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- Temperate coniferous forests (2732 bytes)
1: ...d]] and [[yew]]. The understory also contains a wide variety of herbaceous and shrub species.
3: ...r of shrubs. Pine forests support an herbaceous understory that is generally dominated by [[grass|gras...
5: ... of temperate rain forests generally support an understory of [[moss]]es, [[ferns]] and some [[shrub]]...
7: ...ety of plant and animal species, including many endemic species. - Tiger (11674 bytes)
15: ..., to the poaching for the fur, tiger numbers have decreased in size and have been placed on the endang...
23: ...tually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...urpose of stripes is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey (few large animals ...
35: ...ese are the surviving subspecies, in descending order of wild population:
37: ...iving in India and Bangladesh. These tigers are under severe pressure from both habitat reduction and ... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
2: ...tic guitar features [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
10: ...d in a wide variety of musical styles. They are made and repaired by [[luthiers]].
12: Guitars are widely known as the primary instrument in [[rock music...
16: ... were invented in Central Asia, Iran. Earliest evidence of instruments very similar to the Westernized...
17: ...tp://www.iranian.com/Music/2002/November/Guitar/index.html See related article]). - National anthem (4891 bytes)
3: ...h other commonly sung [[patriotic songs]]. The oldest song purporting to be a national anthem is the ...
5: ...aditions, most notably [[Japan]] (which has the oldest anthem in the world, [[Kimigayo]]), [[Iran]], [...
11: ...orious during the [[Nazi]] era as "[[Deutschland, Deutschland ?lles]]."
13: ... the lyrics both for the Indian and for the Bangladeshi national anthems.
15: ...ome countries the national anthem is played to students each day at the start of school. In other cou... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
3: ...f nations that no longer exist, or are not independent states but nevertheless have official anthems, ...
4: [[Dependent area]]s are listed only if they have an anthem ...
19: |''[[Ŭand]]''||''[[Ŭ䮮ingens s宧]] (The Ŭander's Song)''
43: |[[Austria]]||[[Land der Berge, Land am Strome]] (Land of Mountains, Land...
55: |[[Bangladesh]]||[[Amar Sonar Bangla]] (My Golden Bengal) - Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
7: ...ires of [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Ancient Egypt]]. It declined during the mid [[2nd millennium BC]] and wa...
11: Additionally, there is some evidence indicative of another large river, now long dr...
13: ...t as [[Delhi]], as far west as the [[Iran]]ian border, and as far north as the [[Himalayas]]. Among th...
15: ...a'', "foreigner, barbarian, non-[[Aryan]]" may be derived from the name.
17: ...its means of subsistence and the causes of its sudden disappearance, beginning around [[1900 BC]]. We ... - Ziggurat (6043 bytes)
1: ...Iran dating back to the 5th millenia BC. Ziggurat designs ranged from simple bases upon which a [[temp...
5: ...et the temple closer to the [[heaven]]s, and provide access from the ground to it via steps.
9: ...ich (side flanked) were thought to have only ascended half the ziggurat's height.
11: ... final stage consisted of a 15 [[metre|meter]] hardened [[brick]] encasement constructed by [[Monarch|...
15: ...summit]]. Notable examples of this structure include the ruins at [[Ur]] and Khorsabad in [[Mesopotami... - Ankara (15129 bytes)
1: ...3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|View of Ankara|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
4: ...gn embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the center of Turkey's ...
6: ...iver. The city is located 39°52'30" North, 32°50' East (39.875, 32.8333).
11: ... [[Hattians|Hatti]] civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the [[Hittites|Hitti...
13: ...tayed in the city for a period of time. After his death at [[Babylon]] in [[323 BC]], Ankara and its e... - Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ...ial order of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. It declares that [[Shi'a Islam]] of the Twelver ([[Jaaf...
4: ...political struggles and unrest, and economic disorder. The early days of the regime were characterized...
6: ... their supporters in power. There has been some moderation of excesses both internally and internation...
