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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...am]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]...
8: ... all that is known about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn...
13: ...ney to Mecca was by land, and followed the North African coast of the [[Maghreb]] region quite closely...
17: ...joined up with a caravan travelling the 800 miles from Damascus to [[Medina]], burial place of [[Muham...
20: ...ity)|Isfahan]], which was only a few decades away from being nearly destroyed by [[Timur]]. Next were ... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...aw]] from 1945 to 1946, and to [[Frank Sinatra]] from 1951 to 1957. She was regarded as one of the m...
12: ...ich left her partially paralyzed and bedridden, [[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses. She d...
28: * [[Reunion in France]] (1942)
57: * [[The Band Wagon]] (1953) (cameo) - 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... - Flag of Kansas (1706 bytes)
8: * [[Wagon train]] heading west (American expansion)
9: ...nting [[American Bison]] (the buffalo are fleeing from the Indians) - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...[[Hispanic]] ancestry, many of whom are descended from [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] [[colonist]]s. It al...
46: ...ld. Dispatched from [[New Spain]], conquistador [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] led a full-scale exp...
50: ..."The Royal Road" as a 700 mile (1100 km) lifeline from the rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote colony....
58: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] of [[France]] sold the vast [[Louisiana Purchase]], which...
60: Small trapping parties from the United States had previously reached Santa ... - Cattle (12844 bytes)
17: ...successfully be bred with [[water buffalo]] or [[African buffalo]]. (See [[aurochs]] for the history o...
23: ...m "'''cattlebeast'''". "'''Neat'''" (horned oxen, from which we get "[[neatsfoot oil]]"), "'''beef'''"...
31: ...'s main function is to absorb water and nutrients from the digestable feed. The omasum is known as th...
33: ...rochs]] was originally spread throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. In historical times, their range was...
39: [[Image:Cow.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Friesian/Holstein cow]] - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
28: ...r the stirrup [[leather]] that allow it to detach from the saddle in an emergency.
40: ... pulls the bit, which then pulls the horse's head from side to side, which is how the horse is control...
42: ...ack. When pairs of horses are used in drawing a [[wagon]]or [[coach]] it is usual for the outer side of e...
48: ...n a space behind the front "cutting" teeth and in front of the back "grinding" teeth. This space is k...
64: *French mouth - Train (10331 bytes)
7: ...ay come from a variety of sources, but most often from a [[locomotive]] or self-propelled [[multiple u...
19: Freight trains comprise wagons or trucks rather than carriages, though some par...
21: ... [[United States]], it is quite common for a long freight train to be headed by three, four, or even f...
23: ...ns can also be mixed, hauling both passengers and freight, see e.g. [[Transportation in Mauritania]]. ...
31: ...almost all were powered by [[steam locomotive]]s. From the [[1920s]] onwards they began to be replaced... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...tury]] [[United States]] attempted to escape to [[free state]]s, or as far north as [[Canada]], with t...
4: ...mbol of [[freedom]] and figures prominently in [[African American history]].
10: ...y sects of mainstream denominations such as the [[Free Methodist]]s and [[American Baptist]]s. Books, ...
21: ...g short biographies of the people, that contained frequent railway metaphors. Still maintained corres...
23: ...t four adults and two children were sent by train from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. However, the addit... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
1: ...ramento from Riverwalk.JPG|thumb|175px|Sacramento from near the Sacramento River]]
2: ...and [[agricultural]] center, and a terminus for [[wagon train]]s, [[stagecoach]]es, [[riverboat]]s, the [...
36: === The lost frontier ===
37: ...entiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds, and roots throughout the year.
41: === From pioneers to gold fever === - 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... - Topeka, Kansas (10234 bytes)
33: ...e [[1840s]], [[wagon train]]s made their way west from Independence, Missouri, on a 2,000-mile journey...
35: ...mented by trade on a new military road stretching from Fort Leavenworth through "Topeka" to the newly-...
