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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... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...eyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...nd one of those at ''Nakshi Rustam'' is expressly declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Dari...
12: ... time, could scarcely have obtained so splendid a monument, and still less could the usurper [[Sogdianus]] (...
18: ...he city until it was taken and plundered by Alexander the Great.
20: ...es of having been destroyed by fire. The locality described by Diodorus after [[Cleitarchus]] correspo... - 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... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...age:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]...
5: ...n which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...s]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the w...
10: - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: ...attle of L?] ([[November 6]], [[1632]]) during Sweden's intervention in Germany in the [[Thirty Years'...
3: <table border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 align=right style=...
5: ...ourdon stor.jpg|center|185px|Christina of Sweden, depicted by S颡stien Bourdon]]
12: ...td>'''Predecessor'''<td>[[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]]
13: ...lign=top><td>'''Successor'''<td>[[Charles X of Sweden]] - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - 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 ... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...ecorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...d [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general ter...
8: ...dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Alt...
10: ...34269;, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most...
12: ...he Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for t... - Statue (1162 bytes)
3: ...s far from exhaustive and can be/needs to be expanded.''
5: ...as Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]. Many statues are intended as [[public art]], exhibited outdoors or in publ...
7: ...horse's hooves are supposed to indicate how the rider met his end, is not true. [http://www.straightdo...
9: A small statue is defined as being a '''statuette'''.
16: * [[Monument]] - Matthew Henson (1087 bytes)
8: ...d in [[Arlington National Cemetery]] near Peary's monument. - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
8: | preceded=None
9: | succeeded=[[John Adams]] - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...in. Alexander's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that...
21: ...t the foundation, but are thwarted when Alexander descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowle... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...o]] is an independent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...the leadership of [[Frederik Willem de Klerk|F.W. de Klerk]] who started to dismantle it in [[1990]] a...
5: ...loped of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the countr...
9: ...]], [[Swati language|Swati]], [[Ndebele language|Ndebele]], [[Sesotho language|Southern Sotho]], [[Nor...
11: ...lations are not as such that they require nationwide recognition. - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...is a country in southeastern [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]] in the northeas...
12: ...mer [[Kings of Romania|Royal]] motto: "Nihil Sine Deo" (Nothing without God)|
13: national_anthem = [[Desteapta-te, Romane!|Deşteaptă-te, Rom⮥!]] |
15: government_type = Democratic [[republic]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Romania|President]] <br> [[Prime Minister of Romania|Prime Minist... - Saqqara (4142 bytes)
3: ...ep pyramid]]. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day [[Cairo]] and covers an area of around 7 km...
14: ...on the site, in various states of preservation or delapidation.
15: ...ew Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] ''[[Book of the Dead]]''.
18: ...d, with both their structures and lavish internal decorations intact.
23: ...ette]] in 1851, the tombs had been opened and plundered in antiquity – with the exception of one... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... around [[3300 BC]] until the conquest of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[332 BC]]. Although recent excav...
6: ... [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]]; it borders [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, ...
7: [[Image:Giza_ph2.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
8: Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms, known as the [[Upper and Lowe...
14: ...al breadbaskets of the ancient world. There is evidence of ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the [[Twelfth ... - Abu Simbel (4501 bytes)
1: ...mbel_3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Abu Simbel Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...Lake_Nasser.jpg|thumb|200px|Abu Simbel Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: It is a part of the '''Nubian Monuments''' [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], which run...
7: ...morating his alleged victory at the [[Battle of Kadesh]].
11: ...e is 33 meters high, and 38 meters broad, and guarded by four statues of Rameses II, each of which is ... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 44<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 6.04 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 43<sup>rd</sup> |
26: Latitude = 42? N to [[49th parallel north|49? ...
27: Longitude = 111? W to 117? W | - Iowa (24205 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
21: DensityRank = 33<sup>rd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 20.22 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 29<sup>th</sup> |
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