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- 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... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...ded school at [[Victoria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]] in [[Toronto]]. Af...
4: ...]] and edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[...
6: ...[[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Mich...
10: ..., was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]].
12: ...lled the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-It"), will allow an author to remotely sign a book a... - Hathor (11883 bytes)
4: ...hor was an ancient goddess, worshipped as a cow-deity from at least [[2700 BC]], during the 2nd dynast...
6: ...e of the aspect of motherhood, her priests were [[oracle]]s, predicting the fate of the newborn, and [[mid...
8: ...of Heaven''. Having been identified as Ra's wife, it was said she arose from from Ra's tears, and thus...
10: ...opotamus]], which the Egyptians also considered quite motherly creatures, and sometimes as an aquatic ...
12: ... her. As divine mother, she was also represented with, or as, an [[uraeus]], a stylised [[cobra (snake... - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ... him a willing tool for the furtherance of his political designs; in this hope, however, Lysander was ...
3: ... following spring. He then came to an agreement with the satrap Pharnabazus and once more turned sout...
4: It was said that he was planning a campaign in the i...
13: ...[Corinthian War]], making several successful expeditions into Corinthian
14: territory and capturing [[Lechaeum]] and [[Piraeum]]. T... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ...he Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ...pears as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...ve Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, me...
11: ...stin]], and [[Plutarch]]), rumors spread that the Oracle had revealed Alexander's father was [[Zeus]], rat... - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
7: ...the Greek cities in [[Magna Graecia]] or Southern Italy. The Tarentines begged Pyrrhus to intervene an...
11: ...on and his most powerful neighbor, and arrived in Italy in 280 BC.
13: He entered in Italy with forces of 3,000 [[cavalry]], 2,000 [[archery|arc...
15: ...[[Bruttians]], and [[Messapians]]) and the Greek cities of [[Croton]] and [[Locri]] joined Pyrrhus. He...
19: ...decided that Sicily offered him a greater opportunity, and transferred his army there. - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
6: ...pre-Socratic]]s, grace smells one can say little with confidence about his life and teachings. Pythag...
9: ...and of [[Babylon]] before going west; but such visits feature stereotypically in the biographies of ma...
11: ...ing the citizens to follow virtue and form an [[elite]] circle of followers around himself. Very stri...
13: ...o cure illness of the soul or body; [[poetry]] recitations occurred before and after sleep to aid the ...
17: ... Others were more cryptic: "What is the [[Delphic oracle]]?" "The [[tetraktys]], in which the [[Sirens]] s... - Comet (30542 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|250px|[[Comet Hale-Bopp]], showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997)]]
3: ...en [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixe...
9: ...an extend over 150 million km (1 [[Astronomical unit]]) or more.
11: ...om ancient sources, such as Chinese oracle bones, it is known that their appearance have been noticed ...
13: ....png|thumb|400px|Comets have highly elliptical orbits. Note the two distinct tails.]] - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...erm comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "townsman."
3: ...x|right|The ruins of [[Machu Picchu]], "the Lost City of the Incas," has become the most recognizable ...
5: ...ety]] in which many of the people live in [[city|cities]] and get their food from [[agriculture]], as ...
7: ... In this sense civilization is nearly synonymous with [[culture]].
9: ...ost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in this sense to refer to the potential [... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...also showed his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
7: ...earch, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for s...
9: ... question everything and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found g...
11: ...t Delphi]] if anyone was wiser than Socrates; the Oracle responded negatively. Socrates, denying that he ...
13: ...at reflect on his accomplishments through their writing. - Artemis (11271 bytes)
7: ...oddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] as the [[sun god...
9: Her priestesses were addressed with the title [[Melissa]].
11: ...as passed to the person who was able to kill him with a bough, picked from a tree in the forest.
15: ... were asked to lay all the accoutrements of virginity (toys, dolls, locks of their hair) on an altar t...
19: ...n the [[Aventine Hill]] where mainly lower-class citizens and slaves worshipped her. Slaves could ask... - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
8: ...ival after his defeat of the [[titan (mythology)|Titan]] [[Cronus]].
10: ...nour of the gods. The [[Sparta]]n adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games...
12: ...ho switched the lynchpins from Oenomaus' chariot with pins made of beeswax: predictably the lynchpins ...
14: ...the games were held to be one of the two central rituals in Ancient Greece, the other being the [[Eleu...
18: ...pia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the [[List of deities|Greek gods]] near the towns of Elis and [[Pisa... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
3: {{Infobox City |
5: nickname = The City by the Bay |
9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
10: subdivision_type = [[City-County]] |
12: leader_title = [[Mayor]] | - Zeus (17267 bytes)
6: ...entify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but with [[Thor]].
8: ...assical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the [[ancient Near East]], ...
12: ===Role and Titles===
13: ... beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity.
15: ...sized different aspects of his wide-ranging authority: - Architectural history (13369 bytes)
1: ... a wide range of perspectives in the study of architecture, most of them Western.
3: ...es and styles in the design of [[buildings]] and cities.
4: ...chitecture_egypt.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ancient Architecture of Egypt.]]
5: ...anguage, they differ on the terms of reference; Critical Theory is largely self-referential, whilst He...
7: ...viously colonised countries and seeks to liberate its history and practice from inappropriate Western ... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ...assroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] '''Aphrodite''' (Αφροδίτ&#...
4: ...ra was a center of her cult. She was associated with [[Hesperia]] and frequently accompanied by the [...
6: ...sses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: ...dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[pomegranate]]s and [[Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)|lime]] trees.
12: Venus was often referred to with epithet [[Venus Erycina]] ("of the heather") after [[M... - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
3: ...over of [[peace]] — as well as the patron deity of both [[agriculture]] and the [[theater]].
5: ...ure and within the [[Greek mythology|Olympian tradition]] he is made to be the son of [[Zeus]] and [[S...
9: ... or [[fox]]-skin, symbolizing new life. His own rites the [[Dionysian Mysteries]] were the most secre...
11: ...sus is a [[syncretism]] of a local Greek nature deity and a more powerful god from [[Thrace]] or [[Phr...
14: ...s do not know what became of him after his birth. It is therefore plain to me that the Greeks learned ... - 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... - History of Greek and Roman Egypt (25856 bytes)
3: ...xander the Great]] brought '''Egypt within the orbit of the Greek world''' for the next 900 years. Aft...
8: ... new Greek city, [[Alexandria]], to be the new capital. The wealth of Egypt could now be harnessed for...
12: ...renice IV. [[Cleopatra VII]] officially co-ruled with [[Ptolemy XIII of Egypt|Ptolemy XIII]], [[Ptolem...
14: ... had been in Greece. The Egyptians were rarely admitted to the higher levels of Greek culture, in whic...
17: ...the coalition against him. In [[312 BC]], allied with [[Seleucus]], the ruler of [[Babylonia]], he def...
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