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- Emperor Penguin (4731 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Emperor Penguin}}
2: ...mage | image = [[Image:emperor_penguins.jpg|200px|Emperor Penguins]] | caption = }}
14: ...s forsteri'') is the largest of all [[penguin]]s. Emperor Penguins eat [[crustacean]]s (such as [[krill]]s)...
18: ...es. The longest they can hold their breath when underwater is 20 minutes. Their swimming speed is 6 to...
20: ...urning action, giving each bird a turn on the inside.
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...is a [[country]] located in [[North America]], bordered by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[B...
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - 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... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...al]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ...," who was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Anthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a sh...
9: ...ing the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little ...
11: ...eves that Arthur is a half-forgotten Celtic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a suppos... - 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]... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
26: ...s|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
35: *[[Alvin Adams|Adams, Alvin]] (1804-1877), founder of [[Adams Express]] - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
3: *[[Aedesius]], (died 355), [[Neoplatonist]] philosopher
10: ...milianus]], (circa 207-253), [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ...]] in CE [[60]] or [[61]] during the reign of the emperor [[Nero]]. These events are told by two historians...
7: ...to preserve his line, Prasutagus made the [[Roman emperor]] co-heir, along with his two daughters, to his k...
9: ... this, but does single out [[procurator]] [[Catus Decianus]] for criticism for his "rapacity".
11: ... the rebels destroyed it, besieging the last defenders in the temple for two days before it fell. The ...
13: ...us. [[Verulamium]] ([[St Albans]]) was next to be destroyed. - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
3: [[Image:Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg|thumb|300px|Zenobia coin ...
4: ...h''") Zabaai ben Selim. The widow of [[Septimius Odenathus]], she reigned as Queen of [[Tadmor|Palmyra...
6: ...[Carthage]], according to the ''[[Aeneid]]'') and declared herself the political heiress of both.
8: ...er and socialite. Some historians (ancient and modern) believe she married a Roman senator and that t...
11: * [http://www.roman-emperors.org/zenobia.htm DIR entry on Vaballthus and Zeno... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
1: [[image:Theodora.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Theodora, depicted on a Byzantine mosaic]]
2: ...press of the [[Byzantine Empire]] and the wife of Emperor [[Justinian I]]. Along with her husband, she is ...
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... - Zoe (empress) (1927 bytes)
1: [[Image:EmpZoe.jpg|thumb|Empress Zoe as depicted in a mosaic from the Hagia Sophia]]
5: ...1025]]. He reigned for only three years between [[December 15]], [[1025]] and [[November 15]], [[1028]...
7: ...V]] "the [[Paphlagonia]]n", who reigned until his death in [[1041]].
14: {{Byzantine Emperor | Prev=[[Michael V]] | CoEmperor= | Next=[[Constantine IX]]}} - Irene (empress) (3748 bytes)
1: ...mb|300px|This [[solidus (coin)|solidus]] struck under Irene reports the legend <small>bASILISSH</small...
2: ...eaucracy|basileus]]'', the male form of the word "emperor," rather than ''basilissa'', "empress") from [[79...
4: ... and confidence of her feeble husband, and at his death in [[780]] was left by him sole guardian of th...
10: ...[790]] into open resistance, and the soldiers, headed by the [[Armenia]]n guard, formally proclaimed C...
12: ...palace at [[Constantinople]]; and there, by the orders of his mother, his eyes were stabbed out. An [[... - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
2: ...] - [[August 31]], [[1056]]) ruled as [[Byzantine emperor|Byzantine Empress]] from [[January 11]], [[1055]]...
6: ...rnment she allowed herself to be virtually superseded by Zoë's new husband, [[Constantine IX]], o...
8: ...] - [[1056]]) was not considered to be a rightful Emperor. This resulted in a series of conflicts for the t...
11: {{Byzantine Emperor | Prev=[[Constantine IX]] | CoEmperor= | Next=[[Michael VI]]}} - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...[Byzantine]] emperor [[Constantine X]]. After his death ([[1067]]) she became the wife of [[Romanus IV...
3: ...le on his own, but nevertheless was considered co-emperor with his younger brother, while Eudocia ran the a...
5: ... ([[1071]]), Eudocia and Michael were declared co-emperors, until it was known that Romanus had survived an...
7: Michael was deposed in [[1078]] by [[Nicephorus III]], who recal...
9: ...]] was very close to the family, and Eudocia considered him an "uncle." According to Psellus she was v... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
1: {{Chinese_Emperor_1 |
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: ...o her in February [[705]] by her son the restored emperor<br>Zhongzong. The honorific name was used as her ... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...al, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[...
5: ... was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]...
9: ...reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III...
11: ...hter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jeru...
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