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- 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... - 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: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
10: ...t mon droit]] (Royal motto)<br>([[French language|French]]: God and my right)''<sup>2</sup></small> |
56: ...r, although there is also a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Channel Tunnel]]. The ...
62: ...d). This political usage of "Great Britain" dates from the personal union of the Crowns of Scotland an...
64: The [[British Isles]] is a term frequently used to refer to the [[archipelago]] whic...
71: ...nce]] of [[Ulster]], immediately opted out of the Free State and to remain in the UK. The nomenclature... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - Invention (2863 bytes)
7: ...ist]] [[Joseph Schumpeter]], an invention differs from an ''[[innovation]]''. While an invention is me...
13: ...nological inventions include railroads, aviation, vaccination, hybridization, antibiotics, astronautics, hologr... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ... known as [[allergen]]s. The word allergy derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''allos'' me...
4: ...e all [[hypersensitivities]] were thought to stem from the improper action of [[inflammatory]] [[immun...
16: ...allergic to [[house_dust_mite|dust mites]]. Apart from ambient allergens, allergic reactions can be du...
23: ...occur within 30 minutes. This response will range from slight reddening of the skin to full-blown [[hi...
39: ...bilitation is the removal of sources of allergens from the home environment, and avoiding environments... - Sweden (27111 bytes)
3: ...ttles with its neighbouring countries [[Denmark]] from the 12th century – 1710, and [[Norway]] i...
19: ...[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Thou Ancient, Thou Free") |
67: ...]] originated in a so-called "[[back-formation]]" from the plural form [[Swedes]] ([[Old English]] ''S...
69: ...sia down to southern Europe. The [[Kievan Rus']], from which Russia takes its name, traces its heritag...
73: ...untry today known as Finland was a part of Sweden from [[1362]] until [[1809]]. - Virus (17572 bytes)
7: The original word comes from the [[Latin]] ''virus'' referring to [[poison]]...
14: Viruses form when molecules are assembled from [[organic compound]]s providing complex, micros...
26: ...sid may be enclosed in a lipid envelope, although frequently spherical viruses are not enveloped, and ...
29: ...sis]], the process whereby cells take in material from the external environment. After entering the ce...
43: #Lysis: Assembled viruses are released from the cell and can now infect other cells, and th... - Dog (69384 bytes)
17: ...uch as the [[Irish Wolfhound]]), and colors range from [[white]] to [[black]] with [[red]]s, [[gray]]s...
19: ...at they have earned the [[sobriquet]] "man's best friend".
23: ...usceptible to many of the metabolic ills stemming from overconsumption of such foods that civilization...
35: ... their rear legs are fairly rigid and sturdy; the front legs are loose and flexible, with only muscle ...
39: ...detect sounds as low as the 20 to 70 [[Hertz|Hz]] frequency range (compared to 16 to 20 Hz for humans)... - Pekingese (8693 bytes)
67: Pekes weigh from 7 to 14 pounds (3-6 kg) and stand about 6-9 inc...
72: ...that person might have to withhold some attention from the Peke if there is a danger that the Peke see...
77: ... are eye issues and breathing problems, resulting from its tiny skull and flattened face, and skin all...
80: ... quickly, as it is difficult to remove dried muck from that beautiful coat.
83: ...eed originated in China in antiquity, most likely from Asian [[wolf|wolves]]. Recent [[DNA analysis]] ... - Chipmunks (5642 bytes)
42: The name stems from the loud ''chip'' sound that they make, in addi...
49: ...sted they often become bold enough to accept food from the hands of humans. The temptation to pick up...
50: ...abies]] which would require a painful sequence of vaccination shots - History of science in early cultures (11033 bytes)
3: ...rehistoric times, advice and knowledge was passed from generation to generation in an [[oral tradition...
7: <!-- Useful resources from which to draw are http://www.worldwideschool.or...
9: From their beginnings in [[Sumer]] (now [[Iraq]]) ar...
11: ...n trend towards [[rational]] science, moving away from [[superstition]] and [[belief]]; the Mesopotami...
16: ...he motions of the sun and the moon. In a treatise from the [[6th century]], a summary of five astronom... - Island Fox (12651 bytes)
21: ...ray Fox]] (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus''), the fox from which it is descended. Its small size is a resu...
24: ...lis clementae'' of [[San Clemente Island]]. Foxes from each island are capable of interbreeding, but h...
30: ...apa Island]] because it has no reliable source of fresh water; [[Santa Barbara Island]] is too small t...
40: ... or three. Kits are born in the spring and emerge from the den in early summer; the mother lactates fo...
43: ...upporting more than 1,000 foxes. Island Foxes eat fruits, insects, birds, eggs, crabs, lizards and sma... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: The '''18th century''' lasted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calenda...
4: ..., [[July 14]], [[1789]], an iconic event of the [[French Revolution]]]][[File:Washington Crossing the ...
6: ...urope embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the French revolution, they were on the side of the coun...
8: ...became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in the Americas in the 1760s and the conquest...
21: ...]]-[[1715]]: [[Camisard|Camisard Rebellion]] in [[France]]. - 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
10: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]]
13: * [[1742]]: [[Franklin stove]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
15: * [[1752]]: [[Lightning rod]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
20: * [[1769]]: [[Water Frame]]: [[Richard Arkwright]]
29: * [[1784]]: [[Bifocals]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
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