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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...rary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was o...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts...
43: ... distance to the Indies. Most scholars accepted [[Ptolemy]]'s claim that the terrestrial landmass (for...
46: Columbus accepted the calculations of [[Pierre d'Ailly]], that th...
54: ... of lobbying at the Spanish court, where he was kept on a salary to prevent him from taking his ideas ... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
52: The western adaptation of [[Raku]] firing, a traditional [[Japanese... - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
1: ...ying it, relating to it, and influencing the perception of it.
3: ...le designation of an object or even an act as sculpture.
5: ...ties with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture or [[statue]].
8: [[Image:Mothers_love_small.jpg|thumb|right|A sculpture: "Mother with child"]]
11: ** [[marble]] - see [[marble sculpture]] - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
1: ...pture''' is varied and is illustrative of how sculpture has changed extensively over the ages.
3: == Sculpture in ancient times==
4: [[Sculpture]] as an art form goes back to Prehistoric time...
6: ...[[Clay]] was used for pottery and terra cotta sculpture. Stone was generally rare and had to be impor...
8: ...es, and long beards on the men. Votive stone sculptures of this type from 2700 BC were discovered at ... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
6: ...rgent peoples of the region — [[Egyptian|Egyptians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|...
11: ...9;ון), "the middle sea", a literal adaptation of the German equivalent ''Mittelmeer''. In ...
32: ...ebanon]], [[Israel]], the [[Gaza Strip]] and [[Egypt]].
33: *'''Africa''' (from east to west): [[Egypt]], [[Libya]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]] and [[Moro...
69: The Mediterranean Sea has an average depth of 1,500 [[metre|m]] and the deepest recorded po... - Earth (30908 bytes)
58: Earth's composition (by depth below surface):
80: ...p>24</sup> [[pascal second|Pa?s]], depending on depth [http://www2.uni-jena.de/chemie/geowiss/geodyn/p...
86: The crust ranges from 5 to 70 km in depth. The thin parts are [[oceanic crust]] composed o...
120: ...parent motion of celestial bodies in the sky (except [[meteor]]s which are within the atmosphere and l...
159: ... were to approach the [[ecliptic|plane of the ecliptic]], extremely severe [[weather]] could result as... - Africa (35389 bytes)
18: ...rapher [[Ptolemy]] ([[85]] - [[165]] AD), who accepted [[Alexandria]] as [[Prime Meridian]] and made t...
37: ... used in [[Egypt]] along the [[Nile river]]. [[Egypt]] was one of the earliest nation states ever form...
39: ...continents. Arabians and Europeans were able to capture millions of Africans, and export them for labo...
61: ...ave frequently been hampered by instability, corruption, violence, and [[authoritarianism]]. Until rec...
63: ... which led to great instability. Others were corrupt and dictatorial, outlawing opposition immediately... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
6: ...nd") go back to antiquity, the first commonly accepted sighting of the continent occurred in [[1820]] ...
32: ...]] assert the right to do so. All claim areas except Peter I Island (see below) are sectors extending ...
43: ...between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west, except for the Norwegian claim to Peter I Island (see ab...
140: * [[Diamond dust]], an Antarctic optical phenomenon - Australia (39438 bytes)
56: ...dopted. In 1824 the British Admiralty finally accepted that the continent should be known officially a...
65: ...hat they called [[New Holland]], but made no attempt at settlement. In 1770 [[James Cook]] was the fir...
67: ...n Australia was also founded "free" but later accepted transported convicts due to an acute labour sho...
73: ...sh country until [[World War II]], and did not adopt the Statute until 1942. The shock of Britain's de...
103: ...[[Australian states and territories|states]], except Queensland, have their own [[bicameral]] [[Parlia... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ... Guiana]] — every South American nation except for [[Ecuador]] and [[Chile]]. Named after [[braz...
8: ...azil|Dom Pedro I]] declared independence on [[7 September]] [[1822]], establishing the independent [[E... - Bear (6673 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[Image:Bear9732A.jpg|200px]] | caption = ''[[American Black Bear]]''}}
26: ...ing times are usually in the dusk or the dawn except when humans are nearby.
40: ...om hunters or [[habitat destruction]]. Bears in captivity used to be trained to dance, box, or unicycl... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
42: ...ist of U.S. state birds|State bird]]'''||[[Willow Ptarmigan]]
77: ...itory]] had several years earlier (circa 1975) adopted a single time zone identical to Pacific Standar...
127: ...ion tourists arriving in Alaska between May and September). - Arizona (24367 bytes)
29: ... doesn't observe [[Daylight saving time|DST]] except in the [[Navajo Nation]])</small> |
53: Reptile = [[Rattlesnake|Arizona Ridgenose Ratt...
134: ... to 29 kilometers (4 to 18 miles) and attains a depth of more than 1,6 km (1 mile). Nearly 2 billion y...
186: ***9% [[Baptist]] - California (63989 bytes)
31: AdmittanceDate = [[September 9]], [[1850]] |
59: Reptile = [[Desert Tortoise]] |
103: ...ome nobles of [[Imperial Russia]] made brief attempts to explore and claim parts of California, but th...
126: ...25]], [[1854]] where it has been permanently, except for a four-month temporary move in 1862 to San Fr...
158: ...contains more forestland than any other state except Alaska. Most of the forest is found in 2 places.... - Florida (24937 bytes)
56: ...is 6 percent. Local governments may levy a local option sales on top of that, so sales taxes vary by c...
72: [[Image:Hurricane Frances, September 2nd.jpg|left|thumb|138px|Hurricane Frances n...
80: ...[Hurricane Jeanne|Jeanne]] ([[September 25]]-[[September 26|26]]) cumulatively cost forty-two billion...
116: ...gest Protestant denominations in Florida are: [[Baptist]] (22% of the total state population), [[Metho...
213: <tr><td>17 </td><td>[[Captiva, Florida]]</td><td>$76,139</td></tr> - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
53: ..., Terrebone, LaFourche, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St.Bo St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. B...
66: ...Britain]] in the [[French and Indian War]], except for the area around [[New Orleans]] and the paris...
70: ... [[Treaty of San Ildefonso]], although this was kept secret for some two years.
78: ...on on [[January 26]], [[1861]]. New Orleans was captured by Federal troops on [[April 25]], [[1862]]. ...
97: ...ot occur annually, and they may be said to be exceptional. With the maintenances of strong levees the... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
53: ...e War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the port of Baltimore which was protected by [...
61: ...that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the [[Constitution of the United St...
133: ...s, but is pressed with foreign competition, bankruptcies, and company mergers.
179: ...est Protestant denominations in Maryland are: [[Baptist]] (17% of the total state population), [[Metho... - Utah (29154 bytes)
54: Reptile = N/A |
110: ...When Utah applied for statehood again, it was accepted. One of the conditions to granting Utah's state...
139: ...However, the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] are an exception, being comparetively flat. Most of western Uta...
151: .... Snowfall is common in [[winter]] everywhere except the southern border and the Great Salt Lake Deser...
280: * [[Ogden Raptors]] of the [[Pioneer League]] - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
173: ***[[Baptist]] — 4% - Oregon (26551 bytes)
43: That description still applies over a quarter-century later. [...
97: ...-cleft.jpg Oregon geology: Abert Rim (image description)]</small>
103: ...mary election]] to select party candidates was adopted in [[1904]], and in [[1908]] the [[Oregon Const...
117: ...roes from moving into the State in the vote to adopt its Constitution ([[1858]]). This ban was not off...
126: ... the announcement by [[Louisiana Pacific]] in [[September]], [[2003]] that they will relocate their co...
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