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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-... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ...s. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including ''Isabel I of Castile'' and ''Isabel La...
5: ...Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
8: ...by Inez Perez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess da Barcellos.
16: ...ear on a United States coin, an 1893 [[United States Commemorative Coin|commemorative]] quarter, celeb...
18: The regime of [[Francisco Franco]] claimed the prestige of the Catholic Monarchs. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...my Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actress]], [[producer]], and [[singer]].
2: ...acNeille). At the time, her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington, D.C]].
3: ... four years old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...s Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ...alm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Society (6217 bytes)
2: ... distinguishable from other groups by mutual interests, characteristic relationships, shared instituti...
8: ...[[entity|entities]]. A ''society'' is also sometimes defined as an interdependent [[community]].
10: ...hat its members share some mutual concern or interest in a common objective. As such, society is often...
14: === Subsistence types ===
15: ... be separate from traditional agricultural societies. - 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) - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
11: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
17: | vicepresident=[[John Adams]] - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
5: |+<font size="+1">'''James Buchanan'''</font>
8: [[image:James Buchanan.jpg|250px]]
11: | 15th President
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
43: ... '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:''' - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
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10: ...sy language|Malagasy]]: Fatherland, Liberty, Progress)'' |
13: official_languages = [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]], [[French ...
17: ... = [[List of Presidents of Madagascar|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagasc... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [...
19: | '''Largest city''' || [[Athens]]
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
25: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m2|131,940 km&s...
27: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...n|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authorita...
6: ... sometimes also referred to as "'''Red China'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, i...
10: ...e People's Republic of China]], [[Timeline of Chinese history]]''
11: See also: [[Chinese imperialism]]
13: ...Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishing a [[communist state]], and proclaiming ... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ... (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[World War II]].
16: official_languages = [[French language|French]] |
20: ...sidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] |
21: leader_names = [[Joseph Kabila]] |
22: largest_city = [[Kinshasa]] | - Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
1: ...''' is a small [[landlocked state]] in the north-west of the continental [[European Union]], bordered ...
15: | align=left width=110 |'''[[Official languages]]''' || [[French language|French]], [[German lang...
19: |'''Largest City''' || [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]]
21: |'''[[List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg|Grand Duke]]''' || [[Grand Duke Hen...
26: |[[List of countries by area|Ranked 167th]]<br>[[1 E9 m2|2,586 km?]] <... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
7: ... "[[football]]". <!-- Please see above polite suggestions before changing this line-->
9: Football is played at a professional level all over the world, and millions of p...
11: ...le in the life of individual fans, local communities, and even nations; it is therefore often claimed ...
15: ...e ball around, they may use any part of their bodies other than their hands or arms.
17: ...Soccer goalkeeper.jpg|thumb|250px|A goalkeeper dives to stop the ball from entering his goal.]] - 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... - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
1: ...al centuries, the Romans controlled the whole of Western Europe, as well as the entire area surroundin...
13: ...C]] or [[509 BC]] when the [[Roman Republic]] was established. The mythical or semi-mythical kings are...
19: ...man Senate, which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic.
21: ...opean stock; such as the [[Samnites]], the ''Sabines'' ...) but also the [[Etruscans]]. The last threa...
25: ...nd [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]], on the [[Ides of March]] [[44 BC]]. - Alaska (24727 bytes)
6: Seal = Alaskastateseal.jpg |
12: Languages = [[English language|English]] 85.7%, Nativ...
13: LargestCity = [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] |
27: ...utian]]: [[UTC]]-10/[[Daylight saving time|-9]] (west of 169? 30') |
32: HighestElev = 6,194 | - Florida (24937 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]...
25: ...entral]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] (western panhandle)|
30: HighestElev = 105 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...uthern]] [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[United States]]. It is known as the Sunshine State. "Florida" i... - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...r was disappointed, and the increasing power of Agesilaus soon led to his downfall.
3: ...armistice was concluded between Tithraustes and Agesilaus, who left the southern satrapy and again inv...
4: ...ught him to [[Thessaly]], where he repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforce...
5: ...ps and a Spartan army, he met the confederate forces
6: at [[Coronea]] in [[Boeotia]], and in a hotly contested battle was - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
3: |states=Formerly spoken in Mesopotamia, currently extinct
4: |region=Southern Mesopotamia
8: |nation=Ancient [[Mesopotamia]]
12: ...ic language|Aramaic]], which are [[Semitic languages]], and [[Elamite]], which is an [[Elamo-Dravidian...
15: ...ury BC]] document listing gifts to the high priestess of [[Adab]] on the occasion of her election]] - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ... all of the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Chinese art]] (especially the [[porcelain]] industry) reaching unpr...
6: ...d the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in [[1368]], establishing his capital at [[Nanjing]] and adopting...
8: ...Xiaoping]] are the two other peasant revolutionaries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.
10: ...eans "Vast Military" and reflects the increased prestige of the military.
12: ...dependent peasant landholders predominated in Chinese agriculture.
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