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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...[[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship co...
2: ...x|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...r whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck i...
5: ...t voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the gen...
7: ...ay" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
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11: image_map = LocationNetherlands.png | - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...ands]] and [[Luxembourg]], and to the east by [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]].
3: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
7: ...th="130px"| [[image:Germany flag large.png|125px|Flag of Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Imag...
9: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Germany|Flag]]) - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
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9: ...Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: ...nguages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English language|English]] |
11: capital = [[Islamabad]] | - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: '''The Kingdom of Nepal''', situated in the [[Himalaya]], is the world's only [[Hindu]] [[kingdom]]. I...
2: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
7: ...r width=140 | [[Image:Nepal flag large.png|125px|Flag of Nepal]]
10: | align=center width=150 | ([[Flag of Nepal|In Detail]])
14: ...ariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven)''</s... - Nairobi (2690 bytes)
2: ...ne of the largest cities in [[Africa]] with a population of around 3 million. Nairobi's name comes fro...
4: ...nistrative language while Kiswahili remains the [[lingua franca]].
6: ...uilt in the early [[1900s]] after an outbreak of plague and the burning of the original town. Thereaf...
8: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
10: ...ited Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Kisumu]] and then by land-based [[aircraft]] on the routes to the south. - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ..., [[musician]], [[poet]], and romantic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key figure in [[...
8: ...fe Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. His father was a lawyer of some repute and belonged to an impoverishe...
10: ...n, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Prince''.
12: ... He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in his hono...
15: ...''The Prince'', it was viewed in a negative light largely because the Catholic church put the work in ... - Maasai (4392 bytes)
1: ...tograph courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...he growth of modern civilisation, the Maasai have largely managed to stay out of the mainstream and ma...
4: The estimated total population of the Maasai people is about 900,000, with a...
6: ...e reserves, which was all formerly Maasai grazing land.
8: ... over the centuries when the Maasai attempt to reclaim their "property". The huts of the Maasai are bu... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...e in Physics|Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his explanation of the [[photoelectric effect]] and "for hi...
5: ...of science and technology|history]], and in [[popular culture]], ''Einstein'' has become a byword for ...
7: ...nd philosophy. To this day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
14: ... were Hermann Einstein, a featherbed salesman who later ran an [[electrochemistry|electrochemical]] wo...
16: ...hat he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], a condition related to [[autism]]. - French language (40201 bytes)
1:
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3: ...tes=[[France]], [[Canada]], [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]], [[U.S.]] state of [[Louisiana]], [[Haiti]], ...
5: |speakers=77 million (128 million with second language speakers)|rank=11
6: |family=[[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]]<br> - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
1: ...instreet.JPG|thumb|right|320px|[[Six Flags New England]], an amusement park in [[Springfield, Massachu...
3: ...ark is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, as an amusement park is meant to cater to...
7: ...es). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often us...
12: ...s. This conglomeration of attractions was the template used for amusement parks for the next half-cent...
14: ...ar attractions for amusement parks as well as the later modern theme parks of today. - Persian Empire (26229 bytes)
1: ...sterners to confuse Iran with Iraq; so in 1959 Pahlavi announced that both Persia and Iran can be used...
4: ...country by its native name, [[Iran]], which means Land of the [[Aryan]]s. For the geography of Fars/Pa...
11: ..., Parsumash) and mentions them in the region of [[Lake Urmia]] alongside another Aryan group, the ''Ma...
13: ...conquered territory from the native kingdom of [[Elam]], including the important region of [[Anshan (P...
15: ...et the standard of the benevolent conqueror by declaring what has been called the [[Cyrus Charter of H... - Mesoamerica (2665 bytes)
1: ... gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximate...
3: ...of a 260 day ritual calendar in addition to the solar year calendar (see: [[Mesoamerican calendars]]);...
5: ...nsive use of a [[lingua franca]], the [[Nahuatl]] language, at least since the [[7th century]], and pe...
11: ==Related topics==
13: ...chronology|chronology]], [[Mesoamerican languages|languages]] - Korean art (25186 bytes)
1: ...stern separation of the arts into distinct and isolated categories. Nationalism in Korea has encourage...
8: ...ying and yang. These patterns are found in such places like the doors of temples and shrines, clothes...
10: ...shamanistic ways, in the songs of [[yangban]] scholars, and the cross-overs between the visual arts an...
12: ...within a special [[Korean tea house]] with particular architecture contained often within [[Korean gar...
14: ...azes used in these works and the textures of the glazes make Korean art more in the tradition of ceram... - Roman commerce (14626 bytes)
1: ...]] and the exploits of the [[Roman legion]]s. The language and the legions were supported by trade whi...
3: ...Wars]] and minor uprisings, they gave a distinct flavor to Roman commerce.
7: == Negotiatores, Mercatores and Pedlars ==
9: ... as moneychangers. They kept strict books, or tabulae, which were considered as legal proof by the cou...
11: ...rochel) took spices and perfumes to the rural population (Safra p78). This suggests that the economic ... - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...he kingdom of [[Magadha]] in the [[Indo-Gangetic plains]] (modern [[Bihar]], eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]...
6: ...e north along the natural boundaries of the [[Himalayas]], and to the east stretching into what is now...
8: The Mauryan Empire was one of the largest empires to rule the Indian subcontinent. Its...
10: ...sored the spreading of Buddhist ideals into [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia and Mediterranean...
12: ...e in South Asia falls into the era of [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] (NBPW). The ''Arthashastra'' an... - Board game (8014 bytes)
4: ... intense strategic value and have become lasting classics.
6: ...ell known of thousands of games attempting to simulate warfare and geo-politics.
8: ...of which is ''[[Trivial Pursuit]]'', can also be placed in this category.
11: Board games have a long history and have been played in most cultures and societies; some even pre-...
16: ...o's book is the first known codification of many classical games. - Assyrian (19682 bytes)
3: ...mmunity of Northern Mesopotamia, pre-dating the Islamic conquest of the region.
5: ...estine (region)|Palestine]], the [[Armenia]]n highlands and which even threatened [[Egypt]] in the [[8...
7: ...cts of [[Aramaic]], a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]] which in the form of [[Syriac]] is used i...
9: ==Language==
10: {{main|Aramaic language}}
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