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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explore...
75: *[[Alexandra David-Néel]], (1868-1969), French explorer, visited [[...
83: *[[David Douglas]], Scottish explorer, botanist
104: ...s Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[President of the United States]]
129: ...[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]] - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
7: ...hilosophy]] has a long history. Conventionally divided into three large eras - the Ancient, Medieval a...
10: Western Philosophy is generally said to begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Mino...
12: ...g parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleatics]] [[Parmenides]] and [[Zeno of Elea|Zeno]] (All is One and cha...
14: ...ere respected members of society, and were well paid by their students. It's also well known that orat...
16: ...rying to determine whether anyone had a very good idea what they were talking about, especially when t... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...humb|250px|Industrial Revolution Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
10: ...SIIM.jpg|thumb|300px|A Watt steam engine in [[Madrid]]. The development of the [[steam engine]] starte...
12: ...nce of a large domestic market should also be considered an important catalyst of the Industrial Revol...
16: ... made the greatest gain from overseas trade. The middle class in England became wealthy from overseas ...
20: The rapid growth of science and technology since the 17th c... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
16: ...any pipers, particularly Highland pipers. In the Middle east, and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is use...
23: ...ions are thought to have marched to bagpipes. The idea of taking a leather bag and combining it with a...
25: ...Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruc...
35: ...ags that deal with moisture arguably better than hide or older synthetic bags. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-19...
52: ...m Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
99: *[[Abram|Abraham]], (circa 1800 BC), Biblical figure
114: ...(circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
118: *[[Abu Nidal]], (1937-2002), Syrian terrorist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
15: ...e. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmot...
23: ...nada]], but their mother the Queen refused to consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly ...
27: ...been taught together with other students. It is said that she greatly enjoyed this and that this exper...
35: ...ter their wedding Philip and Elizabeth took up residence at [[Clarence House]], London. On [[14 Novem...
55: ...he first British monarch since the [[Act of Union 1800|Act of Union]] in 1801 to be out of the country a... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
3: ...er father was [[Vasily Vasilievich Kriukovskoi]] (1800-1874), an artillery officer of Belarusian ("''Pol...
7: ... essentially completed the study of [[rotating solid]]s, applying the then-new theory of [[Abelian fun...
11: ... mathematical bent. Some came from her father, accidentally; he had studied calculus in the army, and ... - Rose (15436 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}}
15: ...[http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05-29</small>
23: ... of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[Asi...
27: ... Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, and inside containing 5-25 [[seed]]s (technically [[achene]... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...lmetsch at the end of the 19th century. From the mid-18th century it principally flourished in German-...
5: ...e right-hand end they pass over a curved wooden bridge. The action is simple, with the keys being leve...
7: Since the string vibrates from the bridge only as far as the tangent, multiple keys with ...
11: ...[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it is t...
15: ...ic clavichord which uses a magnetic pickup to provide a signal for amplification. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...y in [[Giza]], The Great [[Egyptian Pyramids|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]...
6: ...''The Victorious'''." The origin of the name is said to come from the appearance of the planet Mars du...
11: ..._20040617.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focus...
16: ...ent]] in the mid-[[19th century]], are marked by wide boulevards, public gardens, and open spaces. Th...
18: ...ngs are located and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile attaching the city to the ... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
6: ...[[spiral]]. Although the bore of the trumpet is said to be mostly [[cylinder|cylindrical]], it is form...
8: The [[mouthpiece]] provides a comfortable receiver to allow the lips to pla...
16: ...rumpeters with great endurance and/or range are said to have impressive [[chops]].
23: ... slide trumpet is a B♭ trumpet that has a slide instead of valves. It is very similar to a sopra...
28: ...]), and its use and instruction became much more widespread. - Accordion (10069 bytes)
10: ...on the edge of a table top. The reed is fitted inside a holder plate, and as air is drawn through the ...
20: ...haracteristics were first used in Europe around [[1800]] AD for organs. People used their knowledge and ...
22: ...a traveler to China in the [[1800s]] brought this idea back to Europe. However, the [[sheng (instrumen...
37: ...and popularized in the United States by Count [[Guido Deiro]] who was the first piano accordionist to ...
68: ...dionists, have a left-hand button board with individual bass notes over several octaves, rather than t... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: The '''Middle Kingdom''' is a period in the history of [[anc...
5: ...nasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to the beginning of that dynasty.
6: ...:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ...
10: ...ies lasted throughout the Twelfth dynasty and provided great stability.
18: ...ndent on Egypt. He was deified at the end of the Middle Kingdom and worshipped by the Pharaohs of the ... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: .... As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of Florida puts it:
7: ...pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0006_egyptianChronolgoy.html]
9: ...4 and 106), has properly called it "the rather fluid chronology of the [[Pharaoh]]s and the [[Hittite]...
23: ... 10% correction seems exaggerated but he had a valid point for the problems of the radiocarbon dating ...
29: ...All these may mean that encyclopaedias should consider shifting the orthodox dates of [[Akhenaton]] or... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...eal_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ... States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of government|chief executi...
5: ... public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of th...
7: ...ulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
16: | vicepresident=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
18: ...His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]])...
28: ...iod—as, for example, during his term as president. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
4: | order=Third President
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|...
18: ...sh;[[1809]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] and an American [[s...
20: ...s Jefferson dined alone." Achievements of his presidency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
4: | order=7th President
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Martin Van ...
18: ...kory," was neither of those. He was the first president who had lived on the American [[frontier]], an...
24: ... family. He came to [[Tennessee]] shortly after [[1800]], as a young lawyer. Since he was not of a disti... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
15: <br>(daughter-in-law, widowed)</td></tr>
18: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M. Johnson]]</td></tr>
22: ...]] of the [[United States]]. He was the first President born after the signing of the [[United States ...
27: ...]]. Van Buren made the acquaintance of Burr, but did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was ... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>13th President</td></tr>
9: ...><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[January 7]], [[1800]]</td></tr>
17: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</td></tr>
20: ... presidency in his own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party...
26: .... It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate from [[New York]] would complement Taylor, a s...
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