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- Veronica Franco (1937 bytes)
3: ...ns of Venice in the "catalog," ''Il Catalogo di tutte le principale et piu honorate cortigiane di Vene...
5: ... and 1580, respectively. She published books of letters and collected the works of other leading write...
7: ...ion]] for [[Witchcraft|witchcraft]], but was acquitted of the charges. Her later life is largely obsc...
13: Eight books of poems and letters by Veronica Franco may be found at
14: http://www.library.upenn.edu. Search by author on Fr... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...502;רים''' '''Maryām''' "Bitter"; [[Septuagint]] [[Greek language|Greek]] '''&#...
8: ...uming that Jesus died in his 30s, there is also little reason to doubt that his mother could still be ...
11: ...Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...rowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...ing year and residence at Nazareth ([[Matthew 2|Matt. 2]]). Mary apparently remained in Nazareth for t... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
6: ...wwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—...
22: ...ong they were in [[Garden of Eden|Paradise]] is matter of literalist conjecture; traditional Jewish so... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
6: ...roops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are examples)
18: ...ent officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile attaching the city to the suburbs of [[Giza]] and [[I...
28: ...t]], built about [[150|AD 150]], built near the settlement known as [[Babylon-in-Egypt]], which lay cl...
32: ...new capital, [[Al-Mansureya]], north of the old settlement. Their leader, [[Al-Muez Ledin-Ellah]], re... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...1585;يّة مصرالعربيّة...
14: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bilady, Bilady, Bilady]]''</small>
67: ...ipart.jpg|thumb|200px|Egypt Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] '''...
71: ...govern even after the conquest of Egypt by the [[Ottoman Turks]] in [[1517]].
73: ...ent in [[1882]], but nominal allegiance to the [[Ottoman Empire]] continued until [[1914]]. - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: النيل ''an-nīl''), in...
46: ...y migrated to the river, where they developed a settled [[agriculture|agricultural]] [[economy]] and m...
48: Despite the attempts of the [[ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Rome|...
62: ...and fertilize the land, without rain and in the hottest time of the year. A good flood and Egypt's we...
79: *[http://www.aber.ac.uk/~qecwww/tana/geology.htm Nile p... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...lexandria''' (in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], '''الإسكندر...
3: ... late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
23: ...and the sea, according to a history of Alexander attributed to the author known as [[Alexander Romance...
36: ... seems to have been carried out even beyond the letter, for a general massacre was the result.
51: The attempt proved successful. The caliph, perceiving his... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...r>Al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttahidah'''</big>
19: ...an=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: none''</small>
97: Federal [[Act]] No. 1[http://www.etisalat.co.ae./federalactlawe.pdf] of [[1...
103: ...he [[Dubai World Cup]], held annually in March. [http://www.dubaiworldcup.com/]
129: *[http://www.ajman.ac.ae Ajman University of Science an... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
3: ...1605;قراطية الشعبية'''<br>...
15: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]] (translation): The Revolution by the people an...
23: ...lgiers]] الجزائر<br><small>(El Djazaﲬ Al-Jazੲ)<...
60: ...ans]] became an influence on them, establishing settlements along the coast. Berber kingdoms began to ...
62: ...l cities, prompting some to seek help from the [[Ottoman Empire]]. - Jordan (20715 bytes)
3: ...1617;يّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al Mamlak...
15: ...lign="center" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: none''</small>
69: ...istian Crusaders, [[Mameluks]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Turks, and, finally, the British. At the en...
71: ...es were without prejudice to future territorial settlements or boundary lines.
75: ...retained an administrative role pending a final settlement, and its 1994 treaty with Israel allowed fo... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
3: ...1585;ية العراقية'''<br>'''(Al-Jumhuriyah Al-...
13: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Allahu Akbar]]<br>([[English language|Engli...
29: ...ndence]]''' || [[1 October]] [[1919]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]
49: ...i insurgency|volatile]] while the new government attempts to re-establish [[national security|security...
64: ...s two major tasks ahead of them. The first is to attempt to reign in the insurgency which has blighted... - Brunei (7197 bytes)
5: ...#1583;ارالسلام<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big...
17: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]] (translation): Always in service with God's gu...
122: * [http://www.brunei.gov.bn Official Website of the Gove...
124: * [http://www.bruneiair.com/ Official Website of the Roy... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: ...1617;ة اللبنانيّة<br>(Al Jumhuriyah al...
15: ...lign="center" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: ''</small>
71: ... in the [[Crusades]]. It was then taken by the [[Ottoman Empire]].
73: Following the collapse of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after [[World War I]], the [[League ...
89: Cross-border attacks from Lebanon against [[Israel|Israeli]] terri... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...1618; اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ''...
6: ...1583;ولة اسرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
10: national_motto = n/a |
60: ...Judah|Jewish kingdoms and states]] existed intermittently in the region for over a millennium until th...
66: === Caliphate, Crusades, and the Ottoman Empire === - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...#1575;فغانستان) is a country in [[Central Asia]] and is ...
5: ...#1575;فغانستان'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<...
17: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
55: ...tive name for the [[Pashtuns]]: ''[[Afghan]]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_ety...
74: ...ion following the [[September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks]] forced the group's downfall. In late 2001, ... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
8: ...1610;ة السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
12: national_motto = Al-Nasr Lana ([[Arabic language|Arab...
62: ...]], the self-proclaimed [[Mahdi]] ([[Messiah]]), attempted to unify the tribes of western and central ...
72: ...ties, access to basic health care services, and little prospects for productive employment in the smal...
74: ...[[Darfur]], during which time the government committed terrible atrocities. In February [[2004]], the ... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
8: ...1575;ن مليسيا'''</big></big>
20: ...al-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu<br>([[Malay language...
80: ...hor, and the [[Aceh|Sultanate of Aceh]]; and the attacks only stopped in [[1641]], when the [[Netherla...
82: ...h East India Company]] seat of government in Calcutta until [[1867]] when their administration was tra...
84: ...tion that favoured the merchants of the Straits Settlements. Finally, the [[Pangkor Treaty of 1874]] p... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة الكويت<br>(Dawlat al...
15: ... align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: For Kuwait''</small>
65: ...e than sixty years before migrating over sea to settle in the Isle De Chader, where they built a small...
66: ...Ottoman flag over his palace and fully realizing Ottoman authority over his lands. The current rulers ...
68: ...of oil in the Persian Gulf. This massive growth attracted many immigrant laborers who were rarely gra... - Angola (15614 bytes)
11: national_motto = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Uni...
61: ...wanza River in the south. Portugal established in 1575 a Portuguese colony at [[Luanda]] based on the sl...
133: ...unene and in other districts of the plateau are settlements of Boers, the Boer population being about ...
167: *[http://www.angola.org/ Republic of Angola] official g...
168: *[http://www.parlamento.ao/ National Assembly of Angola... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: ...ica]], the giraffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Gi...
18: ...ted [[subspecies]], differentiated by color and pattern variations and range:
25: ... with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Uganda, north-central Kenya.
30: ...raffe (''G.c. capensis''), Lado Giraffe (''G.c. cottoni''), Congo Giraffe (''G.c. congoensis''), and T...
38: ...en speculated that their characteristic spotted pattern provides a certain degree of [[camouflage]]. O...
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