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- Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
1: ...age:Chinese_dragons.gif|right|thumb|280px|Chinese dragons]]
3: ... the concept of [[Yin Yang|yang]] and associated with the [[weather]] and [[water]] as the bringer of ...
5: ...ithin China as a national emblem than the Chinese dragon.
7: ...Dragon.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Non-imperial Chinese dragon]]
11: ...eaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front limbs, but... - Water dragon (1570 bytes)
14: ... ''Physignathus lesueurii,'' the Australian Water Dragon. They are sometimes kept as pets, especially ''P....
16: ...siognathus'' have a [[parietal eye]], a light-sensitive "third eye" located in the top of the head.
23: ...n/ Extensive information on care of Chinese Water Dragons as pets]
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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...t mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] ...
2: ... Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
5: ...gan]] [[Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what w...
7: ...n whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
9: ...is identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendar... - 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... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><sma...
7: ...]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[King of Irel...
9: ...[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...m|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baroni...
13: ...orth America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Vir... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ... (born [[August 2]], [[1942]]) is a [[Chile]]an writer whose books have been translated into many lang...
6: ... her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they lived ...
8: ...school, and while in Lebanon a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [[Beirut]]. She returned ... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
4: ...went to work in [[London]] as secretary to a solicitor. She was introduced to flying as a hobby, gaini...
6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...don]]. She received a [[Harmon Trophy]] in recognition of this achievement.
10: ...] in a [[De Havilland]] [[Puss Moth]] co-piloted with [[Jack Humphreys]].
14: In [[1932]], she married the famous British pilot [[Jim Mollison]], who had proposed to he... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all t...
5: ...her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence...
7: ...ould later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own pratfal...
8: ...ormation about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]]''. - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ..."images" ([[monocular vision]]), such as in [[rabbit]]s and [[chameleon]]s.
9: ...he light that enters the eye. Although they are quite similar in function and appearance once fully de...
11: ...egree field of vision. Compound eyes are very sensitive to motion.
13: ...lenses in such an eye varies, however: some trilobites had only one, and some had thousands of lenses ...
15: ...see' in the common sense. They do have [[photosensitive]] cells, but no lens and no other means of pro... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...i]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [[blessing]] and his le...
2: ...;, and so it is that '''iconography''' is the traditional art of portraying figures in pigment that [[...
4: ...ds, eyes, feet, and arms do not have to be taken literally.
6: ...nts depicted. It was also reckoned that the prohibition in the [[Old Testament]] scriptures against th...
8: ...lete way. Their usefulness cannot be matched by written text. Because the honor shown them passes over... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
1: ...as '''achievements''' or '''armorial bearings'''. Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participa...
3: ...of the field is some sort of landscape), and then it describes the placement and tinctures of the diff...
7: There are no strict definitions of the shades of colours used in heraldry, bu...
12: ...rtain rules) by women in the British heraldic tradition, see the separate article on the [[lozenge]].
14: ...imes followed to the extent, as in [http://www.polity.org.za/html/govdocs/misc/gaucoat.html the arms o... - Saqqara (4142 bytes)
3: ...ing the world's oldest standing [[step pyramid]]. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day [[Cairo...
7: ...alley of the Kings]] in [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]], it remained an important complex for minor burials a...
9: [[Image:Sakkara_05.jpg |thumb|200px|Dragon and Phoenix Gate Leading to the Ming Tombs. Photo...
10: ...qara can be traced back to the [[First Dynasty]], it was not until the [[Second dynasty of Egypt|Secon...
14: ...here are another dozen or so [[pyramid]]s on the site, in various states of preservation or delapidati... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
3: ...mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination|entry into the im...
5: ...xperimentation to find a new system of social, political, and economic organization that would allow f...
10: ...ered for their bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poet...
12: ...became highly appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after th...
14: ...sculpture thrived in the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the Tang dynasty giving openness to foreign infl... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ming_Tombs.jpg|thumb|300px|Dragon and Phoenix Gate Leading to the Ming Tombs. Photo...
3: ... who envisioned the layout of the entire ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and ...
5: ...g Emperors are located near Nanjing (the capital city during their reign). The last Ming Emperor [[Cho...
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]]. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: ...|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politician
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
13: ...ihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
20: ... Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: *[[Tomoyuki Yamashita|Yamashita, Tomoyuki]] (1885-1946), Japanese lieutenant gen... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Departme...
7: ...y | taxon = '''Dinosauria'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842...
13: [[Ornithischia]]<br/>
16: ...zed [[bone]]s, [[feces]], [[trackway]]s, [[gastrolith]]s, [[feather]]s, impressions of skin and intern...
20: ..., with major new discoveries in previously unexploited regions, including [[South America]], [[Madagas... - 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 [[... - Tree (23723 bytes)
3: ...r trunk (see [[shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A ...
13: ...ope]]s are defined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (...
18: ...tyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by addition of new material inwards.
20: ...f [[dendrochronology]]. In some tropical regions with constant year-round climate, growth is continuou...
22: ...the leaf-bearing branches, aiding in competition with other plant species for [[sunlight]]. In many tr... - List of religions (13836 bytes)
1: ...ble a religion will only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is fairly liberal.
5: ...d to be real or legitimate, only those religions with Wikipedia articles will be listed in order to en...
12: **[[Kharijites]]
14: **[[Shi'a Islam|Shiite]]
15: ***[[Alawites]] - Pope Celestine I (1881 bytes)
3: ... have lived for a time at [[Milan, Italy|Milan]] with St. [[Ambrose]]. The first notice, however, con...
5: ...asion, all dated [[March 15]], [[431]], together with a few others, to the [[Africa|African]] bishops,...
7: ...g to tolerate the smallest innovation on the constitutions of his predecessors, and is recognized by t...
11: In art, Saint Celestine is a pope with a dove, dragon, and flame. - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
1: ...age:Chinese_dragons.gif|right|thumb|280px|Chinese dragons]]
3: ... the concept of [[Yin Yang|yang]] and associated with the [[weather]] and [[water]] as the bringer of ...
5: ...ithin China as a national emblem than the Chinese dragon.
7: ...Dragon.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Non-imperial Chinese dragon]]
11: ...eaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front limbs, but... - Tyrannosaurus rex (20653 bytes)
15: ...st to have ever existed. New finds have dethroned it as the largest theropod, but ''T. rex'' will very...
18: ...2]] and was described as ''Manospondylus gigas''. It was assigned to ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in [[1912]]...
22: ...aurus'' appears to have had a sizeable brain, but it was probably not particularly intelligent by mamm...
24: ...f the fastest of all dinosaurs. To compensate for its immense bulk, the interior of many bones has bee...
27: ...]] and [[physiology]] — remains unknown. A site in [[Alberta]] has at least nine ''[[Albertosaur...
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