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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portugues...
11: *[[Francisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]]...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa - 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...
18: ...w governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and the ROC now governs [[Taiwan]] (also claim... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize]] and the [[Sakharov Prize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobe...
6: ...[[Aung San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|ass...
8: ...nd married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Ki...
12: ...der [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. She was offered freedom if she would leave the country, but she refu...
16: ... He died in March [[1999]]. She remains separated from their children, who remain in the UK. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
6: ... Sohl ([[piano]]). Financed by money from Smith's friend and former lover [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] the ...
10: ...hile touring in support of the record, Smith fell from a stage in [[Tampa, Florida]], falling 15 feet ...
13: ...[Wave (album)|Wave]]'' was less successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
15: ...ream Of Life]]'' in [[1988]], the most known song from which was her semi-[[revolution]]ary anthem "Pe...
17: ...h the single "1959" about the Chinese invasion of Tibet) in 1997, ''Gung Ho'' (with songs about [[Mother ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
7: ...closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
13: ...arriage was not consummated either. She separated from Betanelly after a few months, and their divorce...
15: ... [[nineteenth century]] that took its inspiration from [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Madame Blavatsky...
21: ...ght's disease]] of the kidneys, and complications from [[influenza]], Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...
59: ...d The Secret Doctrine'' by [[Max Heindel]] (1933; from Max Heindel writings & with introduction by [[M... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
14: ...ds alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface of the weave at a perpendicular ang...
16: ...uard mechanism (see [[Jacquard loom]]) in 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of stea...
21: ...r Axminster]] (1890). These types were developed from the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invent...
26: The warp threads are set up on the frame of the loom before weaving begins. A number o...
30: ...an]], [[Nepal]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tibetan rugs|Tibet]], and [[Pirot]]. - 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: ... from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tibetans, and most Westerners, claim that these policie... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...orders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region]]) and [[India]].
58: ...epali groups known to historians, having migrated from the east in the [[7th century BC|7th]] or [[8th...
83: ... known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolongma in Tibetan), the highest mountain in the world, straddles ...
85: ... five climatic zones based on altitude that range from subtropical in the south, to cool summers and s...
111: Suffering from "[[Nepal_Civil_War|People's War]]" between the ... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ... is a preserved [[corpse]] that, due to shielding from [[decomposition]] by either natural or artifici...
6: ... [[China]], preserved corpses have been recovered from submerged [[cypress]] coffins packed with medic...
8: ...rved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
12: ... of bitumen.) The Arabic word was itself borrowed from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''mū...
15: ...gyptologie 21.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. [[Mus�e du Louvre]], [[Paris]]... - Country (4192 bytes)
1: ...ntrymen''. "Country" is the English equivalent of French ''pays,'' Compare the concept of ''[[nation]]...
5: ...ries are [[nation state]]s – for example, [[France]] or [[Israel]]. In these nation states one p...
7: ...nents" of the [[United Kingdom|British]] state. [[Tibet]], an autonomous region of China, is similarly ca...
16: ...(800 kilometers) of [[Canada|Canadian]] territory from the [[Continental United States]]. [[Uzbekistan... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... art]], reflecting the over-riding influence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] on these cultures.
3: The art of Tibet may be studied in terms of influences which have ...
10: ...this tradition. A common bodhisattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Ava...
13: ... diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as the ''[[dorje]]'').
18: ...eon of local tutelary deities to Tibetan art. In Tibetan temples (known as ''lhakhang''), statues of the... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
5: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
15: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
31: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
39: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
17: ...es in mountainous regions, like [[Sichuan]] and [[Tibet]]. The Giant Panda is the symbol of the World Wil...
21: ...s from behind. Copulation time is short, ranging from thirty seconds to five minutes, but the male ma...
23: The whole gestation period ranges from 83 to 163 days, with 135 days being the average...
25: ...first born, it is pink, naked and blind and sucks from its mothers breast 6-14 times a day for 30 minu...
32: ...ade known to the West in [[1869]] by the [[France|French]] [[missionary]] [[Armand David]]. The Giant ... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
7: From the point of view of [[psychology]], meditation...
20: ...ces. It may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine, or even as a means of gai...
32: ...rgy and spirits that can protect the practitioner from misfortune.
41: ... loss. This in turn can gradually free one's mind from the attachment to the impermanent that is the r...
49: ...rs to [[Zazen]] and [[Koan]] mediation practices. Tibetan buddhism include more various methods. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
7: ...mation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
11: ...oleonic)|Italian Republic]], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdo...
14: *[[1886]] - [[Carrollton Massacre]]: 20 [[African American]]s are killed in [[Mississippi]].
21: ...y opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
22: *[[1948]] - [[Benelux]], [[France]], and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Trea... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...u Granth Sahib]], the Sikh holy book. It departs from some of the social traditions and structure of ...
4: ...tain ritualistic practices that distracted people from focusing on [[God]]. He wanted to go beyond wha...
10: ...arance that it is a blend of insights originating from two very different faiths. Sikhism's coherence ...
12: ...d matter as a veil, so that only spiritual minds, free of desire, can penetrate it by the grace of the...
18: Political pressure from surrounding Muslim nations forced the Sikhs to ... - Yak (4592 bytes)
14: ...thumb|350px|left|Photo representing a wild yak in tibet [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]...
15: ... found in the Himalayan region of South Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and some parts of Central Asia. Known ...
19: ...d by their dense, woolly fur, which protects them from extreme cold. Adult yaks can weigh between 300 ...
34: ...sands of years by the people of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. They are used as pack animals, carryin...
40: ...jority of the wild yak population is found in the Tibetan Plateau, with smaller populations in India, Nep... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ...r been confirmed. The first mentions we have are from the [[classical Greek]] philosopher [[Plato]], ...
7: ...dfather of [[Critias]]. And Critias learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Drop...
17: ...us]], to where proud and warlike men used to come from the continent beyond the islands, in order to o...
20: ...s]] recorded that the Atlanteans did not know the fruits of [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]]. In fact, Old...
21: ...scribes it as having a climate that is very mild; fruits and vegetables grow ripe throughout the year.... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
19: ...oden collar around his neck. He escaped with help from a sympathetic captor. His mother, Hoelun, taugh...
21: ...], was born suspiciously soon after she was freed from the Merkit, leading to questions regarding the ...
43: ... of honor. Generally, the Mongol Empire was also friendly to outside trade along the [[Silk Road]], a...
53: ...ounted archers to attack their enemies on several fronts at once.
59: ...tely under his dominion, in order to prevent them from challenging the Mongols for territory and resou...
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