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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
76: ...87]]) to run for President a second time in the upcoming 2006 elections.
78: ...s and electrical power monopoly, the nationalized commercial banks, the state insurance monopoly, and t...
102: ...the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]] and about half the size of [[Ireland]].
116: ...of [[mestizo]] and European descent account for a combined 94 percent. Another one percent is [[Oversea...
127: ...t music and representative folklore in Costa Rica comes from the Nicoya peninsula and the Atlantic coas... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ...astian - instead of the currently popular, second half of its name. It was frequently attacked by [[Pira...
21: ...re was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arrived suddenly, ...
31: The city is commonly divided into the historic downtown (Centro);...
35: .... Centro remains the heart of the city's business community. The "Bondinho", a [[trolley car]], leaves ...
40: ...]], [[Leme]], [[Botafogo]] and [[Flamengo]] which composes Rio's famous [[beach]] coastline. - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ntury BC|100 BC]]) and the forced imposition of a common system of writing by the Qin emperor ([[2nd ce...
14: ...called ''[[oracle bones]]''. However the earliest comprehensive [[history]] of China, the ''[[Records o...
15: ...Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
22: ...ier Shang period (c 1600–[[1300s BC|1300]]) comes from sources at [[Erligang]], [[Zhengzhou]] and...
24: ...on in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
5: ...ales]], [[Cornwall]], or the west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of ...
9: ...there seems to be little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
11: ...other school of thought believes that Arthur is a half-forgotten Celtic deity devolved into a personage ...
21: ... than as a king. Two separate sources within this compilation list twelve battles that he fought, culmi...
29: ...enet.org/~almahu/hunt.htm]), and that he with his company of riders may be seen by moonlight in the for... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]'''Christopher Columbus''' (...
2: ...|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
10: ...|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
21: ...olumbus|Bartolomeo]], Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchinetta.
29: A [[1476]], commercial expedition gave Columbus his first opportu... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
6: ...fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the wo...
8: Almost all that is known about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (vi...
13: ...nd he embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battut...
17: ...our days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ...
22: ...on to open its gates to the [[Mongols]], it had become an important trading centre after most of its ne... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]The '''Industrial Revolution'...
3: ...e nineteenth century the growth of the [[internal combustion engine]] and the development of [[Electric...
5: ...s change on [[society]] was enormous and is often compared to the [[Neolithic revolution]], when mankin...
7: ...els]] and [[Louis-Auguste Blanqui]] in the second half of the [[19th century]].
10: ...lonial expansion]] of the 17th century with the accompanying development of international [[trade]], cr... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: '''Steel''' is a [[metal]] [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], with [[carbon]] being the prim...
8: ... extracted from [[ore]] by removing the oxygen by combining it with a preferred chemical partner such a...
13: ...ll structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely little t...
17: ... from this expansion generally take the form of [[compression]] on the crystals of martensite and [[ten...
21: ... [[phosphorus]] make steel more brittle, so these commonly found elements must be removed from the ore ... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: ...t in the singular or plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes" and "the bagpipe".
16: ...rials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Gore-Tex]] have become popular amongst many pipers, particularly Highla...
23: ...to bagpipes. The idea of taking a leather bag and combining it with a chanter and inflation device seem...
27: ...n the modern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials ...
30: ... the following is an overview of some of the most common: - November 4 (10686 bytes)
8: ...ow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Poz...
10: ... of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
29: ...putnik 2]] with a dog named [[Laika]] on board, becoming the first country to launch a living creature ...
36: * 1993 - [[Bolivia]] becomes a member of the [[Berne Convention for the Prot...
37: ...illion and 1 billion [[US dollar|USD]] of damage. Half of the fires turn out to be [[arson]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
7: common_name = Burundi |
47: ...es are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
58: ... Yet the most extreme Hutu group, Palipehutu-FNL (commonly known as "FNL"), continued to refuse negotia...
74: ...e]] is in Burundi. Although [[Lake Victoria]] is commonly considered to be the source of the Nile, the...
81: ...ch as blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processin... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
4: ...e of the most prolific builders in Ancient Egypt, commissioning hundreds of construction projects throu...
10: ...eath of her father in [[1492 BC]] she married her half-brother [[Thutmose II of Egypt|Thutmose II]] and ...
35: ...her building projects was her [[mortuary temple]] complex at [[Deir el-Bahri]]. It was designed and imp...
37: ...seru and the other buildings of the Deir el-Bahri complex are considered to be among the great building...
41: ...d B. Redford]] suggests a more sympathetic -- and complex -- motivation, Thutmose's own need to demonst... - Arsinoe II of Egypt (1899 bytes)
5: ...[281 BC]], she fled to Cassandrea and married her half-brother [[Ptolemy Keraunos]]. This proved to be a... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
10: ...[[623]]. The year of birth deducted from the<br>[[Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government]]''
11: ...6039;治通鑑),<br></big><small>''compiled in 1065-1084, is [[624]].<br>2. Was given th...
28: ...ambitious and intriguing as her, had managed to become the real master behind the scenes, controlling t...
32: ...pped her bounds, the [[hypocrisy]] of preaching [[compassion]] while simultaneously engaging in a patte... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ...endem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for ...
11: ...Jerusalem|Haute Cour]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ...lk V of Anjou]], a renowned crusader and military commander, and in the future the paternal grandfather...
25: ...endem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen for h...
28: ...e|An illustration from the [[Melisende Psalter]], commissioned during the Queen's reign]] - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
3: ...[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]]. Both would come to rule the kingdom in their own right.
5: ... comme de Jherusalem". Both these charges however come from sources biased towards Willaim; Bernard Ham...
7: ...at-grandniece to [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Manuel I Comnenus]].
13: ...the terms of marriage was that [[Toron]] should become a royal domain. Agnes claimed it for herself in ...
15: ...irect influence in government. Agnes advanced the compromise that would place her grandson Baldwin V ab... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...h not raised by her mother, Sibylla would later become closer with Agnes and inherit her political supp...
11: ...ion from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnena]], of the likelihood of the Sibylla-Baldwin m...
21: ...irect influence in government. Agnes advanced the compromise that would place Baldwin V above Sibylla i...
23: ...many]] to choose the next monarch, Sibylla or her half-sister [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. The op...
27: ...and his political ally, the dowager queen [[Maria Comnena]], was making arrangements to summon the ''Ha... - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ... a grandniece of [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Manuel I Comnenus]], who had received the town and territory o...
9: ... the concerns of illegitimacy shadowed Isabella's half-sister Sibylla's position for the entire period. ...
11: ...o remove Sibylla from the succession. His will, a compromise reached in 1183 and ratified by the ''[[Ha...
17: ... underage at the time and had been coerced by her half-brother, Baldwin IV. Humphrey, whom Isabella like... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
5: ...King [[Afonso IV of Portugal]], as well as of her half-brother [[Peter I of Portugal]] and his mistress ...
10: ...ne Plantagenet]] of the [[House of Lancaster]], a half sister of King [[Henry IV of England]]. Her mater...
16: ... coin, an 1893 [[United States Commemorative Coin|commemorative]] quarter, celebrating the 400th annive... - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
8: ...g Charles IX, placed a hand on his sister's head, compelling her to nod in agreement.
12: ...intain the title of queen. Her ex-husband would become one of France's most beloved monarchs.
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