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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...ploration was the landing of the first man on the moon in the [[space race]] between the [[United Sta...
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ... idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...l [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and the original ...
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: ...ht; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters an...
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...tion of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
8: ===Primary caves=== - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
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3: |+<big><big>'''''Romania'''''</big></big>
5: |+<big><big>Byzantine Empire</big></big>
7: ...ical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital. - 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: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]. - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: [[Image:coastredwood.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the ...
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: ...ants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics, repro... - 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,
6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875. - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
8: ...r married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
10: ...er, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of 13, living for thr... - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ...ppa;&rho;&#8049;&tau;&eta;&sigmaf;}} S&#333;krá´Ĥamp;#275;s) was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[phil...
5: ...raged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardiness...
7: ...to 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: [[Image:Mars.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: ...ized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
8: ...t the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...s]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...th the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation...
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...velopment of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ... lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]. - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...sus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...slation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ... grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: ...]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Methodism]]). - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[...
4: ... cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; bor...
7: ...kground:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
12: ! align="left" | Term in office:
13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[19... - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
1: [[Image:brahe.jpeg|right|]]
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
5: ...than by his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...n the command of Vordingborg Castle to which they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education unti... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...More.png|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
2: ... in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...incoln'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: ...erests of these initially allied 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)
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5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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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: ...ture and powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United Sta...
5: ...aggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[... - 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: ...ilities of the Senate (the "[[upper house]]") are more extensive than those of the House of Represent...
6: ...presentatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
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