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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...n [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...[[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...nder command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
10: ...dinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...attle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
5: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
18: ...ratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from the State of [[Arkansas]]...
20: ...a]] in [[1982]]. She studied law at the [[University of Arkansas]].
22: ...reelection to a second term and served in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Repres... - Heart (10132 bytes)
3: ... language|Greek]] ''kardia'' (καρδια) for "heart".
7: ...s. In adults, it weighs about 300-350 [[gram|g]]. It consists of four chambers, the two upper ''atria'...
11: ...ventricle pumps blood to the [[lung]]s. Compared with the walls of the atria, the ventricle walls are ...
13: ...ft|Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Hear...
15: ...this newly oxygenated blood passes through the [[mitral valve]] to enter the left ventricle. The left... - Pancreas (4781 bytes)
1: The '''pancreas''' is a [[retroperitoneal]] organ that serves two functions:
2: * [[exocrine]] - it produces pancreatic juice containing digestive [[...
3: * [[endocrine system|endocrine]] - it produces several important [[hormone]]s
7: The pancreas is a [[retroperitoneal]] organ located posterior to the [[stomach]]...
11: ...ncreas is a small elongated organ in the abdomen. It is described as having a head, body and tail. Th... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...eece]], [[Cyprus]], south [[Albania]], [[Southern Italy]], south [[Republic of Macedonia|Former Yuglos...
13: ...]] with a documented history of some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical period...
15: ...sation. It has been studied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onw...
17: ...estament Greek''' (after its most famous word of literature).
21: ...as 11th century). Today in its '''common''' form, it is spoken by approximately 15 million speakers wo... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...as by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°...
4: ...is the official name of the city, in local speech it is typically called simply by the name of the cou...
6: ...uer of the enemies". This title was given to the city as many armies were destroyed in attempts to inv...
7: [[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] high...
10: ...G|thumb|200px|right|Average temperature and precipitations in Cairo]] - Egypt (18830 bytes)
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
36: ...tal (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], [[1922]]<br ...
58: ... It is bordered to the north and east by the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]], respectively.
60: ...f the [[Sahara]] [[Desert]] and are sparsely inhabited. - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...ified Egyptian state]] formed around [[3300 BC]]. It survived as an independent state until about [[13...
29: ...ple who settled there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of...
31: ...netic]] study links the maternal lineage of a traditional population from Upper Egypt to [[Eastern Afr...
33: ...pt reached the peak of its power, wealth, and territorial extent in the period called the New Empire (...
35: ...e invaded by [[Indo-European]]s and [[Hyksos]] Semites. They defeated the invaders around 1570 BC and ... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
5: ... to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point to cultural differences between the Elev...
8: ...n of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that re...
10: ...hout the Twelfth dynasty and provided great stability.
12: ...f his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. T...
14: ...rnment though) and established trade connections with Nubia and a war seems to be conducted in the [[L... - Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
2: ...tart of the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]]. It is best known as when the [[Hyksos]] made their a...
4: ... western Delta, broke away from the central authority to form the [[Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourte...
6: ...ls, and are known primarily by scarabs inscribed with their names, called by modern [[Egyptologist]]s ...
8: ...tep IV, the power of this dynasty, weak to begin with, deteriorated. The later king [[Merneferre Ai]] ...
10: ...on credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos. With the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dyn... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
7: ...tes or even several whole chronologies as possibilities. Consequently, there may be discrepancies betw...
9: It should be noted that there is a 60 year discrepan...
15: ...Predynastic Egypt is from [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/ Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic...
17: * The dates of Dynasties 11 to 20 are from Kitchen, "The Basics of Egyptian Chronology in Relati...
18: * The dates of Dynasties 21 to 26 are from Kitchen, ''Third Intermediate Period in Egypt'' (1973... - Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ... 830|3 400 000|[[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
8: ...gamma;υπτος), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt".
12: ...bara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
14: ... a length of approximately 5584 km (3470 miles). It drains approximately 2.8 million to 3.4 million k...
20: There are two great branches of the Nile: the White Nile, from equatorial East Africa, and the Blue ... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...ntry's name is unrelated to its African heritage; it was proposed by a ''[[The Times|Times]]'' article...
14: ... top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Unity and Strength, Peace and Progress''</small>
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
24: | '''[[Largest city]]'''
33: ...l ([[2004]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. There a...
15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat of g...
17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime minister ... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...ed by the United Nations Secretary General and politicians in both the USA and the UK (as reported by ...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
27: ... (July 2004) <br> - [[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 44...
30: ...[3 October]] [[1932]] from the [[United Kingdom|British]]
44: | '''[[State religion]]'''<br>''(Citizens have [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ... remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
4: ...independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
6: ...'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the c...
13: ...China]] and the [[Kuomintang]] ended in [[1949]] with the Communists in control of [[mainland China]] ...
15: ...in jumpstarting China's development and purifying its culture. Supporters may also doubt statistics or... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...nd southern [[Carpathians]] mountains run through its center.<!--
12: ...Romania|Royal]] motto: "Nihil Sine Deo" (Nothing without God)|
16: capital = [[Bucharest]] |
18: largest_city = [[Bucharest]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Romania|President]] <br> [[Pr... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
1: ...wi]] and [[Mozambique]] on the south. To the east it borders the [[Indian Ocean]].<!--
11: ... = Uhuru na Umoja ([[Swahili]]: Freedom and Unity) |
15: capital = [[Dodoma]] ([[Dar es Salaam]...
18: leader_titles = [[List of Presidents of Tanzania|...
20: largest_city = [[Dar-es-Salaam]] | - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
1: ...on land it borders [[India]] and [[Myanmar]], and it is a close neighbor to [[China]], [[Thailand]], [...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Dhaka]]
30: ...uly [[2004]] est.)<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
47: | '''[[National Fruit]]''' || [[Jackfruit]]
65: ...Northern Bangladesh has several sites of mass architecture, in the form of [[temple]]s and monasteries...
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