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- History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...ter Lantian show early habitation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is ...
18: ...not yet been corroborated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in centr...
28: ...97;) began to emerge in the Huanghe valley, overrunning the Shang. The Zhou appeared to have begun the...
30: ...unification of the other six powers, and further annexations in the modern regions of [[Zhejiang]], [[...
38: ...roduced into the English language from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...hina]], stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north...
16: ...ver, and carries certain cultural and political connotations. During the [[Spring and Autumn Period]],...
18: ...nbei]] and [[Xiongnu]]. As the PRC now governs [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Xinjiang]], and [[Tibet]], and th...
25: ...esent political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing...
30: ... short-lived and was often regarded as overly tyrannical it unified the written language in China and ... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
5: ...me "Ashoka" translates into 'without sorrow' in [[Sanskrit]] (''a'' – without, ''shoka'' – sorro...
20: ...nborn heir to the throne spread, Prince Susima planned the execution of the unborn child; however, the...
38: ...cial policy of nonviolence, [[ahimsa]]. Even the unnecessary slaughter or mutilation of animals was im...
40: ...lf, Ashoka came to be known as ''Dhammashoka'' ([[Sanskrit]]), meaning Ashoka, the follower of [[Dharma]]. A...
45: ...adasi''' (in [[Pali]]) or '''Priyadarshi''' (in [[Sanskrit]]) meaning "good looking" or "favoured by the god... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...i Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Worth More than ...
16: ...n=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationNepal.png]]
58: ...ritings1.html history] that has extended for millennia. The [[Kirant|Kirati]] are one of the first Nep...
85: ...(39 in) in western Nepal. In some areas of Nepal annual rainfall totals over 4,000 mm, sometimes even ...
111: ... growing by about 5% on average as compared with annual population growth of 2.3%. - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
15: ...ad. These images represent the ''Protectors'' ([[Sanskrit|Skt]]. ''[[dharmapala]]'') and their fearsome bea... - History of science (41710 bytes)
29: ...lected astronomical information in a systematic manner through simple observation. Though they had no...
52: ... upon. In addition, there was the [[Hajj]]. This annual [[pilgrimage]] to [[Mecca]] facilitated schola...
54: ... [[algebra]] is derived from ''al-jabr'', the beginning of the title of one of his publications. [[Tur...
65: ...[Galileo Galilei]], [[Christiaan Huygens]], [[Johannes Kepler]], and [[Blaise Pascal]]. In philosophy,...
74: ...st known model of planetary motion given by [[Johannes Kepler|Kepler]] in the early [[17th century]], ... - Caste (32815 bytes)
7: Varna comes from the [[Sanskrit]] (वर्ण ''varṇa'' ...
20: ...s, and performed the physically difficult work shunned by the higher castes.
27: The [[Brahmin]]s (the word comes from [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to know') are t...
63: * they worked as [[butcher]]s and tanners and hence had to work with dead animals;
82: The beginnings of Vedic ritual and textual traditions were p... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...}), which is derived from the [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] name of an ancient [[Hindu]] king, whose story ...
17: ...c invasions]] in the beginning of the second millennium, much of India was ruled by the [[Delhi Sultan...
21: During the middle of the second millennium, several European countries, including the [[P...
23: ...sts in [[1998]]. Significant economic reforms beginning in [[1991]], have transformed India into one o...
44: ...rs. In [[1977]], a united opposition, under the banner of the [[Janata Party]], won the election and f... - Mars (27704 bytes)
41: ...e prime meridian by the Italian astronomer [[Giovanni Schiaparelli]] when he began work on his notable...
85: ...e manner or another before completing or even beginning their missions. Part of this high failure rate...
93: ...ir targets; while a 90-day nominal mission was planned, as of February 2005, their missions have been ...
122: ...terial activity. On [[August 6]], [[1996]] NASA announced that analysis of the [[ALH84001|ALH 84001]]...
151: In [[Jyotish]], Mars is known in [[Sanskrit]] as Mangal (auspicious), Angaraka (burning coal)... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
57: ... a formal word meaning "country"; it comes from [[Sanskrit]] and is a cognate of the word ''pradesh'' as in ...
59: ...ujadesa''). [[Kambojas |Kambuja]] is the ancient Sanskrit name of an early north [[India]]n tribe which was...
63: ...ājp;#257;}}'', same meaning) -ch⫠(from Sanskrit ''cakra'', meaning "'''wheel'''", a symbol of pow...
79: ...ellectuals, detractors of Marxism, and some just innocent civilians. Millions fled across to neighbour...
85: ...n present day Cambodia appeared in the [[1st millennium]] AD. During the 300s, 400s, and 500s AD, the ... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
12: ...binomial_name = Acinonyx jubatus | author = [[Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date =...
