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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ell as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese c...
7: ... craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the ...
11: ...ou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...ou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|C...
18: ...0 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have been alleged ... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...na]], a distance readily surpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...rly in the Islamic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams a...
6: ...he ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as comple...
8: ...ing account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
13: ...y he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion. - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the estab...
7: ...ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
10: :''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]''
14: ...(or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, surro... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...[[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...me regard [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophi...
9: ...ism]], and [[Taoism]]. Most Chinese have a conception of [[heaven]] and [[yin and yang]]. The Chinese ...
11: ...andate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]].
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
5: ...s given in the table are the commonly used conventional dates marking the generally agreed point at wh...
7: ...or long periods of its history, with different regions being ruled over by different groups. At times ...
9: ... potential for confusion will suffice. The conventional date [[1644]] marks the year in which the [[Ma...
57: ''traditionally divided into''<br>
58: Spring and Autumn Period<br> - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...p1;]] is an ancient [[China|Chinese]] [[fortification]] built from the end of the [[15th century]] unt...
3: ...eastern portion of [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region]]. [[Image:Greatwall_badling5.jpg|thumb|300px|Gr...
5: ...l regional walls built by the [[Warring States Period|Warring States]]. It was located much further no...
11: ...[1198]] (the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]])
12: # [[1368]]-[[1620]] (from [[Hongwu Emperor]] until [[Wanli... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...ue that Early Ming China was the most advanced nation on Earth at the time.
6: ... declared the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in [[1368]], establishing his capital at [[Nanjing]] and ad...
8: ...naries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.
10: ... Confucian view regarding the military as an inferior class to be subordinated by the scholar bureaucr...
12: ...aversion to trade, Hongwu also supported the creation of self-supporting agricultural communities. Ne... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
7: ...to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
11: ...orted by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads.
15: ... tallest..." depends greatly on matters of definition.
19: ...es, such as [[antenna (radio)|antenna]]s and [[radio masts and towers|mast]]s. This sort of ranking al...
40: |6||[[Two International Finance Centre]]||[[Hong Kong]]||415 m||1... - Giovanni Boccaccio (10149 bytes)
1: ...i_Boccaccio.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Giovanni Boccaccio]]
2: ...viduals who are grounded in reality (in contradiction to the characters of his contemporaries, who wer...
4: ==Biography==
5: ...orentine]] banker and an unknown woman. An early biographer claimed his mother was a [[Paris]]ien and ...
7: ...rench-influenced court of Robert the Wise. Boccaccio had become a friend of fellow-Florentine [[Niccol... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...dead and adornment of the living. During this period, all humans lived as [[hunter-gatherer]]s, who w...
7: ...of the most recent [[Ice Age]], when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, huma...
9: ==Neolithic Revolution==
10: ...e main article about the [[Neolithic|Neolithic Period]].''
12: ...d additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clearance, etc) since 21000BC (PNAS 101 p9... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ... ([[1206]]–[[1368]]). He is considered a national hero in modern [[Mongolia]] for his historical...
5: ... intelligence and the mobility of his mounted warriors to defeat opponents, rapidly conquering more te...
7: ... in the longer term, resulted in massive depopulation of much of Asia [http://users.erols.com/mwhite28...
21: ...er she was freed from the Merkit, leading to questions regarding the child's paternity.
24: ...nghis Khan.JPG|thumb|right|right|300px|Representation of Genghis Khan and soldiers.]] - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...ell as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese c...
6: ... craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the ...
11: ...ou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...ou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|C...
18: ...0 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have been alleged ...
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