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- North Africa (3562 bytes)
16: ...onsititutes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya (thus excluding the [[Nile Valley]]). (In Arabic, the ...
32: ...Italy]]. During the 1950's and 60's, and into the 1970's, all of the North African states gained indepen... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ... Kingdom of Jordan''', commonly called '''Dar Abo Husein''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] أر...
77: ...ashemite state, and open fighting erupted in June 1970.
92: ...] and [[Palestinian]] communities in Jordan. King Hussein ended [[martial law]] in [[1991]] and [[Lega...
94: ...of Jordan|King Abdullah II]] succeeded his father Hussein following the latter's death in February 199...
102: [[Image:WadiRum1.JPG|thumb|[[Wadi Rum]], southern Jordan]] - The Gambia (13678 bytes)
63: ... Gambia. They established the military post of Bathurst (now Banjul) in 1816. In the ensuing years, Ba...
65: ... the [[British Commonwealth]]. On [[April 24]], [[1970]], the Gambia became a [[republic]] following a [...
84: ..., an independent judiciary, and the protection of human rights.
89: [[Image:Ga-map.png|292px|thumb|Map of the Gambia]]
119: ...rgest, followed by the Fula, Wolof, Jola, and Serahule. Approximately 3,500 non-Africans live in The G... - Belize (11927 bytes)
60: [[Image:Belize_4705w.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomc...
67: ... exact geographic centre of the country, and in [[1970]] began the slow process of moving the governing ...
68: [[Image:Belize_4614w.jpg||thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipar...
98: ...o November and frequent natural hazards include [[hurricane]]s and [[flood]]ing.
102: [[Image:Belize_4569w.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipar... - Germany (46412 bytes)
61: [[Image:Electoral princes.png|thumb|left|The [[prince-elector]]s of the [[Holy Roma...
66: ...ed out to have failed, and a separate Protestant church was acknowledged as new state religion in many...
70: [[Image:800px-Nationalversammlung.jpg|thumb|259px|left|Frankfurt Parliament in 1848/49]]
78: [[Image:Reichsgruendung2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Foundation of modern Germany, Versai...
81: ... in [[1919]], whose unexpectedly high demands and humiliating aspects were perceived as a continuation... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
11: ...e language|Northern Ndebele]], [[Phuthi language|Phuthi]], [[South African Sign Language]], [[Khoe lan...
13: ...have their own cultural identity based on their [[hunter-gatherer]] societies. They have been marginal...
24: ...hese [[Iron Age]] populations displaced earlier [[hunter-gatherer]] peoples as they migrated.
28: [[Image:JanVanRiebeckArrival.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Painting of a fictional account of the arrival ...
38: [[Image:Apartheid sign.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A formerly common sign through Sout... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
57: ...tiers), the famous king [[Charlemagne]] brought a huge part of Europe under his rule and was [[Crown (...
59: ...ous communities and [[monastery|monasteries]], [[church]]es and [[pilgrimage]]s.
65: ...:RoyalPalaceBrussel Copyright200406KaihsuTai.jpg|thumb|left|The royal palace in Brussels served as the...
73: ...-speakers. As an indication of this, since around 1970, there are no significant national Belgian politi...
79: | | [[Image:AlbertII.JPG|thumb|left|150px|King Albert II]] - Guyana (12153 bytes)
64: ... and became the [[Cooperative]] [[Republic]] in [[1970]], remaining a member of the [[Commonwealth of Na...
102: [[Image:Gy-map.png|thumb|Map of Guyana]]
107: ...tropical climate|tropical]] and generally hot and humid, though moderated by northeast trade winds alo... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
48: ...he [[19th century]] British and [[Boer]] traders, hunters, and missionaries started encroaching on the...
56: ...ster, Smith declared Rhodesia a [[republic]] in [[1970]], but this did not result in international recog...
60: ...abwe African People's Union]] (ZAPU), led by [[Joshua Nkomo]]. With his regime near the brink of colla...
66: ...endence to an uneasy coalition government with Joshua Nkomo, head of Zimbabwe African People's Union. ...
68: ... cabinet, sparking fighting (known as the [[Gukurahundi]]) between ZAPU supporters in the southern Nde... - Israel (51605 bytes)
68: ...the area that is today's Israel alongside several hundred thousand Arabs. Towards the end of the centu...
85: [[Image:Declaration_of_State_of_Israel_1948.jpg|thumb|250px|[[David Ben Gurion|Ben Gurion]] pronounce...
86: ...|thumb|250px|[[May 16]], [[1948]] edition of [[Yishuv]] newspaper ''[[The Palestine Post]]'', soon ren...
