mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination...
10: ...bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenc...
12: ...y appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after the invention ...
14: ... Chinese poetry. In this period, the highly regarded greatest Chinese poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] ... - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...story|nomadic tribes]] coming from areas now in modern day [[Mongolia]] and [[Manchuria]].
5: ...ut to insure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their [[horses]]...
16: ...all of China. It remains the world's longest manmade structure.]]
18: ...e oases of the [[Silk Road]]. Jiayu Pass was intended to greet travelers along the [[Silk Road]]. Eve...
20: ...rategic value as the people who the Wall was intended to keep out were ruling the country (becoming th... - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
6: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - 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: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
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... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon alloys wit...
5: ... [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...l><sub>2</sub></small>— [[Pyrite]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limite...
11: ...similarly soft and metallic but can dissolve considerably more carbon (as much as 2.04 wt% carbon at 1...
13: ...ry similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires... - 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. - 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]]. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitr...
10: ...[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ... Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Republican]... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
2: ...an.jpg|center|250px]]|birth=[[625]]¹|death=[[December 16]], [[705]]|family_name=Wu (武)|pos...
9: ...#8212;—<br>1. Year deducted from the age at death given in the<br>[[New Book of Tang]]''
10: ...iled in<br>941-945, is [[623]]. The year of birth deducted from the<br>[[Comprehensive Mirror for Aid ...
11: ...everted to the rank of [[empress consort]] on her death, so<br>that she does not have a temple name. I...
14: ...by [[Confucian]] historians but has been viewed under a different light after the 1950s. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
5: dead=dead |
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 Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...servative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of of...
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6: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
7: ...ption><font size="+1">'''MARY ROBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
10: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[3 December]] [[1990]] - [[12 September]] [[1997]]</td>... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
1: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
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 ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ...and fought in a [[Vietnam]]ese rebellion on the side of the [[Tay-son]]. They adopted a son named [[C...
4: ... an affair with her adopted son, having already made him her lieutenant, and married him, cementing th...
6: ...er legs. If a sailor was absent without leave, or deserted and was caught, one of his ears was cut off...
8: ...ages inland along rivers. The government tried to destroy the pirates in a series of battles in [[Janu... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
3: ...dia sensation in the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], founder of the [[International Church of the Foursquare ...
7: ...e daughter of James Morgan Kennedy, a widower and devout [[Methodism|Methodist]], and Mildred Ona Pear...
9: ...letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...ism|Pentecostal]] missionary from [[Ireland]], in December 1907 while attending a revival meeting at t...
19: ...health issues. After what she described as a near-death experience in 1913, she embarked upon a preach... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se...
19: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="300" cellpadding="2" ... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...nd briefly working in advertising again. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the [[American Red Cross]]...
8: ...ere she was mostly a file clerk but helped in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted...
10: ...the [[United States State Department | U.S. State Department]] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits offic...
14: ...re. She joined the women's cooking club [[Cercle des Gourmettes]] where she met [[Simone Beck]] who, ...
16: ...h]] into [[American English]], making the recipes detailed, interesting, and practical. - Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
3: ...y for the national team at age 15, Mia later attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil...
11: ...passed the Atlanta Olympic final as the most-attended women's sports event, with over 90,000 filling t...
13: Also in '99, Hamm began the ''Mia Foundation'', dedicated to help with bone marrow research and to h...
15: ...IFA]] as the ''Female Player of The Year'' alongside [[Ronaldo]], who won ''Male Player of The Year'' ...
17: ... in a private ceremony. A few hundred guests attended. On [[May 14]], [[2004]], she announced her reti... - Canna lily (3803 bytes)
15: ...ated; the leaves are typically green but may be a deep maroon instead.
17: ...pests. In areas which go below about -15°C (5°F) in the winter, the [[rhizome]]s (horizontal r...
19: ...ed (removing the [[caterpillar]]), though some gardeners prefer to use ''Bacillus thuringiensis'', ins...
26: Canna is grown for human consumption in the [[Andes]] and also in [[Vietnam]] and southern [[China]]...
30: ...e very popular as a garden plant and were grown widely in [[France]], [[Hungary]] and the [[United Kin...
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