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- List of U.S. military history events (12126 bytes)
1: ...d States ''or'' involve the armed forces of the federal government or the militias of the separate sta...
4: ...he bolded items are the U.S. wars most often considered to be ''major conflicts'' by historians and th...
29: *[[Abraham Lincoln Brigade|Spanish Civil War]] (1936–1938)
36: *[[Mayag?cident|''Mayag?Incident]] (1975)
38: ...Sidra incident (disambiguation)|Gulf of Sidra Incidents]] (1981, 1989) - Tigers (12435 bytes)
15: ..., to the poaching for the fur, tiger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endang...
23: ...tually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...urpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey (few large animals ...
35: ...ese are the surviving subspecies, in descending order of wild population:
36: ...Image:28_11_07_05.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Civilizations (30128 bytes)
5: ==Definitions==
8: ...r working small [[horticulture|horticultural]] gardens. When used in this sense, civilization is an ex...
10: ===2: Broader sense===
11: ...lex and city-dwelling, or simple and tribal. This definition is often perceived as less exclusive and ...
14: ...y back in Civilization after being lost in the wilderness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in th... - Cuneiform (script) (7717 bytes)
6: ==Development==
7: ...tating counter-clockwise all of the pictograms 90° in the process), and a new wedge-tipped stylus ...
9: ...iform tablets could be fired in [[kiln]]s to provide a permanent record, or they could be recycled if ...
11: ...ssyria]]ns to write their own languages and was widely used in [[Mesopotamia]] for about 3000 years, t...
13: ...nese]], written in a [[Chinese language|Chinese]] derived script; some of these Sinograms were used as... - Mari, Syria (5848 bytes)
2: ...as an ancient city in [[Syria]] situated at the modern locality of '''Tell Hariri''', on the western b...
6: ...stigated and digging on the site was started on [[December 14, 1933]] by archaelogists from the Louvre...
8: ...to virgin soil, such important discoveries were made that horizontal digging had to be resumed".
14: ===First Golden Age===
18: ===First Destruction=== - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
3: ...] of the [[history of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articl...
5: {{listdev}}
17: ...hic]] settlement in southern [[Anatolia]], is founded.
29: ...2,500 km³) of [[sea water|salt water]] is added, significantly expanding it and transforming it ...
32: ...5100 BC]] – [[Temple#Religion|Temple]]s founded in South [[Mesopotamia]] - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...southwestern [[Iran]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2700 BC]] to [[539 BC]], wi...
5: ... Empire]] that succeeded it, and may thus be considered the starting point of the [[history of Iran]].
8: ...], where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]] (see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]]).
10: ...n provincial name [[Khuzestan|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''Hujiyā'', w...
13: ...ndus script|Harappan pictographs]] have yet to be deciphered. Several stages of the language are attes... - Architecture (13950 bytes)
1: ...from the macrolevel of [[town planning]], [[urban design]], and [[landscape architecture]] to the micr...
2: ...50px|The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
6: ...ernacular architecture]] today falls under this mode and still continues to be produced in many parts ...
8: ..._6598GW.jpg|thumb|Great Wall of China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
10: ...]]s were formed by craftsmen to organize their trade. Over time the complexity of buildings and their ... - George W. Bush (64926 bytes)
1: ...tor]] [[Prescott Bush]]), his father (former President [[George H. W. Bush]]), and his brother ([[Jeb ...
2: {{Infobox President | name=George Walker Bush
5: | order=43rd President
8: | preceded=[[Bill Clinton]]
9: | succeeded=[[Incumbent]] - List of countries (20527 bytes)
1: ...raphy|geographical]] area that connotes an independent [[politics|political]] entity, with its own [[g...
3: ... internationally recognized states follow to some degree international standards in terms of the creat...
5: ...emselves a nation), in spite of some of them considering themselves as nation states.
11: * ''[[nation]]'' designates a [[people]], however ''national'' and ''...
15: ...'' independent states as well as (inhabited) dependent territories. For a list of sovereign states onl... - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
24: |11||[[Chile]]||[[Ojos del Salado]]||6,880m
42: |20||[[Mexico]]||[[Pico de Orizaba]]||5,700m
56: |26=||[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]||Margherita Peak ...
64: |31||[[Italy]]||Mont Blanc ([[Monte Bianco de Courmayeur]])||4,748m
68: |33||[[Ethiopia]]||[[Ras Dejen]]||4,620m - Persian (613 bytes)
- Persian rug (6404 bytes)
5: ...of the 16th and 17th century. Common motifs include scrolling vine networks, [[arabesque]]s, [[palmet...
8: ...s used in carpets, including wool and [[cotton]], decay. Therefore [[archeology|archaeologists]] are n...
10: What has remained from early times as evidence of carpet-weaving is nothing more than a few p...
12: Among the oldest pieces discovered are those found in Eastern [[...
14: ...sts under the supervision of [[Sergei Ivanovich Rudenko]]. Radiocarbon testing revealed that Pazyryk c... - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
7: ...ken off other rocks by wind or water erosion, and deposited by wind, ice, or water. [[Erosion]] later ...
13: Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the [[landscap...
39: *Wave Rock, Hyden, [[Western Australia]]
40: *Murphy's Hay Stacks, Nullarbor Desert, [[Western Australia]]
43: *Pinnacles Desert, Nambung National Park, Western [[Australia]] - Step pyramid (3866 bytes)
2: ... of stone. The term refers to pyramids of similar design that emerged separately from one another, as ...
7: ...shrine was provided by a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral ramp from base to ...
13: ...ocated at Meidum, started out as a step pyramid under Huni structure. Sneferu's own later monuments, t...
18: ...existing structures, with which the pyramids expanded in size on a cyclical basis. This is true of the... - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...ting and conquering the [[satrap]]s left by Alexander.
6: ...ested regions near [[Kalinga (India)|Kalinga]] (modern [[Orissa]]).
8: ...s decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BC with the foundation ...
10: ...ndia. Ashoka sponsored the spreading of Buddhist ideals into [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia ...
12: ... of the Mauryan times. The Mauryan empire is considered one of the most significant periods in Indian ... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...[[1789]], denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV of France]] and the start of th...
9: ... political changes began that would lead to the modern [[nation state]]. France's absolutism would gen...
13: ...]] style replaced the [[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] movement.
17: * [[1703]]: [[Saint Petersburg]] founded by [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russ...
19: ...eb]]'s death, the [[Mughal Empire]] enters a long decline. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...x|Washington crossing the Delaware, [[December 25|Dec. 25]], [[1776]], an iconic event of the [[Americ...
6: ...ut with the French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ...al revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radica...
15: ...[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific Northwes...
17: * [[1700]]-[[1721|21]]: [[Russia]] supplants [[Sweden]] as the dominant [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power... - Barley (4939 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Hordeum]]''}}
12: ...l_botany | color = lightgreen| binomial_name = Hordeum vulgare| author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}}
15: '''Barley''' (''Hordeum vulgare'') is a major food and animal feed crop...
18: ...roduce viable seed when crossed and are thus considered to belong to one and the same species today. T...
20: ...]]s, was referred to in the [[Homeric hymn]] to [[Demeter]], who was also called "Barley-mother". - Nomad (1162 bytes)
1: ''The [[video game console]] is called the [[Sega Nomad]].''
3: ...ions travelling from place to place offering a trade wherever they go.
7: ** [[Kalderash]]
13: ==Modern nomads in industrialized nations==
18: * [[Ababdeh]]
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