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- Katarina Witt (1117 bytes)
1: ...y Olympics]]. She won the world championships in 1984, [[1985]], [[1987]], and [[1988]]. She has also w... - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
6: ...nologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...s (including Sicily), increased localization by halting much of what remained of seaborne commerce. So...
12: ...ure of the newcomers, the remnants of classical culture, and Christian influences, produced a new mode...
14: ...rn Roman Empire]] intact, was the sole unifying cultural influence, preserving its selection from Lati...
23: ... and from [[Ireland]], occasioned a pre-eminent cultural and ideological role for its [[abbot]]s, and ... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
6: ...blic of Egypt 1984.png|125px|Flag of Egypt (since 1984)]]
62: ...pt is widely regarded as the main political and cultural centre of the Arab and Middle Eastern regions...
84: ...holds regular single-candidate presidential and multi-party parliamentary elections. The last presiden...
86: ...the road for Mubarak's easy re-election. As a result most Egyptians are sceptical about the process of...
131: ...ns are at the center of the region's social and cultural development. - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: ...r the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of...
9: ...1279 BCE. Archeologists may suggest solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while other...
15: ...ra can be tied to at least four Egyptian rulers, although there was absolutely no doubt for Egyptologi...
23: ...a reports I'' (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1984: 184-185) wrote that "There is a difference of so...
33: ...ently not much attention has been paid to those. Although they may not have been too archaic records, ... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
18: ...iculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticulture|horticulturist]], [[Property|land owner]], [[architect]], [...
25: ...r contributions to American political and civil culture. The [[Continental Congress]] delegated task o...
35: ...ers, in contrast to the vision of [[Alexander Hamilton]], who envisioned a nation of commerce and manu...
39: An [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral]] tie resulted between Jefferson and his opponent [[Aaron Burr... - Volcano (27295 bytes)
2: ...e) erupts through the surface of the [[planet]]. Although there are numerous volcanoes (some very acti...
9: ...mb|right|300px|Eruption of [[Mauna Loa]], March [[1984]]]]
12: ...nd, the magma contains relatively small amounts (<52%) of silica, the lava is called '''[[mafic]]''...
18: *'''[[Volcanic cones]]''' or [[cinder cone]]s result from eruptions that throw out mostly small pieces...
33: ...effusive eruption of low-silica lava (e.g., [[basalt]]) - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: The '''Sultanate of Brunei''', more commonly referred to as '...
25: | '''[[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]]''' || [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
37: | '''[[Independence]]''' || [[January 1]], [[1984]]
45: | ''[[Allah Peliharakan Sultan]]''
55: ...dom|British]] [[protectorate]] from [[1888]] to [[1984]]. - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
65: ...y a revolutionary council until 1984. The first multi-party elections were held in [[1994]], but an ar...
67: ...[[military]] factions in [[October]] [[2004]] resulted in the death of the head of the armed forces, a...
74: ... president appoints the prime minister after consultation with the parties in the assembly. The former...
94: ... swampy plain. Its [[monsoon]]-like rainy season alternates with periods of hot, dry [[harmattan]] win...
108: == Culture == - Botswana (22276 bytes)
60: ... and the 1961 [[constitution]] established a consultative legislative council.
62: ...ile Masire]], who was elected in his own right in 1984 and re-elected in 1989 and 1994. Masire [[retirem...
67: Botswana has a flourishing multiparty [[constitutional democracy]]. Each of the e...
102: ...Botswana's impressive economic record has been built on the foundation of wisely using revenue generat...
104: ...ng budget deficits and rising expenditure on [[healthcare]] services. Botswana has been hit very hard ... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
60: Although [[Christianity]] had been introduced into Su...
62: ...tral Sudan in the 1880s. He led a nationalist revolt culminating in the fall of [[Khartoum]] in [[1885...
70: ...insurgency in the south, drought and famine, in [[1984]]-5 another military coup led by Gen. [[Suwar al...
72: ...ack educational opportunities, access to basic health care services, and little prospects for producti...
76: ...ade substantial progress in 2003 and early 2004, although skirmishes in parts of the south were report... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
61: ... of the rubber made a fortune for Leopold, who built several buildings in [[Brussels]] and [[Ostend]] ...
72: ...laced the Belgian officers by Africans, which resulted in most Belgians fleeing and thus the crash of ...
