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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
75: ...1868-1969), French explorer, visited [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]] in 1924
89: ...Red]], (c.950-1003), explored and colonized [[Greenland]]
90: ...ríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Americas|America]]
131: ...ara Falls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississ...
148: ...anish people|Danish]] explorer, Governor of [[Greenland]] - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...east 3,500 years, and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization...
36: ...he [[Qin Dynasty|Qin]] (秦) Emperor lasted only twelve years, he managed to subdue great parts o...
92: ...back rooms, so his father would not see them. He only kept the most old and ugly servants, and old fur...
146: ...ired by the Ming. The brick and granite work was enlarged, the watch towers were redesigned and cannon...
148: ...the Ming economic system emphasized agriculture, unlike that of Song, which had preceded the Mongolian... - China (38909 bytes)
7: ...f as ''[[Taiwan]]'', which is also the usage commonly adopted in the West (see [[political status of T...
16: ...ng the [[Spring and Autumn Period]], it was used only to describe the states politically descended fro...
18: ...w governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and the ROC now governs [[Taiwan]] (also claim...
27: The Republic of China as it controlled mainland China, and later, the People's Republic of Chi...
30: The most commonly accepted theory as to the origin of the [[Englis... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
8: ...nd married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Ki... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
13: ...)|Wave]]'' was less successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
15: ... wouldn't have to change her name.) She recorded only the critically panned album ''[[Dream Of Life]]'...
17: ...h the single "1959" about the Chinese invasion of Tibet) in 1997, ''Gung Ho'' (with songs about [[Mother ... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
7: ...] traveling the world, claiming to have entered [[Tibet]] to study with the [[Ascended Master]]s for two ...
59: ...m Max Heindel writings & with introduction by [[Manly P. Hall]]), [http://correiorosacruz.netfirms.com...
69: ''I speak ?with absolute certainty? only so far as my own personal belief is concerned. T...
71: ... pilgrim, wandering about the world to teach the only true religion, which is truth.'' - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th cen...
16: ...ut forming a knot. Because of the loom structure only five colors can be used to create the design. Mo...
19: Unlike woven carpets, [[embroidery]] carpets are not ...
30: ...an]], [[Nepal]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tibetan rugs|Tibet]], and [[Pirot]].
63: ... can be used to cover a floor. They are usually only used in commercial settings and often are not af... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...]The '''People's Republic of China''' (PRC), commonly referred to as '''China''', is a state in [[East...
6: The term "[[mainland China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area ...
13: ...n [[1949]] with the Communists in control of [[mainland China]] and the Kuomintang in control of [[Tai...
21: ...wed but gradually under the leadership of [[Zhou Enlai]] moderate forces regained influence. After Mao...
27: ... from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tibetans, and most Westerners, claim that these policie... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...orders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Autonomous Region]]) and [[India]].
81: ...ain Region in north. Of Nepal's total land area, only 20 percent is cultivatable. Deforestation is a s...
83: ... known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolongma in Tibetan), the highest mountain in the world, straddles ...
111: ...ss domestic product|GDP]]. Industrial activity mainly involves the processing of agricultural produce ...
121: ...om three major language groups: [[Indo-Aryan]], [[Tibeto-Burman]], and [[indigenous]]. According to the 2... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
25: ...ere given the task to preserve the deceased. Not only did their job require knowledge of human anatomy...
31: ...ll incision on the left side of the [[abdomen]]. Only the [[heart]] was left in place. The organs whic...
57: ...[Japan]]''', see external link ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
58: ...onor for people who reached a highest level of [[enlightenment]].
77: ...ement called Qilakitsoq, in Greenland. The "[[Greenland Mummies]]" consisted of a six-month old baby, ... - Country (4192 bytes)
7: ...nents" of the [[United Kingdom|British]] state. [[Tibet]], an autonomous region of China, is similarly ca... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... art]], reflecting the over-riding influence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] on these cultures.
