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- Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
18: *''[[The Curse of the Jade Scorpion]]'' (2001)
41: *''[[The Frog Prince]]'' (1988)
43: *''[[Miles from Home]]'' (1988) - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
21: ** [[jade]]
41: ...stol, England. This was sculpted with a chain saw from a standing tree, which was diseased and due to ...
55: * frozen [[blood]], dead [[animal]]s
64: ...ture still attached to a background, standing out from that ground in "High Relief" or "Low Relief" ([...
65: ...the round": designed by the sculptor to be viewed from any angle. - Seal (device) (5951 bytes)
6: ...could remove the seal intact by ripping the cords from the paper, he'd still have to separate the cord...
8: ...ll as to provide proof that the item was actually from the sender and is not a forgery. To seal a let...
17: as a label on a consignment of trade goods. From [[Ancient Egypt]] seals in the form of signet-r...
23: ...are so important in East Asia that foreigners who frequently conduct business there also commission th...
25: ...of hard materials, including wood, soapstone, and jade. East Asian seals are traditionally used with a ... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
10: ...rly forms of art in China were made from pottery, jade and by bronze casting in the Shang Dynasty. The ...
14: ... latter who introduced the stanza form. Painting from the Tang dynasty period mainly consisted of lan...
29: ...s a sense of grandeur; this applies to everything from palaces to farmhouses. One notable exception is...
38: ...sty]]. Artifact circulating in US museums on loan from Beijing]]
83: ...] - [[Shanghai cuisine]] - [[Soy sauce]] - [[Stir frying]] - [[Szechuan cuisine]] - [[Szechuan pepper]... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
14: Governor = [[Frank Murkowski]] |
40: ...ackground:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
62: ...ls, rocks, stones and gemstones|State gem]]'''||[[Jade]]
66: ...|2000]]. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the [[Aleut]] word for "great country" or "main... - 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. - Wyoming (8979 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Dave Freudenthal]] |
46: ...dition to being the first U.S. state to extend suffrage to women, Wyoming was also the home of many ot...
58: ...n the north central portion are somewhat isolated from the bulk of the rest of the Rocky Mountains. Fi...
140: ...ocks, stones and gemstones|State gemstone]]:''' [[Jade]]
161: *[http://classroomclipart.com Free Clipart] - List of minerals (11610 bytes)
88: #[[Burmite]] (amber from Burma)
188: #[[Franckeite]]
189: #[[Franklinite]] (spinel group)
243: #[[Jadeite]]
246: #[[Jade]] (tough, green mineral either jadeite or [[nephrite]] amphibole) - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
17: [[Image:Mayan Jade .jpg|thumb|Mayan jadeite "pectoral", 195mm high]]
22: ...izable as Maya are the fantastic stepped pyramids from the [[Terminal Pre-classic]] period and beyond....
29: ...ion and availability of natural resources such as fresh-water wells, or ''[[cenotes]]'', the city grew...
37: ... with stone tools ... only hardening once removed from its bed. In addition to the structural use of ...
41: ...of a platform sub-structure that varied in height from less than a meter, in the case of terraces and ... - Olmec (8916 bytes)
1: ...Salvador]]. The Olmec predominated in their lands from about [[1200 BC]] to about [[400 BC]] and they ...
6: ...their language, the earliest known example dating from [[650s BC|650 BC]]. They were perhaps the origi...
11: ...he name "Olmec" to the rediscovered ruins and art from this area before it was understood that these h...
16: ...e of materials in San Lorenzo that must have come from distant locations suggests that early Olmec eli...
19: ...rtforms emphasize monumental statuary and small [[jade]] carvings. A common theme is to be found in repr... - Aztec mythology (10599 bytes)
17: ...iuhtlicue,'' or ''Chalchihuitlicue'') (She of the Jade Skirt). (Sometimes ''Acuecucyoticihuati'') - the ...
80: ...', ''Tlazolteotli'')- the goddess of purification from filth, disease or excess - Cat (30067 bytes)
18: ...ats to keep [[mouse|mice]] and other rodents away from their grain. Currently, the cat is one of the...
25: ...uch exceptional genetic mutation.) When angry or frightened, a cat will lay its ears back, to accompa...
37: ...ng membrane]], which is a thin cover which closes from the side and appears when the cat's eyelid open...
45: ...ling brown liquid. Indoor cats will also benefit from being provided with a [[scratching post]] so th...
52: ...possibility of infection (or, rarely, [[rabies]]) from a cat bite. Cats ravage [[ecosystem]]s where th... - Korean art (25186 bytes)
1: ...enturies). The [[20th century]] has seen a change from handmade individual works of art to mass produc...
8: ...s. Most popular plant motifs were trees, flowers, fruits and grass. Nature motifs include landscapes,...
14: Out of these three examples, the Korean art framework can be seen and understood. Understanding ...
21: ...ing the Japanese invasion and occupation of Japan from the 1890s through to 1945 when the production o...
55: ...an musical forms in order to differentiate itself from the west, and east. - Maya (24836 bytes)
17: [[Image:Mayan Jade .jpg|thumb|Mayan jadeite "pectoral", 195mm high]]
22: ...izable as Maya are the fantastic stepped pyramids from the [[Terminal Pre-classic]] period and beyond....
29: ...ion and availability of natural resources such as fresh-water wells, or ''[[cenotes]]'', the city grew...
37: ... with stone tools ... only hardening once removed from its bed. In addition to the structural use of ...
41: ...of a platform sub-structure that varied in height from less than a meter, in the case of terraces and ... - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...]]). Some beautiful gemstones are too soft or too fragile to be used in jewelry, for example, single-c...
9: ... exhibit [[pleochroism]] of a sort, or [[double refraction]] to a degree and have an [[optic sign]]. T...
11: ...ay occur in certain locations, "occurrence." Gems from different locations may display different chara...
14: ... is important to understand that diamonds are far from rare with millions of carats mined each year.
18: ...meant to include those gemstones which occur so infrequently in gem quality that they are scarcely kno... - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
2: ...are often from cattle, oxen or monkeys, but never from cats or dogs.
4: ...ning weapons of war. Tens of thousands of bronze, jade, stone, bone and ceramic artifacts have been obta...
9: ...hip|ancestor-]] and spirit-worship cult. Evidence from the royal tombs indicates that royal personages...
13: ... ruling family collectively changed their surname from their royal 子 ([[pinyin]]: zi; [[Wade-Gi...
50: ... down at Yin (殷 yin1). The period starting from Pan Geng is also called the Yin Dynasty, beginn...
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