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- Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...d periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords i...
10: ...[[Bronze Age sword]]s with typical leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the ...
14: ... swords were not comparable to later [[steel]] blades; being brittle, they were even inferior to good ...
16: ... Persia.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A decorative sword made of [[gold]] in [[7th century]] [[Iran|Iran (Persi...
18: ...[[pattern welding]]. Over time, different methods developed all over the world. - Cherokee (38956 bytes)
14: <small>(f) = federally recognized <br></small>
25: ...250,000 [[Native Americans in the United States|Federally recognized]] Cherokees, have headquarters in...
29: ...ho'' dialect, since [[Hernando de Soto (explorer)|de Soto]] was [[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]]...
33: ...selves which means approximately this. However, modern Cherokee call themselves Cherokee, or Tsalagi.
39: ...red his great work for the Cherokee people was handed down through the [[Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni]], an ancient ... - Chumash (3016 bytes)
3: ...s]]. Modern place names with Chumash origins include: Malibu, [[Point Mugu]], [[Piru]], [[Lake Castaic...
5: ... 200, though there are now some 5,000 people who identify themselves as Chumash.
9: ...rated). The word ''čhumaš'' means "islander".
11: ...uding rock paintings ([[petroglyphs]]) apparently depicting the Chumash cosmology, can still be seen.
13: ...thsonian]] in [[Washington D.C.]] and the [[Mus饠de l’Homme]] (Museum of Mankind) in [[Paris, F... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...pulverizing rock and bone, and eradicating all evidence of early human settlements. Something similar ...
7: ...he treeless [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fertile land.
9: ...tructed by stretching animal skins over simple wooden frames. They had outdoor hearths for cooking the...
14: ...ion was a long and slow process resulting from trade and overseas contacts with agricultural communiti...
16: ...extensive Neolithic field system - arguably the oldest in the world - has been preserved beneath a bla... - Time (15299 bytes)
1: ...ight|thumb|230px| Clock Tower, Prague. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...difficult to provide an uncontroversial and clear definition of the nature of time. This article begin...
9: ...d years having significant variations in length. Despite its great social importance, the [[week]] is...
11: ...f time is so critical to the functioning of our modern societies that it is coordinated at an internat...
15: ...udying the [[past]]. Events in the past can be ordered in a sequence (creating a [[chronology]]), and... - Hour (4351 bytes)
1: ...ned in Egypt as 1/24 of a day, based on their duo-decimal numbering system (which counted finger joint...
3: In modern usage, an '''hour''' was redefined as a [[physical unit|unit]] of [[time]] 60 [...
7: Earlier definitions of the hour:
8: ...the time between sunset and sunrise) was also divided into twelve hours. When a [[clock]] showed these...
10: ...ever. However, as Earth rotation slows down, this definition has been abandoned. See [[UTC]]. - Day (6866 bytes)
4: Different definitions of the day are based on the apparent mot...
6: ...y about 50 minutes of arc. The difference in time depends on the angle with which the sun rises and se...
8: ...phical position ([[longitude]] as well as [[latitude]]), and the time of year.
10: ...ct moment is dependent on the geographical longitude, and to a lesser extent on the time of the year. ...
12: A further improvement defines a fictitious mean Sun that moves with consta... - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
1: ...movement.<br>'''3:''' Optical encoding disks include light holes.<br>'''4:''' Infrared LEDs shine thro...
3: ... The underside of the mouse houses a device that detects the mouse's motion relative to the flat surf...
5: ... because the cord on early models resembled the rodent's tail, and also because the motion of the poin...
9: [[Image:firstmouseunderside.jpg|frame|The first computer mouse held by invent...
11: ....com/3543541.html 3541541]. Ball and wheel by ''Rider'', 9/74, [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/38354... - Modem (21628 bytes)
1: ...e a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital [[data]].
3: ...service|POTS]]), and once received on the other side, converts those sounds back into 1s and 0s.
5: ...over [[microwave]] radio links. Some microwave modems transmit more than a hundred million bits per s...
7: ... into electronic digital data streams. Optical modems routinely have data rates in excess of a billio...
9: ... of transmitting analog signals, from driven [[diode]]s to [[radio]]. - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (17212 bytes)
3: ...n [[espionage]] (although they provided no new evidence that he performed the specific acts of espiona...
7: ...he worked on [[radar]] equipment. He became a leader in the [[Young Communist League]], where he met ...
11: ...etration of the US government, however, and had made a number of attempts to infiltrate its operations...
13: ... Sobell]], fled to [[Mexico City]], but was later deported to the United States for trial.
