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  1. Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
    5: ...region have been using the didgeridoo since about 1500 years ago, based on dating of paintings on cave w...
    15: ...ally made from [[hardwood]]s especially various [[eucalyptus]] species that are [[endemic (ecology)|en...
    19: ... a tourist didgeridoo with a mouthpiece made from European beeswax. Sometimes [[paraffin]] wax is also...
    39: ...tralian forests, often by non-Aboriginal entrepreneurs but also sometimes by Aboriginal people. There ...
    41: ...hem Land]] made from [[stringybark]], a type of [[eucalyptus]] tree.]]
  2. Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
    10: ...htm#_ftn18 ''ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO ca. 1500: Pharaonic Egypt to Ca. 800 BCE''], by Dr. Susan ...
  3. Printing press (12986 bytes)
    4: ...in [[868]] A.D. The technique was also known in [[Europe]], where it was mostly used to print [[Bible]...
    6: ...ype was never extensively used in China until the European style printing press was introduced in rela...
    8: ...berg introduced or invented the printing press in Europe is not accepted by all. The other candidate a...
    11: ...ffusion (anthropology)|Diffusion]] of printing in Europe===
    12: ...n the first work of Johann Gutenberg and the year 1500, are collectively referred to as [[incunabulum|in...
  4. Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
    1: ...geoning [[capitalism]] in Europe. In the process, Europeans encountered peoples and mapped lands previ...
    3: ...a]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that ...
    6: ... the most accurate world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
    7: ...ese were almost all Italians as the trade between Europe and the Middle East was almost completely con...
    9: ... ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read throughout Europe.
  5. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...nstitutional monarch]], located in northwestern [[Europe]]. It borders the [[North Sea]] to the north ...
    41: currency = [[Euro]] <sup>2</sup> |
    42: currency_code = &#8364; EUR |
    43: time_zone= [[Central European Time|CET]] |
    45: time_zone_DST= [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
  6. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    53: ... northwest coast. European contact began in the [[1500]]s, when [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sea captain [[Di...
    174: ...control by tight monetary policy (the "Taux Directeur", or central bank rate, was raised to 16% and re...
    182: ...ownership laws, encouraging study of American and European business techniques, and active pursuit of ...
    184: ...e, targeting the US market under [[AGOA]] and the European markets under the [[Anything But Arms (ABA)...
    190: ...n]], and [[Comoros]]. Active relationships with [[Europe]], especially [[France]], [[Germany]], and [[...
  7. Belize (11927 bytes)
    61: ...nd flourished until about AD [[900]]. The first [[Europe]]ans arrived in the area in the early [[16th ...
    112: ...erindian ([[Garifuna]]). The remainder includes [[Europe]]an, [[India]]n, [[ethnic Chinese|Chinese]], ...
  8. Brazil (12581 bytes)
    8: ...to England &mdash; at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon &mdash; and the "elevatio...
    10: Brazil attracted over 5 million [[Europe]]an and [[Japanese people|Japanese]] immigran...
  9. Guyana (12153 bytes)
    62: ...Arawak]] and [[Carib]] tribes of [[Amerindian]]s. European settlement began in the early [[17th centur...
    117: ...ntry's interior. [[Ethnic Chinese|Chinese]] and [[Europe]]ans (mostly [[Portuguese (Guyana)|Portuguese...
  10. Finland (29511 bytes)
    1: ...rdic countries|Nordic country]] in northeastern [[Europe]], bordered by the [[Baltic Sea]] to the sout...
    35: |'''[[Currency]]''' || [[Euro]] (&euro;)<sup>1</sup>
    37: | '''[[Time zone]]''' <br />&nbsp;- in [[European Summer Time|summer]]
    38: ...[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+2)<br>[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[Coordinated Universal...
    46: ...up> Prior to [[1999]]: [[Markka|Finnish markka]]. Euro a bank currency since 1999, in public circulati...
  11. Solomon Islands (9265 bytes)
    81: *[[Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands|Choiseul]] ([[Lauru]])
    94: ...he most western and most eastern islands is about 1500 km. Especially the Santa Cruz Islands, north of [...
    103: ...eir livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich ...
