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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ... British Parliament, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...n, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...itted to the Congress where numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of his charges agains...
11: ...erness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and including the southern Great...
13: ...r the United States was to be a nation-state or a mere league of States, acting in cooperation. - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
2: ==Changing demographics and the growth of the Sun Belt==
4: ...e more industrialized states in the Northeast and Midwest.
6: ...ispanic whites are now a minority in the nation's most populated state.
8: ...r urban areas unemployment increased, expanding demand for social services, while tax bases declined....
10: ...e GOP captured the U.S. House after 40 years of Democratic control. - 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]]. - Pope Miltiades (1686 bytes)
2: ...of ''[[sede vacante]]'' following the joint banishment of [[Pope Eusebius]] to Sicily and his opponen...
4: ...s condemned as a [[heresy|heretic]]. See [[Donatism]].
7: ...en/10318a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'':] Pope St Miltiades - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...rbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
5: ..., [[1792]], until [[November 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [...
8: [[Image:Napoleon1.jpg|left|frame|Portrait of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]]]
9: The Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
11: ...inant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]. - Venice (22017 bytes)
1: [[Image:Venice_italy_2.jpg|thumb]]
2: ...sade]]s, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] ...
6: ...riatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable.
8: ...er from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 1172.
9: [[Image:VEN74_1625W.jpg|thumb|]] - Form of government (3639 bytes)
1: ...ernment should not be mistaken for political system, those are related but distant concepts).
3: ...forms is called [[civics]] or [[comparative government]].
5: == Types of government ==
6: {{main|List of forms of government}}
7: ...d investigating committees and commissions (which may not be led by representatives). - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...d with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into t...
8: ...ingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dyn...
11: ...athematics|mathematics]], [[Indian science|astronomy]], [[Ancient Indian science and technology|engin...
14: ...lmost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ... stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]] - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
1: [[Image:aug11_01.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bust of Augustus Caesar]]
3: ...riously as Caesar Augustus and the first [[Roman Emperor]].
5: ... tax and financial systems of Rome, as well as prompting an age of great literacy and culture.
7: ...n by all subsequent Emperors in honor of one of Rome's greatest rulers.
10: ...her was [[Atia]], the niece of [[Julius Caesar]], making Octavian Caesar’s great nephew. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...eir national authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
4: ...-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
9: ...thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[Trireme|Roman Trireme]] in [[Tunisia]].]]
10: ...n coast, threatening the commerce of the [[Roman Empire]].
12: ...eet, pursued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death. - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
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7: map = HIMap-doton-Honolulu.PNG |
10: mayor = [[Mufi Hannemann]] |
16: metro pop = | - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ...ong presidency, was approved by referendum in December [[1993]].
4: ...|the State Duma]], was a bastion of antireform communists and nationalists.
8: ...tics and government; they also controlled local administration.
10: ...c legislatures with substantial blocs of pro-reform representatives.
12: ...991, handily defeating five other candidates with more than 57 percent of the vote. - Vatican City (21873 bytes)
1: ... [[Holy See]], the ecclesiastical seat of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and its [[Eastern Rite]].
3: ...ds of Government are concurrently agents of the Roman Curia.
5: ...ce]] and museums were built, predates [[Christendom]].
7: ... cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; ...
11: | align="center" width="130px" | [[Image:Flag_of_Vatican_City.png|125px|Flag of the Vat... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
8: ...d the temple priesthood, and later rabbinic Judaism.
10: ...rpretations of various passages from the Old Testament (or [[Tanakh]]).
12: ...cal canon|canonized]] the books of the [[New Testament]].
14: *[[Judaism]]
15: *The [[Messiah]] [[prophecies allegedly fulfilled by Chris... - Pharaoh (5346 bytes)
1: ...ided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]{{Egyptian Dynasty list}}
6: ...ew original, treats ''Pharaoh'' like a [[proper name]] rather than like a title.
8: ==Open problems==
10: ...hology]]). If both were real, it is unknown who came first exactly.
11: ... It is questioned that [[Ramesses III]] or [[Amenemhat I]] were asassinated. - Kenya (15142 bytes)
1: ...ast Africa]], bordering [[Ethiopia]] (north), [[Somalia]] (north-east), [[Tanzania]] (south), [[Ugand...
3: native_name = Republic of Kenya |
4: common_name = Kenya |
5: image_flag = Kenya flag large.png |
6: image_coat = kenyaarms22.PNG | - Civics (8684 bytes)
1: ...administering [[public trust]]s - the theory of [[governance]] as applied to [[state]] institutions. It is us...
3: ...d States Constitution]] is upheld by citizens who must, at least, know what it is.
5: ...] in ancient China. These in general have led to modern distinctions between the West and the East, ...
7: ...rld government]] is itself properly a civic problem.
9: ...d leads to the minimal theory of civics - anarchism. - Election (15836 bytes)
1: ...t]]. Elections are held in many other settings from [[club]]s and societies to [[business]].
3: ...ve the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. [[Psephology]] is the study of results and othe...
5: ==Definitions of democratic elections==
6: ...mechanism for translating that consent into governmental authority is the holding of free and fair el...
8: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]...
2: ...tural history|naturalist]] who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of [[evolution]] thr...
4: ...mation that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory forced early joint [[publication of Da...
6: ... and Animals]]''. His last book was about earthworms.
8: ...ed in [[Westminster Abbey]], close to [[Sir William Herschel]] and [[Sir Isaac Newton]]. - Woodrow Wilson (31322 bytes)
1: ...ble border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
5: [[Image:Wilson.jpg|Woodrow Wilson]]<br>
7: ...ffice:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1913]] &ndash; [[March 3]], [[1921]]</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[William Howard Taft]]</td></tr>
10: ...<td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[Sunday]], [[December 28]], [[1856]]</td></tr>
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