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- Printing press (12986 bytes)
6: ...ay type, which broke easily, but eventually [[Goryeo]] (Korea) sponsored the production of metal type ...
12: ...h two or three people that could read, and a few people to support the effort. Each sheet still had to...
16: ...in had functional printing presses. It has been theorized that this incredibly rapid expansion shows n...
35: ...rmore, as the books spread into the hands of the people, [[Latin]] was gradually replaced by the natio...
37: Some theorists, such as McLuhan, Eisenstein, Kittler, and G... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
15: ...cold and dry. There is little [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] over the continent, but [[...
19: ==Geography==
22: ''Main article: [[Geography of Antarctica]]''
53: ...ed that at a given time there are at least 1,000 people living in Antarctica. This varies considerably...
57: ... ({{coor dm|77|52|S|34|37|W|}}) Laboratory and meteorological station [[Argentina|Argentine]] southern... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...om this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
10: ...ate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/popul...
86: ...is now called Canada since the dawn of time. Archaeological records show that these lands have been in...
94: ...ember 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Europe that large-scale immigrat...
104: ==Geography== - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
65: The [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] population settled in the territory ...
69: ...medieval Slovakia was characterized rather by burgeoning towns, construction of numerous stone castles...
75: ...on]] and its [[Warsaw Pact]] from 1945 onward. In 1969, the state became a federation of the Czech Socia...
81: == Geography ==
83: ''Main article: [[Geography of Slovakia]]'' - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
51: ...[[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] (Persia), [[People's Republic of China|China]] and the [[Arabian ...
62: ... [[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (such as [[Theodamas]]) and as administrators, after the area was...
69: ...Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] set the stage for the geographic boundaries of the modern state of Pakistan...
83: ...olitical discontent in [[East Pakistan]] – geographically separated from [[West Pakistan]] by In...
115: ...d India. The [[liberal]], [[leftist]] [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) emerged as a major political pl... - Israel (51605 bytes)
73: ...subsequent attempted extermination of the Jewish people in the [[Shoah]], or [[the Holocaust|Holocaust...
78: ...accepted tentatively [http://www.multied.com/bio/people/BenGurion.html] by Zionist leader [[David Ben-...
96: ...ad a right to transit the [[Strait of Tiran]]. Moreover, the [[Egypt]]ian blockade prior to the [[195...
98: ...successful peace conferences (see ''[[#Geography|Geography]]'' below for more).
104: ...tate that is barred from joining any of the five geographical groupings that would make it eligible fo... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...ekistan]] and [[Tajikistan]] in the north, and [[People's Republic of China|China]] in the easternmost...
68: ...y were murdered in 1978 when the [[communist]] [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] launched a...
72: ... this fighting occurred in [[1994]], when 10,000 people were killed from factions fighting in the Kabu...
78: ...nds of homes and over 1800 lives. Over 4000 more people were injured. The earthquakes occurred at Sama...
96: ...t was the country's first national election since 1969, when parliamentary elections were last held. - Sudan (18856 bytes)
62: ...um]] in [[1885]], in which the British [[Charles George Gordon|General Gordon]] was killed. The Mahdis...
66: ...minated in a second military coup on [[25 May]] [[1969]]. The coup leader, Col. [[Gaafar Muhammad Nimeir...
72: ...[Egypt]], and other neighboring countries. These people were unable to grow food or earn money to feed...
76: ..., killing and attacking non-muslims. Over 10,000 people are killed a month.
85: ...rabi]], who was the NIF founder and an Islamist ideologue. Al-Turabi was stripped of his posts in the ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
40: | <br>[[1969]]<br>[[1979]]
65: ...Vincent was granted associate statehood status in 1969, giving it complete control over its internal aff...
67: ...902, La Soufriere volcano erupted, killing 2,000 people. Much farmland was damaged, and the economy de...
83: ...te, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
84: == Geography and parishes == - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...ountry in [[Southeast Asia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea...
5: ...aysia]], the northern part of the island of [[Borneo]], is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and ...
86: ...nder [[Thailand|Thai]] control. British North Borneo (currently the state of [[Sabah]]) was a British ...
90: ... latter two colonies being on the island of [[Borneo]]. The Sultanate of [[Brunei]], though initially ...
