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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
3: *[[Pieter van der Aa|Aa, Pieter van der]], (ca. 1659 - 1733), Dutch publisher
9: ...misepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder
11: *[[Aaron]], (ca. 1300 BC), [[Bible|Biblical]] figure - Actinium (7046 bytes)
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25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
39: | [[van der Waals radius]] || n/a pm - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...e [[Modern Age]]. The Renaissance is usually considered to have begun in the [[14th century]] in [[Ita...
5: ... by French historian [[Jules Michelet]], and expanded upon by [[Switzerland|Swiss]] historian [[Jacob ...
10: ...riod is now often replaced by the term "[[Early Modern]]". (See [[periodization|periodisation]], [[Lum...
12: ...e as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
17: ...del Fiore.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Santa Maria del Fiore]] church of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Flore... - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ... manuscripts (hence its familiar name) and only made available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cr...
7: ...modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
11: ...ar circle). He put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Isla...
13: ...|thumb|300px|Ptolemy System Explained. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
14: ...f latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that he kne... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...y]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyptology]].
5: ...ist with no satisfactory solution. Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficu...
7: ...ages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0006_egyptianChronolgoy.html]
9: ...plete, also (with relics and artifacts missing or destroyed). Egyptian chronology is in a constant sta...
13: ...phres Era'' may radically modify the prevailing modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dat... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...mous Republic]] (an [[exclave]] of Azerbaijan) borders Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the sout...
4: ...[[Azeris]]. The country is formally an emerging [[democracy]], however with strong [[Authoritarianism|...
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15: ...n=center width="140px" | ([[Flag of Azerbaijan|In Detail]]) - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
1: ...Pharaoh]] [[Khufu (pharaoh)|Khufu]] (also known under his Greek name ''Cheops''), after whom it is oft...
9: ... in the [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
15: ...440 Old Royal Cubits (230.5 m). Today each side has a length of approximately 227.5 m. The r...
17: ...re based on true North, not magnetic North. The sides of the pyramid rise at an angle of approximately...
22: ... was removed by an Arab [[Sultan]] in 1356CE in order to build mosques and fortresses in nearby Cairo. - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... around [[3300 BC]] until the conquest of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[332 BC]]. Although recent excav...
6: ... [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]]; it borders [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, ...
7: [[Image:Giza_ph2.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
8: Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms, known as the [[Upper and Lowe...
14: ...al breadbaskets of the ancient world. There is evidence of ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the [[Twelfth ... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
1: ... iron from Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden.jpg|thumb|200px|Iron Age Axe found on Gotland]]
3: ...eeminent. The adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often inclu...
5: ...an Iron Age]] are examples. The Iron Age was preceded by the [[Copper Age]] and later the [[Bronze Age...
7: ...areas is listed below, broadly in chronological order.
13: ... and a [[battle axe]] with an iron blade and gold-decorated bronze haft were both found in the excavat... - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ...ypt]] from its foundation until around [[1300s BC|1300 BC]]. The ruins are 19 km (12 miles) south of [[C...
5: ...foundation of [[Alexandria, Egypt|Alexandria]]. Under the [[Roman Empire]], Alexandria remained the mo... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
2: ...s4.jpg|thumb|200px|Medieval Musicians. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
9: ...implicity of chant, with unison voice and natural declamation, is most common.
11: ...multiple texts and instrumental accompaniment has developed by the end of the era.
14: ...musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late development, reconstruction of this music, especiall...
17: ...ic of the 13th century uses the rhythmic modes as defined by Garlandia. - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
1: ...="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" align="righ...
4: ...]]<br/><small><font color="white">Click image for description</font></small>
39: | 1.305 30°<br>(6.09? to [[Sun]]'s equator)
41: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
42: | 100.556 15° - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
15: ...les weigh from 400 to 600 [[kilogram|kg]] (900 to 1300 lbs) and occasionally exceed 800 kg (1750 lbs). F...
20: ... barely visible. Only the pads of their feet emit detectable heat.
22: ...y include [[beluga whale]]s, [[walrus]]es and [[rodent]]s. As a pure carnivore predating upon [[fish]...
24: ...ed 15–25 percent between 1995 and 2005. The decrease in several regions was caused by hunting, n...
26: ...itions. The bears were washed in a [[peroxide blonde]] solution to restore their expected color. A sim... - Giant Panda (7693 bytes)
14: ...mage:29-5-panda.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
19: Despite being [[taxonomy|taxonomically]] a [[carnivo...
23: ... small and helpless, they need the mother?s undivided attention, so she is only able to care for one o...
25: ...irth, the color pattern of the cub?s fur is fully developed. The cub begins to crawl at 75 to 90 days ...
27: ...e taxonomic classification of the panda was under debate as both the Giant Panda and the distantly rel... - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...onship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge numbe...
2: ...is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that...
5: ...ht|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
10: ...e. The second interpretation, favoured by more modern scholars such as [[Tom Harpur]], is ''re + ligi...
12: ===Defining "religion"=== - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...ch unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
5: ...the roles of nobles and peasants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new ...
8: ...t]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]] power ...
10: ... desire to re-take a former kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth a...
13: ...Philip IV]] died, leaving three male heirs. The eldest son, [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], died in [[1... - Medieval Inquisition (8204 bytes)
3: ...hout Europe, in particular [[Catharism]] and [[Waldensians]] in southern France and northern Italy.
4: ...age:Inquistion2.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...Cathars]] first noted in the [[1140s]] and the Waldensians starting around [[1170]]. Heretical individ...
11: ...Authority rested with local officials based on guidelines from the Pope, but there was no central top-...
13: ...e for many reasons. The bishops often did not reside in their [[diocese]]s, living in far-off cities s... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...ablished a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the modern village of Boğazk?n north-central [[Turkey...
3: ... Hittite polity disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until aroun...
7: ...elieved the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
12: ...cient [[Karum Kanesh]]), containing records of trade between Assyrian merchants and a certain "land of...
14: ...cal Hittites. Sayce's identification came to be widely accepted over the course of the early 20th cent...
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