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- Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
15: ...s native to southern and eastern [[Asia]] (from [[Japan]] to [[China]], the [[Himalaya]] and [[Indonesia]...
28: *''[[Hydrangea hirta]]'' . Japan.
29: *''[[Hydrangea involucrata]]''. Japan, [[Taiwan]].
31: ...gea macrophylla]]'' (Bigleaf Hydrangea). Southern Japan. - Magnolia (3033 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
21: ...d]] specimens of ''M. acuminata'' have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identi...
24: ...r magnolia]]; hybrid ''M. liliiflora'' x ''M. denudata'').
26: ...se medicine]], where it is known as ''houpu''. In Japan, ''M. obvata'' has been used in a similar manner.... - Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
13: *''Candidastrum''
32: ...f diversity in the mountains of [[Indo-China]], [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]]. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
5: ...ives haul their trains. Increasingly common these days in passenger service is [[push-pull]] operation...
27: ...wo and a half times that of diesel power, and the daily mileage achievable was far lower. As labour co...
29: ...e in [[China]], where [[coal]] is a much more abundant resource than [[petroleum]] for diesel fuel. In...
32: ...mber of which survive and are still operational today.
60: ...cal suppliers over German ones. In the US and Canada, they are now greatly outnumbered by diesel-elect... - Ploidy (4598 bytes)
23: This was one of the procedures used by [[Japan]]ese researchers to produce [[Kaguya]] the father... - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: .... The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the end of the [[Western Roman Empire]] (...
6: ...he migrations has historically been termed the "[[Dark Ages]]" by Western European historians. That te...
16: ...feudal nobles. Well known examples of such consolidation include the [[Albigensian Crusade]] and the [...
18: ...cal obligations, known as [[feudalism]] or the feudal
19: ...etimes mutually contradictory). The benefit of feudalism however, was its resiliency, and the ability ... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
8: ... remains of non-literate cultures and help in the dating of some historic cultures as well.
21: ...y virtually identical plates, vases or bowls in a day. Because of its nature, wheel work can only be u...
29: ...ry pottery from [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]]]
32: ...ing "mosaic" to create distinctive patterns. The Japanese term for this technique is "nerikome." Agatew...
50: ..., as the kiln must be stoked for as long as a few days, but the pieces which emerge often have charact... - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
15: ... [[Japan]] were the first to develop [[pottery]], dating to the [[11th millennium BC]]. The Jōmon...
17: ...G?li Tepe]] near [[Urfa]] in eastern [[Turkey]], dating to ca. [[10th millennium BC]].
18: ... at the [[Iron Gorge]], [[Serbia and Montenegro]] date to the [[7th millennium BC]] and represent eith...
22: ...these is [[Stonehenge]], were the main structures date from the early Bronze age, such monuments have ...
26: Rock art, showing scenes from the daily life and religious rituals have been found in ... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
28: ...of two metals (light tinctures) and five colours (dark tinctures), although there are a number of othe...
69: ...e custom in English [[blazon]] was to reduce redundancy by referring to a particular tincture only onc...
92: ...legs), salient (leaping), sejant (sitting) and gardant (looking at the viewer). There are humans as we...
104: ...xample of a triple fimbriation.[http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Sig/86SignalBattalion.htm]) The fil...
160: ...] on which they usually stand; and a variety of medals, ribbons, [[mural crown]]s and other decoration... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...Greek language|Greek]] καλλος ''kallos'' "beauty" + γ&r...
8: ...and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle o...
10: ... (in Chinese, ''[[Shufa]]'' 書法, in Japanese ''[[Shodo|Shodō]]'' 書道, in ...
12: ..."). All five styles of writing are still in use today.
14: ... basic calligraphy instruction is still common in Japanese lower education. - Woodcut (1909 bytes)
5: ... level of technical and artistic development in [[Japan]]. - Seal (device) (5951 bytes)
10: The most common uses of the seal today are:
23: Known as yingzhang in China and [[inkan]] in Japan, ink seals have been used in East Asia as a form ...
29: ...ngs in [[Chinese Painting|China]], [[Japanese Art|Japan]], [[Korean Painting|Korea]], Vietnam, and the re... - Silk (8683 bytes)
25: ... made of it outlast those made of ordinary silk — commonly lasting fifty years or more.
27: ... and is, therefore, more comfortable to wear. Nowadays, it is mainly sought after for the highest-qual...
33: ...], and the city became a US silk centre, although Japanese imports were still more important.
36: [[World War II]] interrupted the silk trade from Japan. Silk prices increased dramatically and US indust... - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ... known as one of the world's greatest explorers — some skeptics see him as the world's greatest ...
7: ... from the island of [[Korcula|Korčula]] in today's [[Croatia]] (then known as ''Curzola'') in the...
18: ...ranslations. The book became an instant success — quite an achievement in a time when printing w...
23: ...served as a special emissary for [[Kublai Khan]]—which is puzzling, given the careful record-kee...
25: ...This is usually considered the first mention of [[Japan]] in Western literature. However, it is possible ... - Culture (23440 bytes)
6: Many people today use a conception of "culture" that developed in ...
10: ...and [[value]]s; but rather that only a single standard of refinement suffices, against which one can m...
14: Today most social scientists reject the [[monadic]] co...
19: ...[[anthropology|anthropologists]] had adopted and adapted the term ''culture'' to a broader definition ...
21: ...s a supplement to it, as the main means of human adaptation to the world. - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ... consists of is something that is still debated today.
8: ... major kinds: [[musica universalis]], [[musica mundana]], [[musica instrumentalis]]. Of those, only th...
12: ...h are very much in vogue in [[Western society]] today.
14: ...relatively new invention then, and it is understandable that the mathematical or physical relationship...
21: ...ical instrumental metric composition, and popular dance music are. However, from a European influenced... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...eneral Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organization's h...
24: ..., [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
33: ...of atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
35: ...d the UN Disarmament Commission. Items on the agenda include consideration of the possible merits of a...
55: ...ept and both the UN Service Medal, and the NATO Medal, are considered [[international decoration]]s in... - Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
1: [[Image:JapaneseShakuhachiSection.jpg|thumb|125px|A [[shakuhach...
3: ...e|Japanese]], pronounced /shakoo-hatchee/) is a [[Japan]]ese [[end-blown flute]] which is held vertically...
8: ...t", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanese words:
10: ...; ([[wiktionary:%E5%B0%BA|shaku @ Wiktionary]]) – The word "[[shaku]]" means "foot" (as in Engli...
12: ...; ([[wiktionary:%E5%85%AB|hachi @ Wiktionary]]) – The word "hachi" means the number "eight", but... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[January 7]], [[1800]]</td...
11: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[March 8]], [[1874]]</td>...
14: [[Mary Abigail Fillmore]] (daughter)</td></tr>
26: ... It was thought that the obscure, self-made candidate from [[New York]] would complement Taylor, a sl...
31: ...the merits of the compromise proposals, but a few days before President Taylor's death, he intimated t... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
6: ...erm of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1869]] – [[March 3]], [[1877]]</td></tr>
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[April 27]], [[1822]]</td>...
11: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td>...
17: ;[[Schuyler Colfax]] ([[1869]]–[[1873]])
18: ;[[Henry Wilson]] ([[1873]]–[[1875]])</td></tr>
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