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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... - 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). - 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. - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ...0px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ... religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional ...
9: ...r belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese folk religion]], ...
11: ...etween the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imp...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]]. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actr...
10: ...|Flirting]]'' (1991). In 1989 she appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United ...
13: ...ried on [[Christmas Eve]] of [[1990]] in [[Telluride, Colorado]]. The couple adopted two children, Isa...
15: ...ne persistent rumour claims however that Kidman's desire to bring up their children [[Catholicism|Cath...
19: ...Away]]'' ([[1992]]). Later she was in ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' ([[1999]]), [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s final ... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...ves because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
8: ...ather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
13: ...tly motive power assets can be moved around as needed.
17: ...s of providing motive work - the common ones include:
20: ...illustration of a historical train. Pictures provided by by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Cli... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ... is located in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of Chi...
3: ...464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
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37: | '''[[President of Kazakhstan|President]]''' - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...on|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authorit...
4: ...rsial with the ROC considering itself an [[independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political st...
6: ...d China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excluding the two [[Spec...
13: ...[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishin...
15: ...s may also doubt statistics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campa... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
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1: ...a.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image provided [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
3: ...na's history, and mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination...
10: ...bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenc...
12: ...y appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after the invention ...
14: ... Chinese poetry. In this period, the highly regarded greatest Chinese poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] ... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...nslation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'', the term first used by [[Germany|German...
5: ...deas may have travelled the whole way, ancient trade was probably conducted over sections of the route...
11: ...al exchange]]s among widely separated populations developed rapidly. For example, the [[dromedary]] ma...
13: ...respassing on agricultural lands. This presented ideal conditions for [[merchant]]s, mounted [[warrior...
16: ... been in use as early as [[3500 BC]]. There is evidence that [[Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[expl... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...s, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
5: ...hts of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m).
7: ...her development essential to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...[[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright...
11: ... supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads. - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ... and [[physical cosmology|cosmology]]. He was awarded the [[1921]] [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Priz...
5: ...or a scientist. In his later years, his fame exceeded that of any other scientist in [[history of scie...
7: ... day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
14: ...y was [[Jew]]ish (and non-observant); Albert attended a [[Catholic school|Catholic elementary school]]...
16: ...ct. Another, more recent, theory about his mental development is that he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], ... - Airline (29546 bytes)
1: ...tography of Air Kenya, Kenya Africa. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...it greater freedom, in steps that are usually decades apart. This pattern has not been completed for a...
13: ...uenced by macroeconomic activity in the markets under study. These patterns are highly seasonal, and o...
15: ...ions, but certainly areas where deregulation provided more competition and greater pricing freedom res...
17: ...upgrades they ordered to respond to the increased demand. Since 1980, the industry as a whole has not ... - Ballet (9155 bytes)
3: ...ng]] positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history.
5: ...o establish [[Italy]] as a major centre of ballet development.
9: ... on Copper of the Ballet de la Royne by Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx folio Paris Mamert Patisson 1582.png|...
11: ... de Musique, where instruction was based on noble deportment and manners.
13: ...llet also came to be featured in operas as interludes called divertissements. - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
17: ...Yangtze River Dolphin'''. It is nicknamed "the Goddess of the Yangtze River" in China.
21: ...aijis at that time. In [[1978]], the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] established the Freshwater Dolphi...
23: ==The chronology of the species' rapid decline==
24: * [[1979]]: The [[People's Republic of China]] declares Baiji endangered
25: * [[1983]]: National law declaring hunting Baiji illegal - Chinese cabbage (3372 bytes)
19: ...ly different groups of ''Brassica rapa'', and a wide range of varieties within these two groups. The ...
21: ...up is the more common of the two, especially outside Asia; names such as '''da baicai'''; '''pe-tsai''...
23: ...ds; instead, they have smooth, dark green leaf blades forming a cluster reminiscent of [[mustard]] or ...
25: Commercial variants of ''Chinensis'' include:
26: ...''baby bok choy'''), can refer to either a small, delicate version of bok choy or simply the flowering... - Korean art (25186 bytes)
1: ...ndividual works of art to mass produced machine-made works, and a western separation of the arts into ...
4: ...n art is integrated across traditional western borders, and does not fit into specific categories, thi...
6: ... are no simple categories of art that do not obtrude directly into other arts. All Korean art is cross...
8: ...one Age rock carvings feature animal designs in order to relate to food-gathering activities. Dualism ...
12: ...is a series of naturally flowing events that provide a totality of artistic experience. - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
5: ...ver one billion in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many reg...
7: The bicycle has impacted history considerably in both the cultural and industrial realms. ...
13: ...never existed, but were made up by [[Louis Baudry de Saunier]], a 19th century French bicycle historia...
14: ...|280px|Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two.]]
15: ...drive mechanism, in [[1840]], which enabled the rider to lift his feet off the ground while driving th... - List of steel producers (917 bytes)
10: # [[Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation]] ([[China]])
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