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- Fall of the Western Roman Empire (2775 bytes)
1: ...] when the last [[Roman Emperors|Emperor]] of the Western Roman Empire was deposed; however there are many ...
3: ... every new generation, and a seemingly endless supply of theories on why it happened, if at all.
8: *'''[[Edward Gibbon]]''' essentially placed the blame on Christianity, saying Christianit...
12: ... at the height of Roman power, criticizing the peoples' obsession with "[[bread and circuses]]" and ru... - Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1897 bytes)
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17: ... are similar, but the black on the undertail is replaced by gray.
21: ...[[Argentina]]. This [[bird]] is a rare vagrant to western [[Europe]].
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- Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...[[Guiana]], are formed when a section of land is uplifted that is topped with a layer of particularly ...
4: ...g Jaya Plateau]] of the western Pacific is an example of such.
6: == Examples of plateaus ==
7: ...is landform, but there are many other notable examples of it from around the world, including:
8: * [[Allegheny Plateau|Allegheny]]/[[Cumberland Plateau]] (a continuous landform with different loca... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - 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...
4: ==Western Philosophy==
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: ...ome and includes the Greek philosophers such as [[Plato]]. The Medieval period runs until roughly the ...
10: ...is generally said to begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Minor (Ionia) with [[Thales]] of Miletus, wh... - 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...
13: ... [[Wind River Mountains]] is also named for the explorer.
15: ... author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he described. - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ... it had perhaps been inhabited by the [[Dorset people]]). Born in the Jaeder district of south-west [[...
4: ...west of Iceland- lands that had supposedly been explored by Gunnjborn. Nearly a century earlier, Gunnb...
6: ... Vestribyggð (around [[Nuuk]]). The Eastern and Western Settlements, which were actually situated in the ...
12: ...reenland). His son Leif was the first Viking to explore the land of Vinland (North America). Leif invi... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ... Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and ...
4: His first feat as an [[List of explorers|explorer]], one which brought him much acclaim and pro...
6: ...rought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
8: ...]], and other islands, and found out the probable place of the death of [[Jean-François de La Pérous... - 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: ...im for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...tember 1]] [[1557]]) was a French [[Exploration|explorer]] who is popularly thought of as one of the m...
9: ...may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France...
35: ...den and seeds of cabbage, turnip and lettuce were planted. A fortified settlement was thus created wh...
43: ...d to wait for [[Samuel de Champlain|Samuel de Champlain]] in [[1608|1608]]. - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...] and early [[19th century]] resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one...
5: The effects spread throughout [[Western Europe]] and [[North America]], eventually affect...
10: ...the surplus population who could no longer find employment in [[agriculture]] into the cities to seek ...
12: ... other nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls ...
14: ...to produce more goods to meet the needs of the people. - Steel (28384 bytes)
5: ...n-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8:
15: ... to ferrite or perlite does not have time to take place. The transformation into martensite, by contr...
23: ...dification process, and to produce shapes such as plate, sheet, wire, etc. It is then heat-treated to...
26: ...recovered from meteorite falls allowed ancient peoples to manufacture small numbers of iron artifacts. - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...lays have had a lasting impact on [[Western world|Western]] drama and culture.
9: ...34 BC]], a man named [[Thespis]] is credited with playing the role of the main character in a narrativ...
13: ...horus]]). In addition, the subject matter of the plays had expanded so that rather than just Dionysus...
17: ...s]] and the comic writer [[Aristophanes]]. Their plays, along with some [[secondary source]]s such as...
21: ...on Roman comedy, such as the surviving works of [[Plautus]] and [[Terence]]. - 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...
16: ...cribe the states politically descended from the [[Western Zhou]], in the [[Yellow River]] (Huang He) valley...
21: ... or imperial domain. The ''[[Book of Poetry]]'' explicitly gives this definition. - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: [[Image:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [h...
3: ...ginning of its [[history of China|history]]. [[Temple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape...
5: The study of '''religion in China''' is complicated by several issues. Because many Chinese bel...
7: ... living life according to [[Taoism|Taoist]] principles and participating in [[ancestor worship]] ritua...
35: ...us Region]]s. Islam in China, particularly in the western, minority-dominated regions, can be connected wit... - May (3270 bytes)
19: * In Western Europe May 8 is [[Victory in Europe Day|VE Day]].... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ... Although the country is land-locked, much of its western border is adjacent to [[Lake Tanganyika]] where i...
58: ...Tutsi refugees at the [[Gatumba]] refugee camp in western Burundi. In response to the attack, the Burundian...
70: ...is area forms part of the [[Albertine Rift]], the western extension of the [[Great Rift Valley]].
84: ...]]. The economy is supported by foreign aid from Western Europe and other parts of the world. In 2000 this...
89: ...alf of whom are aged 14 or less. This estimate explicitly takes into account the effects of [[AIDS]],... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
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24: ...coons were aggressively trapped for their fur. People such as [[Daniel Boone]] and [[Davy Crockett]] a...
27: ...al problems like biting and destructive and messy play. Raccoons are [[nocturnal]] but most adapt to s...
35: They became an invasive species in western Europe after several escaped from a nature pres... - Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
8: ...''magister militum praesentalis'' in [[Constantinople]]. On his accession to the Roman Imperial throne...
12: ...ised women's status far above that current in the Western portion of the Empire.
14: ...t [[Ravenna]] in northern [[Italy]], which was completed a year before her death. - 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.... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
3: ...lin III]]. Agnes had lived in Jerusalem since the western remnant of [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]] was los...
5: ...lors believed he could make a more advantageous diplomatic marriage. Despite the annulment, their two...
15: ...ernment. Agnes advanced the compromise that would place her grandson Baldwin V above Sibylla in the or...
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