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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
3: ... a shield are described from the top to the base, from dexter to sinister. Dexter ("right" in [[Latin]...
14: ...huthatswana]] and some Algerian civic heraldry of French colonial origin, specific shapes of shield ar...
28: ...The names of the tinctures mainly come to us from French. The first rule of heraldry is the rule of ti...
69: ...he blazon, but the College of Arms has moved away from this practice in recent years.
75: ...shares their shape. (It should be noticed that [[French heraldry]] takes a different approach in many... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
10: ::[[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)]] from [[Jin Shi Zong]] until [[1220s]] ([[1217]]?): c...
22: ...e]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese]] in Manchuria from 1931 to 1945: called Xingjing or Tsinking (...
30: *[[Guangzhou]] (formerly Anglicised as ''Canton'') was the seat of the National Government before...
55: ::Eastern [[Han Dynasty]] from [[25]] to [[220]].
61: ...rn Wei Dynasty]] since [[493]], moved its capital from Datong. - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein...
13: ... = [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romansh]]|
30: currency = [[Swiss franc]]|currency_code=CHF|
42: ...of relatively autonomous [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]]s, some of which have a history of confederacy t...
44: ...atives of the '''[[three forest cantons]]''' of [[Canton of Uri|Uri]], [[Schwyz]], and [[Unterwalden]] sig... - Flag of Hawaii (3178 bytes)
5: ...inhabited islands. The stripes alternate in color from the top: white, red, blue, white, red, blue, wh...
9: ...nited Kingdom. Kamehameha lowered the Union Flag from his home. The following account as to the raisi...
13: ...ternational use were the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]]. The [[United States]] and [[Japan]] follow... - Flag of Louisiana (1128 bytes)
2: ...[[pelican]] wounding her breast to feed her young from the blood. This symbol, emblematic of Christian...
8: ...na unoffically used a flag based on the [[flag of France]].
10: ...adopted a flag with a single yellow star in a red canton, with thirteen red, white and blue stripes. This ... - Flag of Massachusetts (1839 bytes)
3: ...ing the [[Blue Hills]] of [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]] and [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]]) surrounds...
5: ...This flag included on its reverse the blue shield from the coat of arms containing only a green [[pine... - Flag of New Mexico (1805 bytes)
9: ...ade repeated attempts to remove the sacred symbol from the state's flag. It is unclear what the ultim...
13: ...ial flag, an unofficial flag consisting of a blue canton with the United States flag in the upper left cor... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
42: ...ries]]. During the [[18th century]], the [[France|French]] set up a system of trading posts to control...
44: ...e [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of Ohio and the old Northwest t...
46: ...ited the [[American colonies|American colonists]] from settling in Ohio Country. British control of th...
48: ...lished slavery in the coming two generations, the free states would be known as Northern States. The N...
74: ...distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state and, unfortunately, creat... - Mississippi (15114 bytes)
40: ... western boundary. The name itself probably comes from [[Native American]] words with various spelling...
46: ...d territory|organized]] on [[April 7]], [[1798]], from territory ceded by [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georg...
48: ...10]], [[1817]]. It was the second state to secede from the Union as one of the [[Confederate States of...
56: ... record of single-party dominance. For 116 years, from 1876 to 1992 Mississippians only elected [[Unit...
67: ...he ten Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected from five districts (two Judges per district) for ei... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ...ake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', mea...
40: Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], ...
55: ...Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [...
68: ...appointed by the U.S. President who selected them from eighteen persons chosen by the people. The Coun...
71: *[[1837]] Admitted as a free state into the union (the 26th state), it was a... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
37: ...ry]]. Its name was given by the state's [[France|French explorers]] after the indigenous [[Illiniwek]...
39: ...e its largest city is [[Chicago]], along the waterfront of [[Lake Michigan]]. Most of the state's pop...
48: ...lt of their exploration, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the ...
56: ...Illinois in the Civil War]]), which were numbered from the 7th IL to the 156th IL. Seventeen cavalry r...
60: ...ing from traditions cultivated during the state's frontier era. As codified in the state constitution... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
2: [[Image:NationalFootballLeague.png|frame|NFL logo]]
4: ...football]] league, consisting of thirty-two teams from [[United States|American]] cities. The league ...
10: ...l site. One week later, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], ...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
26: ...rs]]</td><td>[[New Orleans Saints]]</td><td>[[San Francisco 49ers ]]</td></tr> - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
25: ...icknames include "Beantown", "The Hub" (shortened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Hol...
27: ...cy]] as well as many suburban communities further from the city, has a population of approximately 5.8...
34: ...r [[Boston, England]], a town in [[Lincolnshire]] from which several prominent colonists originated. E...
61: ..., Massachusetts|Dedham]], [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]], and [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]].
63: The [[Charles River]] separates Boston from [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[C... - Jackson, Mississippi (21073 bytes)
33: ...pi River]], and did not develop like those cities from river commerce. Instead, railroads would later ...
37: ...s to flee northward towards [[Canton, Mississippi|Canton]]. Subsequently, on [[May 15|15 May]] 1863 Union ...
39: ...erman to meet the Confederate forces heading west from Jackson. Upon learning that Vicksburg had alre...
41: ...or less than $8,000. It is said that Sherman, a [[Freemasontry|Mason]], spared it because it housed a ...
45: ...es the harsh and largely terror-filled life most African-Americans experienced in the South (and, it s... - Bernese Mountain Dog (5406 bytes)
52: ...dog]] originating in the [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Berne]] in [[Switzerland]].
55: ... ?Swiss cross? on the chest, when viewed from the front in sitting position. The eyes are an expressiv...
62: ...efficient. It is said that the breed is descended from the [[molossus]] war dogs of the [[Ancient Rome...
71: ...entury by a determined Swiss [[cynologist]], Herr Franz Schertenleib. - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
3: [[Image:Voltaire.jpg|frame|Voltaire]]
4: ...y the [[pen name]] '''Voltaire''', was a [[France|French]] [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] ...
8: ...his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...nism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...Abbé de [[Châteauneuf]], a friend of François' mother, instructed him in ''les bel... - William McKinley (11746 bytes)
23: ...ited States|President]] of the [[United States]], from [[1897]] until his [[assassination]] in [[1901]...
27: ...ident the only jewelry that McKinley wore was his fraternity pin. On [[June 23]], [[1861]], at the st...
29: ...ber-elect to the Forty-eighth Congress and served from [[March 4]], [[1883]], until [[May 27]], [[1884...
45: ...Kinley Monument adjacent to West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], Ohio Gov...
47: ...it appeared on the U.S. [[Large_bills|$500 bill]] from 1928 to 1946. - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
6: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - Livestock (24677 bytes)
19: ..., such as wool, cheese, hides, and meat, produced from sheep moved along the road. Sheep manure was al...
26: ... primary source of animal [[protein]]. Livestock frequently eat [[forage]] and [[fodder|other food so...
27: ...ed dairying countries the number of products made from milk range in the 20 to 30 types. Using lives...
28: ...ax | wax]]''' : Bees collect [[pollen]] and honey from plants and process them into products that are ...
69: |[[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Australia]]
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