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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. - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...She was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], and attended school at [[Victoria University in the Universit...
4: ...ave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Canadian literatur...
6: ...he [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Michael Ondaatje]].
8: ... fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (made into a movie and an opera), or for her [[Booker P...
10: ...he French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]]. - Hathor (11883 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
4: ...athor was an ancient goddess, worshipped as a cow-deity from at least [[2700 BC]], during the 2nd dyna...
6: ...the fate of the newborn, and [[midwife|midwives]] delivering them.
8: ...aid she arose from from Ra's tears, and thus was identified as the ''[[Eye of Ra]]''.
10: ...n [[hippopotamus]], which the Egyptians also considered quite motherly creatures, and sometimes as an ... - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...is political designs; in this hope, however, Lysander was disappointed, and the increasing power of Ag...
3: ...laus, who left the southern satrapy and again invaded [[Phrygia]], which he ravaged until the followin...
4: ... repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforced by Phocian and Orchomenian
5: troops and a Spartan army, he met the confederate forces
8: and he had to retire by way of [[Delphi]] to the [[Peloponnese]]. - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...erTheGreat_Bust.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ... as the [[Middle-Persian]] literature as '''Alexander the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian ...
6: ...ady during his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits inspired a literary tradition in...
9: ...[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature a...
11: ...racles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Ac... - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
1: ...61;ος'' - "the color of fire", "red-blonde", Latin ''Pyrrhus'') - the Molossian king from ca...
5: ... his former ally, Demetrius. By [[286 BC]] he had deposed his former brother-in-law and took control o...
7: ...an attack and certain defeat. Rome had already made itself into a major power, and poised to subdue a...
11: ... carving out an empire for himself in Italy. He made an alliance with [[Ptolemy Ceraunus]], King of Ma...
15: ...ulties were high, this battle is not usually considered a "pyrrhic" victory. Several tribes (the [[Luc... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
6: ...ut his life and teachings. Pythagoras and his students believed that everything was related to [[math...
11: ...center. He opened his school to men and women students alike. They called themselves the Mathematikoi...
13: ...y infer from this that participants required some degree of wealth and leisure to join the inner circl...
17: ... Others were more cryptic: "What is the [[Delphic oracle]]?" "The [[tetraktys]], in which the [[Sirens]] s...
19: ...p joy and love" (excerpt from the book ''The extended circle'', by Jon Wynne-Tyson). - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
11: ...tastrophes. From ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearance have bee...
15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits]. - Civilization (29205 bytes)
5: ...r working small [[horticulture|horticultural]] gardens. When used in this sense, civilization is an ex...
7: ...lex and city-dwelling, or simple and tribal. This definition is often perceived as less exclusive and ...
9: ...y back in Civilization after being lost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in th...
11: ...zed" behavior is contrasted with "barbaric" or crude behavior. In this sense, civilization implies sop...
17: ... to produce a surplus of food that will not be needed for their own subsistence. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...n and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extra...
7: ...ates that he teaches for a living, paid by his students, and that he thinks this is the most important...
9: ...g and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, a...
11: ...hy for much longer than this and include [[Parmenides]], [[Anaxagoras]], [[Prodicus]], the priestess [...
15: See [[Trial of Socrates]] for more detail and background about Socrates' trial and exec... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...[[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took ...
7: ...as the [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] a...
11: ...preaching of the new faith, zealously riot in her defense, shouting "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"...
13: Festivals in honor of Artemis include [[Brauronia]], held in [[Brauron]] and the festiv... - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
8: ...eity [[Zeus]] had instated the festival after his defeat of the [[titan (mythology)|Titan]] [[Cronus]]...
10: ...ds. The [[Sparta]]n adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were c...
12: ...ed. Pelops married the princess but not before murdering Myrtilus, whose curse later resulted in the f...
18: ...ympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the [[List of deities|Greek gods]] near the towns of Elis and [[Pi...
19: ...]]. This statue was one of the ancient [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
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13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Zeus (17267 bytes)
1: [[Image:Zeus_god.jpg|thumb|250px|Zeus, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...leader of the gods and [[god]] of the sky and thunder in [[Greek mythology]].
6: ...d among the [[Germanic tribes]] and they did not identify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but wi...
8: ...ndo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the culture...
13: ...]] beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity. - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ... [[discipline]]. Consequently there have been a wide range of perspectives in the study of architectur...
3: ...torical evolution of principles and styles in the design of [[buildings]] and cities.
5: ...y|phenomenologically]]. Although both approaches identify architecture as a sort of language, they dif...
7: ...tion]], late [[capitalism]] and [[neo-liberal]] [[democracy]]. An increasing awareness of [[Postcoloni...
9: ...hat Architectural history reflects the historical development of its time. - 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]]. - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
3: ... lover of [[peace]] — as well as the patron deity of both [[agriculture]] and the [[theater]].
5: ...he [[Greek mythology|Olympian tradition]] he is made to be the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Semele]]; other v...
9: ...us rites]], such as those practiced in honor of [[Demeter]] and [[Persephone]] at [[Eleusinian Mysteri...
11: ...nysus is a [[syncretism]] of a local Greek nature deity and a more powerful god from [[Thrace]] or [[P...
15: ...2.jpg|thumb|250px|Statute of Dionysos. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established. - History of Greek and Roman Egypt (25856 bytes)
3: The conquests of [[Alexander the Great]] brought '''Egypt within the orbit of...
8: ...ian Empire]]. Early in [[331 BC]] he was ready to depart, and led his forces away to Phoenicia.
12: ..., who were also of the royal house. This custom made Ptolemaic politics confusingly incestuous, and th...
14: ...vileged minority in Ptolemaic Egypt. They lived under Greek law, received a Greek education, were trie...
17: ...ucus]], the ruler of [[Babylonia]], he defeated [[Demetrius]], the son of Antigonus, in the battle of ...
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