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21. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    1: ...on in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
    4: ...r-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
    6: ...ainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
    8: ...Marble]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
    11: ... surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
22. Cave (10592 bytes)
    2: ...image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
    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===
23. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    1: ...f; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
    7: ...l Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
    10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
    13: ...anently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
    15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
24. Castle (27805 bytes)
    1: ...orks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
    2: ...he dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
    4: ...story of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
    5: ...ovided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    6: ==Purpose of castles==
25. Tree (23723 bytes)
    2: ...fer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
    3: ...ll, and some can live for several [[millennium|millennia]].
    5: ...rld's [[mythology|mythologies]] (see [[Tree (mythology)]]).
    7: ==Classifications==
    9: ...shape, bark characteristics, reproductive structures, etc.
26. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    1: ... '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
    2: ... not [[energy]]) by trapping and consuming [[animal]]s,
    3: ...and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
    4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
    5: especially [[nitrogen]], such as acidic [[bog]]s and rock o...
27. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    2: ...scount St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
    4: ...ted with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
    5: ==Early life==
    6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
    8: ...ecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
28. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
    2: ...was a Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosopher]].
    4: ==His life==
    5: ...d his extraordinary hardiness, walking without shoes and a coat in winter.
    7: ...ame to see that it was ''philosophy'' that was truly important for study.
29. Mars (27704 bytes)
    1: ...rs.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
    2: ...th Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
    4: ...s]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo...
    6: ...ntation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
    7: ==Physical characteristics==
30. 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: ... up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]].
31. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    2: ...as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
    4: ==Beliefs ==
    6: ...or "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
    8: ...n branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
    9: ...the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
32. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name= Allspice }}
    3: <!-- If you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
    4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
    5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
    6: ...ox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
33. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    1: ...is]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
    4: ...f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
    5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
    7: ...efef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
    9: ! align="left" | Office:
34. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    3: ...ill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
    5: ... his surname "Brahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
    7: ==Early years==
    8: ...family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
    10: ...ho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
35. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    1: ...umb|right|Portrait of Sir Thomas More by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]]]
    2: ...the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
    4: ==Early life==
    5: ...ed law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a ...
    7: ...f wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
36. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    1: {{French Revolution}}
    2: ...le as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
    5: == Causes ==
    6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
    8: ...d groups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
37. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Stag beetles}}
    2: ... | image = [[Image:Vacalloria.jpeg|200px|Stag beetle]] | caption = }}
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
    7: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
38. Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
    1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
    2: ...age | image = [[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]]}}
39. 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: ...Senatorial terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
    7: ...h the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
    9: ...ongress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
40. United States Senate (35505 bytes)
    1: ....png|framed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
    2: ...rticle One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
    4: ...han those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
    6: ...tatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
    9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}

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