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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... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...d independent discovery. Such theories have grown from different [[premise]]s and approaches, examples...
7: ...d with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period o...
14: ... fields or in productive activity, they were then free to engage in the assemblies of Athens, and spen...
16: ... disciples. He was executed in [[399 BCE]] on the charge that philosophy and sophistry, interchangeably, w...
31: ... has been used in different forms by philosophers from Descartes forward. - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
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20: ... Edward Snowden leaks highly classified documents from the National Security Agency.
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52: ...orge H. W. Bush dies from complications resulting from Parkinson's disease. He lies in the state at th...
54: ...Washington bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic rifle. - Treasury (1846 bytes)
3: ...revenue]]. A '''[[treasurer]]''' is the person in charge of the treasury; although, in some systems (such ...
14: * [[Trésor public]] in France
18: * [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert]] (France)
32: [[fr:Tr鳯r public]] - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
4: ...rmation from this earliest part of her life comes from the ''Secret History'' of [[Procopius]], publis...
6: ... is largely because of Justinian's putting her in charge of courting the Monophysites' reunion with the [[... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...fealty from a vassal, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1131]] to [[1153]].
9: ...the [[Count of Boulogne|County of Boulogne]] in [[France]]. Melisende was the heir of this dynasty, an...
13: ...son of previous marriage, [[Geoffrey of Anjou|Geoffrey]] was in these same years married to Empress Ma...
15: ...d of his crusader knights Fulk excluded Melisende from granting titles and other forms of patronage, a... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter o...
9: ...aldwin of Ibelin]], rebuffed Philip's advances. Affronted, Philip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Anti...
11: ...]], the emperor previously receiving confirmation from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnen...
17: ...pt by Raymond and Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the rival court fact...
21: ... succeed. Sibylla herself though was not excluded from the succession. Guy had become very unpopular a... - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
1: ...e notorious as the mistress of King [[Henry II of France|Henri II]].
3: ...ho served the court of [[Francis I of France|King Fran篩s I]], she gained the title of Duchesse de Va...
5: ...iane, Duchess d'Angoulꭥ (1538-1619) who married Fran篩s, Duke of Montmorency.
7: [[Image:DianedePoitiers.jpg|left|frame|Diane de Poitiers]]
9: ...fact, the "brains behind the throne", and even in charge of the royal children's education. Her position i... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], ...
12: ... [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
17: ...ted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
24: ... there. Then he stood by, holding her to keep her from rolling off.
31: ...ted them to break their traditional alliance with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...VII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
4: ... [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] and [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was born at the...
13: ...as flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she preferred to speak Germ...
15: ... was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin.
17: ...arewell, my dearest child. Do so much good to the French people that they can say that I have sent the... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: [[Image:Goldmeir at whitehouse.jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minist...
2: ...r, and as the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]] from [[March 17]], [[1969]] to [[April 11]][[1974]]....
6: ...liest memories were of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumors of a [[pogrom]]. He...
14: ...egan speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
16: She eventually graduated from teachers' college and taught in the public scho... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 20...
29: ...y]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...and]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic gr...
33: ...d Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was challenged from within and she was forced to resign in [[1990]]...
36: ...hire]] in eastern [[England]]. Her father was [[Alfred Roberts]], who ran a grocers' shop in the town ... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...ereby the wife of a nobleman was expected to take charge in his absence. This practice had been the norm f...
9: ...d office as [[astrologer]] to King [[Charles V of France|Charles V]]. At fifteen Christine married ɴi...
13: ...ard II of England|Richard II]] with [[Isabella of France]] (1396), took her elder son, [[Jean du Caste...
15: ..., where she enjoyed the favour of [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]], the dukes of Berry and Burgundy...
21: ...vertus'' contains details of domestic life in the France of the early 15th century not supplied by mor... - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
12: ..., and despite opposition, set up one of the first free public schools in the state.
14: ...y, mathematics and natural science in addition to French, German, ancient history, philosophy and reli...
17: ...e afflicted everywhere, and as a [[Christian]] he charged me to honor God and love mankind.''"
21: ...Butler]] "lady in charge" of the hospitals at the front of the [[Army of the James]].
23: ...age]] movement. She also became acquainted with [[Frederick Douglass]] and became an activist for blac... - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
10: ... the Union front lines, including the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] and in [[Chattanooga]] after the [[...
12: ...the 52nd Ohio Infantry. During this service, she frequently crossed battle lines, treating civilians....
14: Sections from the citation accompanying the medal read:
16: ...ned to duty and served as an assistant surgeon in charge of female prisoners at Louisville, Kentucky, upon... - Bee (11175 bytes)
27: ...] that they use in order to obtain the [[nectar]] from [[flower]]s. Bees have antennae made up of thir...
29: ... on other species. Some of this pollen is carried from flower to flower, but the bulk of it is carried...
41: ...]]s begins in the spring when the queen bee rises from hibernation. At this time the queen bee is the ...
45: ...le]], and deposits all the [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s from which the other bees are produced. Except for h...
47: ...upa]]e in a frame of honeycomb are referred to as frames of [[brood (honeybee)|brood]] and are often s... - Pollen (5420 bytes)
1: ... (''[[Lilium auratum]]''), primrose(''[[Oenothera fruticosa]]''), and castor bean (''[[Ricinus communi...
15: ... a foothold and Arizona lost its claim of freedom from hay fever. Anemophilous spring blooming plants ...
21: ...antly collected by bees, since they bear a static charge. Ragweed and pine pollen can settle on leaves and... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
3: ... a shield are described from the top to the base, from dexter to sinister. Dexter ("right" in [[Latin]...
14: ...shield (in that case "shield thongs") function as charges).
28: ...The names of the tinctures mainly come to us from French. The first rule of heraldry is the rule of ti...
62: ...at represent various types of actual [[fur]]. Any charge may be of a fur.
69: ...he blazon, but the College of Arms has moved away from this practice in recent years. - Aristarchus (4292 bytes)
9: ...rth. This is the common account as you have heard from astronomers. But Aristarchus has brought out a ...
11: ...apparently quite strong, as the following passage from [[Plutarch]] suggests (''On the Apparent Face i...
13: ... [[Greek]]s to indict Aristarchus of Samos on the charge of impiety for putting in motion the Hearth of th...
21: ...iameters must be in proportion to their distances from Earth. He thus concluded that the Sun was 20 ti...
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