8: ... the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran|Kurdish Democratic Party]].
10: ...tives over reformists. This swing was caused by widespread abstention from the local elections. In Teh... - History of the Kurds (8244 bytes)
3: ... original Mitanni leadership. However, Kurds consider themselves as much Indo-European as they do any ...
5: ...they seem to have preserved a more-or-less independent political position.
7: ... fall of Nineveh the Gutii coalesced with the [[Mede]]s, and, in common with all the nations inhabitin...
9: ...ing men to his successors, being thus mentioned under the names of "Saspirians" and "Alarodians" in th...
11: ... Gutii", was traditionally believed to be the founder of the Gurans, the principal tribe of southern [... - Kurdistan (8785 bytes)
1: :''For the Iranian province of Kordestan, please see [[Kurdistan Province, Iran]].''
11: ...gion]] in [[Iraq]] are both included in the usual definition of Kurdistan
13: ... seek independence in an area approximating that identified at S趲es.
16: ...onial powers and for rewarding pro-Allied Arab leaders than for ethnic distributions. Turkey did reque...
18: ...minorities. Many Kurds have campaigned for independence or autonomy, often through force of arms. - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: Libya is a country in [[North Africa]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]], located between [[...
3: ...ibya". In [[ancient Greece]], the term had a broader meaning, encompassing all of [[North Africa]] we...
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13: ...h=140px | <font size=-1>([[Libyan coat of arms|In Detail]])</font> - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ...ual establishment of a State of Palestine to include all or part of the [[West Bank]], the [[Gaza Stri...
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24: | [[Independence|Declaration of Independence]] - Scythia (22520 bytes)
3: ...time around 700 BC, settling in [[Ascania]] and modern [[Azerbaijan]] as far as to the southeast of [[...
5: ...hian tribes mentioned in mainly Greek sources resided in the steppe between the [[Dnieper]] and [[Don]...
7: ...ancient Indo-European word for ''archer'' in turn derives from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root *'''sk...
13: ... of the "Pazyryk culture" - including the "Ice Maiden" of the [[5th century BC]]. (see below)
21: ...s to account for the origin of the Scythians, nor details of how they migrated to the Caucasus or [[Uk... - Persian Empire (26229 bytes)
1: ... name, Iran. Some Persian scholars protested this decision because changing the name separated the cou...
4: ...n the south of Iran, called ''[[Fars]]'' in the modern [[Persian language]] and ''Pars'' in [[Middle P...
11: ...9 BC. Eventually the Medes came to rule an independent Median Empire, and the Persians were subject to...
13: ...nt region of [[Anshan (Persia)|Anshan]]. Teispes' descendants branched off into two lines, one line ru...
15: ...r, the king promised not to terrorize Babylon nor destroy its institutions and culture. Cyrus was kill... - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
27: ...' (See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert)''':'''
41: ** ''the famous [[Buddhas of Bamyan]] destroyed by the [[Taliban]] in 2001''
49: '''From Kabul, Afghanistan to Arabian Sea port at Debal, Pakistan'''
54: * [[Debal]], Pakistan
57: * [[Aden]] - Galen (5904 bytes)
8: Galen was born in [[Pergamum]] (modern-day [[Bergama]], [[Turkey]]) to an architect's ...
10: ...ence of trauma and wound treatment. He later regarded wounds as "windows into the body".
12: ...s an experienced physician and his practice had widespread clientele. One of them was consul Flavius B...
14: ... destroyed some of his records. His exact date of death has traditionally been placed around the year ...
18: ...e four humours|four bodily humours]], which were identified with the four [[classical element]]s. He c... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
2: ...Alchemy can be regarded as the precursor of the modern science of chemistry prior to the formulation o...
4: ...|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
8: ...] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and hav...
11: ...ormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their endeavours and beliefs have limited validity, but if w...
13: ... both an inner meaning referring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a materia... - 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. - 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...
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