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- Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...ate, '''Eve''' (or '''Hawa''') was either created from his [[rib]] (Genesis 2.21-22), or created at th...
5: ...7695;ām in [[Tiberian Hebrew]], and آدم (ʾĀdam) in [[Arabic language|Ar...
15: ... Garden of Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of t...
17: ...r tradition made into Satan) to eat the forbidden fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, for "the se...
20: ...[[Jesus]] was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[hu... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...], '''الإسكندرية''', [[transliteration|trans...
14: * The Roman era from [[80 BC]] until the arrival of the Arabs in [[6...
15: * The Arab city from [[641]] until [[1798]] when Napoleon arrived (y...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
21: ...ects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the monsters away. - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...1577; المتّحدة<br>Al-Imārāt al-‘Arabī...
65: ...pointed 40-member Federal National Council, drawn from all the emirates, reviews proposed laws. There ...
67: ... bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] was the union's president from the nation's founding until his death on [[2 No...
71: ...as [[Burj Al Arab]] and [[The Palm Islands]], and friendliness to the West have led many to call it th...
151: *[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aetoc.html Library of Congress - Country Stud... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ... is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word ''al-jaz...
3: ...1575;ئرية الديمقراطي...
21: ... || [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administratio...
38: | From [[France]]<br>[[July 5]], [[1962]]
60: ...Berber]]s (or Amazigh) since at least 10,000 BC. From [[1000 BC]] on, the [[Carthage|Carthaginians]] ... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...in''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] أردنّ, [[transliteration|transliterated]...
3: ...1604;كة الأردنّيّة ال...
48: | From the [[League of Nations]]<br>
77: ...ion -- 700,000 in 1966 -- grew by another 300,000 from the West Bank. The period following the 1967 wa...
79: ...ver the ''fedayeen'' in July 1971, expelling them from the country. - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ...and]] of [[Borneo]], in [[southeast Asia]]. Apart from its coastline with the [[South China Sea]], it ...
5: |+<big><big>'''برني دارالسلا...
50: | 673 ''('''080''' from Malaysia)''
55: ...was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[protectorate]] from [[1888]] to [[1984]].
60: ...e early 1960's and was put down by British troops from Singapore. A garrison of [[Gurkha]] soldiers ar... - Qatar (10610 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة قطر<br>Da...
59: ...d each other for lucrative oyster beds and lands, frequently forming and breaking coalitions with one ...
61: ...a tacit recognition of Qatar?s status as distinct from Bahrain. The man chosen to negotiate with Colo...
63: ...ompelled Qatar to resign and declare independence from the coalition that would evolve into the seven-...
65: ...of sociopolitical liberalisation, including the enfranchisement of women, a new constitution and the c... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ia]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines o...
6: ...#1512;אל<br>("Medinat Yisra'el")<br>دولة اسرا...
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by t...
60: ...ncia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ...
68: ...], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the centuries the s... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
5: ...5;ي دولت'''<br>'''دولت اسلا...
36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...cratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] to the ...
8: ...1585;ية السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
40: established_dates = From [[Egypt]] and the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[Jan...
64: ...7 years of [[First Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] from [[1955]] to [[1972]].
66: ...s born of the North (Arab, Muslim) versus South (African, Christian and animistic) and has a strong ec... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة الكو...
41: | [[June 19]], [[1961]] from the United Kingdom
65: ...igrated to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf from the Najd, their famine-stricken homeland in cen...
66: .... The current rulers of the country are descended from Sabah I, who was chosen by the community, which...
68: ...was occupied by tribes and used for spice trading from [[India]]. By the [[18th century]], most of the... - Dahshur (1070 bytes)
1: '''Dahshur''' (Arabic دهشور ''Dahšūr...
3: ..., while the mostly ruined [[Black Pyramid]] dates from the much later reign of [[Amenemhat III]]. The ... - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: [[Image:Shakespeare.jpg|frame|right|William Shakespeare ([[National Portrait...
8: ...tp://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shakespeare quotations from Shakespearean plays], the [[List of titles of w...
23: On [[May 26]], [[1583]] Shakespeare's first child, Susanna, was baptise...
31: ...re.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Shakespeare's signature, from his will]]
33: ...company took its name, like others of the period, from its aristocratic sponsor, the [[Lord Chamberlai... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ... popularly regarded as a martyr to the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against ...
7: ...rdano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[...
9: ...t [[Egypt]]. They are now believed to date mostly from about [[300]] A.D. and to be associated with [[...
13: ...ernicus|Copernicanism]] and forced to leave for [[France]].
17: ...powerful French patrons, including [[Henry III of France|Henry III]]. During this period, he published... - Archery (18991 bytes)
7: ...involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances. This is the most p...
9: ...irst recorded archery competitions began around [[1583]] in [[England]]. Archery has been an [[Olympic G...
11: ...ionale de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules.
15: ... 18 m and 25 m. Outdoor distances range from 30 m to 90 m (for senior archers, jun...
25: ... spaced concentric rings, which have score values from 1 through 10 assigned to them. In addition, the... - Valley of the Kings (4430 bytes)
2: ...Kings''', or '''Wadi el-Muluk''' (وادي الملوك...
4: ...s located on the west bank of the [[Nile]] across from [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] (modern [[Luxor]]). It...
6: The Valley was used from approximately [[1539 BC]] to [[1075 BC]], and c...
42: ... De Luca (photographs), ''Valley of the Kings'' (Friedman/Fairfax, 2001) – Spectacular photogra... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...cross the [[ Persian Gulf]]. The [[Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge]], currently in planning, will lin...
42: ...ndependence]]'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />
61: ...e [[Persian Gulf]] has brought rule and influence from the [[Assyrian]]s, [[Babylonian]]s, [[Greeks]],...
65: ...ic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearl diving made Bahrain a centre ...
67: ...1521, the Portuguese separated Awal (now Bahrain) from the rest and since then the name of Bahrain spe... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
9: ...r a remarkable example of a European park, dating from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivoli Garde...
16: ...g the peak of the "golden age" of amusement parks from roughly the turn of the 20th century through th...
18: ...nging patterns in how people chose to spend their free time. Many of the older, traditional amusement ...
25: ...nborg, north of [[Copenhagen]]. It was founded in 1583.
40: ...ting of the Red Sea" in [[1973]], a look at props from the movie ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]'' in [[1975]]... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
55: *[[Francesco Algarotti]], (1712-1764)
62: *[[Henri-Fr餩ric Amiel]], (1821-1881)
109: *[[Georg Anton Friedrich Ast]], (1778-1841)
122: *[[Alfred Ayer|Alfred Jules Ayer]], (1910-1989){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R...
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