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- Stone tool (3233 bytes)
1: [[Image:DSC_9745w.jpg|thumb|right|Ancient stone tools|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart....
3: ...xist even today, most stone tools are associated with [[prehistoric]] societies that no longer exist. ...
5: ... or [[ground stone]]. A person who makes chipped stone implements is called a [[flintknapper]].
6: [[Image:DSC 9743w.jpg|thumb|right|Ancient stone tools|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart....
8: ... because they are easily manufactured, the [[tool stone]] is usually plentiful, and they are easy to tran... - Stone Age (17593 bytes)
2: ...ing which [[human]]s widely used [[Rock (geology)|stone]] for toolmaking.
4: ...ogy]] innovations characterize the later [[Chalcolithic]] (Copper Age), [[Bronze Age]], and [[Iron Age...
6: ...manity had not yet started [[writing]] -- the traditional start of [[history]] (i.e., [[recorded histo...
8: ...r to speak of ''a'' Stone Age, instead of ''the'' Stone Age.
10: ==The Stone Age in archaeology==
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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it resided), was considered one of the [[Seven Wonde...
3: ...the 3rd century BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in t...
7: ... Alexandrian mint, there were four statues of [[triton]]s blowing horns, one on every corner of the bu...
9: Legend has it, the fire from the lighthouse could be used to bu...
14: [[Italian language|Italian]] (''faro''), [[Portuguese language|Portugue... - 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. - 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... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...up to 5.1 percent [[carbon]]; ironically, alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[c...
5: ...steels are iron-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled,...
8: ...ke copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting results in an alloy co...
11: ...pearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...cal composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form. - 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: ...e annual rituals. He was not believed to be a [[deity]], but rather someone who mediated between the f... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ... industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]].
6: ...ular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted...
8: ...ntic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...h her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer"'' in 1968.
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
1: [[Image:BessieSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 2...
5: ... probably helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at...
7: ...[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]]...
9: ...[[St. Louis Blues]]." In the film, she sings the title song accompanied by members of [[Fletcher Hende... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...ared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [[Bj?] and [[Joni Mitchell]].
7: ...)|Baltimore]]'' with her brother Mike for a competition involving the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. This song...
10: ...buted to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
12: ===''Little Earthquakes''===
13: ...ter, it was released in America to breakthrough critical success. The accompanying singles were "Me an... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ... States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...vated the attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to ...
11: ...hey viewed as certain. She was fond of creative writing and the arts. Her poem "The Story of Bonnie an...
15: ...Clyde acted without criminal intent. However, despite holding down "square" jobs during the period 192...
19: ...ght it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight}} - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...te Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
7: ...and such was the outrage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...me her own roles, with the exception of ''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' in [[1939]]. Davis was elected the...
11: ...onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year.
13: ...ere reunited not as on-screen lovers, but rather with Henreid directing Davis in the [[camp]]y dual ro... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...e Sacred Heart in [[Roehampton]], England, along with fellow actress-to-be [[Maureen O'Sullivan]]. She...
7: ...tte Goddard]] was close to be cast as [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s Southern belle.
11: ... her left lung. Though she continued her career with such plays as [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[Skin of ...
13: ...h of him on her bedside table, even while living with her companion, actor [[Jack Merivale]].
28: *''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' ([[1939]]) - Urinary bladder (1524 bytes)
2: ...rine enters the bladder via the [[ureter]]s and exits via the [[urethra]].
5: ...it is able to stretch to volumes of even several litres.
7: The ureters enter the bladder diagonally from its dorsolateral floor.
10: ...t coordinate relaxation of the urethra sphincter with the contraction of the bladder muscles
11: * [[cystitis]] - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...ea]]) from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that ...
9: ... [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l l...
11: ... fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...ehind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
15: ... kidney is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the renal [[artery]], the renal [[vein]], [[nerv... - Parathyroid gland (1913 bytes)
3: ...ocrine]] [[gland]]s in the neck, usually located within the [[thyroid]] gland, which produce [[parathy...
9: ... are to regulate the calcium level in our bodies within a very narrow range so that the nervous and mu...
12: ...arathyroid hormone receptor have been associated with [[Jansen's metaphyseal chondroplasia]] and [[Blo...
14: ...e known as "[[moan]]s, [[groan]]s, [[Kidney stone|stone]]s, and [[Fracture (bone)|bone]]s." The primary ... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...rnicus]] in [[1543]], while others wish to extend it into the [[18th century]]. Nevertheless, the basi...
3: ...science was highly [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]]; at its end, science was [[mathematics|mathematical]], [...
7: ...oses in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...ed in the modern world; there is no concern here with "other narratives" or alternate ways of knowing,...
11: ...of the causes of the revolution (Margolis, 2002). It may be summarized in the following lists of signi... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...ery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turkey)]]
2: ...called "[[stoneware]]". Fine earthenware with a white tin glaze is known as [[faience]].
4: ...oth an ancient and modern [[technology]], in that it uses materials and techniques that are thousands ...
8: ...tery are essential for dating the remains of non-literate cultures and help in the dating of some hist...
14: ...n pottery - handwork, wheelwork, and slipcasting. It's very common for wheelworked pieces to be finish... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
1: ...relating to it, and influencing the perception of it.
3: ...nsmits expression through arrangement and juxtaposition or by the simple designation of an object or e...
5: ...ibed as ''sculpturesque'' if it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture or...
7: ==Traditional materials==
8: ..._love_small.jpg|thumb|right|A sculpture: "Mother with child"]] - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human and animal figures have ...
6: ... was used for pottery and terra cotta sculpture. Stone was generally rare and had to be imported from ot...
8: ...hem are a wooden harp with gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...urabi|code of law]]. A bearded head, made of diorite, is believed to represent Hammurabi. The head h...
13: ...mia]]), and was donated to the [[New York Metropolitan Museum of Art]] by [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]]...
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