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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...thers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Amer...
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...ate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or gett...
5: ...rica was known to the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[p...
9: ...large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...arbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...asticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
7: ==Iron and steel==
8: ...free environment. Unlike copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves carbon quite readily, so that smelting...
10: ...ap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ...ad received the town and territory of [[Nablus]] from her husband the king. Isabella grew up in the co...
5: ...g him of their shared history. According to the chronicler [[Ernoul]]:
7: ...d out to him. Thereupon Saladin gave out orders throughout his army that no attack should be directed ...
9: ...ure after Baldwin IV, Isabella's mother and the baronial party took care to remind the court party of ...
11: ...V of Jerusalem|Baldwin V]], Sibylla's infant son from her first marriage, and if Baldwin V should die,... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...at''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[Novembe...
5: ...nths later, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by C...
9: ...-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up ...
11: ...e status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catheri...
13: Catherine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[P... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
1: ... where the two chromatids touch, and where the microtubules attach. (3) Short arm. (4) Long arm.]]
2: ...In [[1910]], [[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] proved that chromosomes are the carriers of genes.
4: == Chromosomes in eukaryotes ==
5: ...ation begins at many different locations on the chromosome.
7: ==Chromosomes in bacteria== - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
1: ...ddle Ages and monumental Church mosaics were the crowing glory. One of the most famous of the survivin...
3: ...ars of [[art history]] in [[Western art history|Europe]], the [[Islamic art history|Middle East]] and ...
5: ...Migration Period art]], [[Pre-Romanesque art]], [[Romanesque art]], [[Gothic art]], [[Trecento art]], ...
9: ...arbarian" artistic culture of Northern Europe to produce a remarkable artistic legacy. Indeed the hist...
13: Art in the Middle Ages is a broad subject and art historians traditionally look a... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ...ot vitrify in the [[kiln]] but remains slightly porous is often called [[earthenware]] or [[terra cott...
4: ...n innovations in the fields of chemistry and electronics.
8: ...e formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pottery are essential for dating...
16: ...es are constructed from hand-rolled coils, slabs, ropes and balls of clay, often joined with a liquid ...
19: ...does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is referred to as "centering" the clay - usu... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...he [[Venus of Willendorf]] (30,000 - 25,000 BC), from the area of [[Willendorf]], [[Austria]], is a we...
6: ... Stone was generally rare and had to be imported from other locations.
8: ...]. Many masterpieces have also been found at the Royal Cemetery at [[Ur]] (2650 BC). Among them are ...
13: ...ew York Metropolitan Museum of Art]] by [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]] in [[1932]].
16: ...s the [[Narmer Palette|Palette]] of King Narmer, from 3100 BC. The palette, which was used for mixing... - Silk (8683 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...immering appearance for which it is prized comes from the fibres triangular prism-like structure, whic...
5: ...m there, silken garments began to reach regions throughout [[Asia]]. Silk rapidly became a popular lux...
8: ...en Europe and Asia has become known as the [[Silk Road]].
11: ...ple]] and the cloth produced was used in imperial robes or in diplomacy, as gifts to foreign dignitari... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
1: This is a '''Conventional Egyptian chronology'''.
3: ==Introduction==
5: ...tury but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
7: ...er several possible dates or even several whole chronologies as possibilities. Consequently, there may...
9: ...ional Chronology” that is quoted by [[David Rohl]] in ''A Test of Time'' (1995, Century). - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...[Gulf of Bothnia]] to the west. Finland has land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]] ...
3: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
6: ... border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
14: | align=center colspan=2 style="background:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Locati...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22 ... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...a]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of...
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by th...
58: === Historical roots ===
60: ...cia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] &... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...s the [[definite article]] has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in [[...
40: established_dates = From [[Egypt]] and the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[Janu...
60: ...t in feudal Sudan. Important kingdoms in the next 1200 years include [[Makuria]] and the [[Kingdom of Se...
62: ...igious leader [[Muhammad ibn Abdalla]], the self-proclaimed [[Mahdi]] ([[Messiah]]), attempted to unif...
64: ... years of [[First Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] from [[1955]] to [[1972]]. - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) |
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
59: ...nd Bolivia and added it to their empire. They controlled the area until the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest...
62: ...nslaved Indians served as labor force. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the [[Napoleonic war... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
1: ...on Age, found at Gotland, Sweden.jpg|thumb|200px|Iron Age Axe found on Gotland]]
3: ...the development of any people where the use of [[iron]] implements as tools and weapons is preeminent....
5: ... [[Copper Age]] and later the [[Bronze Age]] in Europe and Asia whilst in the rest of the world it was...
7: ...se in various areas is listed below, broadly in chronological order.
9: ==The Iron Age== - Writing system (16928 bytes)
3: ==General properties==
4: Writing systems are distinguished from other possible symbolic communication systems in...
15: ...t]]'' may be used to refer to any given instance produced using a writing system. The act of composing...
17: ...f most writing systems are made up of lines (or strokes) and are therefore called [[Linear writing|lin...
23: ...script]] may have evolved independently, around [[1200 BC]]. - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...n accordance with the dates and [[nomenclature]] proposed by the [[International Commission on Stratig...
9: ...y and define universal horizons that can be used around the world.
13: ... realize that: 1) Sequences of strata were often eroded, distorted, tilted, or even inverted after dep...
15: ...ak of a "Tertiary Period" as well as of "Tertiary Rocks." Indeed, "Tertiary" and "Quaternary" remaine...
17: ...iled studies of the strata and fossils of Europe produced, between 1820 and 1850, the sequence of geol... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...ngs related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "t...
3: ...f the Moon in [[Teotihuacan]], Mexico. Building projects of this size require the social organization...
5: ...tion is an exclusive term, applied to some human groups and not others.
7: In a broader sense, ''civilization'' often can refer to an...
15: ...ilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society ... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...yist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verulam''' in [[1618]], and created '''Viscount ...
4: ...mplies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of h...
10: ... 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
14: ...ilosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...[Gray's Inn]], and a few months later they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassad...
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