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- Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
4: ===Palaeolithic===
7: ...a sophisticated and more complicated artistic tradition.
9: ...someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi...
11: ===Mesolithic===
12: ...nish Levant]], stylized rock art. Patterns on utilitarian objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig... - Continent (6440 bytes)
2: ...ica]], was west of Alexandria and south of the Mediterranean.
4: ...lidified mantle, and covered by a sea punctuated with basaltic [[volcano]]s. There are six large conti...
13: ...it useful to define larger land masses connected with a [[land bridge]]:
21: ... are more appropriately called ''regions'', and neither is a geological or geographical continent. In...
23: These definitions give the following alternate models: - Eurasia (4541 bytes)
3: ...a]]. ''Eurasia'' is also used in international politics as a neutral way to refer to organizations of ...
5: ...the availability of Eurasian animals and plants suitable for domesticaion.
7: ...hips between European and Asian cultures of antiquity, which had long been thought of as distinct.
9: ...dered Europe and Asia to be separate continents, with the dividing line placed along the [[Dardanelles...
13: ...here, where as in the US, most Asian migrants traditionally tended to come from the Pacific-rim countr... - 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.
24: ...een Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania. - 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]] - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
3: ... take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball.]]
5: ...their opponent. Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their ...
7: ...known as "[[football]]". <!-- Please see above polite suggestions before changing this line-->
11: ...vidual fans, local communities, and even nations; it is therefore often claimed to be the most popular...
15: ...eepers, may not ''intentionally'' touch the ball with their hands or arms during play. Although player... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: ...t from the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...ensation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be t...
11: ...aves, torrential rains and [[floods]] associated with this phenomenon.
13: ...result, when a tropical cyclone passes over land, its strength will diminish.
18: ...ly have the spiral shape of more powerful storms. It is already becoming a low-pressure system, howeve... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
2: ...rmula One race.jpg|thumb|215px|Cars jockey for position during the [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|2004]] [[M...
7: ...tom-constructed courses or closed-off street circuits.
9: ... centred in [[Europe]], which undoubtedly remains its leading market, but races have also been held in...
21: [[image:rntbrm3litergp.jpg|thumb|Cover of [[Road & Track]] magazine,...
22: ...]]. Though [[Stirling Moss]] was able to compete with him regularly, Fangio is remembered for dominati... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
2: ==Paleolithic==
3: ''See main article about the [[Paleolithic]]''.
5: ... developed [[language]] sometime during the Paleolithic, as well as a conceptual repertoire that inclu...
7: ...n temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, humans had colonized nearly all the ice...
9: ==Neolithic Revolution== - List of extinct animals (3267 bytes)
2: ...ct, e.g. [[dinosaur]]s, [[pterosaur]]s and [[ammonite]]s. Many of these orders went extinct at the sam...
18: See also [[List of extinct animals of the British Isles]].
22: * [[List of extinct animals of the United States]]
36: ====[[Mauritius]] and neighbouring islands ====
39: * [[Mauritius Blue Pigeon ]] - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...ged instrument|chordophone]] whose strings are positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. All harps h...
6: ...[Aeolian harp]] is not technically a harp because its strings are not perpendicular to the soundboard....
8: [[image:harp-thumbnail.png|right|frame|A traditional folk harp and modern concert harp. ''Public ...
11: ...Egypt|ancient Egypt]]ian harp on display in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] museum.]]
12: ...ve in many different cultures all over the world. It may have developed independently in some places. - Native American (42651 bytes)
1: ...Portrait_of_Red_Bird.jpg|thumb|A [[Sioux]] in traditional dress including [[war bonnet]], about 1908]]
3: ...s, many of them still enduring as political communities. A comprehensive tribal list can be found unde...
5: ...ter share their cultural and genetic commonality with other arctic peoples not native to the American ...
7: ...oples are enshrined in the Canadian Constitution with various treaty rights, some long established and...
9: The term Native American may be construed to either include or exclude the [[M鴩s people (Canada)... - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ...ernment based on the [[Palestinian National Authority]].
20: | [[Capital|Proclaimed capital]]
22: | capitals_coordinates = 31° 47′ N, 35° 13&...
31: ...tain diplomatic ties with the [[Palestinian Authority]], established under the [[Oslo Accords]].
33: ...ongheld conditions for open dialogue with the [[United States]]. - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
1: ...e:Atlantis1.jpg|thumb|222px|right|An artistic rendition of an imaginary Atlantis]]
2: ...e in one of the cradles of civilization, the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
7: ...s learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides.
10: ''Main article: [[Critias %28Plato%29]]''
12: ...(Egypt)|Thebes]], is purported to have translated it into [[Greek language|Greek]] for Solon. - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ... exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Adolf Hitler]] referred to [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–194...
7: ...e begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]....
12: ...lius Tacitus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gaius Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work a...
13: ...Germanic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the ... - River (12397 bytes)
2: ...ng the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waterways. In the verna...
4: ...nly called its mouth, a river typically widens at its end and forms what is known as a delta or estuar...
7: ...ation curve of its bed, thereby converting the positional energy of the water into [[kinetic energy]]....
9: ...e often used for recreational purposes (''see [[Whitewater kayaking]]''). Waterfalls are sometimes use...
11: ...vers begin at their [[source]] in higher ground, either rising from a [[spring (water)|spring]], formi... - 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... - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...n limit of the ocean is often placed at the [[Strait of Malacca]]. The lowest point on earth—the...
5: ...he rest of the world's oceans combined), the majority of which are found south of the equator. (See: [...
7: ...nd the [[Straits of Magellan]] links the Pacific with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on the east.
9: ... the ocean. For most of his voyage from the [[Straits of Magellan]] to the [[Philippines]], Magellan i...
15: ...h of about 4270 m (14,000 ft). The major irregularities in the area are the extremely steep-sided, fla... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ... exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Adolf Hitler]] referred to [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–194...
7: ...e begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]....
12: ...lius Tacitus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gaius Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work a...
13: ...Germanic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the ... - Flying Foxes (2158 bytes)
2: ...ey are called '''fruit bats''' or '''Old World fruit bats'''.
4: ... [[tropic]]al areas of [[Asia]], [[Africa]] and [[Oceania]].
10: ...t bat]] ''Rousettus egyptiacus'' which used high pitched clicks to navigate in caves.
12: ...tooth|teeth]] are adapted to bite through hard fruit skins.
13: ...d with flapping wings in front of a blossom or fruit.
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