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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...arly Highland pipers. In the Middle east, and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is used, cured with salt and al...
18: ...t exceptions, including the Italian Zampogna, the French Musette du Cour, and several varieties of Sco...
23: ...Proscription]], and the entire myth seems to stem from the letterpress of Donald MacDonald's Martial M...
25: ...An explosion of popularity seems to have occurred from around the year 1000; the tune used by [[Robert...
35: ...er is [[Mixolydian_mode|mixolydian]] with a range from one degree lower than the tonic to one octave a... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
40: ...umbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law ...
42: ...e was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legis...
44: From [[1981]] to [[1982]], Secretary Albright was aw...
47: From 1981 to 1982 she also served as a Senior Fellow...
59: ...vo]] and [[Bosnia war]]s as well US policy in the Balkans per se. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
27: ...first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the se...
31: ...isor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female ...
37: ...air]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-American [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing...
41: ...Experience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ri...
43: ...s [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
1: [[Image:RosaLuxemburg.jpg|right|frame|Rosa Luxemburg]]
2: ...right-wing [[militia]]s collectively called the [[Freikorps]], which were sent in by the government. L...
8: ...r of the "Proletariat", a left-wing Polish party, from [[1886]]. The Proletariat had been founded in [...
10: ... flying colours. After fleeing to [[Switzerland]] from imminent detention in [[1889]], she attended [[...
21: ...leadership refused, and in [[1910]] she split off from Kautsky. - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...s in [[Germany|German-occupied]] [[Poland]] and [[France]]. She was the longest-serving and most capa...
7: ...]]), and the couple soon moved to [[British East Africa]].
9: ...vinced by her acquaintances, including journalist Frederick Voigt. She left for [[Hungary]], where in...
11: ...ski made good their escape from Hungary via the [[Balkans]] and [[Turkey]].
15: ...andated [[Syria]] from the pro-[[Vichy]] [[France|French]] [[consul]]. Only German spies, some Polish... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...plant]]s with showy [[flower]]s ranging in colour from gold, copper-red or yellow to white, blue, blue...
21: ... deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, Asia and southern North America. Elevation is...
23: ...e]]s (rhizomatous irises), or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect, ...
25: ...aight outwards. The sepals and the petals differ from each other. They are united at their base into ...
28: ...n the Northern Hemisphere) at irregular intervals from November to March, the bleakest period of the y... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
4: |region=The [[Balkans]]
15: ...ied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ... known world, it was spoken from [[Egypt]] to the fringes of [[India]]. After the [[Roman]] conquest o...
21: *'''[[Modern Greek]]''': Steaming directly from [[Koine Greek]], '''Modern Greek''' can be trac...
32: ... this is found in the [[Linear B]] tablets dating from [[1500 BC]]. The [[alphabet]] normally used, wa... - Europe (23835 bytes)
6: ...the third largest continent after [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. The population of Europe is roughly 705,500...
13: ...which means "sunrise" and is the land to the east from a [[Mesopotamian]] perspective.
18: ...g large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa]], [[the Americas]], and [[Asia]].
20: ...to power and set out on a conquest, forming a new French empire that soon collapsed. After these conqu...
22: ...Economic Consequences|aftermath of World War I]]. From the end of [[World War II]] through the end of ... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
49: ...phorus straits]] that separate [[Southwest Asia]] from [[Southeast Europe]]. [[Anatolia]] is situated ...
60: ...urkey was established on [[October 29]], [[1923]] from the remnants of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The war...
72: ...must win at least 10% of the vote in the province from which they are running.
82: The freedom and independence of the Judicial System is p...
84: ...emeanors and petty crimes, with penalties ranging from small fines to brief prison sentences. Three-ju... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...cially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
11: ...#932;ΟΣ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
29: ...]'''<br> - Declared<br> - Recognised || From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br/>[[25 March]] [[1821]...
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]]
52: ...especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a ... - Romania (19812 bytes)
57: ...g a derivate of the word "[[Ancient Rome|Roman]]" from [[Latin]]). Also, "''Ţara Rom⮥ască'...
62: ...er Emperor [[Trajan]] in two campaigns stretching from [[101]] to [[106]], and the core of their kingd...
