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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ... Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
3: ...f Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...nions, but she actually kept most of the power to herself. - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
1: ...e-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
2: ...uis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
4: ...w baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
6: ...rl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...re Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]] - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persia...
3: ...icates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most ...
8: [[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
12: ...ps of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of ...
14: ...not types (see below) to form the pile or nap of the carpet. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States Constitution|Constitutional Convent...
21: ...n [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
24: ...or [[Lady Day]]) at the time of his birth, hence the difference in his birth year. His birthplace was ...
26: ...uly [[1752]], he rented and eventually inherited the estate, [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]...
29: ...], and shows Washington in uniform as colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment.]] - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
22: ...], to [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
24: ...ions of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
26: ...ional]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]].
28: ...usness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested at a lat... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...he subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...stablished in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settle...
17: ...achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a process of [[... - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
1: [[Image:Spinx.jpg|right|140px|thumb|The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt. Image courtesy
3: ...au on the west bank of the [[Nile River]], it is the largest single-stone statue on Earth.
5: The Great Sphinx faces due east, with a small temple ...
8: [[Image:Spinx_2.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The Great Sphinx.Image provided by [http://classroomc...
9: ...his]], the Sphinx is seen in profile in front of the [[Great Pyramid]] of [[Khufu]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Green Mountain State |
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36: ...he [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tal is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]...
42: ...m?), making it the 43rd largest in land area and the 47th in water area. - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...siana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: .... The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little te...
13: ...garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital.
15: ...ions in [[Acadia]] to Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not b... - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...y [[ellipse|elliptical]] orbits, the [[aphelion|aphelia]] of which may be many times more distant than...
5: ...process, but very old comets which have lost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble ast...
9: ...across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and the tails can extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astrono...
11: ... Comet on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{...
13: ...400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
2: ...ntences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book.
5: ...hape, or pronunciation of each character. Due to the nature of Chinese characters, linear sorts are pa...
8: ...ontaining the 2000 most frequently used words in the English language).
11: There are many different types of dictionaries, inclu...
14: ...ish language may either be printed and sorted in the native order, or [[Romanization|romanized]] and s... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
10: *[[Thomas Ahearn]], inventor of the electric stove in [[1892]]
14: ...n]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
24: ...hn Bardeen]], (1908-1991) — co-inventor of the [[transistor]]
29: *[[Henry Bessemer]], (1813-1898), [[England]] — [...
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types - Dodo (9332 bytes)
1: ... | color=pink | name=Dodo}}<br />{{StatusExtinct|when=[[1681]]}}
15: ...ich is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
18: ...[[Oxford]]'s [[Ashmolean Museum]], were burned in 1755.
20: ...]]s, stout yellow legs, and a tuft of curly [[feather]]s high on its rear end. Dodos were very large b...
22: ...to have ever supported flight and it is believed these ground-bound birds evolved to take advantage of... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...t events that occur in the interior of the lithospheric plates are called [[intraplate earthquake]]s.
4: ...inor and cause no damage(those less than 5 on ritcher scale).
5: ...life, but for most of the earthquakes shaking is the dominant and most widespread cause of damage.
7: ...SanFranHouses06.JPG|thumb|200px|none|Damage from the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].]]
9: ...mb|200px|none|Section of collapsed freeway after the 1989 [[Loma Prieta earthquake]].]] - Brine shrimp (4112 bytes)
17: ''Artemia parthenogenetica''<br>
25: ... been sold as novelty gifts, most commonly under the marketing name [[Sea-Monkey]]s.
27: ... brine shrimp are part of one species or whether the varieties that have been identified are properly ...
29: ...ty to remain dormant for long periods, have made them invaluable in scientific research, including [[S...
31: ...e the effect of salinity levels on the growth of these creatures. - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|250px|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...s all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable ...
4: ...noticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.
6: ...usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
9: ...[Image:Tsunami_comic_book_style.png|thumb|200px|Schema of a tsunami]] - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...since the structure of the power in that age was the one of a republic.
5: ...etter known as the [[Byzantine Empire]], fell to the [[Ottoman Turks]].
7: ...d interchangably throughout this article to mean the same as Roman Empire.
9: ...al majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire.
11: ...ssian/Kiev]] dynasties (see [[tsar|czars]]), and the [[German Empire]] (see [[Kaiser]]). See also [[Ro... - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
1: ...dian War]] battle, see [[Battle of the Wilderness 1755]].''
4: battle_name=Battle of the Wilderness
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7: |image=[[Image:Battle of the Wilderness.png|300px]]
8: |caption=''Battle of the Wilderness'' by Kurz and Allison. - James Cook (14770 bytes)
3: ...horelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
7: ...dlesbrough|Marton]] in [[North Yorkshire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five ...
8: ...ears War]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
12: ...undland]], which brought him to the attention of the [[Royal Society]].
14: ...tions and going beyond the instructions given by the [[Admiralty]].
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