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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
23: ...by emperors. Estimate of Buddhists in China range from 70 million to 150 million.
44: In [[1289]], [[Franciscan]] friars from Europe initiated mission work in China. This mi...
46: ... attempt to reach China was made in [[1552]] by [[Francis Xavier]], but he died the same year on the C...
50: ...ed to send missionaries until they were prevented from doing so following the establishment of the [[P... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ... (circa [[1365]] - circa [[1430]]) was a [[France|French]] [[poet]] and was one of a number of female ...
9: ...d office as [[astrologer]] to King [[Charles V of France|Charles V]]. At fifteen Christine married ɴi...
13: ...ard II of England|Richard II]] with [[Isabella of France]] (1396), took her elder son, [[Jean du Caste...
15: ..., where she enjoyed the favour of [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]], the dukes of Berry and Burgundy...
21: ...vertus'' contains details of domestic life in the France of the early 15th century not supplied by mor... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
9: ...y in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
19: ...ted to each other and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Ni...
33: ...anizing patient care. Although she met resistance from the doctors and officers, her changes vastly im...
45: ...r030502 CBC story: 'Florence Nightingale suffered from bipolar disorder']
47: In response to an invitation from Queen Victoria, and despite the limitations of ... - Cartography (10500 bytes)
3: ...ses. Current trends in this field are moving away from analog methods of mapmaking and toward the crea...
6: [[Image:Radkarte_MKL1888.png|thumb|World map from the [[Middle Age]]s.]]
7: The oldest known map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emp...
9: .... An engraved map of the holy city of [[Nippur]], from the Kassite period ([[14th century BCE|14th]] &...
14: ... map.JPG|thumb|[[Muhammad al-Idrisi]]'s world map from 1154. Note that south is at the top of the map.... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ...PA|/jukəleɪli/}}), or '''uke''', is a [[fret]]ted [[string instrument]] which is, in its con...
3: It is commonly associated with [[music]] from [[Hawaii]] where the name roughly translates as...
5: ...al home of Madeira Island off the coast of North Africa. Flora Fox, a great grandaughter of Manuel Nun...
7: In [[1879]] three 'ukulele makers arrived from Portugal in Hawai'i. One of these, Manuel Nune...
9: The ukulele comes in four sizes (from smallest to largest): [[soprano]] (the original... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...neration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in...
24: ...1758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing ...
35: ...of a series of committees to study naval matters. From that time onward, Adams championed the establis...
37: ... "these colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent states," acting as champion of ...
39: ...a committee with [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Robert R. Livingston]] and [[Roger She... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ...nd an American [[statesman]], [[ambassador]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosoph...
23: ...0]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for se...
25: ...ch included Jefferson, [[John Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livin...
27: ...[curriculum]] of which Jefferson also designed. [[Frank E. Grizzard]], Jr., a scholar at the Universit...
30: ...at the layers of occupation, and draw conclusions from them. - Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
1: [[Image:VPthomasrmarshall.JPG|frame|Thomas R. Marshall]]
2: ...ited States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] from [[1913]] to [[1921]].
5: ...s born in [[North Manchester, Indiana]], where he frequently spent time at the courthouse listening to...
7: He served as [[Governor]] of [[Indiana]] from [[1909]] to [[1913]]. He was a popular speaker...
15: ...er of Democratic party insiders wanted him dumped from the [[1916]] ticket. Wilson, after deliberatin... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
42: ...t of the United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican...
44: ...y and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup></small>]] from the [[United States]], formed the [[Confederate...
53: ... Offutt and accompanied by friends, he took goods from New Salem to [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orlea...
59: ...n a company of the [[Illinois]] [[militia]] drawn from New Salem during the [[Black Hawk War]], writin...
61: ...s House of Representatives]], as a representative from [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], ... - 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 ... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Lux...
13: ...[[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...tschen]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
51: ...[[Romany language|Romany]] and [[Frisian language|Frisian]] are officially recognised and protected as...
61: ...[[prince-elector]]s of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. From ''Bildatlas der Deutschen Geschichte'' by Dr Pa... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
43: | From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[August 31]], [[1...
66: ...wly-built [[Putrajaya]]</small><br> <small>2. 020 from [[Singapore]]</small>
76: The earliest recorded Malay kingdoms grew from coastal city-ports established in the [[10th ce...
78: ...by a prince (Parameswara) from Palembang who fled from the island Temasek (now known as Singapore). Wi...
82: ...formed. These settlements were collectively ruled from the [[British East India Company]] seat of gove... - Utah (29154 bytes)
74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me...
100: ...ng, Johnston established Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest. - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
36: ... the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free or die]]".
51: ... modern [[Republican Party]] by [[Amos Tuck]] and friends. New Hampshire grew as a hotbed of [[Aboliti...
58: ...ther [[John H. Sununu]] was governor of the state from [[1983]]–[[1988]]. [[List of New Hampshir...
60: ...ampshire)| Executive Council]] that is a holdover from the [[Governor's Council]] of the Colonial era....
66: ...ermont]] voted on [[March 2]], [[2004]] to secede from [[Vermont]] and join New Hampshire—a larg... - Geometry (3634 bytes)
1: '''Geometry''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''Geo'' = ea...
3: From experience, or possibly intuitively, people cha...
21: ...http://agutie.homestead.com Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas] by Antonio Gutierrez.
22: ...://www.cut-the-knot.org/geometry.shtml Geometry.] From Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles - 2006 (7939 bytes)
24: ...]]- [[NJ Transit]] takes over [[Clocker]] service from [[Amtrak]]
41: ...rnor [[John Rowland]] is scheduled to be released from the federal [[prison]] in [[Loretto, Pennsylvan...
73: ...ropean Constitution]] (although 2005 is possible, from statements made by minsters, 2006 is more likel... - Beaver (4858 bytes)
33: ... the beavers' home, their ''lodge'', also created from severed branches and other natural sources. The...
38: ...were then shipped back to [[Great Britain]] and [[France]] where they were made into clothing items. W... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Russia (28007 bytes)
6: ...tage. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
13: ... The Slavs constituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimila...
17: ...ded the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the w...
23: ...unctional Christian state on the Eastern European frontier, allowing it to claim succession to the leg...
27: ...Terrible]], the first leader designated [[Tsar]] (from the Roman ''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]'', also w... - French language (40201 bytes)
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3: ...]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Togo]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Gabo...
4: |region=[[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Americas]]
15: ...nbsp; '''French'''<br></td></tr>
16: |nation=[[France]] and 24 other countries
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