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- Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular histories usually know the joint reig...
11: ...harles II]]; her maternal grandfather, [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengthy pe...
13: ...aking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ...Mary became betrothed to the Protestant [[Stadtholder]] and [[Prince of Orange]], William III. William...
17: ...t enjoy a happy marriage; her three pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...[[China|Chinese]] [[Taoists]] as an [[immortality|Immortal]]. The name Kuan Yin is short for '''Kuan Shih Y...
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" ... - Anaxarchus (1184 bytes)
1: ...of [[Democritus]], was born at [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] in [[Thrace]].
3: ...ot [[ichor]], such as flows from the veins of the immortal gods."
5: ...[[Callisthenes]], he advised all to worship Alexander as a god even during his lifetime, is with great...
7: ...tar, and that he endured this torture with fortitude and [[Cicero]] relates the same story. - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ... for designing many inventions that anticipated modern technology but were rarely constructed in his l...
7: .... It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]]...
9: As he was born before modern naming conventions developed in [[Europe]], his full name was "Leonardo...
11: ...s father soon showed them to the painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], who subsequently took on the fourt...
12: ...ntellect that whatever he turned his mind to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Va... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
1: ...C2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...as with [[Francisco Pizarro]] in [[Peru]]. Later, de Soto led the largest expedition of the 16th and 1...
5: ...uestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba]] on his discovery and colonization voyag...
6: .... As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto gained his favour.
7: In [[1528]] de Soto led his own expedition along the coast of [[... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...rm has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy should be distingu...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...09-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
10: ...liament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Economy and Trade].</ref> By the 1st century BC, there were pirate ...
12: ...ued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death. - Egyptian soul (5527 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb||170px|left|Ancient Egypt Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ...an mythology]], the [[human]] '''[[soul]]''' is made up of five parts: the Ka, the Ba, the Akh, the Sh...
5: ...protect it for eternity. Conversely, the names of deceased enemies of the state, such as [[Akhenaten]]...
12: ...he difference between a living and a dead person, death occurring when the ''ka'' left the body. The K...
14: ...on food and drink offerings were presented to the dead, though it was the ''kau'' (''k3w'') within the... - Celtic mythology (25486 bytes)
1: ...f their Iron Age forebears, which were often recorded in written form during the [[Middle Ages]].
4: ...so wrote that their priests, the [[druids]], forbade using writing to record anything of religious sig...
6: ...nity]]; indeed, many Gaelic myths were first recorded by Christian [[monks]], albeit without most of t...
9: ...[[Minerva]]. Among these divinities the Celts are described as holding roughly equal views as did othe...
12: ...f the Celtic pantheon as a large number of local deities is gainsaid by the numerous well-testified g... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ... sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[love]] and [[beauty]].
4: ...epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after the spring she used to bathe ...
6: ...orinth, intercourse with her priestesses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with [[dolphin]]s, [[dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[...
10: ...n mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]]. - Eros (mythology) (4590 bytes)
1: ...ythology|Roman]] equivalent was '''[[Cupid]]''', "desire", also known as '''Amor''', "love". He was of...
5: ...mythology)|Gaia]], Earth, and [[Tartarus]], the underworld; according to [[Aristophanes]]' play ''[[Th...
9: ...ous, mischievous and charismatic. In his ancient identification with Protogones and Phanes he was ador...
13: ...uncommon in early Greece, but eventually became widespread. He was fervently worshipped by a fertility...
19: ...rn from the underworld made her an object of some devotion, like Dionysus and [[Persephone]]. She was... - Hermes (10248 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|left|300px|Statute of Hermes. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ..."[[hermeneutics]]" for the art of interpreting hidden meaning.
6: ...es of goods, words and information involved in trade, interpreting, oratory, writing, with the way in ...
11: ...wallet of the goods of life, later absorbed the [[Dei Lucrii]], early gods of commerce and wealth, and...
13: ...s to English ''Wednesday'' from ''Wodnes d槧' 'Woden's day'. - Bismuth (9188 bytes)
2: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
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27: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
44: | [[van der Waals radius]]
53: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) - Cell division (1579 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mitosis_23.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ...d [[cytokinesis]]. A [[diploid]] cell may also undergo [[meiosis]] to produce haploid cells, usually ...
6: ...[[telomerase]] allows them to continue dividing indefinitely.
13: ....pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis] - Tigers (12435 bytes)
15: ..., to the poaching for the fur, tiger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endang...
23: ...tually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...urpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey (few large animals ...
35: ...ese are the surviving subspecies, in descending order of wild population:
36: ...Image:28_11_07_05.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ...tates are professional [[theatre]] companies outside of [[New York City]] that produce their own seaso...
11: ...r, Lewis Hallam's son, [[Lewis Hallam, Jr.]], founded the American Company which opened a theater in N...
13: ...than the loss of that most valuable treasure: the immortal soul.". However it is likely that these ordinance...
19: ...a single play was shown in New York for an unprecedented three weeks.
26: ...as sparked by this rivalry, and brought about the deaths of 22 people. Then, at the end of the [[Unite... - Extreme sports (3518 bytes)
1: ...rt. Some participants termed 'adrenaline junkies' develop an obsession with their sport and even claim...
3: .... Also, only individual sports are generally considered to be extreme, so a sport like [[Rugby Union]]...
5: ... event and competitors and organisers are now flooded with sponsorship. The high profile of extreme sp...
7: ...extreme sports, including snowboarding, were included in the [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]].
9: ... climbing]] and [[ice climbing]] has spawned such immortal names as [[Edmund Hillary]], [[Chris Bonington]] ... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...e]]an expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day [[United States]], was the first European t...
3: ...]] searching for gold and a passage to [[China]]. De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the [[Mississip...
5: ...ce to find military fame after the [[Moors]] were defeated. With discovery of new lands to the west (w...
7: ...rious for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
9: ...at ocean to the [[Orient]], profoundly influenced de Soto's ambitions.
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