39: ... In [[1869]], the railway started moving westward from Topeka. General offices and machine shops of th...
52: ...egend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes. It went on to rip through the city, ...
58: ...k12.ks.us/meadows/KAY.HTM Kay E. Meadows], first African American member and president of the Topeka S... - July 24 (8660 bytes)
8: ...832]] - [[Benjamin Bonneville]] leads the first [[wagon train]] across the [[Rocky Mountains]] by using [...
12: ...]] after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from a bank.
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33: ...] - [[Jim Traficant|James Traficant]] is expelled from the [[United States House of Representatives]] ...
34: *[[2002]] - [[Alfred Moisiu]] becomes President of [[Albania]]. - Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...ir'') formed the southern part of [[Mesopotamia]] from the time of settlement by the Sumerians until t...
5: ...adian language|Akkadian]] which belongs to the [[Afro-Asiatic languages]].
12: ...fare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
18: ...g it his capital, and claimed an empire extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. He is t...
24: ...l]]s, [[millet]], [[wheat]], [[turnip]]s, [[Date (fruit)|date]]s, [[onion]]s, [[garlic]], [[lettuce]],... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
6: ... and low points in Death Valley National Park.png|frame|A slice through the highest and lowest points ...
8: [[Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and environs]]
36: ...ns front as a result. This type of canyon results from the relatively fast uplift on this mountain ran...
38: ...le rainfall). Annual average precipitation varies from 1.90 inches (48 mm) overall below sea level to ...
40: [[image:below_sea_map_for_Death_Valley.png|frame|Entire area in yellow is below sea level (USGS... - Bayeux Tapestry (13194 bytes)
2: ... is, a weaving), but is [[embroidery]], and dates from [[1077]]. It is currently to be found in a spe...
5: ... mythological figures, lions, dragons, and scenes from fables, and is 77 yards (roughly 70 meters) lon...
7: ...rom the cathedral and used to cover an ammunition wagon. A lawyer saved the tapestry by replacing it with...
9: ...Matilda of Flanders]], and her ladies. Indeed, in France it is occasionally known as "La Tapisserie de...
11: ...ere fired, etc. The main artist must have been a Frenchman, and a veteran at that. He probably had f... - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
1: ...ers of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] traveled from [[1846]]-[[1857]]. Today the Mormon Trail is a...
14: ...ons demanding that the Latter-day Saints withdraw from Nauvoo by May 1846. A few days later, the Cart...
17: ...e year. On April 5th, the wagon train moved west from Winter Quarters toward the Great Basin.
19: ...[Pueblo, Colorado]] and a group of Church members from Mississippi. At this point, the now larger com...
23: ...g and several other members of the party suffered from a fever, generally accepted as a “mountain fe... - Antalya (20816 bytes)
7: ...mpos]], [[Adrasan]] and [[Kekova]] can be reached from the sea by Blue voyagers.
16: Records from the [[Hittite]] period (when the first recorded...
22: ...had entered the sovereignty of [[Lydia]]n Kingdom from 7th century BC. The reign of the kingdom of Lyd...
24: ...talya had reached beyond the city walls. Starting from 7th century, the Muslim Arabs had started to be...
31: ...y a wall and the gates of the walls are closed on Friday nights. The Greeks live in a different neighb... - Ox (2803 bytes)
3: ...machines, [[irrigation]] by powering pumps, and [[wagon]] drawing. Oxen were commonly used to skid logs, ...
11: ...ributed across their shoulders. Oxen are chosen, from calves, with horns since the horns hold the yok...
13: Oxen must be painstakingly trained from a young age. Their teamster must make or buy a...
15: ... one of the reasons that teams were dragging logs from forests long after horses had taken over most o... - Chesapeake Bay Retriever (3178 bytes)
41: ... was taken to market in order to protect the load from theft. Thus, the breed is very protective and c...
44: ..., which takes in all shades of deadgrass, varying from a faded tan to a dull straw color. The breed st...
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