3: The art of Tibet may be studied in terms of influences which have ...
10: ...this tradition. A common bodhisattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Ava...
13: ... diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as the ''[[dorje]]'').
18: ...eon of local tutelary deities to Tibetan art. In Tibetan temples (known as ''lhakhang''), statues of the... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
39: ...rtation and [[shipbuilding|sea-faring]] followed only centuries later, and later our earliest [[Timeli...
69: ...on [[China]], [[Xanadu]], [[Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Tibet]], [[Southeast Asia]] and so forth). Many civiliz... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
17: ...es in mountainous regions, like [[Sichuan]] and [[Tibet]]. The Giant Panda is the symbol of the World Wil...
23: ...need the mother?s undivided attention, so she is only able to care for one of her cubs. She usually a...
36: ...ad, China began to offer pandas to other nations only on 10-year loans. The standard loan terms includ...
50: ...rsus light brown pattern. The skull of ''A. m. qinlingensis'' is smaller than its relatives and it ha... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
32: ...ows the practitioner to tap into the healing and enlightening energy coming from the life-giving womb ...
34: ...ple words, but invariably the deeper meaning can only be understood through regular practice.
39: ...nd is instead trained to be acutely aware of not only breathing, but all things that one comes to expe...
47: The Buddha achieved [[Bodhi|enlightenment]] while meditating under a [[Bodhi tree...
49: ...rs to [[Zazen]] and [[Koan]] mediation practices. Tibetan buddhism include more various methods. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
25: ...Tenzin Gyatso]], the 14th [[Dalai Lama]], flees [[Tibet]] and travels to [[India]].
136: * [http://www.tnl.net/when/3/17 Today in History: March 17] - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
4: ...y Pakistan). After four epic journeys (north to [[Tibet]], south to [[Sri Lanka]], east to [[Bengal]] and...
12: ...eality, as God created matter as a veil, so that only spiritual minds, free of desire, can penetrate i...
38: ...period [[1469]] to [[1708]]. These teachers were enlightened souls whose main purpose in life was the ...
76: #'''"[[Ek Onkar]]" - One God:''' There is only one God, who has infinite qualities and names; S...
181: ...the Sikh Turban also. Whilst French Sikhs number only 5,000-7,000, internationally Sikhs have been mak... - Yak (4592 bytes)
14: ...thumb|350px|left|Photo representing a wild yak in tibet [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]...
15: ... found in the Himalayan region of South Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and some parts of Central Asia. Known ...
34: ...sands of years by the people of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau. They are used as pack animals, carryin...
40: ...jority of the wild yak population is found in the Tibetan Plateau, with smaller populations in India, Nep...
55: ... (common domestic [[cattle]]). These are known in Tibetan as ''[[dzo]]'' or ''dzopkyo''. - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
12: ...]]'' (21e - 25d) and his ''[[Critias]]'' are the only written accounts of Atlantis; in these Plato giv...
20: ...nd described a class of [[earthquake]]s that suddenly, by a violent motion, opened up huge mouths and ...
23: ...world: it showed an inner continent, a compact mainland surrounded by sea, and this was surrounded by ...
36: ...ct that is absent in Plato, who describes them mainly as a military threat to the Greeks), and describ...
38: ...e references to this, and the myth was published only posthumously, in the ''[[Silmarillion]]'' ([[197... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
11: ...bur]], and, allegedly, [[Timur]], although it is unlikely that the Tartar conquerer was actually relat...
17: ...ered him to his future wife's family when he was only nine. He lived there until he reached the [[Arra...
29: ...gol chiefs) he was acknowledged as the first and only "Genghis Khan" or [[Khagan]], the ''ruler of rul...
62: ... Tangut and the Rurzhen. Therefore, Genghis sent only two [[tumen]] (roughly 20,000 soldiers) under a ...
86: ...nst the invaders outside of the city gate. Ma Jianlong later died from wounds received from arrows in...
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