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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ies in Chinese history|dynasties]] developed systems of bureaucratic control, which gave the agrarian-...
18: ...rs of modern [[Chinese character]]s, but such claims are unsupported. With no clear written records to...
30: ...Guangxi]] in [[214 BC]] enabled him to proclaim himself the [[Qin Shi Huang Di|First Emperor]] (Shi Hu...
44: ...d in works such as ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''.
50: ...e Foundation and early history of the Three Kingdoms state of Wu'' by Rafe de Crespigny, in Asian Stud... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
4: ...igion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams ad-Din Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muh...
8: ...elf (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he saw or did are probably fanciful, but in many ...
15: ...al effort into keeping the journey safe for pilgrims.
47: ...e he carried on to [[Ceylon]] for a visit to [[Adams Peak|Adam's Peak]].
51: ...ugh the [[Grand Canal of China|Grand Canal]] to [[Beijing]], but this is believed to be one of his tales, n... - China (38909 bytes)
7: ...he ROC, while never formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the r...
18: ...hongguo", though acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially whe...
30: ...he subsequent Silk Road traders would identify themselves by that name.
32: In any circumstance, the word ''China'' passed through many lang...
53: ... partly influenced by Christianity who believed himself to be the son of [[God]] and the younger broth... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ...:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart...
5: ... several issues. Because many Chinese belief systems have concepts of a sacred and sometimes spiritual...
7: ...ommon to profess a belief in multiple belief systems. It is possible for someone to claim to be a [[Bu...
9: Major belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor wo...
37: ...started an effort to try and convert Chinese Muslims to Christianity. - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
5: ...ina in [[1266]], arriving at [[Khanbaliq]] (now [[Beijing]]). They returned from China as [[Kublai Khan]]'s...
7: ...ere is some factual evidence supporting these claims, and some evidence contrary to it, with no comple...
29: ... defense, much of what he did not mention is circumstantial, and there are no arguments today that ref... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
32: ==Arms control and disarmament==
33: ...ablishment of a Commission to Deal with the Problems Raised by the Discovery of Atomic Energy" and cal...
35: ...sible merits of a nuclear test ban, outer-space arms control, efforts to ban chemical weapons, nuclear...
37: ...community]] for the negotiation of multilateral arms control and disarmament agreements. It has 66 mem...
41: ceased, in order to enforce the terms of peace agreements and to discourage - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
68: Eurasia is a continent in the 5 continent systems, called simply Asia in one of them.
71: Asia is a continent in the 5 continent systems (but includes Europe in one of them) and those wi...
81: * [[China, People's Republic of]] - [[Beijing]]
130: ...systems and the 7 continent system. In other systems it is part of Asia or Eurasia. - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
36: <tr><td>[[Beijing]] <td>[[People's Republic of China]], see also [[... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
4: The PRC claims sovereignty over but has never controlled [[Taiwa...
19: ...Xiaoping]] and others who initiated economic reforms.
23: ...ge Chinese as evidence of the success of the reforms.
25: ...e also of the opinion that various political reforms, such as moves towards popular elections, have be...
27: ...rs, claim that these policies severely violate norms of [[human rights]] that the international commun... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
5: * [[Beijing]] (formerly Anglicized as ''Peking'' and briefly ...
12: ...#37117; "great capital"). This was reported as [[Beijing|Cambaluc]] by [[Marco Polo]].
24: ...dom of Shu|Shu Kingdom]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]]. It was briefly the seat of Chiang's ROC govern...
33: ...4-978), during the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]]
41: ...ring the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
69: ...th century CE, the arrival of the [[Arab]] [[Muslims]] to the provinces of [[Sindh]] and [[Punjab (Pa...
76: ...n of Pakistan - an [[Islamic]] state for the Muslims of British India. [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] a Briti...
79: ... modern history. An estimated 1 to 5 million Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and others lost their lives as a d...
90: ... formed from the names of the "homelands" of Muslims in [[South Asia]]. (P for [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Pun...
