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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ... the development of adequate propulsion technologies, stronger and lighter materials and other technol...
6: ... next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica ...
11: ...ve Earth's surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]]....
13: ...4]], [[1957]]. This spectacular success led to an escalation of the American space program, and to an ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...ces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ...rocesses, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences.
8: ===Primary caves===
9: ... surrounding rock. These are called '''primary caves'''. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patr...
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: ...is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
24: | The [[Lombard]] invasion results in the loss of most of Italy. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...contained [[fortress]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also re...
2: ...he dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: ...lso figure prominently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited...
6: ==Purpose of castles==
8: ... for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time: - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...fer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ... forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several...
5: ... role in many of the world's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[Tree (mythology)]]).
9: ...shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
11: ...isting below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typically classified. - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ... '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Car...
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and...
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on c... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...scount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...erimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of his time, such methods were co...
8: He was the youngest of five sons of [[Nicholas Bacon|Sir Nicholas Ba...
12: At Cambridge he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustome...
14: ...ed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: '''Socrates''' ([[June 4]], c.[[470 BC|470]] – [[May 7]...
5: ...d his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
7: ...that he once spent all of his time on scientific research, but gave up on it when he came to see that ...
9: ...ng to Dr Will Beldam he was the first person to question everything and everyone, and apparently it of... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: ...thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...ar in [[Roman mythology]] (the counterpart to [[Ares]], the god of war in [[Greek mythology]]) because...
6: ...w pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shi...
8: ... same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds.
11: ...bout 10 [[Parts per million|ppb]] (see [[#references|reference]]). - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...s|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...]] government on issues of [[taxation]] and [[representation]].
6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
9: ...seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...uickly mounted an effort of colonization and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrati... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...[[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...om the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging...
8: ...n branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adher...
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of tho... - Allspice (3832 bytes)
3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Myrtales]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. dioica'''''}}
16: ...ined the flavour of several spices, such as [[cloves]], [[pepper]], and even [[cinnamon]] and [[nutmeg...
18: ...romatic than that of the red [[bell pepper]]... These Pimientos are the familiar red stuffing found in... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
10: | [[President of France]]
19: | [[Georges Pompidou]]
31: - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...aper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
5: ... his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...itten Tÿcho). He was born at his family's ancestral seat of [[Knudstrup]] [[Castle]], [[Denmark]]...
10: ...tempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childless uncle and aunt, J? Brahe and [[Inger Oxe]], in t...
12: ...ctatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De tri... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...s More was the eldest son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer who served as a judge in the [[King's ...
7: ...life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing...
9: ...ucation at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...an Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...d of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the sta...
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...egislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source ...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the followi... - Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
19: ...division | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
21: [[Aesalinae]]<br>
26: [[Syndesinae]]<br>
28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]]. - Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: ...axobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelican|Pelecaniformes]]}}
10: {{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''P. occidentalis'''''}}
15: ...cidentalis'' <small>†</small>) is the smallest (42"-54") member of the [[pelican]] family.
17: ...irds may stray to inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, [[North America]]n birds move further north ... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: ...Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...es]] (the "[[Lower House]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...by the whole state rather than by a district, serves a six-year term. Senatorial terms are staggered s...
7: ...h the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]]. - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: ...s senate seal.png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
2: ...t of the Senate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...extensive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...ional capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
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