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- 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... - 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... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
1: ...Image:Uscongress.gif|right|frame|Seal of the Congress.]]
3: ...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: ...ose 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}} - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
29: footnotes = |
31: ...nds in the bay and the [[Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
33: .... census data show that San Francisco has the highest population density of any major U.S. city aside ...
37: ...isco's "rebirth" from the ashes of the fire that resulted from the quake. Long enjoying a [[Bohemiani...
42: ...the [[Ohlone]] (a [[Miwok]] Indian word meaning "western people") living in the coastal area between [... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...rance]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
4: ... under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...ten [[Literary works of Julius Caesar|''Commentaries'' (''Commentarii'')]], and many details of his li...
9: ...ere he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
13: ... The [[Racial policy of Nazi Germany|racial policies]] that Hitler directed culminated in the systemat...
15: ...'s most powerful nations. Nevertheless, the [[Allies]] ultimately defeated Germany. In the final days ...
20: ...f]]'', his [[autobiography]], Adolf Hitler describes his father as an "irascible tyrant"; however, the...
22: ...il Schicklgruber" were airdropped over German cities. He was legally born a Hitler, however, and was i...
24: ...ish the probability Hitler had Jewish or Czech ancestors. Historians such as [[Werner Maser]] and [[Ia... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...e establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
5: ...ted or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Militiamen ...
12: ...arms for the colonies in any given year. The greatest number of men that Washington personally command...
15: ...rn estimates, total British strength in the colonies did not exceed 20,000 men at any one time. - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
19: time zone = Does not observe DST as of 2005 |
22: west_coord = 86.1582 |
29: ...ronze State [[Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument]], designed by [[Germany|German]] architect [[Bruno Schm...
31: ...5]]. The Central Canal was intended to run 296 miles (476 km) from near [[Logansport, Indiana|Loganspo...
33: ...s to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its size. - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
1: ...-day Saints]] during the [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]]. It is Salt Lake City's top tourist draw]]
2: ...h|Davis]], and [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] counties, had a population of 1,333,914 as of [[2000]].
4: ...he lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]s. Residents are known as "[[List of famous Salt Lakers|...
6: ... the city became known as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism indust...
17: ...s cities in the [[American Old West|Old American West]]. - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...donesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ...l member of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], since the union's dissolution in December [[19...
13: ...ch as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and the [[Meshchera]].
15: ...ies]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diver...
17: ...om the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the west. - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
5: quotation=An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. |
15: ...e 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hi...
18: ... and sects. He was born into the vaishya, or business, caste. At the age of 13 Gandhi married [[Kastur...
22: ... spelling of the verb in the UK and Indian varieties of English --->
23: ...a]]. Although he had not shown a particular interest in religion before, he began to read works of an... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...age:Thomas Hobbes (portrait).jpg|thumb|Thomas Hobbes: detail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([...
4: '''Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]],...
6: ...escartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...John Wilkinson]] and he had some influence on Hobbes.
12: At university Hobbes appears to have followed his own curriculum; he w... - Native American (42651 bytes)
1: ...f_Red_Bird.jpg|thumb|A [[Sioux]] in traditional dress including [[war bonnet]], about 1908]]
3: ...many of them still enduring as political communities. A comprehensive tribal list can be found under "...
5: ...al and genetic commonality with other arctic peoples not native to the American continent, such as tho...
7: ...onstitution with various treaty rights, some long established and many more currently under negotiatio...
9: ... people (Canada)|M鴩s]] of [[Canada]] and the [[Mestizo]]s and [[Zambo]]s of [[Latin America]]. - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...urch to return to the teachings of the [[Bible]] resulted in the formation of new traditions within Ch...
14: ...the [[German language]] and added several principles to the art of [[translation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s...
17: ...px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at [[Eise...
21: ...degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that univer...
26: ...it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness. - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...>'''3:''' Optical encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine through the disk...
2: ...gather light pulses to convert to X and Y velocities.]]
3: ...y under the hand. The underside of the mouse houses a device that detects the mouse's motion relative...
5: ...usage, the plural can be either ''mice'' or ''mouses''. See [[English plural]] for more information.
13: ...body movements --- for example, head-mounted devices attached to the chin or nose --- but ultimately, ...
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