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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...m]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]]...
6: At the instigation of the Sultan of Morocco, [[Abu Inan Faris]], several years after his r...
8: ...In places the things he claims he saw or did are probably fanciful, but in many others there is no way...
11: ...time between 1304 and [[1307]], at the age of (approximately) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'...
13: ... Sea port of [[Aydhad|'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...lly in [[Japan]]. ''Silk road'' is a translation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'',...
3: ...hern Anatolia into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Afri...
5: ..., if ever, covered the whole distance between [[Europe]], or the [[Middle East]], and [[China]], by la...
7: The last missing railroad link on the Silk Road was completed in [[1992]], when the internation...
10: ===Cross-continental travel=== - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...:nagasakibomb.jpg|thumb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] risi...
2: ...937]], in Asia and [[1 September]] [[1939]], in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority o...
6: ... of Germany on [[8 May]] [[1945]] ([[Victory in Europe Day|V-E]] and [[Victory Day|Victory]] Days), bu...
8: ...a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians...
10: ...Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]], and Eastern Europe largely as the [[Warsaw pact]], alliances which... - 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 ... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ...stitution]], creating a strong presidency, was approved by referendum in December [[1993]].
4: ...egions gained political and economic concessions from [[Moscow]]. Although the struggle between execut...
6: ==Historical background==
8: ...ted Soviet politics and government; they also controlled local administration.
10: ... republic legislatures with substantial blocs of pro-reform representatives. - Scythia (22520 bytes)
1: ...location and extent of Scythia varied over time, from the [[Altai]] region where [[Mongolia]], [[China...
3: ... reported as pouring in from the north some time around 700 BC, settling in [[Ascania]] and modern [[A...
5: ...ian language|Scythian]], has been shown to have strong similarities to Eastern Iranian, it is generall...
7: ...o-Indo-European]] root *'''skeud''', 'to shoot, throw.'
9: ...iors, drawn after figures on an [[electrum]] cup from the Kul'Oba kurgan burial near [[Kerch]] ([[Herm... - Attila the Hun (23655 bytes)
2: ...mb|300px|The [[Huns]], led by Attila (right, foreground), ride into [[Italy]].]]
3: ...he drove the western emperor [[Valentinian III]] from his capital at [[Ravenna]] in [[452]].
5: ...him as a great and noble king, and he plays major roles in three [[Norse saga]]s.
7: ==Background and beginnings==
9: ... or proto-[[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] nomad tribes from north-eastern [[China]] and [[Central Asia]]. Th... - Steppe (1362 bytes)
3: ...#039;'') is a [[plain]] without [[tree]]s (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a...
6: of the [[Volga]] river and extend through desert or semi-desert south of the [[Ural Moun...
7: ...a]]. To the east of the Caspian Sea they extend through [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Kazakhs... - River (12397 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...ver consists of several basic parts, originating from headwaters or a [[spring (water)|spring]] at the...
7: ...m loops and snake through the plain by [[erosion|eroding]] the river banks. Loops that are formed are ...
9: ...as sources of energy, via [[watermill]]s and [[hydroelectric plant]]s.
11: ... material such as [[sand]], soil, or [[pervious]] rock. - Culture of Russia (14552 bytes)
1: '''Russian culture''' began around the 10th century B.C. with the development of...
9: Russian [[icon]] painting was inherited from the [[Byzantine]] churches. It became an offshoo...
14: ...ily Kandinsky]], [[Vladimir Tatlin]], [[Alexander Rodchenko]], and [[Marc Chagall]] amongst others.
18: ... However the latter sought too much independence from the ruling [[Communist Party]] of [[Bolsheviks]]...
22: ...arties to European baroque style, was popular. Througout the majority of the 1900's russian architetu...
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