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  1. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    1: ... the region, and sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
    3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
    23: | '''[[Capital]]'''
    32: ...ation|E]]) <br />&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]]
    35: ... Domestic Product|GDP]]''' ([[Purchasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br />&nbsp;- Total ([[2003]]):<br />&nbsp...
  2. 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.
  3. History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
    1: ...h [[leap of faith|leaps of faith]], hope and inheritance (such as the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies...
    7: ... and the [[Renaissance]]. The "Modern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from ...
    10: ...n the Greek cities of western Asia Minor (Ionia) with [[Thales]] of Miletus, who was active around 585...
    12: ...ted in [[Athens]], which had become the dominant city-state in [[Greece]].
    14: ...of an orator in order to influence the [[Athenian Assembly]], and thereby grow wealthy and respected. Since ...
  4. Steel (28384 bytes)
    3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
    5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
    8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
    11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
    13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form.
  5. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ...[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirundi]].
    3: ... for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
    10:
    14: capital = [[Bujumbura]] |
    17: leader_titles = [[President of Burundi|President]...
  6. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    2: ...umb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[...
    5: {{British Royal Family}}
    7: ...nd the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
    9: ...nce the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[19...
    11: ...d is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
  7. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
    6: ...nand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
    7: .... She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
    11: ...the Prince of [[Parma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferd...
    13: ... the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
    15: ...eresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabriella dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to ...
  8. Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
    1: ...to.jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
    3: ...was dismissed three years later amid various [[Political corruption|corruption]] scandals by the then ...
    6: ... [[power politics]]. Her remaining years in the United States included active participation in various...
    11: ...her father's party, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of ...
    13: ...rst woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state in modern times.
  9. Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
    19: ! Political party:
    57: ...itical power. As a woman occupying the highest position of government in, what was at that time, a ver...
    59: ...party leader, and thus Prime Minister of India. Initially she was dubbed as ''goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi...
    63: ...[[cabinet]]s, centralizing her own personal authority in a way her predecessors never had.
    65: ...ress party following the November [[1969]] split within the governing [[Indian National Congress]].
  10. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Eleanor_Roosevelt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
    3: ...e United States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]...
    5: ...tion]] and [[Freedom House]]. She chaired the committee that drafted and approved the [[UN Universal D...
    9: ...urvived infancy. However their marriage almost split over sexual explorations outside marriage by FDR ...
    13: ...ce viewed as an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President.
  11. Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
    2: ...the monarchist army and freelance right-wing [[militia]]s collectively called the [[Freikorps]], which...
    6: ... on her CV for Z?University, but her [[1887]] [[Abitur]] certificate says she was 17, in which case sh...
    8: ...put to death and the party was broken up. Some of its members managed to meet in secret; Rosa joined o...
    10: ...]]. She studied [[philosophy]], [[history]], [[politics]], [[economics]] and [[mathematics]] simultane...
    12: ... able to gain seats in the [[Reichstag]]. But despite their revolutionary talk, the socialist members ...
  12. Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
    2: ...tion of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydrometer]]. It has been romanticized that she had Athene like be...
    4: ...sius]] had published an edict which prohibited visiting pagan temples, and Christians in the entire Ro...
    12: .... For all men on account of her extraordinary dignity and virtue admired her the more."
    14: ...[1] This indicates that books were rewritten to suit the prevailing Christian dogma, which may also re...
    18: ...a "rebellion" and her murder unfortunate, but inevitable.
  13. Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
    2: ...]]. Unfortunately for her legacy, these state hospitals grew into enormous "museums of madness" that s...
    4: Dix was neither a [[physician]] nor a psychiatrist, beginning ...
    6: ...ft of family ties to provide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to se...
    8: ...]], and began her career as a [[teacher]] and [[writer]].
    10: ...ailable to a woman of the time as a teacher and writer. In any event, friends arranged to have her sen...
  14. Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
    1: ...0px|Stark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smith's first album, ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', wa...
    2: ...her and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] mother, and these opposing influences have ...
    4: ...ter Cult]], who recorded several songs to which Smith contributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire o...
    6: ...dard with the addition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty Hearst]].
    8: ...und, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews.
  15. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    4: ... [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]] of Calcu...
    6: ...80]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [[1996]] (one of only six). She was...
    9: ...though most Albanians are [[Muslim]] and the majority of their native Macedonia are [[Macedonian Ortho...
    11: ...Loreto]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
    13: ...al vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''.
  16. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
    2: ...0 metres in less than a minute. After she retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
    4: ...alleged, she climbed a flagpole in [[Emperor Hirohito]]&#8217;s palace, taking the Olympic flag (later...
    6: ...nd in [[1988]] became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the [[New South Wales]] seat of [[Balma...
    15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Com...
    22: *[[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Perth Commo...
  17. Woodworking (12397 bytes)
    7: ...ertainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civil...
    9: ...lding-chairs. The [[list of archaeological sites|site]] of [[Fellbach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provi...
    11: ...gyptian drawings, and some ancient Egyptian [[furniture]] (such as chairs) has been preserved in tombs...
    13: ...ueless and nailless joinery for which Chinese furniture was so famous.
    17: Woodworking, due to its long history, has developed extensive jargon and...
  18. Furniture (1728 bytes)
    1: ...urpose. Domestic furniture works, in conjunction with [[furnishing]]s such as [[clock]]s and [[lightin...
    3: ==Furniture Forms==
    4: *[[bed (furniture)|bed]]
    8: *[[cabinet (furniture)]]
    10: *[[chest (furniture)|chest ]]
  19. United Nations (29685 bytes)
    1: ...are not UN members. For more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
    3: ...uarters is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
    5: ...s, English speakers were referring to it as the United Nations, or UN.
    7: ...gans, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
    9: *[[UN General Assembly]]
  20. Clarinet (18825 bytes)
    2: ...ding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little'' to the Italian word ''clarino'' meaning ''[[trumpet]]'', as...
    4: ...r, in the case of some student instruments, composite material or plastic [[resin]]. The instrument us...
    11: ...be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
    12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only used in large orchestras and bands ...
    15: ...the clarion register, and the range from high C (with two ledger lines) to the G above that is called ...

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