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- 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: - Agathocles of Bactria (7452 bytes)
1: ...920;ΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ "Under the reign of King Agathocles".]]
3: ...ndia]]. In that case, he was a grandson of [[Euthydemus]] whom he qualified as "God-King" on his coins...
5: ... been attacked and killed by the usurper [[Eucratides]], who took control of the [[Greco-Bactrian]] te...
8: ...us]],[[Pantaleon]], and [[Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius]].
11: ...lmost two years before claiming victory over Euthydemus I. It seems hard to believe that a king who ha... - 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... - Lake (11397 bytes)
1: ... in the northern [[hemisphere]] at higher [[latitude]]s. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "inl...
3: ...hich is dry most of the time but becomes filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. Many lake...
6: ...d's lakes are in Canada; this is because of the [[deranged drainage system]] that dominates the countr...
9: ...s. The advance and retreat of glaciers can scrape depressions in the surface where lakes accumulate. S...
11: Lakes can also form by means of landslides or by glacial blockages. An example of the later... - Lake Titicaca (3147 bytes)
2: ...ountain ranges, but they are too small to be considered navigable [http://www.highestlake.com/highest-...
4: ... eastern side is located in the Bolivian [[La Paz Department]].
6: ...the lake has 41 islands – some of which are densely populated.
7: ...jpg|thumb|300px|Tourists aboard a "totora boat" made of reeds on Lake Titicaca.]]
8: ...n for [[Peru]], drawing excursions from the lakeside city of [[Puno]]. Another island, [[Taquile Islan... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...krit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode"). The correct name for the range is Himalaya, th...
3: ...the Himalayan rivers, which also includes [[Bangladesh]].
10: ... called the ''Higher Himalaya'' and is also the oldest of the three. It has an elevation of more than ...
12: ...ltitude. While the sub-Himalayan range exhibits [[deciduous]] forests, the vegetation graduates to [[t...
14: ...], [[Uttaranchal]], [[Sikkim]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]] lie mostly in the Himalayas. - Cirque (landform) (1411 bytes)
3: ... the glacier. They are typically partially surrounded by steep cliffs The highest cliff is often calle...
5: ...isphere includes the north-east slope being in shade and away from prevailing winds. These conditions ...
7: ... compacted snow). Debris in the ice begins to abrade (glacial abrasion) on the bed surface which furth...
9: ...ucking, and the basin becoming deeper as it is eroded by abrasion. - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...ting and conquering the [[satrap]]s left by Alexander.
6: ...ested regions near [[Kalinga (India)|Kalinga]] (modern [[Orissa]]).
8: ...s decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BC with the foundation ...
10: ...ndia. Ashoka sponsored the spreading of Buddhist ideals into [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia ...
12: ... of the Mauryan times. The Mauryan empire is considered one of the most significant periods in Indian ...
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