20: ... found in cheetah cubs. It is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws. Even when retract...
22: ...di]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitraka'', meaning "the spotted one". Other ... - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
2: ...y means a "wisdom ("bodhi") being ("sattva") in [[Sanskrit]].
53: ...esvara]] in India, [[Guan Yin]] in China, and [[Kannon]] in Japan. A modern bodhisattva for many is th...
62: ...Ch. 觀音　''Guan Yin'', Jp. ''Kannon'', Tib. ''Chenrezig'')
69: ...163; Jin Gang Shou, Jp.''Shukongojin'', Tib. ''Channa Dorje'') - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
3: ... way of thinking. Philosophy, thus, has several connotations in common speech. This article will focus...
5: ...demic philosophy and which has many traditions spanning thousands of years often classifed by time per...
29: ...losophers typically frame problems in a logical manner, historically using [[syllogism]]s of [[traditi...
31: ...ing from one to another. These debates are also connected to debates over language and interpretation....
67: ...de [[Donald Davidson]] (now deceased), [[Daniel Dennett]], [[Jerry Fodor]], [[Jurgen Habermas]], [[Sau... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...ibuted greatly to India's cultural landscape. Beginning around [[180 BC]], a series of invasions from ...
14: ...mic invasions in the beginning of the second millennium, much of India was ruled by the [[Delhi Sultan...
20: During the middle of the second millennium, several European countries, including the [[P...
26: ...sts in [[1998]]. Significant economic reforms beginning in [[1991]], have transformed India into one o...
32: ...rished even as far back as the [[9000 BC|9th Millennium BCE]]. - French language (40201 bytes)
31: ... [[Franks|Franks]] in northern France, the [[Alemanni]] in the German/French border, the [[Burgundians...
46: ...ll]], [[Devon]]) traveled across the [[English Channel]], both for reasons of trade and as a result of...
288: ...[Laos]], [[Mauritania]], [[United Kingdom]] ([[Channel Islands]]), [[United States|United States of Am...
348: ... end of a word (e.g. ''Parisien'' → ''Parisienne'') makes it clearly pronounced, always.
350: ...'' drop their final vowel before another word beginning with a vowel. The missing vowel is replaced b... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
15: ... story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections on his early life.
23: ...iving him valuable experience in organising and running institutions. Some of the vegetarians he met w...
29: At this point in his life, Gandhi was a mild-mannered, diffident, politically indifferent individua...
33: ...ulation. At a mass protest meeting held in [[Johannesburg]] that [[September]], Gandhi adopted his pl...
42: ... was to be his longest term of imprisonment. Beginning on [[March 18]], [[1922]], he only served abou... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
6: ...anātana Dharma'', roughly translated as "Perennial Faith") is characterized by a diverse array of...
10: :[[Sanskrit]]: '''एकम् सत...
15: ...ce for different beliefs since temporal systems cannot claim sole understanding of the one [[transcend...
44: ...1;म, ''Sanātana Dharma''), or the "Perennial Philosophy/Harmony/Faith", is the one name tha...
67: ...eing, and this is reflected in the fact that in [[Sanskrit]], the word brahman is of neuter (as opposed to m... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
8: ...nguages including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
14: ...ensuous delights, to live in a balanced worldly manner, and by accepting ultimate reality. Thus, by th...
22: ...ct major journeys, which are called [[Udasis]] spanning many thousands of miles.
132: ...i” (slow adopters) are Sikhs who have not donned the full 5Ks but are still Sikhs nevertheless.
136: ...rtunately, when translating, the proper meaning cannot be correctly conveyed without using Him/His/He/... - Siachen glacier (3348 bytes)
3: .... Both countries maintain permanent military personnel on the glacier at a height of over 7,000 metres...
7: ...]] (named after the divine cloud messenger in a [[Sanskrit]] play) was launched on 13 April 1984 when the [[...
9: ...cannot get up to the glacier, while the Indians cannot come down. Presently India holds two-thirds of ...
10: ...ing. Both the sides have lost close to 4,000 personnel primarily due to the extreme weather conditions... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
15: ...itar. Excavated in Susa, [[Iran]]. Dated 3rd Millennium BC.]]
16: ...mbination of two words. "''Guit''" comes from the Sanskrit word ''"Sangeeta"'' meaning "music." The second h...
17: ...where it was later to be established as classical sanskrit of India. So the word "guitar" is Iranian in Orig...
65: ...nics'''=== These components and the wires that connect them allow the player to control some aspects ...
68: ...ow the string vibrations to resonate. Trying to connect two thin pieces of wood at a 90 degree angle i...
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