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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: ...and name is given as '''Shams ad-Din Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn Ibrahim Ibn Battuta...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...t]]. Some of these scandals involve contracts awarded to Swiss companies during her regime and remain ...
6: ...]]. Her remaining years in the United States included active participation in various social causes.
8: ...sed her rival of illegal canvassing. Her entire undergraduate career was fuelled by controversy, comin...
11: ...nce felt in Pakistan until the death of General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]].
13: ...ad the government of a Muslim-majority state in modern times. - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Laila Ali (3660 bytes)
1: ...onsider to be the greatest fighter of all time, [[Muhammad Ali]].
5: ...or [[Joe Frazier]]'s daughter, [[Jackie Frazier-Lyde]] square off in a boxing ring. On the evening of ...
7: ... on [[November 9]], she retained that title and added the [[WIBF]] belt by unificating the crown with ...
15: ... [[Monica Nunez]] in nine rounds as part of the undercard where [[Mike Tyson]] was surprisingly knocke...
17: On [[September 24]], [[2004]], she added the IWBF Light Heavyweight title to her resume b... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...ecorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...d [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general ter...
8: ...dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Alt...
10: ...34269;, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most...
12: ...he Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for t... - Cartography (10500 bytes)
1: ...s into one of three main types; [[computer-aided design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS...
7: ... map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emphasized topological relationships such ...
9: ...flooding of the [[Nile]] obscured the property borders.
11: ...rence of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
13: ...le]] later provided arguments in support of this idea. Those arguments can be summarized as follows: - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
4: ... is why Pharaonic Egypt was for so long an independent and self-contained state.
6: ...n the country since [[Pharaoh]] [[Nectanebo II]], deposed by the Persians in [[343 BC]], he was only ...
8: ...n this encyclopedia Egyptian history has been divided into six periods:
14: *[[Egypt under Muhammad Ali and his successors]]: [[1805]] to [[1882]]
15: *[[History of Modern Egypt]]: since [[1882]] - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...e signing of the [[Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abys...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia'''</big><br>
5: <big>'''Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik'''</big><br>
9: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Qatar (10610 bytes)
1: ...udi Arabia]] to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the [[Persian Gulf]].
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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33: ...otal (July 2003) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Recognised - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ... ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
13: government_type = [[Federal republic]] |
14: ..._titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minis...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[...
19: area_magnitude = | - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...ast, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central...
19: ...s = [[List of Presidents of Sudan|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E12 |
31: population_density = 15 | - Ancient history (7857 bytes)
1: ...:Rome 17itlw.jpg|thumb|Ancient Rome. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...000 years ago. There is also a growing body of evidence that [[Homo sapiens]] first left [[Africa]] ab...
32: ...2.jpg|thumb|Temple Acropolis Greece. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
33: ...ed on the interpretation of surviving physical evidence, about the "reason" events occured, not what h...
35: ...the records of the past without any preconceived ideas which will effect their perception, inference a... - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
8: ...Al Qadhafi|Qadhafi, Moammar]], Libyan military leader
11: *[[Dwight Muhammad Qawi|Qawi, Dwight Muhammad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trai...
20: *[[Dennis Quaid|Quaid, Dennis]], actor
23: ...Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
28: ...819 - 1899), German-born, London-based rare books dealer - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
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22: ...and the production of all places that have come under the varying levels of Islamic influence.
32: ...architecture may be identified with the following design elements:
37: *extensive use of decorative [[Arabic calligraphy]] - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: Modern [[science]] is a body of verifiable [[empirical...
4: ... change is considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still...
6: ...] concerns the [[Creativity|creative]] process of designing useful objects and systems, which differs ...
11: ...mphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
13: ...e, and that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form of ... - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: '''Johannes Kepler''' ([[December 27]], [[1571]] – [[November 15]], [[1...
4: ...nt to [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei]].
9: ...is said to have been a weak and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brillian...
11: ...acizing probably led him to turn to the world of ideas, as well as an abiding religious conviction, fo...
13: ...duced to astronomy/astrology at an early age, and developed a love for that discipline that would span... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - 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"=== - Pope Boniface IV (5099 bytes)
1: ...ay 25]] [[615]]) was [[pope]] from [[608]] to his death.
3: ...e]]) or [[15 September]] ([[Jaff靝) in 608. His death is listed as either [[8 May]] or [[25 May]], [...
5: In the time of [[Pope Gregory I]], he was a deacon of the Roman Church and held the position of ...
9: ..., De Gest. Pont., I, 1464, ed. [[Migne]]) is considered spurious by [[Hefele]] (Conciliengeschichte, I...
11: ...rkable at once for its expressions of exaggerated deference and its tone of excessive sharpness.
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