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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. - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...ilizations, as a single [[state]] or multiple states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ..., the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chinese Civil War]].
7: ...inese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
10: ...''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]''
14: ...r known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...ts, including [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...ns, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...oncepts into Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
9: ...ese have also believed in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geom...
11: ..., but rather someone who mediated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dyna... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...he country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirundi]].
3: ...l size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in seeking to bring an end to the supremacist cla...
10: ...賠([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
13: official_languages = [[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] and [[French...
17: ...ader_titles = [[President of Burundi|President]] | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...i Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-...
7: ...|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]]
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
18: ...Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - 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 - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
10: *[[Clay Aiken|Aiken, Clay]], (1978-), singer
26: ...Aiswarya, Queen]], (died 2001), non-reigning Nepalese queen - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: [[Image:Messalinde-Jerusalem.JPG|frame|A queen accepting feal...
5: ...f Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel)|Bethany]].
9: ...yre]] wrote "reseditque reginam regni potestas penes dominam Melisendem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jur...
11: ...nce. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support o...
13: ...de sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the young Baldwi... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...|Queen Melisende]] had provided an example of successful rule by a queen regnant earlier in the centur...
5: ...mother, Sibylla would later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
9: ...he [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry one of their own.
11: ... Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in the future good-will of the king-consort o...
13: ... intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla themselves. - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...st powerful women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] a...
6: ... her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]...
8: ...quitaine]], the largest and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her bro...
10: ...e next generation. She also gave him a wedding present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal v...
12: - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
12: | '''Predecessor:'''
15: | '''Successor:'''
27: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
31: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
35: ...rican]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary of State]]. - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...o Swiss companies during her regime and remain unresolved. Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has bee...
6: ...cluded active participation in various social causes.
8: ... at Oxford, she was the first Asian woman to be President of the [[Oxford Union]], after the election ...
11: ...r's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of General [...
13: ...overnment of a Muslim-majority state in modern times. - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...[[Margaret Thatcher]]. [[David Ben-Gurion]] once described her as "the only man in the Cabinet." She i...
6: ... left for the United States in [[1903]], and the rest of the family followed in [[1906]]. They settled...
8: ==Emigration to the United States, 1906==
10: ... time each morning as her mother was buying supplies at the market.
12: When she was 14, her mother suggested that she give up school for work and to marry ... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
12: |'''Predecessor'''
15: |'''Successor'''
25: |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
27: ...s nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[February 11]], [[199...
30: ...mother, raised her children and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Janet Reno h... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
1: [[image:MargaretChaseSmith.jpg|right|Margaret Chase Smith]]
3: ...tion at her party's convention (1964 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]).
5: ...s instrumental in resolving conflicts between states, local jurisdictions and the military.
7: ...served one term in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
9: ...ived the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] in [[198... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...(whom [[George W. Bush]] later named [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]) in [[2...
5: ... in [[2000]], but was elected to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. Stabenow was considered the...
7: ...Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on ...
9: ... of the [[Seventeenth amendment to the United States Constitution]] in [[1913]], U.S. Senators were se...
11: ... D-Nev., to set the Democrats' agenda and priorities. Reid was elected to replace Minority Leader [[To... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
12: |'''PM Succesor:'''
27: ... of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed th...
29: ... "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...ovelist]] whose work is considered part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer ...
5: ...ere two months later and was buried in the [[Winchester_Cathedral|cathedral]].
7: ... modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on Austen's keen commentary regarding the predica...
10: :''That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements of feelings and character...
12: ...ocial security other than degrading work as governess, or living as hanger-on in a relative's househol...
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