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- Cusco Region (4142 bytes)
1: {{Peru region table|
2: name = Cusco|
3: ...e:Cusco_region_coat_of_arms.png|Logo of the Cusco region, Peru]]|
4: ...ocation of Cusco region.png|Location of the Cusco region in Peru]]|
5: president = Carlos R. Cuaresma| - Palestine (region) (604 bytes)
1: ...ns of the region have been used in the past three millennia (see also [[definitions of Palestine]]).
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ... westernmost country in [[Latin America]] and the most populous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking...
10: native_name = Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
11: common_name = Mexico |
12: image_flag = Mexico flag large.png |
13: image_coat = Mexico CoA.png | - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...es refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
3: ''See also: [[Military of Costa Rica]]''
5: ... cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; ...
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Costa rica flag large.png|125px|]]
12: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:CostaRica_coa.jpg]] - Luwian language (1607 bytes)
1: ...ieroglyphics|Hieroglyphic]]-Luwian and (3), the somewhat later [[Lycian language|Lycian]].
3: ...languages its speakers came into contact with ([[Amorite]] dialects and especially [[Hebrew language|...
5: ...nts: palatovelars, plain velars, and labiovelars (Melchert 1987).
8: ...f [[Warren Cowgill]] (1929–1985). Papers from the Fourth East Coast Indo-European Conference, [... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...led Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: ...eiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema beach]]
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...o_LE2002059_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]]. - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...rs, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company's]] large [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]], see ...
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6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer o...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval expl...
11: ...ncisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]]) - Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
1: ...Image:Mesopotamia_4.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "[[Cradle of Civili...
2: ...th, the [[Zagros Mountains]] and the [[Caucasus]] mountains to the north.
5: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}}
6: ...pital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia.
8: ...ements and cultures which were among the first to make use of [[agriculture]]. - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur (Kyrus).
4: ...the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
6: ...on]] has been beyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...to a number of Persian kings, either that their remains were brought "to the Persians," or that they ...
9: ...300px|Persepolis (L)]][[Image:Persepolis 1.JPG|thumb|300px|Persepolis (R)]]</center> - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ... He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach...
2: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ... first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...e: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout E...
7: ..., the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]]. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: ...cally, the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that countr...
5: ...is recognized by its frequent appearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ...by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ... epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
1: [[Image:IbnBattuta.jpg|thumb|250px|Ibn Battuta (1304-1377).]]
2: ...t of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...llah Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn Ibrahim Ibn Battuta al-Lawati al-Tanji'''.
6: ...still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the world in the [[14th century]].
8: ...ory-telling. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
1: ...ight|thumb|150px|A bagpipe performer in [[Amsterdam]].]]
3: ...n the singular or plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes" and "the bagpipe".
6: [[Image:annotated_stand.jpg|right|thumb|A set of Scottish Great Highland bagpipes.<br>
16: ... a whole goatskin is used, cured with salt and alum.
18: ...nters with a cylindrical bore will produce a very mellow [[oboe]]-like sound, while chanters with a c... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...or multiple states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...ver the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chin...
7: ...(see [[political status of Taiwan]] for more information). The nature and extent of ''China'' is the ...
9: ==Terminology== - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
3: ...ituent components, including [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...d [[Taoism]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...incorporating some Christian concepts into Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
9: ...se astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geomancy]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ... [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirundi...
3: ...mands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
6: native_name = Republika y'u Burundi<br>R鰵bliq...
7: common_name = Burundi |
8: image_flag = Burundi flag large.png | - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
1: ...Carved sphinx with face of Hatshepsut, Cairo Museum]]
2: ...o take the title Pharaoh, though, again, Nitocris may have also ruled and taken the title.
4: ...os]] occupation of Egypt during the [[Second Intermediate Period]].
6: ...ates her reign lasted 22 years. Her name is sometimes spelled Hapshepsut, Hatchepsut or Hat-shep-set....
8: ==Family== - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
1: ...ok)|Agricola]]'') and [[Dio Cassius]] (in his ''Roman History'').
3: ...tatue.jpg|thumb|300px|Statue of Boudicca near Westminster Pier]]
7: ...-heir, along with his two daughters, to his kingdom.
9: ...out [[procurator]] [[Catus Decianus]] for criticism for his "rapacity".
11: ...he [[Legio IX Hispana|Legio IX ''Hispana'']], attempted to relieve the city, but his forces were rout... - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
1: ...rance|French]] kings, and became notorious as the mistress of King [[Henry II of France|Henri II]].
3: ...[Dr?], in the [[Rh?Alpes]] region of [[France]]. Married to a grandson of [[Charles VII of France|Ki...
5: ...ꭥ (1538-1619) who married Fran篩s, Duke of Montmorency.
7: [[Image:DianedePoitiers.jpg|left|frame|Diane de Poitiers]]
9: ...n Rose]]", he did not forget to present the royal mistress with a pearl necklace. - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
1: {{Infobox Senator | name=Blanche Lincoln
2: | nationality=american
3: | image name=AR_Lincoln_Blanche.jpg
5: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
8: | preceded=[[Dale Bumpers]] - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: ...jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]]]]
2: ...ed to [[Philadelphia]] when he was a teenager; he moved back to Israel after graduate school and was ...
4: ==Born in the Russian empire==
6: ...he family followed in [[1906]]. They settled in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]].
8: ==Emigration to the United States, 1906== - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...velopment of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her lover [[Alice B. To...
7: ... in 1897 followed by two years at [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]].
9: [[image:Stein_by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo...
11: ... the height of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]].
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