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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... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
11: ...an unjust imperial dynasty that had lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose the [[Mandate of Heaven]] and be ove...
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... - 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...
14: ...r Shengshen''' (聖神皇帝) from [[690]] to [[705]]. Her rise and reign has been...
16: ...ang (楊氏) ([[579]]-[[670]]), a woman from the [[Sui Dynasty|Sui]] imperial family. Wu Zet...
20: ... new beautiful concubine would divert the emperor from the concubine [[n饝] Xiao. Modern historians d... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
3: ...e years later amid various [[Political corruption|corruption]] scandals by the then President of Pakistan [[Fa...
15: ...] when once again her government was dismissed on corruption charges.
18: ...9]] when she left Pakistan to avoid arrest in a [[corruption]] case.
20: ==Charges of corruption== - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian chu...
13: ... 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while there they found shelter in...
15: ...|Matt. 1:21]]), because he was to save his people from their sins. This was followed by the presentat...
19: ...Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from the historical biblical accounts, although it i...
25: ... Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Da... - Daisy (2511 bytes)
16: ... yellow. It is thought that the name "daisy" is a corruption of "day's eye", because the whole head closes at ...
20: ...lacustre]]'' from [[Portugal]] and ''L. maximum'' from the [[Pyrenees]]. - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
9: ...m a sanctuary at the source of the [[Seine]] in [[France]].
13: ...u Ban]] (魯班) and his wife Lady Yun, from the [[Spring and Autumn Period]]. Lu Ban is sai...
22: ...d with a convoluted, complex grain, usually taken from cancerous growths on trees
28: ...tch: the section of a tree where a branch divides from the trunk, or the trunk divides in two; typical...
43: * fretsaw: a saw with a very fine toothed blade used f... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ... and/or some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are not UN members. For mo...
5: The term "united nations" was coined by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]], to ...
20: ... August to October [[1944]], representatives of [[France]], the [[Republic of China]], the [[United Ki...
24: ...curity Council]] — [[Republic of China]], [[France]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[United Kingdom]], ...
26: ... land purchased by an 8.5 million dollar donation from [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]], and designed by a... - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
3: ...ntive tone than the oboe. Its appearance differs from the oboe in that the reed is attached to a slig...
7: ... Players also risk tendinitis or carpal tunnel's from supporting the instrument's weight over for lon...
9: ...ure damage to their instrument by swabbing it out frequently.
15: ...e, the naming of the [[French horn]], which is as French as the ''cor anglais'' is English.
22: The instrument is also heard more frequently in film scores over the oboe, most likely... - War (7002 bytes)
16: ...pe?" This attitude was embraced by many societies from [[Sparta]] in [[Ancient Greece]] and the [[Anci...
24: ...arter U.N. Charter], "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." - Egypt (18830 bytes)
22: | [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]],...
56: ...s a [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa.
58: ...he majority of the country is located in [[North Africa]]. It shares land borders with [[Libya]] to th...
67: ...959;ς'' "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] phra... - 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: ...g his term he saw a child labor law and some anti-corruption legislation passed, but was not successful in pas...
15: ...er of Democratic party insiders wanted him dumped from the [[1916]] ticket. Wilson, after deliberatin... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
24: ...dministration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]].
26: ...icized for not taking a strong stance against the corruption, and not acting to stop it. More recent treatment...
32: ...ging that the "S" stood for Simpson. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class...
34: ...[August 22]], [[1848]]. They had four children: [[Frederick Dent Grant]], Ulysses S. (Buck) Grant, Jr....
39: ...pultepec]]. On [[July 31]], [[1854]], he resigned from the army. Seven years of civilian life followed... - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ... States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of th...
4: ...erest in the ''[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] Free Press'' and changed its name in [[1845]] to the...
8: ...for renomination in [[1872]], owing to charges of corruption in connection with the [[Cr餩t Mobilier of Ameri... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
20: ... times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced h...
22: Arthur suffered from [[Bright's Disease]] and died of a [[cerebral h...
27: ...Vermont|Fairfield]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]] on October 5, 1829 (a...
29: He attended the public schools and was graduated from [[Union College]], [[Schenectady, New York]], i...
33: ...ystem even as it was coming under vehement attack from reformers. He insisted upon honest administrati... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: '''Africa''' is the [[world]]'s second-largest [[contine...
6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from: - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...e of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[G...
10: ...[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] populat...
17: ...ions]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism ...
18: * [[Canadian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and ...
46: ...t|[[New Brunswick]]||[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]] - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...n City]]. The country's name is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a ''[[The Times|...
37: | From the United Kingdom<br>[[October 1]] [[1960]]
57: ...as a terminal of north-south trade between North African [[Berber]]s and forest people. In the early 1...
67: ... of surrender and the total destruction of the Biafran populace, Philip Effiong, Chief of Staff of the...
71: ...s natural causes; later this was changed to death from poisonous substance. Court cases since Abiola's... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: ...rly the [[Gold Coast]], the name Ghana is derived from the [[Ghana Empire]] (although its territory ne...
14: ..."center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Freedom and Justice''</small>
54: | [[6 March]] [[1957]], from the [[United Kingdom]]
67: Upon achieving independence from the [[United Kingdom]], the name "Ghana" was ch...
72: ...owers, but Ghana is considered the first "black" African country to gain independence. A long series o...
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