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1. Religion in China (12456 bytes)
   3: ... is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent components, including [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]...
   5: ... [[God]], classifying a Chinese belief system as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problema...
   7: ...ciples and participating in [[ancestor worship]] rituals. A Buddhist would have no trouble viewing [[...
   9: Major belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese ...
   11: ...ediated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unj...
2. Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
   1: ...t the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century]]
   2: ... his absence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
   4:
   5: ...]] and attacked the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
   9: ...n her. This determined her to have recourse to [[literature | letters]] as a means of livelihood.
3. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ... [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nu...
   7: ...r older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-...
   9: ...was particularly concerned with the appalling conditions of medical care for the legions of the poor a...
   13: ...sed by the quality of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
   17: ...vinced that marriage would interfere with her ability to follow her calling to nursing, Nightingale co...
4. Cartography (10500 bytes)
   1: ...raphy. Most commercial quality maps are now made with map making [[software]] that falls into one of t...
   3: ... we can make reliable representations of that reality by adding levels of abstraction.
   9: ...ater used geometry to survey land and to resurvey it after the periodic flooding of the [[Nile]] obscu...
   11: ...d the circumference of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
   13: ...ical cult that developed many number-based superstitions that later became the basis of [[mathematics]...
5. Ukulele (6345 bytes)
   1: ...d as "ukelele", a spelling stilll used in Great Britain. The [[Hawaiian language|Hawai'ian]] spelling...
   3: ...nt built in the city of [[Braga]] and named after it; the [[Brazil]]ian [[cavaquinho]] is usually tune...
   5: ...nha Meets the Ukulele" returned to the ukulele to its ancestral home of Madeira Island off the coast o...
   7: ...ghbor. He sold Bill his first instrument for 75[[cent|?]] in [[1915]].
   9: ...ncert, [[tenor]] (created in the 1920s), and [[baritone]] (created in the 1940s).
6. John Adams (18716 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   15: | party=[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]]
   18: ... Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]]).
   24: ... out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
   26: In [[1764]] Adams married Miss [[Abigail Smith]] ([[1744]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [...
7. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
   2: | nationality=american
   16: ...icepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
   18: ...veowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
   20: ...uisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
   23: ...is own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]].
8. Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
   2: ...ed as the twenty-eighth [[Vice President of the United States of America]] under [[Woodrow Wilson]] fr...
   5: ...] and began his career as a lawyer in [[Columbia City, Indiana]].
   7: ...in raising a convention to rewrite the state constitution.
   11: ...ident until [[1921]]. It is said that Marshall initially turned down the nomination, assuming the job...
   13: ...dents have rarely relied on their VPs in dealing with the Senate.
9. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
   7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
   22: | [[Hardin County, Kentucky]]<br />(site now in [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue County]])
   28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
   33: ...List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
   34: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
10. Europe (23835 bytes)
    2: ...te orthographic.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite composite image of Europe]]
    4: ... the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the south by the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Black Sea]], and to the e...
    6: ...n [[Australia]] only. In terms of [[population]] it is the third largest continent after [[Asia]] and...
    11: ...opa'' stood for mainland Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was extended to lands to the north.
    13: ...d face (''ops''). A minority, however, see a [[Semitic]] origin, pointing to the [[Akkadian]] word ''g...
11. Germany (46412 bytes)
    1: ...Baltic Sea]], to the south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]],...
    5: | align="center" colspan="2"|
    6: ...llspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
    7: ...y flag large.png|125px|Flag of Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germ...
    10: | align=center width=130px| ([[Federal Coat of Arms of Germany...
12. Malaysia (27892 bytes)
    1: ...f Malaysia''' is a country in [[Southeast Asia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by t...
    3: ...useway and the second-link bridge]] on the south with the island of [[Singapore]];
    11: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
    13: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Malaysia flag large.pn...
    16: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Malaysia|Flag]])
13. Utah (29154 bytes)
    11: ...pital = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] |
    12: ...rgestCity = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] |
    23: DensityRank = 41^st |
    24: 2000Density = 10.50 |
    25: AdmittanceOrder = 45^th |
14. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Granite State |
    9: Capital = [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]] |
    10: LargestCity = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] |
    21: DensityRank = 20^th |
    22: 2000Density = 53.20 |
15. Geometry (3634 bytes)
    1: ...n of [[Pi]], accurate to within less than one per cent. The [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] also describe...
    3: ...can be used in conjunction with mathematical definitions for [[point (geometry)|points]], [[line_(math...
    5: ...]. The next most significant development had to wait until a millennium later, and that was [[analytic...
    7: The central notion in geometry is that of ''congruence''. ...
    9: ...and angles are no longer invariants, but collinearity is.
16. 2006 (7939 bytes)
    3: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''Years:'''</small><br> [...
    5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> ...
    7: ...[20th century]] - '''[[21st century]]''' - [[22nd century]] <hr>
    11: ...arting on Sunday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
    19: ...blic of Ireland]] must be changed to [[metric]] units.
17. Beaver (4858 bytes)
    20: ...argest group of rodents, after the [[capybara]], with adult specimens weighing over 25kg not being unc...
    26: ...e extinct in [[Great Britain]] in the [[sixteenth century]], but there are proposals, and a great deal o...
    28: ...itute of Technology]] and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].
    31: ...wever they repair any damage to the dam and build it higher as long as the sound is there. Conversely,...
    35: Destroying a beaver dam without removing the beavers takes a lot of effort.
18. History of India (31279 bytes)
    5: ...en the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20th century BC|1900 BC]].
    8: ... finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw ...
    11: ...ience]], [[Indian art|Art]], [[Indian literature|literature]], [[Indian Mathematics|mathematics]], [[I...
    14: ...jayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
    17: ... Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]]
19. Russia (28007 bytes)
    2: ...pulation, following [[China]], [[India]], the [[United States]], [[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan...
    13: ...tituted the bulk of the population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimilated both the Scan...
    15: ...d was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
    17: ...and Duchy of [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russi...
    19: ...at affected the rest of the country. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted...
20. French language (40201 bytes)
    3: ...go]], [[Gabon]], [[Comoros]], [[Djibouti]], [[Mauritius]], [[Seychelles]].
    5: |speakers=77 million (128 million with second language speakers)|rank=11
    7: &nbsp;[[Italic languages|Italic]]<br>
    9: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Italo-Western languages|Italo-Western]]<br>
    10: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Western Italo-Western languages|Western]]<br>

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