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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
1: [[image:ogrody_semiramidy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gardens of Sem...
3: ...Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar II]] around [[600 BC]] (present-day [[Iraq]]). However, t...
7: ...mething similar to an [[Archimedes' screw]] as a process of raising the water to the required height.
8: <!-- discussed on UKtv's History of the Ancients program The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. -->
13: ...ion to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.]] - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...e they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...s in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train in the othe...
8: ...ly isolated in a locomotive, rather than in self-propelled vehicles. These include:
10: ...easier to maintain one locomotive than many self-propelled cars.
11: ...n safer to locate the train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for t... - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
1: [[Image:CP_010_N.jpg|thumb|right|Pakrashi's Professional Harmonium]]
7: ...n replaced by the piano, the pipe organ, and electronic organs. Many harmoniums were shipped overseas ...
9: The harmonium was invented in [[Europe]] in [[Paris]] in [[1842]] by [[Alexandre Debai...
13: During the mid-[[19th century]] [[missionaries]] brought hand-pumped harmonium to [[India]], where it ...
15: ...ed [[kirtan]]. In any [[gurdwara]] (sikh temple) around the world there will be at least one harmonium... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ngly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same...
6: ...sured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Gre...
12: ...5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto)
15: ...5.5 (e.g. if it is 13:00 UTC, then it is 18:30 in Mumbai)
18: ...nes results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day la... - Food (24212 bytes)
1: [[Image:Foods.jpg|thumbnail|right|Food from plant sources]]
9: ...uct, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to ...
17: ...pa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32002R0178&model=guiche...
23: ...pare food prior to eating since their divergence from [[Homo erectus]], possibly even earlier.
25: ...of agriculture and food technology|continually improved]] and altered the way in which food is obtaine... - India (27950 bytes)
3: ...grown significantly, in its economic and military roles, regionally as well as globally.
5: ...ndus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contemporar...
11: [[Stone Age]] rock shelters with paintings at [[Bhimbetka]] in [[M...
13: ...n]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dy...
15: ...n philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings. - Cattle (12844 bytes)
13: ... pink | binomial_name = Bos taurus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...for meat (called [[beef]] and [[veal]]), [[dairy product]]s ([[milk]]), [[leather]] and as [[draught a...
17: ...stication, and [[zebu]] for pecularities of that group.)
21: ...ull'''. An adult female over two years of age (approximately) is called a '''cow'''. The adjective app...
23: ... "'''cattlebeast'''". "'''Neat'''" (horned oxen, from which we get "[[neatsfoot oil]]"), "'''beef'''" ... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...on-state actors. Piracy should be distinguished from [[privateer]]ing, which was a legitimate form of...
4: ...y the [[international community]] is facing many problems in bringing pirates to [[justice]].<ref>{{ci...
9: ...rireme.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[Trireme|Roman Trireme]] in [[Tunisia]].]]
10: ...tolia]]n coast, threatening the commerce of the [[Roman Empire]].
12: ...ained an attitude of superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to ... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ught the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to world...
15: ...He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth]...
18: ...e [[Jain]] influences of Gujarat, Gandhi learned from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living ...
23: ... 1875 by [[H.P. Blavatsky]] to further universal brotherhood. The Theosophists were devoted to the st...
25: ...from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
7: ...liest civilizations, contemporary to the great [[Bronze Age]] empires of [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Ancient...
13: ...ajor urban centers of [[Harappa]] and [[Mohenjo-daro]], as well as [[Dholavira]], [[Ganweriwala]], [[L...
15: ...eigner, barbarian, non-[[Aryan]]" may be derived from the name.
17: ...he causes of its sudden disappearance, beginning around [[1900 BC]]. We do not know what language the ...
20: ...ion into the alluvial plains of what are now the provinces of [[Sindh]] and [[Punjabi, Pakistan|Punjab... - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
2: ==Along the continental Silk Road==
3: '''From Istanbul, Turkey to Yazd, Iran:'''
22: * [[Hecatompylos]] (was probably located near [[Damghan]]), Iran
27: ...zd, Iran to Turpan, China''' (See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert)''':'''
38: '''From Yazd, Iran to Kashi, China:''' - Ox (2803 bytes)
2: ...bai.04.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Draft [[Zebus]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]]]
3: ...old due to the need for training and for time to grow to full size. Oxen are used for [[plowing]], [[t...
5: ...e any "blue" oxen lived outside the folk tales surrounding [[Paul Bunyan]], the mythical American logg...
7: ...n consists of the animal's learning to respond appropriately to the [[teamster]]'s (ox driver's) comma...
9: ...trainers, since the speed the animal walks should roughly match the gait of the ox driver who must wor... - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
1: ...ar and thin tires and wheels for efficiency and aerodynamics]]
3: ...le]]'' features oversized tires, a sturdy frame, front shock absorbers, and handlebars oriented perpen...
5: ...th over one billion in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many...
7: ...of whom argue for their fair share of the world's roadways.
13: ... now believe that these unsteerable hobby-horses probably never existed, but were made up by [[Louis B...
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