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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...f the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Unio...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...arth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ... trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
8: ... a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]] - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: ...eexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...ver, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea ca...
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...n of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
8: ===Primary caves=== - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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5: |+<big><big>Byzantine Empire</big></big> - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ing)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...n remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: ...story]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
5: ...ided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ... tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
5: ...he world's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[Tree (mythology)]]).
8: ...aer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
9: ...orm, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...rous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
2: ...ut not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: ...trogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock outcroppings. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...n [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
8: ..., Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ...a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosopher]].
5: ...aged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardiness,...
7: ...o see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
9: ... to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life. - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: ...ars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...d [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
7: ==Physical characteristics== - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...s]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...sh]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
8: ===Europe===
9: ... technologies needed to make long voyages across open water. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ... as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
4: ==Beliefs ==
6: ... for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: ...] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents), - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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3: ..., put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
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5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...er" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
1: [[Image:brahe.jpeg|right|]]
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
5: ...ently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...t family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...gborg Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...mb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
2: ...e the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...s Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...ic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flag...
9: ... time when such learning was usually reserved for men. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...nd amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ed groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
12: ...sentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]]. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
2: ...= [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
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4: {{Taxobox_domain_entry | taxon = [[Eukaryote|Eukaryota]]}}
5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
2: ...= [[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]]}} - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: [[Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...ed so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: ...of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: [[Image:Us senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the ...
2: ...]] must ratify treaties and make important appointments "with the Advice and Consent of the Senate" (...
4: ...) are more extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...sentatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
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