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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...'s capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ...Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Ve...
17: ...an strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Morro do Castelo'' (Ca...
21: ...en who arrived suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes.
25: ...hy]] and imposed a republic in [[1889]]. However, plans for moving the nation's seat city to the terri... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...n from different [[premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[log...
7: ...more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period of the ear...
12: ...ruth was no more than opinion and for teaching people to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusi...
14: ...thens had a direct [[democracy]]. It's known from Plato's writings that many sophists maintained schoo...
16: ...d truth. He wrote nothing, but inspired many disciples. He was executed in [[399 BCE]] on the charge t... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...esidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[...
5: ...oines River]], and from 1841 to [[1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trail]] and into t...
9: ...nia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his post.
13: ... [[Wind River Mountains]] is also named for the explorer.
15: ... author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he described. - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: ...ht|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shi...
9: ...al Roman of the [[2nd century]], whose military exploits in Britain may have been remembered for centu...
13: ... that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battlin...
19: ...f Arthur" and states "we went with Arthur in his splendid labours"; and the poem "Journey to Deganwy,"...
23: ..."Lives") of 6th-century [[saint|saints]]: for example, in the ''Life of Saint [[Illtud]]'', he is said... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
1: ...s beaux des monuments de la Grèce'' Paris, 1758 (Plate XX)]]
4: ...ger-lasting 6th century Ionic temple was the [[Temple of Artemis]] at Ephesus, one of the [[Seven Wond...
6: ...ers. This feature of the Ionic order made it more pliant and satisfactory than the Doric to critical e...
10: ...[Inigo Jones]] introduced a note of sobriety with plain Ionic columns on his [[Banqueting House at Whi...
12: ...blature resting on the columns has three parts: a plain [[architrave]] divided into two, or more gener... - China (38909 bytes)
3: ...ltiple states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...ed outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and varied according to its moving fortunes...
7: ...nese Civil War]] in [[1949]] established the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) in [[1949]] which ha...
21: ... or imperial domain. The ''[[Book of Poetry]]'' explicitly gives this definition.
23: # The area now called the [[North China Plain]]. The ''[[Sanguo Zhi]]'' records the followin... - Dombra (1417 bytes)
5: ...ra is played by either strumming with the hand or plucking each string individually, with an occasiona...
7: ... is usually unfretted, while the Kazakh dombra is played with a fret.
9: ... high regard as a symbol of nationalism among the post-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] nations of the [[Commonwe...
15: * [[kobyz]] (a bowed instrument, played like a [[cello]]) - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
64: ... in some cases, such as [[South Africa]], she has played an important role in retaining or restoring g... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
11: ...f fiefdoms and other forms of patronage, and in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter...
13: ...ternal grandfather of [[Henry II of England|Henry Plantagent]] (Fulk's son of previous marriage, [[Geo...
25: Melisende's victory was complete. Again she is seen in the historical record gr...
29: ... the Holy Sepulchre, our Lady of Josaphat, the Templum Domini, the order of the Hospital, the leper ho...
37: ...dessa. Damascus and Jerusalem were on very good diplomatic terms and held a peace treaty between them.... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
18: ... show in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limb...
20: ...read support and attention in [[1998]] when he complained that some radio stations were shortening his...
22: ...rty (which he had earlier alienated by breaking a pledge not to raise [[tax]]es). President [[George W...
26: ...oo late in the evening in many markets. (In many places it was aired at 1:30 AM or even later.)
30: ...t the changes in his voice were due to complete [[post-lingual hearing impairment|deafness]] in his left... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...d English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] an...
27: ...g [[Philip II of Spain]], she worried that the people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne...
31: ...er, and it is said that upon Mary's death, the people rejoiced in the streets.
33: ...lish service. She later persuaded her mother's chaplain, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He ...
37: ... were removed from the ecclesiastical bench and replaced by appointees who would submit to the Queen'... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
10: ...Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) wer...
19: ...Catholics was not well-received by the English people. Public alarm increased when James's second wife...
24: ...lliam's government. Still, she did not win the complete trust of her brother-in-law, who refrained fro...
26: ...otally extinguished, then it would have become simple for the deposed King James to reclaim the Throne...
33: .... The Duchess of Marlborough was appointed to the post of [[Mistress of the Robes]], the highest office ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[Engla...
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ...having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] ra...
13: ...pic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adulte...
34: The wedding took place at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]] on [[... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ficial described the new baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
11: ...arolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Naples]].
17: ...y dearest child. Do so much good to the French people that they can say that I have sent them an angel...
24: ...en the king told him to eat less, Louis-Auguste replied "Why? I always sleep better when I have a full...
25: ... [[phimosis]]. Rather, it seems that no one had explained to either Louis or Antoinette what they were... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
28: | [[Diplomat]]
35: ...[[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary...
51: ...olitics, and was responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to enhance women's prof...
56: ...ointed ambassador to the UN, her first diplomatic post, shortly after Clinton was inaugurated, presentin... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
47: ...rhaul of Canada's social policies in all their complexities could not be done in just 47 days (the tim...
51: ...ves from winning seats under the [[first past the post electoral system]].
55: ==Post-political career==
57: ...l]] to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], a post she remained in until [[2000]]. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
13: ...h required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also work...
27: ...rty activists and officials, Cantwell formed an exploratory committee in October [[1999]] to mull a ru...
31: ...crisy because of the incident. "Fiddling with people's websites and calling it good fun ... adds a ve...
35: ...orsements of the [[Seattle Times]], the [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]], the [[Spokesman-Review]], and th...
39: ...ements of the [[Seattle Times]] and the [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]], the state's two biggest newspape... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...assa]] formed a new government and introduced the post of prime minister, appointing Domitien to the pos...
5: ...elf as emperor. When Domitien openly rejected the plans, she was promptly fired and her cabinet was di...
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