70: ... thus recovering Bessarabia and northern Bukovina from the Soviet Union and taking part in the ensuing...
72: ...equired the CDR to resign en masse after 200 days from a mixed coalition government (some members had ...
164: ...tructural reform programme, but reform remained a frustrating stop-and-go process until [[2000]], when... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810]]<br/>[[July ...
52: The name '''Argentina''' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''argentum'' ([[silver]]). The or...
57: ...port. Buenos Aires formally declared independence from Spain on [[July 9]], [[1816]]. Argentines rever...
59: ...es—especially the western pampas—came from throughout Europe.
61: ... modern military and labor movements that emerged from the growing urban working class. - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...e cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] in [[north Africa]], and a number of uninhabited islands on the ...
58: ...in the sense that they are not known to have come from elsewhere), consisting of a number of separate ...
70: ...s present languages, religion, and laws originate from this Roman period.
73: ...frica. Much of Spain's distinctive art originates from this seven-hundred-year period, and many Arabic...
81: ...but the uncontrolled influx of goods and minerals from [[Spanish colonization of the Americas|Spanish ... - Albania (24647 bytes)
25: | [[Alfred Moisiu|Alfred Moisiu]], <small>''President''</small>
43: | From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br>[[November 28]], [[19...
66: ...highlands". Alternatively, "Albania" may derive from the ancient [[Proto-Indo-European|Indo-European...
68: ...e-names ending in ''-esh'' that appears to derive from the latin ''-enisis'' or ''-esis'', between the...
72: ...://foreignaffairs.tripod.com/armillotta/albania01_frosina.html Arb벥sh띮 - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...ally in [[Japan]]. ''Silk road'' is a translation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ''...
3: ...hrough the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Africa]].
13: ... the way from the shores of the [[Pacific]] to [[Africa]], and deep into the heart of [[Europe]]. Thes...
18: [[Lapis lazuli]] was being traded from its only known source in the ancient world R...
28: ...ains, routes across them were, apparently, in use from very early times. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
21: ...inian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
27: ...n the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
29: ...the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south.
51: ...ror of the Romans) which was now reserved for the Frankish monarch, but as "Imperator Graecorum" (Empe...
59: ...mained even though its constituent parts in the [[Balkans]] and [[Asia Minor]] contained an overwhelmingly ... - Classical antiquity (3940 bytes)
1: ...ng period of [[Europe]]an, Middle East and North African [[history]], that begins roughly with the ear...
9: ...] is a [[monarch]] who outranks a mere king dates from this period. In this political ideal, there wo...
11: ...rse, and the endless use of characters and themes from [[Greek mythology]] left a deep mark on Western...
15: ...the strict rules of the [[Three Unities]] derived from a remark by Aristotle. The desire to [[dance]]...
19: ...sion of Greek and Roman culture by their admirers from the more recent past. It remains a vision that... - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...rst time, the first mass bombardment of civilians from the sky was executed, and some of the century's...
6: ...democratic Islamic state, Turkey. Activity by the French and British forces in the eastern part of the...
8: ...nch defeat in the Franco-Prussian that would lead France to exploit a Balkan crisis as a precept for a...
10: ...attlefield, and nearly that many more on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and groun...
11: ...?E=0&O=03300083 French National Library] (Text in French language).]] - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...e:nagasakibomb.jpg|thumb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] ris...
6: ...ranean Sea]], [[African Theatres of World War II|Africa]], the [[Middle East Theatre of World War II|M...
8: ... a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing of civilian...
18: ...7. Spain's fascist government lead by [[Francisco Franco]] was a great asset in trade to the Axis powe...
22: ...of the British Empire, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Gr... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
10: ...[Estonia]] and [[Latvia]], declaring independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. On [[December 26]], [[199...
12: ...ared the emergence of "a new world order... freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit o...
14: ...d the future [[Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement]] (CAFTA) were developed based ...
16: ...ier emphasis on [[human rights]], pressuring once-friendly dictatorships (such as [[Indonesia]] and [[...
29: ...d Saudi Arabia. By the time Iraqi troops withdrew from Kuwait in late February, Iraq had lost an estim...
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