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1. Simple machine (1852 bytes)
   1: In [[physics]], a '''simple machine''' is any device that only requires the application of a single...
   3: The traditional list of simple machines is:
   7: * The [[lever]]
   11: ...shorter distance, or vice versa. They may also convert the force.
   13: ...al to the ratio of its two arms. The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane (with the force acting...

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1. History of China (45919 bytes)
   2: ...s from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create ...
   7: ...lish itself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically si...
   11: ...[[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
   14: ...st Ones and the Five Emperors#The Five Emperors|Five Emperors]] (三皇五帝). T...
   15: ...e_ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Cli...
2. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
   1: ...nish]] [[conquistador]], who in [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts of the south...
   7: ...ish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans and Africans.
   9: ...den city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was se...
   11: ...a Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and found himself
   12: ...[[Hernando de Alvarado]] was sent east, and found villages around the [[Rio Grande]]. Coronado set up...
3. Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
   1: ...olonies were the most ethnically and religously diverse of the 13 original colonies because they were...
   3: ...d homes in the same building. The wealthy would have their portraits painted. Homes in the country co...
   5: ...s, milk, and sugar which many people thought improved the taste.
   7: ...he Dutch form of dress. [[Quakers]] wore neat and simple clothing as their [[religion]] taught them. Many ...
   9: ...]s, and others. Printing and publishing were also very important trades.
4. Puritan (15882 bytes)
   1: ...ers of a group of radical [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[Reformation]].
   4: ...amentalism|fundamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
   5: ... particular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
   8: ...ed their position towards Elizabeth's religious [[via media]] (middle way).
   10: ...lief in the [[priesthood of all believers]]. However, in church polity (organization of church power...
5. Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
   5: ==Overview==
   16: ... materials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Gore-Tex]] have become popular amongst many pipers, particularly...
   18: ..., chanters with a cylindrical bore will produce a very mellow [[oboe]]-like sound, while chanters wit...
   20: ...chanter reed is too easy and thus the chanter is overblown. Sometimes the term is also somewhat mist...
   23: ...nd inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
6. November 4 (10686 bytes)
   2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in ...
   4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
   5: == Events ==
   8: ...ussia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
   10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont ...
7. Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
   8: ...f Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
   10: ...e choice of the English Parliament, various coercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy ...
   12: ...losest friend, and perhaps her most influential advisor, was [[Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlboroug...
   15: ...er close friend and one of her most influential advisors. Jennings later married John Churchill (the ...
   17: ...ssays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
8. Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
   1: ... by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
   3: ..., [[1953]]) was the [[Queen consort]] of [[George V of the United Kingdom]]. Queen Mary was also the ...
   5: ...en Mary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are now priceless.
   9: ...ss Claudine Rh餥y de Kis-Rh餥 (created Countess von Hohenstein in the Empire of [[Austria]]). Throu...
   11: ...[[Italy]], for a time. There Princess May enjoyed visiting the [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[churc...
9. Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
   1: ...t|330px|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make room for white people.]]
   2: ...t]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who was getting...
   3: ==Civil rights and political activity==
   6: ...ks became active in the [[American Civil Rights Movement]] and worked as a secretary for the [[Montgo...
   8: ... and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]] and for violating a local ordinance.
10. Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
    2: ...here she currently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood...
    4: ...le dissatisfaction, predates issues of [[second-wave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her de...
    6: ... poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn Mac...
    8: ... an opera), or for her [[Booker Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Blind Assassin]].''
    10: ...nch version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]].
11. Marie de France (1845 bytes)
    1: ...ry]]. Little is known of her early life; from the simple but literary [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman...
    7: ...f Marie de France: Text and Context''. Athens: University of Georgia Press, c1987.
    9: ...Roger S. Loomis (ed.). Clarendon Press: Oxford University. 1959. ISBN 0198115881
12. Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
    1: [[Image:VirginiaWoolf.jpeg|frame|right|Virginia Woolf]]
    3: '''Virginia Woolf''' ([[January 25]], [[1882]] –...
    7: ...s the [[Bloomsbury group]]. While nowhere near a simple recapitulation of the coterie's ideals, Woolf's w...
    9: ...h Press]]. She is hailed as one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century and one of the for...
    11: ...rary achievements and creativity are influential even today.
13. Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
    2: ...ributions to science are reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydrometer]]...
    4: ...odosius]] had published an edict which prohibited visiting pagan temples, and Christians in the entir...
    8: ... symbol of virtue, often portrayed as a life-long virgin. These later accounts should not be seen as ...
    12: ...l men on account of her extraordinary dignity and virtue admired her the more."
    14: ...ndicates that books were rewritten to suit the prevailing Christian dogma, which may also relate to t...
14. Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
    5: ...d [[Harlow Shapley]]. on star clusters. She received her doctorate in [[1931]] from [[Radcliffe Coll...
    7: ...] where she took a job at the [[David Dunlap Observatory]], where Frank Hogg became director in [[194...
    9: ...8]]), a professor emeritus of English at the [[University of Toronto]], who died in [[1988]]. She die...
    22: ...5//0001497.000.html BAAS '''25''' (1993) 1497] (a simple reference to JRASC obituary) -->
    23: ...ard.edu//full/seri/JAVSO/0022//0000083.000.html JAVSO '''22''' (1993) 83]
15. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    4: ...issionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]...
    6: ...ace Prize]] in [[1979]] and [[India]]'s highest civilian award, the [[Bharat Ratna]] in [[1980]]. She...
    9: ...ians are [[Muslim]] and the majority of their native Macedonia are [[Macedonian Orthodox Church|Maced...
    11: ..., the [[Vatican]] granted Teresa permission to leave Skopje and join the [[Sisters of Loreto]], an [[...
    13: ...]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title...
16. Marigold (1868 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophy...
    12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Specie...
    14: also numerous garden [[hybrid]]s and [[cultivar]]s
    17: ...[plant]]s in the daisy family [[Asteraceae]], native to the [[Mediterranean]] region and [[Macaronesi...
    19: ...e [[Leaf|leaves]] of this plant are 5-18 cm long, simple, and usually roughly hairy. The [[flower]] heads ...
17. Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophy...
    10: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = <cente...
    11: Over 800 <br/> See [[List of Orchidaceae genera]].
    14: ...idered by some to be the culmination of floral [[evolution]].
    21: ...can be classified according to the way they retrieve nutrients:
18. Honeysuckle (2143 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophy...
    13: ...kle, or Chinese honeysuckle) and ''Lonicera sempervirens'' (Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, o...
    15: ...are [[evergreen]]. The plant is eaten by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[M...
    17: ...eating on two week increments until nutrient reserves in the roots are depleted. Honeysuckle can also...
    19: ...web.jpg|left|250px|Fly Honeysuckle (flower and leaves)]]
19. Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophy...
    11: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Specie...
    15: ...pper-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
    16: ...es within it. It is also applied to various subdivisions within the genus. [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|...
    21: ...thern Africa, Asia and southern North America. Elevation is of not much importance.
20. Tiger lily (1547 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox section binomial simple|color=lightgreen|binomial_name=Lilium lancifolium...
    15: ...rge and spectacular [[flower]] which is also cultivated in [[Asia]] for its edible [[bulb]].
    17: ...rect stem clothed with the more or less linear leaves.

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