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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
4: ... technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, b...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
11: ...rface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...ovember 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yur... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...aylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelter...
10: ... tube at Craters of the Moon NM-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|Lava tube cave at [[Craters of the Moon Nationa...
11: ...ols down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big><big>Βυζαντινή Αυ...
7: ...e Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
9: | [[330]]
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age...
5: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...stle found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...ensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved... - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: [[Image:coastredwood.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the talle...
3: ... are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millenniu...
5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[myth...
8: ...nkiaer.jpg|250px|right|thumb|An [[oak]] tree in [[Denmark]]]]
9: ...iology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth form, leaf type and shape, bark... - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
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.
10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
1: [[image:Francis_Bacon.jpg|thumb|250px|Sir Francis Bacon]]
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]]. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ...|Greek]] {{polytonic|Σωκράτης}} Sōkrá´Ĥamp;#275;s) wa...
5: ...n and instead encouraged the decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extra...
7: ... scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that he once spent all of...
9: ...g and everyone, and apparently it offended the leaders of this time. He was found guilty as charged, a... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, pos...
8: ...e. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on its surface. Mars has only a quarter th...
11: ...ts state a average methane concetration of about 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|refe...
13: ... volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]]. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: To summarize the areas of development in colonial America, historians typicall...
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ... the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...on and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Centr...
13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...e life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]....
6: ... of the term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translatio...
8: ...enerally 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: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Angl... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}} - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...ter" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: ... a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tych...
12: ...eu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...e astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping t...
16: ...ecame the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.) - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: [[Image:Thomas More.png|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Ha...
2: ... of the [[Church of England]], a decision which ended his political career and led to his [[capital pu...
5: ...dmitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his life he continued to ...
9: ...her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical educat... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...ple as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
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19: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}} - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
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10: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''P. occidentalis'''''}}
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12: ...al | color = pink | binomial_name = Pelecanus occidentalis | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | ...
15: ...Pelican]]The '''Brown Pelican''' (''Pelecanus occidentalis'' <small>†</small>) is the smallest ... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...[[Constitution of the United States]], which also delineates its structure and powers. Congress is a [...
5: ...fty states in the Union, the Senate consists of 100 members. Each Senator, who is elected by the whol...
7: ...eme Court]], to maintain [[armed forces]], and to declare [[war]]. Insofar as passing legislation is c...
10: [[Image:Uscapitolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
13: ...e [[United States Senate|Senate]] currently has 100 seats, one-third being renewed every two years; t... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...cantly, the [[President of the United States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important appoi...
4: ...erated to the Senate in the Constitution are regarded as more important than those exclusively enumera...
10: ...sh House of Lords as possible."<!--Harpers, May 2004, 42-->
12: ...n the House of Representatives. [[James Madison]] described the Senate's purpose as "A necessary fence...
14: ...]] for political purposes; the trial ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote s...
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