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- Marie de France (1845 bytes)
1: ...which translates as, "My name is Marie, I am from France."
3: ...f France and Countess of Champagne, though this identification is far from certain.
7: ...e Lais of Marie de France: Text and Context''. Athens: University of Georgia Press, c1987.
8: ..., Joan and Robert Hanning. ''The Lais of Marie de France''. Durham, N. C.: Labyrinth Press, 1982.
9: ... in the Middle Ages'', Roger S. Loomis (ed.). Clarendon Press: Oxford University. 1959. ISBN 019811588...
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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...panish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
20: latd=19|latm=03|latNS=N|longd=99|longm=22|longEW=W|
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...out the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]]....
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
7: ...rban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...nd used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ...outh of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January River. - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...lly replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] ...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] ...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to creat...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: ... such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China...
13: == Ancient history ==
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sh... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...war leader") and High [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
2: ...g Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
5: ... of his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ...rs are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Bretons]].
9: ...e little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure. - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarctica]].
3: ....web.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''L'Astrolabe'' making water on a floe [[February 6]], [[1838]]]]
4: ...ous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]].
6: In [[1822]] he sailed on a voyage around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperr...
8: ...cific, surveyed the coasts of [[New Guinea]], [[New Zealand]], and other islands, and found out the p... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...re specifically, the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of t...
5: ...appearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ... found and the most familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the cit...
9: ...shore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ... he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taig... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...n the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufacture of more production machines ...
3: ...development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
5: ...often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its...
7: ...guste Blanqui]] in the second half of the [[19th century]].
10: ...of the main causes was the invention of the steam engine. - Steel (28384 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Steel framework.jpg|thumb|300px|Steel framework]]
3: ...lloys with higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ..., and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are iron-based alloys ...
8: ...elting take place in a fairly oxygen-free environment. Unlike copper and tin, liquid iron dissolves c...
10: ...humb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]] - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: ...s of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (music)|reed]]s. The term is equall...
5: ==Overview==
10: 4) Blowstick or blowpipe<br>
11: 5) Tenor drones<br>
16: ... and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is used, cured with salt and alum. - Treasury (1846 bytes)
1: ...[[Treasury security]]. Also see [[treasury management]]''.
3: ...ce|IRS]] is the revenue agency of the [[US Department of Treasury]].
5: ...ed Kingdom]], [[Her Majesty's Treasury]] is overseen by the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The trad...
7: ...nt [[procurement]], policy guidelines for [[commonwealth]], [[statutory authories]], and [[superannua...
9: ...ead is the Finance Minister. Examples include [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
5: == Events ==
7: ...twerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri M... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carnivora]]}} - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...lee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...vis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and ...
9: ...cond-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailan...
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...a of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...ssal, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: ...ber 11]], [[1161]]) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1131]] to [[1153]].
5: ...her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]. She had three ...
9: ...nant, reigning by right of hereditary and civil law.
11: ...r as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jerusal... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
1: ...' (died c. [[1184]]) was the mother of king [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem]], and an important figure in t...
3: ...]]. Both would come to rule the kingdom in their own right.
5: ...riage. Despite the annulment, their two children were declared legitimate.
7: ...randniece to [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Manuel I Comnenus]].
9: ...|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights. - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...uccessful rule by a queen regnant earlier in the century.
5: ... by her mother, Sibylla would later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supporters.
7: ...ibylla named her son [[Baldwin V of Jerusalem|Baldwin]].
9: ...oeuvered to have the princess marry one of their own.
11: ...umed the emperor was investing in the future good-will of the king-consort of Sibylla. - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ...[[Nablus]] from her husband the king. Isabella grew up in the court of her mother and stepfather [[Ba...
5: ...nt a message to Saladin telling him of the recent wedding and reminding him of their shared history. ...
7: ... army that no attack should be directed at this tower."''
9: ...iod. In order to prepare for the future after Baldwin IV, Isabella's mother and the baronial party to...
11: ...both Sibylla and Isabella were considered equally entitled to succeed. - Yolanda of Flanders (2422 bytes)
1: ...[Constantinople]] for her husband [[Peter of Courtenay]] from [[1217]] to 1219.
3: ...[Empire of Nicaea]], who married her daughter. However, she soon died, in 1219.
5: ...Robert was still in [[France]] at the time, there was technically no emperor until he arrived in [[12...
7: ... 1212 and left to her eldest son Philip when she went to Constantinople in 1216.
9: By Peter of Courtenay she had 10 children: - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...he was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
6: ...El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' and in English.
8: ...would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as a baby.
10: ...|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ... of women in the campaign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader.
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