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- Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...[[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ... idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...ct Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and the original [[Apollo 16]] space capsule.
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: ...ncludes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
5: ==Cave types and formation==
6: ... 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: ...humb|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
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: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants i... - 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: ..., living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]]. - Socrates (7975 bytes)
1: [[image:socrates.png|thumb|250px|right|Socrates]]
2: ... Greek ([[Athens|Athenian]]) [[philosophy|philosopher]].
5: ... decoration of Alcibiades. During such campaigns, he also showed his extraordinary hardiness, walking ...
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: [[Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy ...
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: ...hrist]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...slation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
8: ...nto three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: ...gest 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: ... former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle Intern...
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: ...tion]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kep...
5: ...rahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
10: ...ed, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
1: ...ht|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: ...lifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...ups would become the source of conflict and bloodshed.
10: ...ly, 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)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Brown Pelican}}
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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: ...use]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] (the "[[Upper House]]").
5: ...aggered so that approximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...ouses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: Both Houses of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
1: ...ramed|[[Seal of the United States Senate|Seal of the Senate]]]]
2: ...ice and Consent of the Senate" ([[Article One of the United States Constitution|Article I]]).
4: ...sive than those of the House of Representatives (the "[[lower house]]").
6: ...presentatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
9: {{main|History of the United States Senate}}
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