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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - 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... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century ...
3: ...s on beds or on the hearth). For the sake of clarity, some textile scholars also differentiate betwee...
14: ...' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface...
16: ...9th century further improved manufacturing capabilities.
19: ...ictorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional f... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...ading routes and partners to feed burgeoning [[capitalism]] in Europe. In the process, Europeans encou...
3: ...hips that could leave the relatively passive [[Mediterranean]] and sail safely on the open [[Atlantic]...
7: ...y further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[...
9: ...ient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read th...
11: ...st [[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibilities for Europeans. - Asia (16910 bytes)
2: ...te orthographic.jpg|thumb|250px|A satellite composite image of Asia]]
8: '''Asia''' as a political division consists of the part of Eurasia and ...
12: ... "Asia". It bears a striking similarity to the Semitic word 'erebu', which means "to set". From a Midd...
14: ...]] in [[Anatolia]], and later to the lands beyond it.
26: Asia itself is often divided in the following subregions: - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by ...
3: ...below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nation state]...
5: ...'Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:'''
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
26: *[[Eritrea]] - [[Asmara]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ... is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
11: <tr><td>[[Abu Dhabi]] <td>[[United Arab Emirates]] - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...cated in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of China]], ...
3: ...]]) make it only the 57th country in population, with approximately 6 persons per sq km (16 per sq mi)...
31: | '''[[Capital]]'''
34: | '''Largest city'''
46: ...al ([[2001]])<br/> [[Population density|Density]] - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ... remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
4: ...independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
6: ...'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the c...
13: ...China]] and the [[Kuomintang]] ended in [[1949]] with the Communists in control of [[mainland China]] ...
15: ...in jumpstarting China's development and purifying its culture. Supporters may also doubt statistics or... - Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
1: ...tion on [[April 4]], [[2005]], and the political situation in the country remains uncertain.
3: ...- WikiProject Countries Infobox; scroll down to edit content-->
14: capital = [[Bishkek]] |
17: leader_titles = [[President of Kyrgyzstan|Preside...
19: largest_city = [[Bishkek]] | - 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 - 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... - Desert (21206 bytes)
4: ...e, deserts have a reputation for supporting very little life. Compared to wetter regions this may be t...
8: Deserts sometimes contain valuable mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that...
14: ...fall, and semiarid lands have a mean annual precipitation of between 250 and 500 millimeters. Arid and...
16: ... also receives less than 250 millimeters of precipitation per year, but is not generally recognized as...
18: ... desert: a place where evaporation exceeds precipitation. - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ap below shows, the shapes of time zones can be quite irregular because they usually follow the bounda...
6: ...h Observatory]] in [[Greenwich]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] [http://greenwichmeantime.com/]. For ...
8: ...1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] (BST).
11: ...A]]: UTC − 8 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles)
12: ...a]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto) - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...ic tribes]] coming from areas now in modern day [[Mongolia]] and [[Manchuria]].
3: ...ss]] on the [[Bohai Gulf]] in the east, at the limit between China proper and [[Manchuria]], to [[Lop ...
5: ...not cross with their [[horses]] or return easily with stolen property.
16: ...l_china2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Great Wall of China. It remains the world's longest manmade structure.]]
18: ...located in northwest [[Gansu]] Province at the limit of the [[Gobi Desert]] and the oases of the [[Sil... - 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 [[... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ... [[Antioch]], [[Syria]], as well as other points. Its influence carries over on to [[Korea]] and termi...
3: ...gh [[Antioch]] in Southern Anatolia into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Eg...
5: ...robably conducted over sections of the routes and it is probable that merchants and travellers very ra...
11: ... of efficient [[pack animal]]s increased the capacity for [[prehistory|prehistoric]] peoples to carry ...
13: ...avel immense distances without arousing the hostility of more settled peoples. - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
2: {{Politics}}
3: This is a '''list of [[politics]] articles''' available for every '''[[country...
10: ...tralia]] - [[Politics of Austria|Austria]] - [[Politics of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]
13: ...urma (now [[Politics of Myanmar|Myanmar]]) - [[Politics of Burundi|Burundi]]
16: ...uba|Cuba]] - [[Politics of Cyprus|Cyprus]] - [[Politics of the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] - 2006 (7939 bytes)
11: ...arting on Sunday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
19: ...blic of Ireland]] must be changed to [[metric]] units.
22: ...ct with [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius]] [[satellite radio]] begins.
23: ...|Canadian]] Province of [[Quebec]] will be reconstituted, as the result of a referendum held [[June 20...
24: * [[January 1]]- [[NJ Transit]] takes over [[Clocker]] service from [[Amtrak]]
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