105: ...he National Assembly are elected for five-year terms. The National Assembly elects the [[Prime Ministe... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
5: ...rn of the last century, however, non-Chinese systems of social and political organization gained adher...
10: ...at philosophers, teachers and religion. Early forms of art in China were made from pottery, jade and ...
14: ... poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] composed their poems. Late Tang poetry was marked by the influence of...
18: ...sition than Song paintings. In the Qing dynasty, Beijing opera is introduced which is considered the best ...
34: ...s also become a hotbed of filmmaking with such films as ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', ''[[He... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...visioned the layout of the entire ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and monuments lo...
5: ...ing]] Dynasty in 1644 CE (Chong Zhen had hanged himself on the now famous [[Guilty Chinese Scholartree...
7: ...a at the foot of the [[Jundu Mountains]] north of Beijing was selected. This 40 square kilometer area - enc...
16: *[http://www.drben.net/ChinaReport/Beijing/Landmarks-Hotspots/OutsidetheCity/Shisan_Ling-Min...
17: ...ots/OutsidetheCity/Shisan_Ling-Ming_Dynasty_Tombs/Beijing-MingTombs-ShisanLing-onlinesources.html The Ming ... - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
9: ...the [[Manchu]] [[Qing dynasty]] armies occupied [[Beijing]] and brought Qing rule to [[China proper]], succ...
111: <td>Three Kingdoms</td>
114: ...oms|H]] - [[Table of Chinese monarchs#Three Kingdoms Period|E]])</td>
159: <td>Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms</td>
162: ... of Chinese monarchs#Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms|E]])</td> - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
5: ...pg|thumb|300px|The Great Wall in the winter, near Beijing]]The first major wall was built during the reign ...
11: ...]] - [[1198]] (the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]])
24: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Storehouse and barracks near Beijing]]While some portions near tourist centers have be...
26: ... written to protect the Wall nationwide. However, Beijing has enacted local legislation which would prohibi...
46: ... available near the site of construction. Near [[Beijing]] the wall is constructed from [[quarry|quarried]... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...f [[China]] from [[1368]] to [[1644]], though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the '...
8: ... education in state affairs. He then positioned himself as defender of [[Confucianism]] and neo-Confuc...
16: ... was responsible for moving the capital back to [[Beijing]].
22: ...reased food supply and Hongwu's agricultural reforms. The population probably rose by at least 50 perc...
49: ..., the Ming forces attacked the Bai-yi with fire arms, taking a claimed 30,000 heads. Si Lun-fa was sub... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
32: ...rom [[1070 BC]]. Though the originating source seems sufficiently reliable, silk unfortunately degrade...
67: ...n the [[Nile]]-[[Oxus]] section and [[Three Kingdoms]] to [[Yuan Dynasty]] in the Sinitic zone in its ...
69: ...s political centers strung along the Silk Road ([[Beijing]] in North China, [[Karakorum (palace)|Karakorum]... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
37: ...he war with France, the war between the two Vietnams after 1954, and the war with the American troops ...
61: ...tly without resistance. The Viet Minh sent telegrams throughout Tonkin announcing its victory, and loc...
65: Despite the heady days of August, major problems lay ahead for the ICP. Noncommunist political par...
69: ...ietnamese and the French began to question the terms of the accord. Negotiations to implement the agre...
91: ...e that a communist leadership would under no circumstances allow free elections, argued that it was in... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
57: ...ations of the same Khmer word, much as Peking and Beijing are just two different transliterations of the sa...
61: ...d in more formal occasions, such as in news programs or in political speeches.
92: The Angkorian period was in terms of cultural accomplishments and political power, ...
96: ...s [[Avalokitesvara]], which are either the king himself or the guardians of the [[cardinal point]]s (K...
112: In [[1970]], while Prince Sihanouk was away in [[Beijing]], General [[Lon Nol]] seized power in a military... - BMX racing (1539 bytes)
7: ...have gone on to leverage their skills in other forms of bicycle and motorcycle competitions.
9: ... medal sport at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].
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