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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ...as an ancient capital of the [[Persian Empire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shira...
4: ...0 years, the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
5: ==Site==
6: ...id without mortar, and many of them are still in situ. Especially striking are the huge pillars, of wh...
8: ...rther, with regard to a number of Persian kings, either that their remains were brought "to the Persia... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...The [[polis]] of [[Athens]], the political and military power in Greece during this period, was the ep...
7: ... it is impossible to know for sure how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ...d as if he were the character, and he interacted with the chorus, who acted as narrators and commentat...
13: ...er than a narrator (see [[Greek chorus]]). In addition, the subject matter of the plays had expanded ...
15: ...eatre in every city probably kept its connection with religious festivals and mythology. - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ...l I Comnenus]], who had received the town and territory of [[Nablus]] from her husband the king. Isabe...
5: ...air and lovely". A marriage was arranged for her with the 17-year-old [[Humphrey IV of Toron]] in [[11...
7: :''"[Stephanie] sent to Saladin bread and wine, sheep and cattle in celebration of her son's wed...
9: ...macy shadowed Isabella's half-sister Sibylla's position for the entire period. In order to prepare for...
11: ...h Sibylla and Isabella were considered equally entitled to succeed. - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
1: ....JPG|thumb|Josephine Baker in a [[burlesque]] outfit]]
3: ...e Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
5: ...] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New York City]] during the [[Harlem Renaissance]], performing ...
7: ...d the musicians, adding yet another element of excitement to the show.
9: ...he most sensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...s a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ... decade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]]...
12: Morissette showed a love for singing and songwriting at an early age. When she was 9 years old, she...
14: ...ear, Morissette wrote her first song, "Fate Stay With Me", at the age of 9:
19: :''Would I make it through tomorrow'' - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...us]]. She is also a [[Roman Catholic]] [[saint]] with a [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] of [[July 22]...
6: ...hn 20:1|1]], [[John 20:2|2]]), (gaining her the epithet "apostle to the apostles") and again immediate...
11: ...e, in a dramatic 19th-century popular image of penitence painted by [[Ary Scheffer]].]]
12: ...tic references to the ''Gospel of Mary''. These writings reveal the degree to which the gospel was des... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ... [[cook]], [[author]], and [[television]] personality who introduced [[French cuisine]] and cooking te...
6: ...rvices]] (OSS) after being turned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
8: ...to [[China]], where she received the Emblem of Meritorious Civilian Service as head of the Registry of...
10: ...ned Mr. Child as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Information Ag...
14: ...d proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it appeal to Americans. - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
23: ...ts that affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is contin...
25: ...velop apples suitable for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased co...
27: ...[United States]] since the [[Immigration to the United States|arrival of Europeans]].
32: ...low [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor. - 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... - Printing (4400 bytes)
4: ... [[ink]] on [[paper]] using a [[printing press]]. It is an essential part of [[publishing]].
11: ... first discovered and developed in [[China]]. Primitive ''[[Woodblock printing]]'' was already in use ...
13: ...gy in 1440. Basing the design of his machine on a wine press, Gutenberg developed the use of raised and ...
15: ...n Juan Pablos set up an imported press in Mexico City, Mexico. Stephen Day built the first printing pr...
18: ...od. [[Alois Senefelder|Senefelder]] discovered [[lithography]]. [[Blake]] made relief etchings. Early ... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...eece]], [[Cyprus]], south [[Albania]], [[Southern Italy]], south [[Republic of Macedonia|Former Yuglos...
13: ...]] with a documented history of some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical period...
15: ...sation. It has been studied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onw...
17: ...estament Greek''' (after its most famous word of literature).
21: ...as 11th century). Today in its '''common''' form, it is spoken by approximately 15 million speakers wo... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
16: ...icepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
18: ...veowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University of Virginia]].
20: ...uisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...is own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Australia (39438 bytes)
9: capital =[[Canberra]]|
11: largest_city =[[Sydney]]|
12: government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy|Const. monarchy]]|
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Governor-G...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<b... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...ation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...l-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the ...
9: ...a]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national languages of India|second ...
11: ...re not as such that they require nationwide recognition. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ddition, Portugal includes several [[island]] territories in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], such as ...
5: ...th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]...
7: ...and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
12: ===Lusitania===
13: ...tanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitania|Roman Lusitania]]''''' - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ..., and the tiny [[Parsley Island]] ([[Disputed territories|disputed]]). Due to the [[Spanish colonisati...
15: capital = [[Madrid]] |
17: largest_city = [[Madrid]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Kings of Spain|King]]<br>[[President of th...
23: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ...any other substance. This includes, but is not limited to, water or other sweeteners.
6: ...tinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over [[sugar]] and other [[sweetener]]s.
8: ...tural airborne [[yeast]]s cannot become active in it because the moisture content is too low. Natural,...
12: ==Composition of honey==
14: ...e bees that produced the honey. Honey has a [[density]] of about 1500 [[kilogram|kg]]/[[metre|m<sup>3<... - Abydos, Egypt (9715 bytes)
2: ...ved. Thence the Greeks named it Abydos, like the city on the [[Hellespont]]; the modern [[Arabic langu...
6: ...y of the city begins in the late prehistoric age, it having been founded by the rulers of the [[Predyn...
14: ...ynasty, and a smaller building was erected behind it, enclosing a wide hearth of black ashes.
15: ...nd in the ashes, and these were probably the substitutes for sacrifices decreed by [[Khufu (pharaoh)|K...
17: ...stone chamber of the temple, gives the only portrait of this greatest ruler. - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...en known as [[Ionia]]), [[Sicily]] and southern [[Italy]] (known as [[Magna Graecia|Great Greece]]), a...
4: ...ut historians use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the [[Minoan civilizati...
6: ...xtend the term back to about [[1000 BC]]. The traditional date for the end of the Ancient Greek period...
8: ... continuum running until the advent of [[Christianity]] in the [[third century]] AD.
10: ...ics, educational systems, philosophy, art and architecture of the modern world, particularly during th... - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
1: ..., as well as the entire area surrounding the [[Mediterranean]] Sea and some of the area surrounding th...
11: The city of [[Rome]] grew from settlements on and around ...
17: ...publican Rome by William R Shepherd (died 1934) edited.jpg|thumb|200px|A map of Republican Rome.]]
19: ...h the Roman Senate, which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic.
21: ...scans]]. The last threat to Roman [[hegemony]] in Italy came when [[Tarentum]], a major [[Greek]] colo...
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