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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. - Thoth (5655 bytes)
1: ...ntified by the Greeks with their god [[Hermes]], with whom Thoth was eventually combined, as [[Hermes ...
3: ...nal animal that has many similarities to [[human]]ity). During the [[History of Egypt|late period of E...
5: ...id to be the secretary and counsellor of Ra, and with [[Maഝ] stood next to Ra on the nightly voyage ...
7: ... exactly 5 whole days, i.e. the extra days added. It also happens that 72 is the number of years requi...
15: ...ent knowledge originally brought to man by this deity. - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
1: ..., as well as the entire area surrounding the [[Mediterranean]] Sea and some of the area surrounding th...
11: The city of [[Rome]] grew from settlements on and around ...
17: ...publican Rome by William R Shepherd (died 1934) edited.jpg|thumb|200px|A map of Republican Rome.]]
19: ...h the Roman Senate, which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic.
21: ...scans]]. The last threat to Roman [[hegemony]] in Italy came when [[Tarentum]], a major [[Greek]] colo... - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
1: ...rable part of [[Great Britain]], circumnavigating it between 330 and 320 BCE. Pytheas was the first Gr...
4: ...some evidence he used the [[Pole Star]] to fix latitude and understood the relationships between tides...
6: ... Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Iceland, Britain's east coast, Kent, [[Helgoland]], returning f...
8: ...ave stuck close to land and sailed only at night. It is also possible he took advantage of a temporary...
10: ...([[Picts]]). He is quoted as referring to the [[British Isles]] as the "Isles of the Pretani." - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...A00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (...
6: ...ircle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars ...
8: ...[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 sec... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
7: ...oddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the [[sun god...
9: Her priestesses were addressed with the title [[Melissa]].
11: ...as passed to the person who was able to kill him with a bough, picked from a tree in the forest.
15: ... were asked to lay all the accoutrements of virginity (toys, dolls, locks of their hair) on an altar t...
19: ...n the [[Aventine Hill]] where mainly lower-class citizens and slaves worshipped her. Slaves could ask... - Zeus (17267 bytes)
6: ...entify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but with [[Thor]].
8: ...assical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the [[ancient Near East]], ...
12: ===Role and Titles===
13: ... beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity.
15: ...sized different aspects of his wide-ranging authority: - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ...assroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] '''Aphrodite''' (Αφροδίτ&#...
4: ...ra was a center of her cult. She was associated with [[Hesperia]] and frequently accompanied by the [...
6: ...sses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: ...dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[pomegranate]]s and [[Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)|lime]] trees.
12: Venus was often referred to with epithet [[Venus Erycina]] ("of the heather") after [[M... - Eros (mythology) (4590 bytes)
1: ...''', "love". He was often associated with [[Aphrodite]]. He was, like [[Dionysus]], sometimes referred...
5: ...rgeons forth from an egg laid by Night conceived with Darkness. In the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], he wa...
7: ...others named [[Anteros]], the embodiment of unrequited love, and [[Himerus]].
9: ...ed represented as a bull, a serpent, a lion, and with the heads of a ram.
13: ...thens]], he shared a very popular cult with Aphrodite, and the fourth day of every month was sacred to... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...which is usually raised as a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [...
22: ==General biology and habits==
29: ...nding on the hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Aurac...
30: ...ing order", with dominant individuals having priority for access to food and nesting locations. Remov...
34: ...n it comes to always laying in the same location. It's not unknown for two (or more) hens to try to sh... - Fox Terrier (4434 bytes)
1: ...istic of the descendent breeds, including an inherited instinct for digging.]]
2: ...s the Wire Fox Terrier coat should appear broken with a dense, wiry texture.
4: ...the world, particularly [[rural]] and [[farming]] ares, these words are used for these breeds and also t...
8: ...intruder, so a foxy had to be able to stand up to it.
10: ...eneric until the latter part of the 19th Century. It referred to a group of dogs of varying type which... - Aries (2808 bytes)
2: ...s name is [[Latin]] for ''[[Ram (sheep)|Ram]]''. It lies between [[Pisces]] to the west and [[Taurus ...
11: it is very difficult to spot.
16: ...ame the quest of [[Jason]] and the [[Argonauts]]. It appears that [[Babylonians]], [[Greeks]], [[Persi...
18: The main area of the sky constituting the sign of [[Aries]], containing part of [[...
23: ...ssigned a part of the body, viewed as the seat of its power. Aries rules the head. The symbol for Arie...
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