131: * [[1970 War of Attrition]] מלחמ&#...
141: [[Image:Knesset.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Knesset|The Knesset]] is the Israeli [[... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
49: ...ty of [[Lake Malawi]] 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. Human remains at a site dated about 8000 BC show phy...
51: ...nary|missionaries]]. Other missionaries, traders, hunters, and planters soon followed.
61: ...asing domestic unrest and pressure from Malawian churches and from the international community led to ...
82: [[Image:Mi-map.png|thumb|Map of Malawi]]
89: ... the Lower Shire Valley. Lilongwe is also hot and humid during these months, albeit far less than in t... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
17: ...tal, because of their alliance with Rome. [[Viriathus]], the Lusitanian leader, drove the Roman forces...
21: [[Image:Castelo guimaraes2.jpg|thumb|right|230px|The [[10th century|10th-century]] [...
27: ...nty. The city of [[Braga]], the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] center of the Iberian Peninsula, fa...
42: ...(a trading post) for commerce with inland Africa thus, circumventing the Arab [[caravan]]s that crosse...
44: [[image:Get image.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Palace of Pena]] in [[Sintra]], o... - Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
1: [[Image:Lake_Nasser.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Aerial view of Lake Nasser, courtesy of [...
15: ...l Saad al Aali'', was completed on [[July 21]], [[1970]], with the first stage finished in [[1964]]. The...
27: ...lso had a major political effect. Lake Nasser is huge, and almost all of Egypt's population lives in ... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
1: [[image:ruthbatting.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ruth batting for the Yankees]]
10: [[Image:Babe ruth holding baseball.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, st...
12: ...n. But, instead of getting his comeuppance, Babe shut the other team down.
21: [[image:Babe_ruth.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Babe Ruth started on his annual job today...
23: ...average. He won 23 games, lost 12 and threw nine shutouts, still the best mark for a left hander as we... - California (63989 bytes)
98: ...esource-rich coasts large chiefdoms, such as the Chumash, Pomo and Salinan. Trade, intermarriage, and ...
101: ...remote northern province of the nation of Mexico. Huge cattle ranches, or ranchos, emerged as the domi...
113: ...railroad]]. After this rail link was established, hundreds of thousands of Americans came west, where ...
122: ...ucuses. Many important legislative decisions are thus not made on the floor of the legislature but in ...
152: ... central valley, tall mountains, hot deserts, and hundreds of miles of scenic coastline. With an area... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ...the Lords Proprietors in 1670, followed by French Huguenots. The Carolina upcountry was settled largel...
44: ... which stands on an island in Charleston harbor, thus precipitating the [[American Civil War | Civil W...
91: [[Image:National-atlas-south-carolina.PNG|left|thumb|200px|Map of South Carolina]]
99: [[Image:Maturecotton7888.JPG|left|thumb|200px|''Gossypium hirsutum''<br />Mature cotton...
111: ...: South Carolina After 300 Years,'''. Sandlapper, 1970. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
51: By the [[1820s]] and [[1830s]], the British [[Hudson's Bay Company]] dominated the [[Pacific North...
77: [[Image:Oregon_DEM_relief_map.gif|thumb|[[Digital elevation model]] relief map of Orego...
101: [[Image:Or08s.jpg|thumb|right|A sample version of an older Oregon [[lic...
124: ...t became a significant industry beginning in the 1970s, and Oregon is home to at least four [[American ...
126: ...ted in 2001 is less than half of that in the late 1970s. Even the shift in recent years towards finished... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
27: * [[Wine]] in [[Jiahu|Jiahu,China]]
67: * [[150s BC]]: [[Astrolabe]]: [[Hipparchus]]
77: * [[3rd century|200s]]: [[Wheelbarrow]]: [[Zhuge Liang]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
4: * [[Arthur Quiller-Couch|Q]], pen name of Arthur Quiller-Couch
59: *[[Arthur Quiller-Couch|Quiller-Couch, Arthur]], (1863-1944), British writer
69: *[[Glenn Quinn|Quinn, Glenn]], (1970-2002), actor - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: *[[Elihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
62: *[[Chuck Yeager|Yeager, Chuck]] (b. 1923), US pilot, broke [[sound barrier]]
69: *[[A. B. Yehoshua|Yehoshua, A. B.]], author of ''Mr. Mani''
86: *[[Yi Jachun]], ([[1315]] - [[1360]]),[[Yuan Dynasty]] office...
122: *[[Yoko Shimomura]], (born [[1970]]), [[Japan|Japanese]] [[video game]] music compo...
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