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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... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...ng in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ...[country]]'s territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and v...
7: ... formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and ...
16: ...eir nation as culturally and politically distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nati...
25: ... political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing dyna... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
9: ...r]].<br>———<br>1. Year deducted from the age at death given in the<br>[[New Book of ...
10: ...r>941-945, is [[623]]. The year of birth deducted from the<br>[[Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Govern...
11: ...31;) </big><small>'', and that<br>in 689 she only changed the character to write her name, but<br>this is...
14: ...r Shengshen''' (聖神皇帝) from [[690]] to [[705]]. Her rise and reign has been...
16: ...laces have been proposed, including the capital [[Chang'an]]. - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
1: [[fr:Ching Shih]]
2: ...e of the [[Tay-son]]. They adopted a son named [[Chang Pao]]. By the time her husband died in a [[gale]...
6: ...teal from them. It was a capital offense to steal from the treasury. Raping female captives was a capi...
8: ...oncentrate on her men and ships, and received it. Chang Poa spent the rest of his life in a comfortable g... - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domesti...
27: ...ples, picked in late autumn and stored just above freezing have been an important food in [[Asia]] and...
32: ... allow [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor.
34: ...around the world to preserve such local heirlooms from extinction.
39: ...e]]s are typically too tart and astringent to eat fresh, but they give the beverage a rich flavor that... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - 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 (...
55: ::Eastern [[Han Dynasty]] from [[25]] to [[220]].
61: ...rn Wei Dynasty]] since [[493]], moved its capital from Datong.
93: * [[Xi'an]] (called [[Chang'an]] in ancient times) was the capital of various... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...e [[Capital of China|Capital City of China]] back from [[Nanjing]] to the present location of Beijing ...
7: ...g to these, bad spirits and evil winds descending from the North must be deflected; therefore, an arc-...
11: At present, three tombs have been excavated: Chang Ling, the Largest; Ding Ling, the underground pal...
20: ...aReport/Beijing/Landmarks-Hotspots/OutsidetheCity/Chang_Cheng_Great_Wall_of_China/Badaling/Great_Wall_Bad... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
37: ...04]] was estimated to be 2,334,771, up nearly 17% from the [[United States 2000 Census|2000 census]] f...
41: Despite the name's derivation from the Spanish word ''nevada'' meaning "snowy", th...
49: ...territory and adopted its current name, shortened from ''Sierra Nevada'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]...
55: ...ush Rebels") maintain that it was due to pressure from mining interests to keep land out of the hands ...
81: ...n Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...ption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the In...
16: ...of the [[Cretaceous]] period. Dinosaurs are known from both fossils and nonfossils including [[fossil]...
20: ...on|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still known from a spotty [[fossil record]].
34: ...are [[morphology|morphologically]] quite distinct from their reptilian ancestors, and referring to bir...
42: ...mong those that are recovered, very few are known from complete skeletons and even impressions of soft... - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
3: ... are said to hold [[astronaut wings]]. Astronauts from at least [[Timeline of astronauts by nationalit...
7: ...74;т ''(kosmonavt)'', which in turn derives from the Greek words ''kosmos,'' meaning "universe" ...
11: ...alled '''spationauts''' (a [[hybrid word]] formed from the Latin ''spatium'', "space", and Greek ''nau...
13: ... The term was coined in May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih from [[Malaysia]], who used it first in [[newsgroup]...
20: ...nd [[Franklin Chang-Diaz]]. The furthest distance from Earth an astronaut has traveled was 401,056 km ... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...Empire'') was the ruling [[dynasty]] of [[China]] from [[1368]] to [[1644]], though claims to the Ming...
5: [[Image:Hung-wu.jpg|framed|left|Hongwu Emperor]]
8: ...one of the only two dynastic founders who emerged from the [[peasant]] class, the other being [[Han Ga...
12: ...ded estate]]s were confiscated by the government, fragmented, and rented out; and private slavery was ...
16: ...on of Hongwu, who ruled as the Emperor [[Yongle]] from [[1403]] to [[1424]] and was responsible for mo... - 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]].
5: These exchanges were critical not only for the development and ...
11: ...ter distances, [[trade]] and [[culture|cultural exchange]]s among widely separated populations developed ...
13: ... the way from the shores of the [[Pacific]] to [[Africa]], and deep into the heart of [[Europe]]. Thes... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
50: *[[Chang Heng]] — "Seismograph"
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
29: ...e leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple
46: rolled-leaf tube, and protects it from rain. Possibly because of this improved
52: pitted with areolae, which are [[chlorophyll]]-free patches through which light can penetrate.
54: ...once inside, tire themselves out trying to escape from these false
63: that project from the base of the operculum over the entrance to ... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: * [[1562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Ed...
25: ...Robbery]] - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
28: * [[1966]] - [[Carl Brashear]], the first [[African American]] [[United States Navy]] diver, is i...
44: *[[1463]] - [[Frederick III of Saxony|Friedrich III]], [[Saxony|Saxon]] elector (d. [[1525...
48: *[[1706]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]] American writer, inventor, publisher, and... - Tiananmen Square (3768 bytes)
1: ...y Peace'') which sits to its north, separating it from the [[Forbidden City]]. It is seen by many as ...
11: ... is the [[National Museum of Chinese History]]. [[Chang'an Avenue]], which is used for parades, lies betw...
21: ==Images from near and in the square==
25: Image:TianSqGateTower.jpg|Zhengyangmen (a.k.a. 'Front Gate') tower
27: Image:Monument_Tianmen_Square.jpg|Monument in front of Mao's Mausoleum on Tiananmen Square - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
46: ...water from the Salt River. Their name is derived from the [[Pima]] (Akimel O'otham) phrase, ''Ho Ho K...
49: ... and others from Wickenburg had dug a short canal from the Salt River and founded a small farming colo...
53: ...'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
61: ...Hotel now stands. Miss Nellie Shaver, a newcomer from Wisconsin, was appointed as the first female sc...
65: ...nment. The bill was signed by Governor [[John C. Fremont]] on [[February 25]], [[1881]]. Phoenix wa... - 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... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
8: ...in the [[first century]] AD. Christianity brought from Judaism its [[scriptures]] (the [[Old Testament...
10: ... on different interpretations of various passages from the Old Testament (or [[Tanakh]]).
26: ...hurch]] is said to extend in an unbroken timeline from this period. This section will examine those f...
45: *[[Justin Martyr]], convert from Greek philosophy
67: ...hurch and Roman Emperor Constantine, we can infer from [[Athanasius]]' arguments against Arius some id...
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