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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - Steel (28384 bytes)
1: :''See [[Steel (disambiguation)]] for other uses.''
3: ...ution in the alloy controls the qualities of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content...
5: ...alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are ...
8: ...dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy containing too much carbon to be ...
11: ...ts [[pearl]]-like appearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]]. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...atazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
9: ...|Adair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
10: ...Adair|Adair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
5: ...umphrey's mother, [[Stephanie of Milly]], sent a message to Saladin telling him of the recent wedding ...
7: ... slave in the castle. And when Saladin received these gifts he was exceedingly delighted and gave than...
9: ...nce Isabella's father's previous marriage to [[Agnes of Courtenay]] had been annulled (though he had s...
11: ... and if Baldwin V should die, the question of succession would be adjudicated by the kings of [[Englan...
13: ...asier to resurrect that legal grounds for the succession of the now 16-year-old Isabella. - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enl...
4: == Life before becoming empress ==
5: ...er, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine...
7: == Internal policies ==
9: ...s. A legislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this doc... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ...the two chromatids touch, and where the microtubules attach. (3) Short arm. (4) Long arm.]]
2: ...]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
4: == Chromosomes in eukaryotes ==
5: .... The ends of the chromosomes are special structures called ''[[telomere]]s''. DNA replication begins ...
7: ==Chromosomes in bacteria== - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
1: ...px|Byzantine art was the high art of the Middle Ages and monumental Church mosaics were the crowing gl...
3: ...vals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.
5: ...and [[sculpture]]; and there were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style...
9: ...acy of the early [[Christian church]]. These sources were mixed with the vigorous "Barbarian" artistic...
13: Art in the Middle Ages is a broad subject and art historians traditional... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...age:makingpottery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turk...
2: ... Clay formulated to be fired at higher temperatures, which is partially vitrified is called "[[stonew...
4: ...iques that are thousands of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the field...
6: A person who makes pottery is generally known as a potter. The potte...
8: ...res and help in the dating of some historic cultures as well. - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
1: ... how sculpture has changed extensively over the ages.
3: == Sculpture in ancient times==
4: ...nd. Small female statues known as [[Venus figurines]] have been found mainly in central [[Europe]]. ...
6: ...ld, silver, shells, and a variety of precious stones were used for high quality sculpture and inlays. ...
8: ...ere discovered at [[Tell Asmar]]. Many masterpieces have also been found at the Royal Cemetery at [[U... - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ... cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
5: ...h demand for the fabric, silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[industriali...
8: ... was so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [...
11: ...taries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices.
15: ... are gathered and thus the single thread which makes up the cocoon has been cut into shorter lengths. - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
7: ...ere are also several possible spellings of the names.
9: ...y” that is quoted by [[David Rohl]] in ''A Test of Time'' (1995, Century).
11: All dates are [[BC]].
13: ===Sources===
15: ...tic Egypt is from [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/ Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt]. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...nia]]. The [[Ŭand|Ŭand Islands]], off the southwestern coast, are under Finnish [[sovereignty]] whil...
20: |'''Largest City''' || [[Helsinki]]
22: |'''[[List of Presidents of Finland|President]]''': || [[Tarja Halonen]]
27: |[[List of countries by area|Ranked 63th]] <br>[[1 E11 m?|338,145 km?]...
30: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 109th]] <br>5,211,311<br>17.... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...e from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the [...
13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic]] |
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ... [[Chad]] to the west, and [[Libya]] to the northwest.<!--
15: official_languages = [[Arabic language|Arabic]] |
19: ...tles = [[List of Presidents of Sudan|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir|U. H. ...
21: largest_city = [[Khartoum]] | - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ... on the south, and [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] on the west.<!--
13: ...nglish language|English]]: "To die instead as slaves to live") |
15: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Quechua]], [[Ay...
19: leader_titles = [[President of Bolivia|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) | - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
3: ...ral practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.
5: ...t was adopted directly after one or other sub-phases of the [[Stone Age]].
7: ...abundance of [[iron ore]] sources made iron more desirable and "cheaper" than bronze and contributed g...
10: ...y the metallurgy of the time. By [[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly in the [[Middle ...
13: ...ory of iron and steelmaking]]), dating to circa [[1200 BC]]. - Writing system (16928 bytes)
1: ...]]'' used to represent elements or statements expressible in some spoken [[language]], for the purpose...
3: ==General properties==
4: ...], [[map]]s, and [[mathematics]], which do not necessarily depend upon prior knowledge of a given lang...
6: ...o maintain a persistent record of information expressed in some language, which can be retrieved indep...
10: :* a set of rules and conventions understood and shared by a commun... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ...se of the [[dinosaur]]s and of many marine [[species]].
7: ... general there are far more recognized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...[Tommotian]], [[Atdabanian]] and [[Botomian]] stages in [[East Asia]] and [[Siberia]]. It is a key as...
13: ... appearances; 3) The strata of any given area represented only part of the Earth's long history. - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...eanings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" o...
5: ...[[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] societies in which people live in small settlements or noma...
7: ...nd tribal. This definition is often perceived as less exclusive and ethnocentric than the first. In t...
9: ...ck in Civilization after being lost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in this s...
11: ... crude behavior. In this sense, civilization implies sophistication and refinement. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...scount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...erimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of his time, such methods were co...
8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Ba...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustome...
14: ...ed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
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