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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...s of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people toda...
7: ...l center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was fo...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
14: ...三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
3: ... Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
6: *[[Mehemet Aali|Aali, Mehemet]], (1815-1871), Turkish statesman
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure
13: ...[Sarah Aaronsohn|Aaronsohn, Sarah]], (1890-1917), head of [[Nili]], a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[spy]]-ring - Actinium (7046 bytes)
1: ...-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
20: | [[Chemical series]] || [[Actinide]]s
56: ...[[Kelvin|K]] (1050 ?[[Celsius|C]] / 1922 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]])
63: | [[Heat of vaporization]] || n/a [[kilojoule per mole|k...
65: | [[Heat of fusion]] || 62 kJ/mol - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...]] in [[Italy]] and the [[16th century]] in [[northern Europe]]. It is also known as "'''Rinascimento'...
5: ...ation|classical learning and knowledge]] through the rediscovery of ancient texts, and a rebirth of Eu...
7: ...n example of the blend of art and science during the Renaissance]]
10: ...rate. The entire period is now often replaced by the term "[[Early Modern]]". (See [[periodization|per...
12: ...ssance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
3: ...was a [[Hellenistic civilization|Greek]] [[geographer]], [[astronomer]], and [[astrologer]] who probab...
5: ... Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cremona]]) in the 12th century.
7: ... but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
9: ... but most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliable.
11: ...nbsp;longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Islands. - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ... an independent state until about [[1300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egypt...
8: ...rding to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
10: ...ee millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
19: ...iod]] (21st–25th Dynasties) (also known as the Libyan Period)
23: * [[Egyptian chronology]] (for further discussion) - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...ing beginnings and endings to various Dynasties. The [[conventional Egyptian chronology]] is a type of...
5: ...logy a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of Florida puts it:
7: ...in the Egyptian calendar with attested dates in other calendaric systems, for example, Greek, Jewish, ...
9: ...ultimately settle many of these questions while others may last for eternity.
13: ...fy the prevailing modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astrono... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...t, Iran to the south and west, and [[Turkey]] to the northwest.
4: ...known as [[Azerbaijanis]], or simply [[Azeris]]. The country is formally an emerging [[democracy]], ho...
39: | '''[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]'''<br/> – ...
46: ...''[[National anthem]]''' || [[National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan]]
52: == Origin and history of the name == - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...whom it is often called '''Khufu's Pyramid''' or the '''Pyramid of Khufu'''.
5: == Pictures of the Great Pyramid ==
6: ...Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Great Pyramid]
9: ...ree great pyramids in the [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
11: ...ographs as it is somewhat steeper and built on higher terrain. - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...As a civilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
6: ...has been the lifeline for Egyptian culture since the [[Stone Age]].
8: ...isions. The Pharaohs were known as the rulers of the Two Kingdoms, viz. upper and lower Egypt.
10: .... And it is unknown if [[Alashiya]] was actually the island of [[Cyprus]].
14: ...irst dynasty of Egypt|First dynasty]] or before, the Egyptians [[Mining|mined]] [[turquoise]] in [[Sin... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
3: ...he adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often including differ...
5: ...dopted directly after one or other sub-phases of the [[Stone Age]].
7: ...to its adoption as the most commonly used metal. The arrival of iron use in various areas is listed be...
9: ==The Iron Age==
10: ...ngly in the [[Middle East]] but did not supplant the dominant use of [[bronze]]. - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ...12 miles) south of [[Cairo]] on the West Bank of the [[Nile]].
3: ...]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background.]]
5: ...ements. It was still an imposing set of ruins in the [[12th century]] but soon became little more than...
7: ...four metre ones in alabaster of [[Ramesses II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to Memphis.
9: ...is believed that Memphis was the largest city in the world from its foundation until around [[23rd cen... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...naissance]] is admittedly arbitrary, 1450 is used here.
7: ...oward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
9: ...system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with unison voice and natura...
11: ...mental accompaniment has developed by the end of the era.
14: ...y]], is currently subject to conjecture (see [[authentic performance]]). - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
17: ! align="left" | [[Perihelion]]
20: ! align="left" | [[Aphelion]]
41: ...| [[Longitude of the ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
44: ...rgument of the perihelion|Argument of the<br> perihelion]]
83: | 12.6 km/s = 45,300 km/h <br>(at the equator) - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
15: ...exceed 800 kg (1750 lbs). Females are about half the size of males and normally weigh 200–300 kg...
18: ...low, like white hair in [[human]]s. Neither does the hair have [[Optical fiber|fibre-optic]] propertie...
20: ...ible. Only the pads of their feet emit detectable heat.
22: ...''North'' Pole, and penguins live (primarily) at the ''South'' Pole.
24: ...caused by hunting, not by climate change [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1430120... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
15: ...foot") is a [[mammal]] now usually classified in the [[bear]] family, [[Ursidae]], that is native to c...
17: ... Toward the latter half of the [[20th century]], the panda also became somewhat of a [[national emblem...
19: ...d some [[insect]]s along with their bamboo diet. These are necessary sources of [[protein]].
21: ...ranging from thirty seconds to five minutes, but the male may mount repeatedly to ensure successful fe...
23: ...o care for one of her cubs. She usually abandons her weaker cub in a cave or tree, and it dies soon a... - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...elationship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge ...
2: ...orts the exercise of some religion, often taking the form of a [[legal entity]] (see [[religion-suppor...
5: [[image:FishersOfMen.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne...
7: ==The nature and content of religion==
10: ...]]) in the sense of "bind" rather than "connect," hence interpreting "religion" as "returning to bonda... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
1: ...map of Europe in the [[1430s]], at the height of the Hundred Years' War]]
3: ...d as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both battlefield and ...
5: ...and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significant conflicts in [[medieval warfare]...
8: ...[[Anglo-Norman]] power structure as William took the English throne as William I of England.
10: ...mer kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige. - Medieval Inquisition (8204 bytes)
1: :''See also [[inquisition]] for other inquisitions and time periods.''
3: ...]] and [[Waldensians]] in southern France and northern Italy.
7: ... To counter the threat of heresy the church used the weapon of inquisition.
11: ... and the ''papal inquisition'', distinguished by their administration and methods.
13: ...ead to the revenge killing of the accuser before the trial. - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...azk?n north-central [[Turkey]]), through most of the second millennium BC.
3: ...red-year gap from 1500 to 1400 BC. After 1200 BC the Hittite polity disintegrated into several indepen...
5: ...inhabited the same region until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC and spoke a non-Indo-European l...
7: ...century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and using [[Chariot#Hittite|c...
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