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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as...
7: ...times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first village...
11: ...ological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilizat...
14: ...asty|Shang]] and [[Zhou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ...
18: ...Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
5: ...er>[[Image:Swedish queen Drottning Kristina portrait by S颡stien Bourdon stor.jpg|center|185px|Christ...
7: <br>(Government [[November 8]], [[1644]])
22: ...o later become an icon of the transgendered community. During the [[20th century]], her grave was open...
25: ...for her difficult birth, or just the horror story itself, may have prejudiced Christina against the pr...
27: ...her [[René „escartes|Descartes]], who had been invited from France to tutor her. - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of history....
3: * [[Anyang]] was the capital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: cal...
5: ... and briefly ''Peiping'') was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorte...
8: ...d Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan")
10: ...u (中都 Zhōngdū "central capital") - Flag of Connecticut (1242 bytes)
3: ...e. The banner below the shield reads "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," ("He who transplanted sustains us") th...
5: ...cut|Hartford]]) and rearranged the wording and position of the motto. - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ... who envisioned the layout of the entire ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and ...
5: ...overthrow by the [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] Dynasty in 1644 CE (Chong Zhen had hanged himself on the now famo...
7: ...ull of dark earth, tranquil water and other necessities as per Feng Shui - would become the [[necropol...
9: ...]] [[Chinese art]] and [[Chinese architecture|architecture]].
13: The Ming Tombs are a [[Unesco]] [[World Heritage Site]], and has been since August 2003. As of 2004, t... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Ocean State, Little Rhody |
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence...
10: LargestCity = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
21: DensityRank = 2<sup>nd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 387.35 | - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
8: ...[Moammar Al Qadhafi|Qadhafi, Moammar]], Libyan military leader
22: *[[Darlene Quaife|Quaife, Darlene]], Canadian writer
23: *[[Mary Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
24: *[[David Quantick|Quantick, David]] - writer
26: ...trill|Quantrill, William]], [[United States]] [[United States Civil War|Civil War]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
11: *[[Paolo Uccello|Uccello, Paolo]], (1397-1475), Italian painter
24: *[[Moriteru Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Moriteru]], (born 1951), 3rd [[Aikido Doshu|doshu]] of ...
25: *[[Fritz von Uhde|Uhde, Fritz von]], (1848-1911), German painter
26: ...hlenbroek|Uhlenbroek, Charlotte]], (born 1968), British zoolologist and television presenter
35: *[[Gustaf Ullman|Ullman, Gustaf]], Swedish writer - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
7: ...ina was divided for long periods of its history, with different regions being ruled over by different ...
9: ...ng changed all at once all over China in the year 1644 would make a nonsense of what actually happened.
11: ...ory''' of the dynasty, and '''E''' for a table of its '''emperors''' (or other rulers).
57: ''traditionally divided into''<br>
211: <td>[[1368]] - [[1644]]</td> - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...ng rule, a vast [[navy]] and [[army]] was built, with four masted ships displacing 1,500 tons and a st...
6: ...t [[Nanjing]] and adopting "Hongwu" as his reign title.
8: ...ian conventions, and not as a popular rebel. Despite his humble origins, he emerged as a national lea...
10: ...ry" and reflects the increased prestige of the military.
12: ... Dynasty|Song]] and Yuan times were expropriated with the establishment of the Ming dynasty. Great [[... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...nt''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcropp...
10: There are five basic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These
13: *Pitfall traps ([[pitcher plant]]s), which trap prey in a rolled leaf t...
15: *Snap traps, which trap prey with rapid leaf movements; - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ... of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
5: ...lands and prodigious oil fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
10: ...e:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...sland]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin ...
13: ...ared, they found many [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes living in the p... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...tenure of [[Pope Siricius]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a sourc...
6: ... [[Archbishop]] and [[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servor...
7: ...been [[Sovereign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]).
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 Sep...
57: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 Oct... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
2: ==Paleolithic==
3: ''See main article about the [[Paleolithic]]''.
5: ... developed [[language]] sometime during the Paleolithic, as well as a conceptual repertoire that inclu...
7: ...n temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, humans had colonized nearly all the ice...
9: ==Neolithic Revolution== - Forbidden City (7592 bytes)
1: ...ge:Forbidden_city3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Forbidden City, Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classr...
3: ...s surrounded by a large area called the Imperial City.
5: ...s been under much renovation which has limited visitors to the main courtyards and a few gardens.
6: ...ty2.jpg|thumb|300px|DecorativeDoorway, Forbidden City. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com ...
10: ...e [[Mainland China|mainland]]. [[Image:Forbidden City Imperial Guardian Lions.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Imperi... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...portrait by John Michael Wright ([[National Portrait Gallery]], London)]]
4: ...lish (people)|English]] [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], most famous for his book ''[[L...
6: ...] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...The principal of Magdalen was the aggressive [[Puritan]] [[John Wilkinson (scholar)|John Wilkinson]] a...
12: ...f Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with that family. - Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
1: ...sequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his tim...
2: [[Image:Rene-Descartes-portrait-photo-image-crca.jpg|thumb|400px|Rene Descartes I...
4: ...at he will write on his topic "as if no one had written on these matters before". Nevertheless, many e...
6: ...of the [[electronic computer]] and by the possibility of [[machine intelligence]], blossomed into, e.g...
8: His most famous statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.''). - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}}
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