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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...ate !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
57: ...[[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
124: | [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
215: * http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap01.htm
221: ...493;ת ארצות הברית]] - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
5: ...[Greece|Greek]] [[history|historians]] such as [[Strabo]] and [[Diodorus Siculus]], but otherwise ther...
13: ... the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew ...
17: ...m cables or ropes. The name comes from an inexact translation of the Greek word [[kremastos]] or the L...
19: ...ed. The pillars, [[vaults]], and terraces are constructed of baked brick and asphalt."
51: [[he:הגנים התלויים ב... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...]] and reached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...ontent can be made harder and [[tensile strength|stronger]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. O...
8: ... material with limited uses on its own. Iron is extracted from [[ore]] by removing the oxygen by combi...
11: ...ementite-ferrite mixture. Cementite is a stochiometric phase with the chemical formula of Fe<sub>3</su...
13: ...cal chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form...
15: ...place. The transformation into martensite, by contrast, occurs almost immediately, due to a lower act... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
4: ...roughout Egypt. She also began rebuilding Egypt's trade networks which had been disrupted by the [[Hyk...
10: ...r parent died. After the death of her father in [[1492 BC]] she married her half-brother [[Thutmose II o...
11: ...ly two daughters with Hatshepsut, Nefrure and Meritre, but managed to father a male heir, [[Thutmose I...
20: ... ruler's wife of Egypt. Historians who believe in traditional explanation of Hatshepsut believe her mo...
24: ...e time the tallest in the world, erected at the entrance to the Temple of Karnak. One still stands tod... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: ... (''c''. [[1437]]–[[7 June|7]]/[[8 June]] [[1492]]) was the [[Queen consort]] of King [[Edward IV ...
6: ...61]], fighting for the [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] cause. (This was ironic, as Edward IV was t...
10: Edward IV had many mistresses, the most notorious being [[Jane Shore]], bu...
12: ...ges the queen arranged for her family, the most outrageous being when her 20-year-old brother John Woo...
16: ...ding contract that rendered any other marriage contract invalid as bigamous. (It was said that Eleano... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: ...#1493;ֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר''') (...
20: ...r duties there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the kitchen....
22: ...her. Her husband died in [[1951]], Golda was away traveling at the time.
30: ... forces from [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Iraq]]. She was issued Israel's...
42: ... governing coalition, and serious questions over strategic misjudgments and general lack of leadership... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...ead and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been ...
5: ...." Eve—חַוָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,
7: In [[Aramaic]] (חיויה,חיווי,xywy)—...
11: ...0px|thumb|right|''Adam and Eve'', by [[English poetry|English poet]] and [[Painting|painter]] [[Willia...
12: ...|200px|thumb|right|Traditional woodblock print portraying Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with many... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
11: ...the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Special Oper...
15: ...ers she placed in her window one at the time. She tried to keep their spirits up by singing.
17: ...udges had even found her guilty. She kept diary entries up until her last day, November 7, 1944. Her r...
23: ==Poetry==
39: :''החול והים - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ... [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
6: ... has now fallen from favor, partly to avoid the entrenched stereotypes associated with the phrase, but...
8: ...t. Administrative, educational and military infrastructure quickly vanished, leading to the rise of il...
12: ...d a new model for society. The centralised administrative systems of the Romans did not withstand the ...
14: ...e urban control of bishops and the territorial control exercised by dukes and counts. The rise of urba... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ...a of [[1 E12 m2|2.5 million]] [[square kilometre|km²]] (965 000 [[square mile|mi²]]). ...
6: ...way'' of transport in ancient times, allowing for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples...
11: ...alled "ha-Yam ha-Tichon" (הים התיכון), "the middle...
13: ...sently, "The Med" is a common English language contraction for the Mediterranean Sea and its surroundi...
17: ... is connected to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] by the [[Strait of Gibraltar]] on the west and to the [[Sea of... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ... were traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning [[cap...
3: ...] in [[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first...
7: ...e Middle East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states. Their close li...
9: ...]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read throughout Europe.
11: ...difficult for profitable trade and it was also controlled by Islamic empires that had long battled the... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...controls, including the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], borders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]]...
5: {{Infobox Country |
60: ...ael (about 25% of the Jewish population, see [[Destruction of Jerusalem]]). After crushing [[Bar Kokhb...
68: ...s subject to waves of invasions and changes of control, including rule by the [[Seljuks]], [[Fatimids]...
73: ...ory into two parts. The eastern portion, called [[Transjordan]], became the Arab state of [[Jordan]] i... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...entral]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
6: {{Infobox Country |
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
39: established_dates = [[1492]] |
42: time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]<sup>3</sup> | - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...lant]], a [[shrub]] native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the [[Old World]] and the [...
4: ... in a way that gives cotton unique properties of strength, durability, and absorbency. Each fiber is m...
9: ...ake very fine lightweight [[cloth]] in areas with tropical climates for millennia. Some authorities cl...
11: ...[[sheep]]. The Indians make their clothes of this tree wool".
13: ...uage|German]] ''Baumwolle'', which translates as "tree wool". - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...tion from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'', the term first used by [[Germany|German]] g...
5: ... the routes and it is probable that merchants and travellers very rarely, if ever, covered the whole d...
10: ===Cross-continental travel===
11: ...]]s around [[4000 BC]]. Domestication of the [[Bactrian camel]] followed later.
13: ...merchant]]s, mounted [[warrior]]s and caravans to travel immense distances without arousing the hostil... - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
6: ...ened in [[1276]], and Arches, France, opened in [[1492]].
12: ...ainted full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
23: ...'watercolor'' most often to refers to traditional transparent watercolor or [[gouache]] (an opaque for...
29: Traditionally, watercolor paint is applied with brus...
31: ...allow for lighter areas within the painting. This transparency provides watercolor its characteristics... - Agriculture (19147 bytes)
11: It may also refer to [[industrial agriculture]], (often refered to as [[factory ...
15: ...ertilizer]]s, [[animal hides]], [[leather]], industrial chemicals ([[starch]], [[sugar]], [[ethanol]],...
17: ...agement of soil nutrients, and improved [[weed control]] have greatly increased yields per unit area. ...
21: ... makeup, analysis of agricultural products, and nutritional needs of farm animals.
23: ...gardening in which plants are grown in chemical nutrient solutions, may help meet the need for greater... - Politics (7193 bytes)
9: ... he noted that men would enter into a [[social contract]] and would give up absolute rights for certai...
11:
14: ...lization were the institutionalization of social stratification, non-agricultural specialized crafts (...
16: ...s is most often studied in relation to the administration governments.
18: The oldest form of government was tribal organization. Rule by elders was supplanted ...
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