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  1. 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).
  2. Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
    8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
    10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
    12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
    15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
    17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
  3. Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
    1: [[image:Denise bloch photo 00 tn.jpg|right]]
    3: '''Denise Madeleine Bloch''', born in [[1915]] in [[France]] - d...
    5: ... up by the [[Gestapo]]. In the city of [[Lyons]], Denise Bloch was recruited to work for the [[Special...
    7: ...enees| Pyrenees mountains]] making their way to [[Gibraltar]] and eventually London. There, SOE trained her a...
    9: ...gau]] in [[Saxony]] and at [[Konisberg]] in [[Brandenburg]] where she suffered great hardship from exp...
  4. Culture (23440 bytes)
    1: ...250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    5: ...|thumb|left|250px|Street in Myanmar. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroo Clipart...
    6: ...ied to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
    8: ...usic|classical music]], and the word ''cultured'' described people who knew about, and took part in, t...
    10: ...n seemed more "natural", and observers often defended (or criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Spain (36498 bytes)
    1: ..., the Spanish language remains widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of n...
    7: native_name = Reino de Espa񡠼
    10: image_coat = Escudo de Espa񡮰ng |
    19: leader_titles = [[Kings of Spain|King]]<br>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] ...
    20: leader_names = [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]]...
  8. Pytheas (6447 bytes)
    1: ...nd 320 BCE. Pytheas was the first Graeco-Roman to describe the [[Midnight Sun]], the [[Polar Aurora|au...
    4: ...e Moon. In northern [[Spain]], he studied the [[tide]]s, and may have discovered that they are caused ...
    6: ...es, Land's End, Plymouth, Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Iceland, Britain's east coast, Kent, [...
    8: ... took advantage of a temporary lapse in the blockade, known to have taken place around the time he tra...
    10: ...ek as ''Prettanike'', which [[Diodorus]] later rendered ''Pretannia''. This supports theories that the...
  9. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    2: ... [[Meridian (geography)|meridian]]s of a [[longitude]] that is a multiple of 15? thus making neighbori...
    6: ...'s atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly c...
    8: ...00 UTC on the last Sunday in March. For the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1&mdash;known in...
    13: *[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]: UTC + 1 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is ...
    18: ...ment for time zones results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the locati...
  10. List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
    13: ...hrain|Bahrain]] - [[Politics of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] - [[Politics of Barbados|Barbados]] - [[Polit...
    16: ...[Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (formerly ''Zaire...
    19: ...c Republic of the Congo]] - [[Politics of Denmark|Denmark]] - [[Politics of Djibouti|Djibouti]] - [[Po...
    28: ...f Grenada|Grenada]] - [[Politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] - [[Politics of Guam|Guam]] - [[Politics o...
    47: ...[Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia]] - [[Politics of Mold...
  11. Flood (7770 bytes)
    1: ...er", the word is applied to the inflow of the [[tide]], as opposed to the outflow or "ebb".
    2: ... history is treated badly as [[Deluge (mythology)|Deluge in mythology]].
    5: ...]fall does occur, it can sometimes result in a sudden flood of water filling dry streambeds known as a...
    7: ...e rich farmlands and can result in their eventual depletion. The annual cycle of flood and farming was...
    10: ...ntries, such as [[Bangladesh]], due to their extended periods of [[rainfall]].
  12. Ape (10931 bytes)
    10: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = '''Hominoidea'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[John Ed...
    17: '''Apes''' are the members of the '''Hominoidea''' [[superfamily]] of [[primates]], including [[...
    22: ...e word "ape" in their name, but they are not regarded as true apes.
    24: ...e apes are agile climbers of trees. They are best described as omnivorous, their diet consisting of fr...
    31: Current evidence implies that humans share a common, extinct, a...
  13. Ocean (6829 bytes)
    6: ...unique in being defined only by a line of [[latitude]] with no landmass boundaries.
    12: ...n a piece of oceanic sea floor like the Strait of Gibraltar.)
    14: ...d its average depth is 3790 m. This does not include seas not connected to the World Ocean, such as th...
    18: See [[sea water]] for a detailed discussion of ocean water composition, most...
    22: ... gravity map.gif|right|thumb|350px|Map of large underwater features. (1995, [[NOAA]])]]
  14. Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
    2: ...rth, who made a name in the [[Caribbean]] as a leader of [[buccaneer]]s and roughnecks.
    4: ... expedition which seized the island of [[New Providence]] (Santa Catalina), and when Mansfield was cap...
    6: ...ernor of Jamaica endeavoured to cover the whole under the necessity of allowing the English a free han...
    8: ...ch convinced the governor to shift his cannon, eluded the enemy's guns altogether and escaped in safet...
    10: ...nd took the city. The booty was said to have exceeded 100,000 pounds. The fame of this brilliant explo...
  15. Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
    2: [[Image:Heinrich der Seefahrer.jpg|right|200px|Henry the Navigator]]
    3: ...Ceuta served as a terminus for that trade. The trade dried up after [[Battle of Ceuta|Ceuta fell into ...
    5: ... life, and as time passed he became more and more devoted to Christianity. For the purposes of his int...
    7: ...er resources. When John I died in 1433, Henry's eldest brother [[Edward of Portugal|Duarte]] became ki...
    9: ...he Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; without it, the brothers Ugoli...
  16. March 17 (9666 bytes)
    6: ...[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus La...
    11: ...], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Ki...
    15: ...S Utopia|SS ''Utopia'']] sinks off the coast of [[Gibraltar]], killing 574.
    16: ...Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
    21: ...rt]] is officially opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
  17. March 20 (10075 bytes)
    9: *[[1739]] &ndash; [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]] and sacks the city, stealing th...
    10: ..."Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
    16: ...Aleister Crowley]] invokes [[Horus]] in Egypt and declares the start of the New Aeon known as the Aeon...
    17: ...er of the Chinese nationalist party (KMT), is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days late...
    24: *[[1956]] &ndash; [[Tunisia]] gains independence from [[France]].
  18. Russia (28007 bytes)
    2: ...ndonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
    4: ... Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
    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...
    19: ...y. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to colonize the region.
  19. Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
    2: ...xperience in this process. Russia's experience is detailed below.
    7: ...infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder efficient utilization of those resources.
    9: ...r of legacies with which the Russian economy must deal in its transition to a market economy.
    11: ... that if each unit met or exceeded its plan, then demand and supply would balance.
    15: ...lance among the sectors throughout the economy. Under central planning, the state performed the alloca...
  20. List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
    3: ...f nations that no longer exist, or are not independent states but nevertheless have official anthems, ...
    4: [[Dependent area]]s are listed only if they have an anthem ...
    19: |''[[Ŭand]]''||''[[Ŭ䮮ingens s宧]] (The Ŭander's Song)''
    43: |[[Austria]]||[[Land der Berge, Land am Strome]] (Land of Mountains, Land...
    55: |[[Bangladesh]]||[[Amar Sonar Bangla]] (My Golden Bengal)

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