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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ing of the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...issions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...le trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
10: ==Orbiting and reaching space== - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...t.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
8: ===Primary caves=== - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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7: ...rance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
18: | Justinian builds the church of [[Hagia Sophia]] (Αγία &#... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...rthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ..., resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Jap...
5: ...rovided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...nifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ...few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
5: ...g]], and in [[agriculture]] supplying [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an importa...
7: ==Classifications==
9: ... bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...s patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives so...
2: ...[nutrient]]s (but not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: ...[[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: ...image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...'' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...ed with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ...Sir Anthony Cooke, whose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Eli... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ..., [[399 BC]]) ([[Greek language|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκράτη&sigma...
5: ...raordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
7: ...on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was tru...
9: ...ntenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life. - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...h are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refe...
6: Its symbol, ♂ (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it)...
7: ==Physical characteristics== - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...itics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...], these different colonies found themselves more closely united than ever before, at odds with the [...
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...aring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...rative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...ife and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ..., which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over ... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name= Allspice }}
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3: ...ture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Dicots | Magnoliopsida ]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...arles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...#f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
9: ! align="left" | Office: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ... "[[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper...
5: ...ther than by his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...ly which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...hich they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...atus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De tria... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...[[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...ent in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
11: ==Early political career== - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ...wer of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ly allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
2: ...e = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
9: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Insect]]a}}
10: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Pterygota]]}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...e = [[image: Brownpelican77.jpg|Brown Pelican]] | caption = }}
3: {{Taxobox begin placement | color = pink}}
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...ress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United States House of Represen...
5: ...elected by the whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are st...
7: ..." as is the case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: ...nited States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...ution are regarded as more important than those exclusively enumerated to the House. As a result, the...
6: ...he national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
10: ...er should "consist of the most distinguished characters, distinguished for their rank in life and the...
12: ...epresentatives)". <!--Sources are in references section-->
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