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- Cyperus papyrus (4281 bytes)
5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
12: ..._section_binomial_botany | color = lightgreen | binomial_name = Cyperus papyrus | author = [[Carolus L...
15: ...r '''Paper reed''' (''Cyperus papyrus'') is a [[monocot]] belonging to the [[sedge]] family [[Cyperace...
17: This tall, robust, leafless aquatic can grow 4-5 m high. It...
23: ...nt of the floating, tangled masses of vegetation known as ''sudd''. It also occurs also in [[Madagasca... - Pyramid of Djoser (952 bytes)
3: [[Image:Pyramid of djozer 01.jpg|248px|none|]]<small>''The Step Pyramid''</small>
6: ...century BC]] at the [[Saqqara]] necropolis to the northwest of the city of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]].
8: ...lan. The pyramid originally stood [[1 E1 m|62 m]] tall and was clad in polished white limestone. The ste... - Hathor (11883 bytes)
8: ... was identified as Ra's wife (Ra created her in a non-[[sexual reproduction|sexual]] manner), gaining ...
12: ... the sun, crosses through the sky), surrounded by tall papyrus reeds (as were common in the [[Nile]] [[r...
14: ...ttend the birth of a child, and then one by one announce aspects of his fate. In later centuries, this...
18: ...ge eyes with long lashes and generally quiet demeanor were often considered to suggest a gentle aspect...
26: ...ty, meant that her Hathor became identified with another ancient cow-goddess of fertility, [[Bata (god... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...d also commonly known by the nicknames ''The Bambino'' and ''The Sultan of Swat'', was an American [[b...
4: ...pelled other teams to follow suit, breaking the monopoly of the "inside game" that had been the primar...
9: ...perate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to no avail. He was finally sent to St. Mary's Industri...
14: ...anager of the minor-league [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]], and the man often c...
15: ...ced a team in Baltimore, across the street from minor league Orioles, and the competition hit Orioles'... - California (63989 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (R)|
69: Ships = ''The Californian'' (tall ship) |
73: Beverage = none |
74: Furbearer = none |
75: Game = none | - Kansas (21369 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Kathleen Sebelius]]|
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
42: ...nnexed to the [[United States]] in [[1803]] as [[unorganized territory]]. Kansas then became part of t...
69: ...ernor]] [[Kathleen Sebelius]] and Lieutenant Governor [[John E. Moore]]. Both are elected on the same...
78: [[List of Governors of Kansas]]; [[U.S. Congressional Delegations f... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
12: OfficialLang = None |
14: Governor = [[Brad Henry]] |
26: AdmittanceDate = [[November 16]], [[1907]] |
42: ...lahoma is bounded on the north by [[Kansas]], the northwest by [[Colorado]], on the west and south by ...
56: ... Oklahoma City Metropolitan area), Green Country (Northeastern Oklahoma, including the Tulsa Metropoli... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Dinosaur}}<br/>{{StatusFossil}}
2: ... skull.gif|225px|]] | caption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United Sta...
7: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = '''Dinosauria'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Ri...
16: ...em [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/science/03dinosaur.html]".
17: ...flying.jpg |thumb|300px|left|Tenontosaurus and deinonych]] - Desert (21206 bytes)
14: ...he amount of precipitation they received. In this now widely accepted system, extremely arid lands hav...
16: ...250 millimeters of precipitation per year, but is not generally recognized as a desert region.
20: ...cipitation, and what does fall remains frozen as snow pack; these are more commonly referred to as [[t...
22: Most non-polar deserts are hot because they have little [...
24: ...r polar deserts. Former desert areas presently in nonarid environments are paleodeserts, and extraterr... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church...
2: ...tion holds that his [[tomb]] is below the baldochino and [[altar]]. [[Pope]]s have been buried there,...
4: ...mesake when he led the Roman church, but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confus...
7: ...ilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
10: ...e Nicholas V]] asked architect [[Bernardo Rossellino]] to start adding to the old church. This was aba... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
3: ...tings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
9: <!-- [[Wikipedia:Page size]] suggests not to divide lists even large.
