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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - 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... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...sident of the United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platf...
4: ...[Image:Fremonts men marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Modern marker for site where two of Frémont's men wer...
5: ...to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited with determining that the [[Great Basin]] had no outlet t...
7: ...dential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...nd declared [[martial law]] in [[Missouri]]. This declaration led to a conflict with [[Abraham Lincoln... - 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). - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...ean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language,...
3: ...of the ruling [[Tutsi]] minority with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] ...
13: ... and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
17: ...r_titles = [[President of Burundi|President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] | - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...b at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store.
6: ...fered to help her establish a cosmetics business. Despite her lack of education, Ms. Cochran had a qui...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled Jacqueline Cochran beg...
10: ... she made up a story about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impove...
12: ...g America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made director of women's flight training for the Unite... - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...n the United States. [[Nelson Mandela]] finally made her come back to South Africa in [[1990]].
3: ...[Harry Belafonte]]. In [[1967]] she had a world wide hit with "Pata Pata"; in [[1987]] she achieved an... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...art of Genesis is read and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or...
12: ...k print portraying Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with many of the "lower creatures."]]
15: ...f Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowle...
17: ...ow "the eyes of them both were opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves.
20: ...the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[humanity]] to return t... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...n]] [[actress]]. Farrow was born '''Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as ...
16: ...nically about famous mothers and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
21: ...ct of the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song "[[Dear Prudence]]".
39: *''[[Death on the Nile]]'' ([[1978]])
52: *''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' ([[1989]]) - Cherry (2620 bytes)
9: ...ng, and Rainier. [[Oregon]] and [[Michigan]] provide light-colored Royal Ann (Napoleon) cherries for t...
10: Most tart cherries are grown in four states bordering the [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes...
12: .... They are grown purely for their [[blossom]] and decorative value. The Japanese ''[[sakura]]'', in pa... - Ear (6659 bytes)
1: ...ge:Ear.jpg|thumb|A left [[human]] ear. Image provided by [https://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
3: An '''ear''' is an organ used by an animal to detect [[sound]]. The term may refer to the entire ...
7: ...ncluding [[human]]s, have two ears, one on each side of the head.
10: ... waves. Many [[mammal]]s can move the pinna in order to focus their hearing in a certain direction, i...
12: ...umb|250px|left| Photography of a baby. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Artery (6875 bytes)
3: ...known as the ''media''. This "middle layer" is made up of [[smooth muscle]] cells and elastic tissue....
9: ...ow, mean [[systemic]] pressures typically being under 100 mmHg, about 1.8 lbf/in², above surround...
11: ...rgic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine, alpha and...
13: ...ssure, i.e. Systolic vs. Diastolic difference, is determined primarily by the amount of blood ejected ...
15: ...aturation increases and [[carbon dioxide]] levels decrease. [[Hemoglobin]] molecules within [[red blo... - Hair (11457 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hair.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Long braided hair]]
2: ...ilamentous outgrowth of the [[epidermis (skin)|epidermis]] found in [[mammal]]s. It is a characterist...
4: ...her. Because hair is often [[pigment]]ed, it provides coloration. This might serve to [[camouflage]] ...
6: ...ice]] and [[flea]] infestation which caused the order to be given for the routine cutting of hair to a...
15: ...beings often have their [[haircut|hair cut]] or [[depilation|remove it]] by shaving or other means. - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...oric times. Most [[Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human a...
6: ...aterials used for sculpture during this time included basalt, diorite (a type of dark, coarse-grained ...
8: ...ith gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...ieved to represent Hammurabi. The head has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...t can have four legs visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]] (in north... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
6: ...l, before the flare for the bell begins. (Careful design of these tapers is critical to the [[tuning|i...
8: ... sound and the ease with which it can be played. Deeper cupped mothpieces are best suited for expansi...
11: ...]] or ''cornetto'' (not to be confused with the modern cornet), and the [[Scandinavia]]n [[lur]].
16: ...make well-known the term ''[[double high C]]'' to describe the next octave above high C. Trumpeters w...
19: ...urice Andre]], [[Wynton Marsalis]] and [[Hakan Hardenberger]]. - 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... - Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
2: ...wed by a period of disunity and relative cultural decline referred to by Egyptologists as the [[First ...
8: ...0]]–[[2611 BC]]) of the Third Dynasty who ordered the construction of the first pyramid (the [[P...
10: It was in this era that formerly independent ancient Egyptian states became known as [[Nome ...
12: ==Golden Age: the Fourth Dynasty==
14: ...ingdom and its royal power reached their zenith under the [[Fourth dynasty of Egypt|Fourth dynasty]], ... - Glaciology (3787 bytes)
5: The word ''glacier'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''glacies'', meaning ice ...
9: ...period of time; glaciers move very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glacier...
11: ...ies glaciers. A glacial geologist studies glacial deposits and glacial erosive features on the landsca...
15: Glaciers can be identified by their geometry and the relationship to ...
18: - Volcano (27295 bytes)
1: ...o2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...) where [[magma]] (rock of the earth's interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature...
10: ...mple. This type of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the i...
12: ... and ''mafic'' are sometimes substituted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respective...
15: ... huge quantities of lava that gradually build a wide mountain with a shield-like profile. Their lava f...
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