92: ...a Lumpur, Malaysia Race Riots|racial riots]] in [[1969]]. The [[Philippines]] also made an active claim ... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
59: ...cause of extended [[drought]]. Roughly contemporaneous with the Tiwanakan culture, the [[Moxos]] in th...
62: ...panish royal authority weakened during the [[Napoleonic wars]], sentiment against colonial rule grew.
71: ...[1952]] revolution, the emergence of contending ideologies and the demands of new groups convulsed Bol...
76: ...Estenssoro at the outset of his third term. The [[1969]] death of President [[Ren頂arrientos Ortu, ...
83: ===Sᮣhez de Lozada and Banzer: Neoliberalizing the economy (1993)=== - Iowa (24205 bytes)
23: AdmittanceOrder = 29<sup>th</sup> |
38: ... for the [[Native American]] [[Iowa tribe|Iowa]] people.
58: == Geography ==
69: ...st elevation (146 [[metre|m]]) is [[Keokuk, Iowa|Keokuk]] in southeast Iowa. The point of highest elev...
124: ...]], Iowa's population was estimated at 2,944,062 people. - Maine (17312 bytes)
23: AdmittanceOrder = 23<sup>rd</sup> |
36: ...her possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine use...
38: ...]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of [[Augusta, Maine|Augus...
51: Since [[1969]], two of Maine's four electoral votes are awarde...
53: ..., [[Margaret Chase Smith]], [[William Cohen]], [[George J. Mitchell]], [[Olympia Snowe]], and [[Hannib... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
23: AdmittanceOrder = 40<sup>th</sup> |
64: [[Image:National-atlas-south-dakota.png|thumb|Geographic and political features of South Dakota]]
82: ...]] in 1874 during a military expedition led by [[George A. Custer]]. This expedition took place despi...
130: ...ains]] and the French [[Alps]]. More than 70,000 people hike to its 7,242 foot summit each year.
132: ...es more than 8,000 feet beneath the surface. From 1969 until 1993, it was home to the Homestake Chlorine... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
23: AdmittanceOrder = 33<sup>rd</sup> |
36: ...t, on average Oregon is as dry as Texas, but few people live in Eastern Oregon.
43: ...creasing population without losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. The state has p...
67: Why Rogers used the name has led to many theories, which include:
68: ...River]]). This theory was endorsed in ''[[Oregon Geographic Names]]'' as "the most plausible explanati... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
25: AdmittanceOrder = 46<sup>th</sup> |
39: == Geography ==
111: ...], [[Caddo]] and [[Osage]]. Descendants of these peoples still live in the state.
124: ...me in the [[1830s]]. ''Okla'' roughly means "the people" and ''homa'' means "red". Alternatively, thi...
128: ...However, in [[1861]] the [[Cherokee]]s, [[Creek (people)|Creek]]s, [[Choctaw]]s, [[Chickasaw]]s, [[Sem... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
73: * [[1st century]]: [[Aeolipile]]: [[Hero of Alexandria]]
111: * [[1581]]: [[Pendulum]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
113: * [[1593]]: [[Thermometer]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]] - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
1: {{List_of_people}}
3: == People named U ==
23: *[[Morihei Ueshiba|Ueshiba, Morihei]], (1883-1969), Japanese founder of [[aikido]]
65: ...Unwin (publisher)|Unwin, Stanley]], Publisher, [[George Allen and Unwin]]
81: *[[Leon Uris|Uris, Leon]], (1924-2003), US writer - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
6: ...the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek peoples. Already during his lifetime, and especially...
11: ...d his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Achilles]].
14: ...was assassinated at the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra to [[Alexander I of Epirus|King Alexander of...
38: ...axila]], surrendered the city to Alexander. Many people had fled to a high fortress/rock called Aornos...
63: ...av) Republic of Macedonia and diasporas thereof. People of various national, ethnic and cultural origi... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
16: ...llion years ago]] (Mya) at the end of the [[Cretaceous]] period. Dinosaurs are known from both fossils...
20: ...ggish, [[cold-blooded]] reptiles. [[Vertebrate paleontology]] has also become global, with major new d...
29: There is an almost universal consensus among paleontologists that birds are the descendants of [[the...
30: ...ed by [[University of California]] Museum of [[Paleontology]]</blockquote>
32: Modern [[bird]]s are classified by most palaeontologists as belonging to the subgroup [[Manirapt...
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