21: ...l; but for the prosecution this was sufficient evidence to convict Ethel Rosenberg. - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: ...a]] for his historical role in giving a common [[identity]] to [[Mongols]] after their centuries of in...
5: ...gence and the mobility of his mounted warriors to defeat opponents, rapidly conquering more territory ...
7: ...ths, and, in the longer term, resulted in massive depopulation of much of Asia [http://users.erols.com...
9: ...o rule the [[Mongol Empire]] he founded after his death, and, even after the unified empire dissolved ...
11: ...by his descendents, and he is regarded as the founder of [[Mongolia]] and an important figure in histo... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
5: ...s often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reason...
7: ...tion of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, please consult the ''main articles'' given ...
10: ''See also: [[Germanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germ...
12: ...us Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Ro...
13: ... from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [[Rhine]] and into southern Germany. - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
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46: Wounded in action: 4,505 <br>
48: Other deaths: 17,000<br>
49: Civilian deaths: 500?<br> - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ... [[Northmen|Norse]] seafaring [[warrior]]s who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the [[British Isles]...
12: ...right|250px|A composite image made from several sides of the [[Ledberg Runestone]] having illustration...
13: ...ory is filled with tales of Vikings and their plundering.
33: ... [[fornyr𩳬ag]] from the [[H? Runestone]] in Sweden, raised by a man who mourns the loss of all his ...
43: ...'KᲩ var𠡴 Dundee/֤di.'' (Kari so was in [[Dundee]]/at the point of [[Zealand]] (?)) - Bronze Age (9344 bytes)
2: ...velopment when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting [[copper]] from...
9: ...umstances. The Bronze Age of the Near East is divided into Early, Middle and Late phases, with Interme...
19: ... then exported far and wide, and supported the trade. [[Isotope|Isotopic]] analysis of the tin in some...
21: ...til a method was discovered to determine [[longitude]] around [[1750]].
23: ...o have coordinated and defended the bronze-age trade. - Hyksos (23575 bytes)
2: ...Asiatic people who appeared in the eastern [[Nile Delta]] during the [[Second Intermediate Period]]. T...
4: ...nach]] refers to them as [[Canaanites]], and decendents of [[Ham, son of Noah]]. The Hyksos had names ...
9: ...in Egyptian texts like the [[Turin King List]] to describe the rulers of neighboring lands. This expr...
11: ...if any supporters, and the Hyksos are widely regarded as Semitic.
13: ...he fifth name of an Egyptian pharaoh; it was preceded by the royal title ''sa Ra'', or Son of (the sun... - Troy (22846 bytes)
1: ...9th century BC|9th]] century BC, but containing older material (''Iliad'' means "about Ilion").
2: ...0px|"Trojan Horse" at the site of Troy|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ...st [[Turkey]], southwest of the [[Dardanelles]] under [[Mount Ida, Phrygia|Mount Ida]].
5: ...til the establishment of [[Constantinople]], and declined gradually during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzanti...
7: ...tity is disputed, the site has been successfully identified with the city called '''''Wilusa''''' in [... - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
4: ...4]], most notably in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], [[Independence, Missouri]], and [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. However...
6: ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Under Young's leadership, about 13,000 Mormon citizens of Nauvoo set ...
10: ... and felt the isolated [[Great Basin]] would provide the Saints with many advantages.
12: ...blished [[Oregon Trail]] on the river’s south side.
14: ...ne.<ref>Bennett, p. 6.</ref> To try to meet this deadline and to get an early start on the trek to th... - Antalya (20816 bytes)
3: ...steep cliff, Antalya is a picturesque city surrounded by mountains, forests, mediterranean sea and man...
5: ...Turkish]] and [[ethnic Greek|Greek]] houses are under protection, is the most popular center in Antaly...
7: ...prominent sites accessible by daily tours are [[Side]], [[Perga]], [[Manavgat]] and [[Alanya]]. Ancien...
10: ...aid "This must be 'Heaven' " and King Attalos founded the city giving it the name "Attaleia" ([[Greek ...
14: Evidence of human habitation dating back over 200 000 y... - Adriatic Sea (5830 bytes)
1: [[Image:Adriatic_sea.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...y; in [[Latin]] it was ''Mare Hadriaticum''. In modern languages, it is ''Mare Adriatico'' in [[Italia...
13: ...des, ''Hippolytus,'' 736), but was gradually extended as the [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracusan]] colonies ga...
15: ...then the Adriatic in the narrower sense only extended as far as the [[Mons Garganus]], the outer porti...
16: ...ately used to include the Gulf of Tarentum (the modern-day [[Gulf of Taranto]]), the [[Sea of Sicily]]...
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