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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...tself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significa...
14: ...f the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) t...
18: ... [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
4: *[[Andrew Aagesen|Aagesen, Andrew]], (1826-1879), Danish jurist
6: ...et Aali|Aali, Mehemet]], (1815-1871), Turkish statesman
7: *[[Aaliyah]], (1979-2001), American rhythm and blues singer
9: ...[Julius Aamisepp|Aamisepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure - Actinium (7046 bytes)
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Atomic properties
51: ... colspan="2" bgcolor="#ff99cc" | Physical properties
61: | 22.55 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...sitional period between the end of the [[Middle Ages]] and the start of the [[Modern Age]]. The Renais...
5: ...ns that the results of these intellectual activities created a ''revitalization'' of European culture ...
9: ===Multiple Renaissances===
10: ...viously held that it was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the [[Reformation]], which many b...
12: ...e Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ...ις'', "The Great Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science, in Ar...
7: ...list of 48 [[constellation|constellations]] is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but u...
9: ... and ancient Persian empire, but most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliabl...
11: ...put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands.
14: ...grees of latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ... about [[1300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for...
9: events in Egyptian history is still a subject of research.
10: The conservative dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date f...
13: ...ypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
14: ...gdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties) - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyptology]].
7: ...orian''. [http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0...
9: ...st solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while others may last for eternity.
13: ...rn Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically.
15: ... ended in [[139|139 CE]]. Therefore, the [[Menophres Era]] may have started in 1321 BCE. However, John... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...o the south and west, and [[Turkey]] to the northwest.
4: ...on are [[Shia Muslim]] and of Western [[Turkic]] descent, known as [[Azerbaijanis]], or simply [[Azeri...
7: |+<big><big>'''Azərbaycan Respublikası'''</big></big>
29: | '''[[President of Azerbaijan|President]]''' || [[Ilham Aliyev]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 111th]]<br> [[1 E10 m?|86,600 km?]... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...been found buried in an Egyptian pyramid, it is presumed by egyptologists to have been built as a tomb...
3: ...jpg|thumb|333px|Great Pyramid of Giza. Image courtesy of
5: == Pictures of the Great Pyramid ==
6: ...ncient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Great Pyramid]
9: ...th century BC|2580 BC]]; it is the oldest and largest of the three great pyramids in the [[Giza Necrop... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...ilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
6: ...udan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palestine]] and [[Israel]] to the east. The [[Nile]] ha...
8: ... the [[Upper and Lower Egypt]]. [[Nome (Egypt)|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. ...
14: ...lake of the Fayyum as a reservoir to store surpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From the...
16: ...[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] seems to be reflected in... - 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: ..., more expensive than [[gold]]. Some sources suggest that iron was being created then as a by-product...
13: The earliest known production of steel occurred around [[1400... - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ...s are 19 km (12 miles) south of [[Cairo]] on the West Bank of the [[Nile]].
3: ...[[Hieroglyph]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background.]]
5: ...y. It remained the second city of Egypt until the establishment of [[Fostat|Al Fustat]] (or Fostat) in...
7: ...uding two four metre ones in alabaster of [[Ramesses II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to ...
9: It is believed that Memphis was the largest city in the world from its foundation until arou... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...ately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of the Medieval era and the beg...
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
4: ...]<br/><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
58: ! align="left" | [[Oblateness]]
62: | [[1 E16 m?|6.14×10<sup>10</sup>]] [[square kilometre|km<sup>2</su...
65: | 1.338×10<sup>15</sup> [[cubic kilometre|km<sup>3</sup>]...
68: | [[1 E27 kg|1.899×10<sup>27</sup>]] [[kilogram|kg]]<br>(317.8 Earth... - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''U. maritimus'''''}}
15: ...bs weigh 600 to 700 [[gram|g]]. Population estimates range from 16,000 to 35,000, with about 60% in [[...
17: ..._bear2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Polar Bear photo courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
18: ...e hair have [[Optical fiber|fibre-optic]] properties, a commonly perpetuated [[urban legend]].
20: ...ted to the point where they overheat at temperatures above 10°C (50?F). Their insulation is so eff... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''A. melanoleuca'''''}}
17: ...al emblem]] for [[China]], and is now used in Chinese gold coins.
19: ... with their bamboo diet. These are necessary sources of [[protein]].
21: ..., but the male may mount repeatedly to ensure successful fertilization. Mating is also a very noisy t...
23: ...andons her weaker cub in a cave or tree, and it dies soon after birth. - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...has taken a huge number of forms in various cultures and individuals.
2: ...s used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that ...
10: ...-reading," a meaning attributed by [[Cicero]] to describe the repetition of scripture. The second int...
15: ...ngs for the word "religion." Some of the approaches are as follows:
17: ... Divine (if any). This broad definition encompasses all systems of belief, including those that affi... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...England acted as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both batt...
5: ...ts in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significan...
8: ...gland around 150 years later in the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] lea...
10: ...art of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige.
13: ...ip, count of Evreux]], who became [[List of Navarrese monarchs|king consort Philip III of Navarre]]. - Medieval Inquisition (8204 bytes)
3: ...[1184]]. It was in response to large popular [[heresy|heretical]] movements throughout Europe, in part...
7: ...ings of Christianity. To counter the threat of heresy the church used the weapon of inquisition.
11: ...dieval inquisitions. Thus there were different types of inquisitions in medieval Europe, the ''episcop...
13: ...ad many other responsibilities. Also, the procedures used in this inquisition were not effective. For ...
15: ... most useful medieval documents from the Middle Ages involving first-person speech by medieval peasant... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...eople who spoke an [[Indo-European language]] and established a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the m...
3: ...y disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be distinguished from the "[[Hattians]]", ...
7: ... the 19th century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still ...
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and ...
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