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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... - Thoth (5655 bytes)
1: ...oth was the god of writing, and of magic, he was identified by the Greeks with their god [[Hermes]], w...
3: ...eed his name translates as ''Ibis'', or sometimes depicted as a [[baboon]] (a nocturnal animal that ha...
5: ... thus aiding [[Osiris]] to judge the souls of the dead. He was a son of either Ra or Set, but is also ...
7: ...1/360th of a cycle (360 was used as the number of degrees in a circle since ancient times).
11: == Thoth in modern times == - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
11: ... ford, Rome was at a crossroads of traffic and trade.
13: ...al or semi-mythical kings are (in chronological order): [[Romulus]], [[Numa Pompilius]] (Good King Num...
23: ...rs]], conquering [[Sicily]] and [[Iberia]]. After defeating [[Macedonia]] and the [[Seleucids]] in the...
25: ...and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]], on the [[Ides of March]] [[44 BC]].
27: ...ransformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. His designated successor, [[Tiberius]], took power witho... - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
1: ...nd 320 BCE. Pytheas was the first Graeco-Roman to describe the [[Midnight Sun]], the [[Polar Aurora|au...
4: ...e Moon. In northern [[Spain]], he studied the [[tide]]s, and may have discovered that they are caused ...
6: ...es, Land's End, Plymouth, Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Iceland, Britain's east coast, Kent, [...
8: ... took advantage of a temporary lapse in the blockade, known to have taken place around the time he tra...
10: ...ek as ''Prettanike'', which [[Diodorus]] later rendered ''Pretannia''. This supports theories that the... - Mars (27704 bytes)
2: [[Image:Mars NPArea-PIA00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap....
4: ...]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]]) which are both small and oddly-shaped, pos...
8: ...e. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxide (rust) on its surface. Mars has only a quarter th...
11: ...he atmosphere on Mars is 95 percent [[carbon dioxide]], 3 percent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]],...
13: ... volcanic methane is accompanied by [[sulfur dioxide]]. - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...[[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took ...
7: ...as the [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] a...
11: ...preaching of the new faith, zealously riot in her defense, shouting "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"...
13: Festivals in honor of Artemis include [[Brauronia]], held in [[Brauron]] and the festiv... - Zeus (17267 bytes)
1: [[Image:Zeus_god.jpg|thumb|250px|Zeus, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...leader of the gods and [[god]] of the sky and thunder in [[Greek mythology]].
6: ...d among the [[Germanic tribes]] and they did not identify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but wi...
8: ...ndo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the culture...
13: ...]] beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity. - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ... sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[love]] and [[beauty]].
4: ...epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after the spring she used to bathe ...
6: ...orinth, intercourse with her priestesses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with [[dolphin]]s, [[dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[...
10: ...n mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]]. - Eros (mythology) (4590 bytes)
1: ...ythology|Roman]] equivalent was '''[[Cupid]]''', "desire", also known as '''Amor''', "love". He was of...
5: ...mythology)|Gaia]], Earth, and [[Tartarus]], the underworld; according to [[Aristophanes]]' play ''[[Th...
7: ...y, Eros was the son of [[Aphrodite]] and either [[Ares]] or [[Hephaestus]], or of [[Porus (Greek mytholo...
9: ...ous, mischievous and charismatic. In his ancient identification with Protogones and Phanes he was ador...
13: ...uncommon in early Greece, but eventually became widespread. He was fervently worshipped by a fertility... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established. - Fox Terrier (4434 bytes)
1: ...hibits several traits characteristic of the descendent breeds, including an inherited instinct for dig...
2: ...Wire Fox Terrier coat should appear broken with a dense, wiry texture.
4: ...mixed-breed dogs of fox terrier type, or to descendent breeds such as the [[Toy Fox Terrier]] and [[M...
8: ...x was likely to turn and try to fight off an intruder, so a foxy had to be able to stand up to it.
12: ...r varieties, although the two breeds were shown under the same [[breed standard]] until well into the ... - Aries (2808 bytes)
5: ...esarthim]] (γ<sub>1</sub>) and [[Botein]] (δ).
7: [[Teegarden's star]], in Aries, is one of our sun's closest ...
9: == Notable deep sky objects ==
10: ...n's northern corner), and NGC 1156 (northwest of δ).
16: ...hung its [[golden fleece|fleece]] in the Grove of Ares, where it turned to gold and later became the que...
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