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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...ome the first european-inhabited area of that country.
7: ...s Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in...
13: ...and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taignoagny]], the so...
17: ... to visit [[Hochelaga (village)|Hochelaga]] ([[Montreal]]) and arrived on [[October 2]], [[1535]]. Mu...
19: ...nce. Cartier and his men prepared for winter by strengthening their fort, stacking firewood and salti... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...ntwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...der command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
12: ...bard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
16: ...ound|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
18: * [[1918]] - [[World War I]]: [[Austria-Hungary]] surrenders to [[Italy]]. - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ...km]] north of [[Aswan]] gave it some control over trade routes from [[Nubia]] to the Nile Valley, but ...
3: ...|corn]] account for most of the agricultural industry. - 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 ...
6: ...#7716;awwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic...
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...
13: ... means "red earth"), and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion over... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ry were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...ps. In the real estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpe...
10: ...th]], and [[ingrain]] (aka double cloth, two-ply, triple cloth, or three-ply).
12: ...g''' is a simple type of rug handmade by pulling strips of cloth such as wool or cotton through the me...
14: ...supplementary weft cut-loop pile''' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementar... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: |+<big><big>'''جمهوريّة مصر...
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 29th]] <br /> [[1 E12 m2|1,001,...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 ...
54: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
58: ...[Southwest Asia]]), while the majority of the country is located in [[North Africa]]. It shares land b... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ge|Arabic]] word ''al-jazā’ir'', which translates as ''the islands'', referring to the four...
3: |+<big>'''الجمهورية الجز...
15: ..."center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]] (translation): The Revolution by the people and for t...
21: ...age|French unofficial but commonly used in administration]]
31: ...rea|Ranked 11th]] <br /> 2,381,740 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> Negligible - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...ne at [[Umm Qasr]] on the [[Persian Gulf]]. A new transitional government was elected in January [[200...
3: ...<big><big>'''الجمهورية العر...
25: ...nbsp;- Total <br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 57th]] <br> 437,072 [[square ki...
27: ...- [[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 44th]]<br> 25,374,691<br>...
32: ...|Ranked 76th]]<br>$38.790 billion<br>$1,600</td></tr> - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...'''Lebanese Republic''' or '''Lebanon''' is a country in the [[Middle East]], along the [[Mediterranea...
4: ...<big><big>'''الجمهوريّة الل...
35: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 166th]]<br />[[1 E10 m2|10,452 ...
40: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 127th]]
62: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... [[Horn of Africa]]. Djibouti is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and so...
4: ...1608;رية جيبوتي<br>Jumhuriyaa Jibuti<BR>R鰵blique...
32: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 147th]] <br />[[1 E10 m?|23,000...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 161st]]
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Qatar (10610 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة قطر<br>Dawlat Qa...
31: ...by area|Ranked 162nd]] <br> 10,360 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> Negligible
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 154th]] <br> 817,052 <br>...
51: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
59: ...hort-term settlements by nomadic tribes. Bearing tribal monikers such as the Al Khalifa and the Al Sa... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...controls, including the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], borders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]]...
5: {{Infobox Country |
6: ...#1488;ל<br>("Medinat Yisra'el")<br>دولة اسرائ...
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]... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ... part of the country. It is among the poorest countries in the world.
3: ...onstitution of Afghanistan|constitution]] the country is now officially named the '''[[Islamic republi...
5: ...0; دولت'''<br>'''دولت اسلام...
28: ... by area|Ranked 40th]] <br>647,500 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br>0%
33: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 38th]]<br>28,717,213 <sma... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central African Republic]] to the southwest, [[Chad]] t...
7: {{Infobox Country |
8: ...1608;رية السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
60: Although [[Christianity]] had been introduced into Sudan in the third or fourth centuries...
62: ..., attempted to unify the tribes of western and central Sudan in the 1880s. He led a nationalist revolt... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: The '''Federation of Malaysia''' is a country in [[Southeast Asia]]. It consists of two geogra...
8: ...ig>'''ڤرسكوتوان مليسي...
20: ...mbah Mutu<br>([[Malay language|Malay]]: Unity Is Strength)''</font>
37: ...by area|Ranked 64th]] <br> 329,750 [[square kilometre|km²]] <br> 0.3%
40: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 46th]]<br> 25,720,000 (Q3... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
5: ...1583;ولة الكويت<br>(Dawlat al Kuwayt)'''</big></bi...
35: ...by area|Ranked 152nd]] <br> 17,818 [[square kilometre|km?]] <br> Negligible
38: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 141st]]<br> 2,041,961<br>...
58: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
61: ...t took several months before the fire could be controlled.]] - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...m. This can be achieved by exposing the body to extreme draught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of...
8: ...lly occurring environmental conditions, such as extreme cold ([[�tzi the Iceman]]), acid ([[Tollund ...
12: ...anguage|Arabic]] word ''mūmiyyah'' (مومية), which means "[[bitumen]]"...
16: ...position. After a while, though, they started constructing wooden tombs, and the extensive process of ...
18: ...[34th century BC|3300 BC]], although it is not a 'true' mummy. The body is on display in the [[Britis... - Aswan (1042 bytes)
6: '''Aswan''' (أسوان ''Aswān'') ({{coor dm|24|05|N... - Dahshur (1070 bytes)
1: ... west bank of the [[Nile]] approximately 40 kilometres south of [[Cairo]], is a royal necropolis, know...
3: ...[[Bent Pyramid]] and the [[Red Pyramid]] were constructed during the reign of Pharaoh [[Sneferu]] of t...
5: ...tion, while the Red Pyramid is the world's first "true", or smooth-sided pyramid. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ''Note:'' Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
34: * [[39th century BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]]
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