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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...it resided), was considered one of the [[Seven Wonders of the World]].
3: ... BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th century...
5: ...e Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin H...
7: ...s built of blocks of white stone. The tower was made up of three stages, a lower square with a central...
9: ...ver, this is highly unlikely due to the lack of modern optics and reflective technology in the time pe... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...rpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
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). - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
2: ...], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
6: ...d Ada with her. On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left England for good a few d...
8: ...and [[science]]; one of her tutors was [[Augustus De Morgan]]. An active member of [[London]] society,...
11: ...Countess of Lovelace'''. She is widely known in modern times simply as '''Ada Lovelace'''.
15: ...e elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent." - Turkey (41694 bytes)
14: leader_titles = [[President of Turkey|President]]<br>[[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime ...
15: leader_names = [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br>[[Recep Tayyip Erdogan|Recep Tayyip E...
17: ...ents = - Formation of Parliament<br> - Declaration of Republic |
21: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 89 | - Togo (15373 bytes)
1: ...e Republic''' is a country in [[West Africa]], bordering [[Ghana]] in the west, [[Benin]] in the east ...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: {| border="0" style="text-align: center;" cellpadding="2" ...
11: | ([[Flag of Togo|In Detail]])
24: | '''[[List of Presidents of Togo|President]]''' - Al Fayyum (5562 bytes)
5: ...an oasis in the [[Libya]]n Desert, its eastern border being about 15 mi west of the [[Nile]].
7: ...f the province, is the Gharak depression. Another depression, entirely barren, the Wadi Rayan, coverin...
9: ...h]], notably the bulti (Nile carp), of which considerable quantities are sent to Cairo.
11: ...]] kept in the Lake of Moeris was worshipped. Besides Medina there are several other towns in the prov...
14: ...9b.htm ''CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Egypt: I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Flora and Agriculture'']). - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
3: ...s of spacewalks. 437 people qualify under the FAI definition. Those who have achieved this are said to...
7: ...072;вт ''(kosmonavt)'', which in turn derives from the Greek words ''kosmos,'' meaning "un...
9: ...[[Norman Thagard]] became the first American to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle, argua...
11: European (outside of the [[UK]]) space travellers are called '''spationauts''' (a [[hybrid word]] ...
20: ...26 years old when he flew [[Vostok 2]], and the oldest is [[John Glenn]] who was 77 when he flew on [[... - Flower (10503 bytes)
3: ...ross the landscape. After fertilization, a flower develops into a [[fruit]] containing the seed(s).
6: ...(starting from the base of the flower or lowest node and working upwards) are as follows:
12: ...4-08_07a.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Flower Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
13: ..."typical" structural plan, plant species show a wide variety of modifications from this plan. These m...
14: ...ps 043a.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Flower Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - John Locke (14749 bytes)
2: ...-image-crca.jpg|400px|thumb|John Locke Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...up called the [[British Empiricists]], which includes [[David Hume]] and [[George Berkeley]]. Locke is...
6: ...found reading modern philosophers, such as [[Rene Descartes]], more interesting than the classical mat...
8: ...ed a bachelor's degree in [[1656]] and a master's degree in [[1658]]. Although Locke never became a me...
10: ...n Locke's writing of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - 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]]. - Time (15299 bytes)
1: ...ight|thumb|230px| Clock Tower, Prague. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...difficult to provide an uncontroversial and clear definition of the nature of time. This article begin...
9: ...d years having significant variations in length. Despite its great social importance, the [[week]] is...
11: ...f time is so critical to the functioning of our modern societies that it is coordinated at an internat...
15: ...udying the [[past]]. Events in the past can be ordered in a sequence (creating a [[chronology]]), and... - Antalya (20816 bytes)
3: ...steep cliff, Antalya is a picturesque city surrounded by mountains, forests, mediterranean sea and man...
5: ...Turkish]] and [[ethnic Greek|Greek]] houses are under protection, is the most popular center in Antaly...
7: ...prominent sites accessible by daily tours are [[Side]], [[Perga]], [[Manavgat]] and [[Alanya]]. Ancien...
10: ...aid "This must be 'Heaven' " and King Attalos founded the city giving it the name "Attaleia" ([[Greek ...
14: Evidence of human habitation dating back over 200 000 y... - Hermes (10248 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|left|300px|Statute of Hermes. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ..."[[hermeneutics]]" for the art of interpreting hidden meaning.
6: ...es of goods, words and information involved in trade, interpreting, oratory, writing, with the way in ...
11: ...wallet of the goods of life, later absorbed the [[Dei Lucrii]], early gods of commerce and wealth, and...
13: ...s to English ''Wednesday'' from ''Wodnes d槧' 'Woden's day'. - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...d in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire ...
10: ...unger brother was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansen...
12: ... [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...ther stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it. - Culture of Ireland (27885 bytes)
2: ...ween the settled people and the [[Irish Traveller|Traveller]]s, and, increasingly, between new immigrants and...
8: ...ives in Dublin, the cattle population is of the order of 6.7 million. The total population of humans o...
12: ...hich sporting rivalries and other forms of local identity are built and most people feel a strong sens...
16: ...nd Commission]]. One consequence of this is the widely-recognised cultural phenomenon of "land hunger"...
21: ...res, the first cathedrals, such as the Viking-founded and Norman-rebuilt [[Christchurch Cathedral, Dub... - Irrigation (13719 bytes)
2: ... [[rain]]fall with water from another source in order to grow crops. In contrast, agriculture that rel...
6: ...[[lake]], [[aquifer]], [[well]], or [[snowpack]]. Depending on the distance of the source and the seas...
13: ... water-logging while other parts may be too dry. Depending on [[heat]], [[wind]], and [[soil]] [[Perm...
15: ...ter resources]]. Furrow irrigation also has a tendency to raise the water table in some areas and cau...
18: ...es. However, terracing does allow steep mountainsides to be used to grow plants (although it may be mo...
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