26: *Not included here:
49: **[[List of anonymously published works]]
50: **[[List of books by award or notoriety]] - Flag (13245 bytes)
5: The study of flags is known as [[vexillology]], from the Latin ''vexillum''...
15: ...|armies]], and flags became the means to identify not just nationalities but also individual military ...
22: ...]], [[Flag of Iceland|Iceland]], [[Flag of Norway|Norway]], [[Flag of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Ŭand]].
24: ...ny former colonies have retained the design to acknowledge their cultural history, show gratitude to t...
32: *The [[flag of Nepal]] is the only non-rectangular national flag in the world. - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
3: ...]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Africa]].
5: These exchanges were critical not only for the development and flowering of the gr...
11: ...y as circa [[11th century BC|1100 BC]], and the [[nomads]] of the vast Eurasian [[steppe]]-lands had d...
18: ...cient world – [[Badakshan]], in what is now northeastern [[Afghanistan]] – as far as [[Mes...
20: ...be the oldest [[shipbuilding|sea-faring]] harbor known. - Medieval architecture (3180 bytes)
1: {{Middle Ages Tall}}
11: ...ound in every part of the continent. The term was not contemporary with the art it describes but rathe...
16: ...new elements of design allowed cathedrals to rise taller than ever, and it became something of an inter-...
22: ...ters for archers on the roofs to hide behind when not shooting. - Medieval literature (14207 bytes)
1: {{Middle Ages Tall}}
7: ...on lai|lais]] of [[Marie de France]], the ''[[Mabinogion]]'' and the [[King Arthur#The Arthurian roman...
9: ==Anonymity==
10: ... of medieval literature is [[anonymous]]. This is not only due to the lack of documents from a period,...
20: ...al]] and paraliturgical). The liturgy itself was not in fixed form, and numerous competing missals se... - Medieval fortification (8517 bytes)
1: ...ation''' is the military aspect of [[Medieval technology]] that covers the development of [[fortificat...
2: {{Middle Ages Tall}}
9: ...ature of the terrain and the perceived threat. In northern [[Europe]], early in the period they are li...
13: ... clear view of what was happening outside and an unobstructed field of shot. An internal pomoeriun ga...
15: ...an army as they were not designed for resisting canon shot. They might have been rebuilt as at [[Berwi... - Tree (23723 bytes)
2: ...b|250px|The [[conifer]]ous [[Coast Redwood]], the tallest tree species on earth]]
3: ... long-lived. A few species of trees grow to 100 m tall, and some can live for several [[millennium|mille...
11: ...s. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typically classified.
18: ...der the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the [[monocotyledon]]s (e.g. [[palm tree|palms]]), grow by a...
20: ...le. Age determination is also impossible in endogenous trees. - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...ace. Four dynasties, the [[Habsburg]]s, the [[Romanov]]s, the [[Ottoman]]s and the [[Hohenzollern]]s, ...
6: ...heavily on [[technology]], and would thus involve non-combatants in war as never before.
10: ...more on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and ground combat.
16: ...s death these were largely aimed at the Serbian minority. Though this assassination has been linked as...
19: ...etween Germany and Russia reinforced one another. No single concise or conclusive assessment has ever ... - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...(material)|conductive]] material, used to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a bui...
4: ...] to the [[ground]] that is interrupted by a thin non-[[conductor]] over which lightning jumps. Ideall...
8: ...as been found to be unsatisfactory for protecting taller structures, as it is possible for lightning to ...
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12: ... a grounded object within the critical distance. Noting this, locations that are safe from lightning ... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
1: ...plete.jpg|right|thumb|[[Taipei 101]], the world's tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise.]]
3: ...s. The term ''highrise'' is also used to describe tall buildings, but it tends to be applied specificall...
7: ..., some of which are well over 300 metres (987 ft) tall. The other development essential to practical sky...
9: ...destroyed in [[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story...
11: ...ns--hence the architectural term curtain wall for tall systems of glass that are laterally supported by ...
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