80: ...d his image,) and excessive corruption — in 1984 he was said to have [[USD]] $4 billion, an amount...
86: ...om the illegal extraction of minerals such as [[coltan]]. Kabila was assassinated in [[January 2001]] ...
153: ... conflict, lack of infrastructure, and the difficult operating environment. The war has intensified th... - Luxembourg (11321 bytes)
15: ...sh language|Luxembourgish]]<br>([[de jure]] since 1984)
96: ...f the economy, as in most [[tax haven]]s. [[Agriculture]] is based on small family-owned farms. Luxemb...
98: == Culture ==
99: ''Main article: [[Culture of Luxembourg]]''
103: The plurilingualism of Luxembourg results from the coexistence of two [[ethnic]] groups, a... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
15: ...h the ball with their hands or arms during play. Although players mainly use their feet to move the ba...
36: ...|Football is popular among children as well as adults.]]
39: ...are designed to apply to all levels of football, although the preface to the Laws does grant national ...
44: ...doing so within the [[Penalty area (football)|penalty area]] (also known as the "box" or "18 yard box"...
48: ...t the end of a finely poised game. In standard adult matches, a player who has been substituted may no... - California (63989 bytes)
78: Waltz = none
86: 5) Multiple footnotes to the same reference: see [[Wikipe...
91: ...ion, California is a dominant force in American culture as well as the nation's economy. It has some o...
93: ...[Utah]], [[Arizona]] and [[Wyoming]], known as [[Alta California]]. In these early times, the boundari...
98: ... the most culturally and linguistically diverse culture areas in Native North America. Large, settled ... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
110: === Pre-European Indian cultures ===
124: ...ly means "the people" and ''homa'' means "red". Alternatively, this may be a [[French language|French...
155: ... Wall Street]] because of the vibrant business, cultural, and religious community that had sprung up t...
157: ...ist [[Jim Crow]] laws), and their willingness to alter traditional [[Marxist]] idealogy when it made s...
159: ...ence during the "white terror" that followed the ultra-reprsessive environment following the [[Green C... - Montana (14119 bytes)
38: ... is primarily [[ranching]]-based, with some agricultural crops ([[wheat]], [[barley]], [[sugar beet]]s...
53: ...the [[Yellowstone River]] the mountains reach an altitude of 10,000 feet and the peaks are perpetually...
64: ...For instance, the [[last stand]] of [[U.S. Army]] Lt. Colonel [[George Armstrong Custer]] was fought i...
76: ...$25,406, 47<sup>th</sup> in the nation. Its agricultural outputs are [[cattle]], [[wheat]], [[barley]]...
200: ...tana: An Uncommon Land''. University of Oklahoma: 1984. <small>ISBN 0806118903.</small> - List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
21: *[[Naomi Uemura|Uemura, Naomi]], (1941-1984), Japanese climber and adventurer
30: ... Marcin Ulam|Ulam, Stanislaw Marcin]], (USA, 1909-1984), [[Poland|Pole]]
32: *[[Walter Ulbricht|Ulbricht, Walter]], (1893-1973), Leader of DDR - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
4: ...ible. The trip may have been underwritten by a wealthy patron. Pytheas estimated the circumference of ...
8: ...e|Carthaginians]] had closed the [[Strait of Gibraltar]] to all ships from other nations. Some histori...
12: ...ed by historians. Pytheas says Thule was an agricultural country that produced [[honey]]. Its inhabita...
14: ... claimed. As Strabo says (as quoted in Chevallier 1984):
20: ...rth Sea]] coast. He may also have visited the [[Baltic Sea]], but he did visit an island which was a s... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
3: ...]] but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. In...
13: ...used in Australia, and "Bank Holiday" in the UK, although some industries in the UK work through Bank ...
17: ...of May, when taking few days of [[leave]] can result in even [[Holidays in Poland|9 days]] long holida...
27: === [[Celtic]], [[Norse]], and [[Neopaganism|Neopagan]] holi...
29: ...hain]] (Celtic): [[31 October]]-[[1 November]], Celtic [[New Year]], first day of [[winter]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]])
51: *[[Albrecht Altdorfer]] ([[1480]]-[[1538]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
69: *[[George Ault]] ([[1891]]-[[1948]])
74: *[[Milton Avery]] ([[1885]]-[[1965]])
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