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  1. Utah (29154 bytes)
    74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
    85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
    96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
    98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me...
    100: ...ng, Johnston established Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest.
  2. Ammonius Hermiae (1773 bytes)
    4: ...' of [[Porphyry (philosopher)|Porphyry]] (Venice, 1500 fol.);
  3. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
    12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
    17: *[[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
    29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
    59: *[[Fra Angelico]] ([[1387]]-[[1445]])
  4. Prehistory (4111 bytes)
    6: ...rehistory consists of the period of human history from which no written records have survived. Althoug...
    10: ...ormation we know about the time period is deduced from the study of artifacts left behind by ancient p...
    17: ...time period during which humans created [[tool]]s from [[rock (geology)|stone]]. [[Wood]], [[bone]] an...
    19: ...eriod is the oldest part of the stone age, dating from the first use of stone tools by [[hominid]]s (m...
    27: ...rkers developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and creating alloys such a...
  5. Caste (32815 bytes)
    1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''c...
    5:
    7:
    27: The [[Brahmin]]s (the word comes from [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to...
    29: ...e views possible) to achieve [[moksha]] - release from [[samsara]], the cycle of [[reincarnation]], an...
  6. Civilization (29205 bytes)
    1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
    5: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
    15: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
    31: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
    39: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar...
  7. Politics (7193 bytes)
    9: ...d equal right to every resource in nature and was free to use any means to acquire those resources. H...
    16: The word "Politics" is derived from the Greek word for city-state, "Polis". Corpor...
    21: ...governed. However, this democracy was limited to free, male, landholders.
    25: ...bility of education and leisure to otherwise disenfranchised classes along with a desire to participat...
    79: [[fr:Politique]]
  8. Microscope (8708 bytes)
    16: [[image:Microscope.png|frame|none|Basic microscope main elements]]
    29: [[Image:Microscope diagram.png|right|frame|Common optical microscope and its principal pa...
    34: ...ns, they utilize light passing through the sample from below and special techniques are usually necess...
    36: ...roscope is used, where the light is ''reflected'' from the examined surface.  The light is fed th...
    39: ...'dissecting microscope''' is designed differently from the diagrams above, and serves a different purp...
  9. Illinois (27007 bytes)
    37: ...ry]]. Its name was given by the state's [[France|French explorers]] after the indigenous [[Illiniwek]...
    39: ...e its largest city is [[Chicago]], along the waterfront of [[Lake Michigan]]. Most of the state's pop...
    45: ...llinois]]. That civilization vanished circa 1400-1500 for unknown reasons. The next major power in the...
    48: ...lt of their exploration, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the ...
    56: ...Illinois in the Civil War]]), which were numbered from the 7th IL to the 156th IL. Seventeen cavalry r...
  10. Continental shelf (2503 bytes)
    3: ...helf]] in the [[Arctic Ocean]]—stretches to 1500 [[kilometer]]s in width. The [[South China Sea]] ...
    5: ...otic desert of the oceans' [[abyssal plain]]. Cod from the [[Grand Banks]] off [[Newfoundland]] fed [[...
    7: ...oitation, such as [[oil]] and [[gas]] extraction, from the sea takes place on the continental shelf. S...
  11. Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
    11: ...ss that are laterally supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for...
    13: [[Image:FrankfurtMain.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frankfurt with its skyscrapers]]
    18: ...]] in [[Chicago]], the world's tallest skyscraper from [[1974]] to [[2004]]. Retained Highest pinnacle...
    19: ...occupiable floor. Also, the list does not include free-standing buildings that are not classified as h...
    214: |[[John Hancock Center]]||457 m||1500 ft||Chicago ||
  12. Rhodes (9349 bytes)
    10: ...f the city in Paradisi. The road network radiates from the city along the east and west coasts.
    12: ...rocky, arable sandy strips exist where [[citrus]] fruits, [[wine]] grapes, vegetables, and other crops...
    21: ...], but by this time Rhodes had withdrawn entirely from the conflict and had decided to go her own way.
    43: In [[1912]], Rhodes was seized from the Turks by the [[Italy|Italians]], and in [[1...
    45: ...mmunities in various parts of the US, Europe and Africa.
  13. American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
    16: ...0 are living today.[http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/c286.htm]
    20: ...t can vary in color depending on the subspecies: from white through [[chocolate]] brown, [[cinnamon]]...
    23: ..., digging, and climbing. One blow from a powerful front [[paw]] is enough to kill an adult [[deer]].
    27: ...ampy hardwood and conifer forests. After emerging from their winter dens in spring, they seek southerl...
    34: ... where to den, and when and where to seek shelter from heat or danger.
  14. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bibleverse||Matthew|16:18-...
    91: | <small>[[Aquileia]], Friuli, Italy</small>
    119: | <small>[[North Africa|Northern Africa]]</small>
    165: ===From 250===
    255: | <small>Africa</small>
  15. Pope Cornelius (1408 bytes)
    3: ...155 clergy and supported through its efforts some 1500 widows and poor (Brown 1987 p 270).
    8: ...wn, Peter 1987 in ''A History of Private Life: 1. From Pagan Rome to Byzantium'', Paul Veyne, editor.
  16. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    1: ''This article refers to the former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris...
    10: | [[President of France]]
    13: | From [[January 8]], [[1959]]<br> to [[April 28]], [[...
    40: ...|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}}...
    42: ...ism]], which left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
  17. Crossbow (7510 bytes)
    5: ...rigger of hand-held firearms may have been copied from crossbows.
    16: ...ally made of strong fibers that would not tend to fray. According to W. F. Patternson, whipcord was ve...
    18: ...Triggers are known to have been used on crossbows from the early 1400s. [[Leonardo da Vinci]] designed...
    20: ...three commonly seen on arrows. This prevents them from snagging on the crossbow nut as they are shot.
    32: ...ds became very common by the early [[16th century|1500s]] as their performance was more uniform, except ...
  18. Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
    9: ...nci", which means "Leonardo, son of Mister Piero, from Vinci". Leonardo himself simply signed his work...
    18: ...with his assistant, Salai, "Did you play the game from behind which the Florentines love so much?"
    20: ...ntimately involved with any woman, nor in a close friendship with one. He also surrounded himself with...
    22: In 1506, Leonardo met [[Count Francesco Melzi]], the 15 year old son of a [[Lombar...
    23: ... [[Niccol򠍡chiavelli]], [[Cesare Borgia]] and [[Franchinus Gaffurius]].
  19. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    1: ...age:Machiavelli.jpg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
    10: ...to [[France]] to obtain terms from [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] for continuing the war against [[...
    33: ...y, he was hoping that a strong ruler would emerge from the [[Medici]] family, uniting Italy by expelli...
    35: ...man Titus Livy. Machiavelli comments on passages from Livy's history and analogizes them to situation...
    48: *''Ritratti delle cose di Francia,'' [[1510]]
  20. Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
    1: [[image:copernicus.jpg|right|frame|Nicolaus Copernicus]]
    8: ...cus' father. His brother Andrew became canon in [[Frombork]]. A sister, Barbara, became a [[Benedictin...
    14: ...taly for the great [[Roman Jubilee|Jubilee]] of [[1500]], so he went to [[Rome]], where he could observe...
    16: ...o complete his studies in Padua (with Guarico and Fracastoro) and in Ferrara (with Bianchini), where i...
    18: ...e end of his studies, he came to live and work in Frombork. Some time before his return to [[Warmia]],...

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