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21. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    1: ...f the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Unio...
    4: ...er-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
    6: ...cury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
    8: ...]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
    10: ==Orbiting and reaching space==
22. Cave (10592 bytes)
    2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
    3: ...will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cav...
    6: ...med by geologic processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and...
    9: ...aves are formed at the same time as the surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''.
    10: ...aters of the Moon NM-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|Lava tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon National Monument|...
23. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    1: ...; background: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    2: ...;&#937;&#924;&#913;&#925;&#921;&#913;'''</big&gt;</big&gt;
    3: |+<big&gt;<big&gt;'''''Romania'''''</big&gt;</big&gt;
    4: ...961;&#945;&#964;&#959;&#961;&#943;&#945;</big&gt;</big&gt;
    5: |+<big&gt;<big&gt;Byzantine Empire</big&gt;</big&gt;
24. Castle (27805 bytes)
    1: ...thworks (engineering)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
    2: ... often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''. ...
    4: ...panese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
    5: ...humb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]...
    7: ... found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]...
25. Tree (23723 bytes)
    2: [[Image:coastredwood.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the t...
    3: ...rms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [...
    5: ...d's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[Tree (mythology)]]).
    8: [[Image:Raunkiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
    9: ...wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
26. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    1: ...mall entrance to the trap underneath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that confude p...
    2: ...t]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
    4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nu...
    5: ...gen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings.
    8: ==Trapping mechanisms==
27. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
    2: ...Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
    4: ...d through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of his time, such m...
    6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
    8: ..., Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
28. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
    2: ...tau;&eta;&sigmaf;}} S&#333;krᴦamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosophe...
    5: ...he also showed his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
    7: ...spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''phi...
    9: ... leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock...
29. Mars (27704 bytes)
    1: ...ars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
    2: ...rea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
    4: ...ich are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' re...
    6: ...stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
    8: .... The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35...
30. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    2: ...es with very different [[social]], [[religion|religious]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|ec...
    4: ...dds with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[represen...
    9: ...[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
    11: ...ntirely different landmass. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] quickly mounted an effort of colonization and...
    13: ...were concerned, they were still free for the taking.
31. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    2: ... as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
    4: ==Beliefs ==
    6: ...ssiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
    8: ...Christianity is generally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes ...
    9: ...] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
32. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name= Allspice }}
    2: ...: Pimenta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] | caption = }} --&gt;
    3: ... put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg --&gt;
    4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
    5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
33. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    1: ...ulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
    4: ...1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
    5: |+ <big&gt;<big&gt;'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big&gt;</big&gt;
    7: ..."center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
    9: ! align="left" | Office:
34. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    1: [[Image:brahe.jpeg|right|]]
    3: ...wned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
    5: ... Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
    8: ...from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
    10: ...org Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
35. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    1: ...rait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
    2: ...5]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, ...
    5: ...s Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
    7: ...m of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
    9: ...nt classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
36. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    2: ...cts and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
    8: ...ed groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
    10: ...of the revolution must include all of the following:
    12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
    13: ...s, wage-earners, and, to a lesser extent, the bourgeoisie
37. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
    2: ...mage | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    4: {{Taxobox_domain_entry | taxon = [[Eukaryote|Eukaryota]]}...
    5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
38. Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
    2: ...xobox image | image = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
    3: {{Taxobox begin placement | color = pink}}
    4: {{Taxobox regnum entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
    5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
39. Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
    3: ... [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of Representatives|H...
    5: ... serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms ...
    7: ...case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
    9: ... the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
40. United States Senate (35505 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Us senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of...
    2: ...the Constitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[President of the United States|P...
    4: ...enumerated to the House. As a result, the responsibilities of the Senate (the "[[upper house]]") are ...
    6: ...ves convenes in the south wing of the same building.
    10: ... a likeness to the British House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42--&gt;

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