  12. Israel (51605 bytes)
    1: ...#1513;&#1474;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;, [[transliteration]]: ''Medinat Yisra'el''; [[Ar...
    6: ...1497;&#1504;&#1514; &#1497;&#1513;&#1512;&#1488;&#1500;<br>("Medinat Yisra'el")<br>&#1583;&#1608;&#1604;...
    60: ...ilistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] &#1508;&#1500;&#1513;&#1514; ''{{unicode|P&#601;l&eacute;&#X161...
    68: ...luding rule by the [[Seljuks]], [[Fatimids]], and European [[Crusades|Crusaders]], before becoming par...
    73: ... murdered, led to immigration from other parts of Europe. After [[World War I]], the British endorsed ...
  13. Malawi (22306 bytes)
    38: time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
    49: ...in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another site, dated 1500 BC, the remains possess features resembling [[Bus...
    53: ...wian attempts to obtain independence. A growing [[Europe]]an and U.S.-educated African elite became in...
    76: ...n claims of irregularities in the voters' roll. [[European Union]] and [[Commonwealth]] observers said...
    114: ...teral donors include the World Bank, the IMF, the European Union, the African Development Bank, and th...
  14. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    1: ...]], and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by [[Spain]] to the nor...
    7: ...nd the subsequent entry in the [[EEC]] (today's [[European Union]]) in [[1986]]. Portugal made signifi...
    15: ...ves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local peoples, the [[...
    38: ...?vares Pereira departed to besiege and conquer [[Ceuta]] in North [[Africa]], a rich Islamic trade cen...
    40: ...d refuge in Portugal after being pursued all over Europe. The Templars had their own objective, search...
  15. Honey (11666 bytes)
    14: ...duced the honey. Honey has a [[density]] of about 1500 [[kilogram|kg]]/[[metre|m<sup>3</sup>]] (50% dens...
    29: ...[Australia]], the most common honey is from the [[eucalyptus]] trees, such as [[redgum]], [[yellow gum...
    40: ...piney" taste and is prized for medicinal use in [[Europe]] and [[Turkey]]. Bees collecting this resou...
  16. Cotton (7876 bytes)
    11: ...it is referred to in the [[Rig-Veda]], written in 1500 BC. A thousand years later the great [[Greek]] hi...
    13: ...aspect is retained in the name for cotton in many European languages, such as [[German language|German...
    15: ...ed throughout the warmer regions in [[Africa]], [[Eurasia]] and [[the Americas]].
    26: ... produced in many parts of the world, including [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[the Americas]] and...
  17. Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
    43: * [[1500 BCE]] - world's earliest documented [[glass]]-mak...
    115: ...'modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europe]]an, [[Middle East]]ern, and [[Africa]]n''")....
    120: * [[Egyptian Museum]]
  18. Hathor (11883 bytes)
    2: ...ge:Egypt.Hathor.02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luxor Museum]]
    12: ...er, she was also represented with, or as, an [[uraeus]], a stylised [[cobra (snake)|cobra]], which sym...
    55: ... Hebrew workers in the mines of [[Sinai]] about [[1500 BC]] worshipped Hathor, whom they identified with...
  19. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    25: TimeZone = [[Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone|Hawaii]]: [[UTC]]-10/ (no ...
    64: ...irst populated the Hawaiian Islands approximately 1500 years ago. These first peoples preserved memorie...
    66: Vague reports by various European explorers suggest that Hawaii was visited b...
    113: ...pitol|Hawaii State Capitol]]. The governor and lieutenant governor oversee the major agencies and dep...
    184: ...eigners to arrive upon Hawaii's shores, after the Europeans, were the [[Chinese]]. Chinese employees s...
  20. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    58: ...ing with the remaining Abenaki. The population in 1500 is estimated to be around 10,000 people.
    60: The first [[Europe]]an to see Vermont is thought to be [[Jacques...
    62: ...ification]] of Lake Champlain. This was the first European settlement in Vermont and the site of the f...
    66: ...a and retreated to other forts along the [[Richelieu River]]. One year later a group of [[Mohawk natio...
    68: ... Vermont's far southeast under the command of [[Lieutenant]] Timothy Dwight. This fort protected the n...

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