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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: ...rtrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a R...
9: ...epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...ay [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During thi...
17: ...sons. Cartier left his main ships in a harbour close to Stadacona and used his smallest ship to conti...
27: ...he St Lawrence river and a three weeks Atlantic crossing, Cartier and his men arrived in Saint-Malo on... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under...
14: ...arty|Republican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecut...
22: * [[1924]] - [[Nellie Tayloe Ross]] of [[Wyoming]] elected as the first woman gove...
23: ...28]] - [[Arnold Rothstein]], [[New York City]]'s most notorious gambler, is shot dead over a [[poker]]...
24: ...esident [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders the [[United States Customs Service... - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ...]. It was originally a Greek settlement called Ombos, from the Egyptian 'nubt', meaning City of Gold. ...
3: ...d [[sugar cane]] and [[cereal|corn]] account for most of the agricultural industry.
5: Most of the 60,000 villagers are native Egyptians alt... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
1: ... ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]] is one of the most famous works of art in the world.]]
6: ...#7716;awwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic...
13: ...ch means "red earth"), and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion ov...
17: ... an unconscious state took one of his ribs, and closed up his flesh again; and of this rib he made a w...
20: ...d was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[humanity]] to return to Paradise. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
3: ...that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
16: ...anels (usually 27" or 36"). Larger works are composed of several stripes sewn together. Moquette car...
19: ..., 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a series of squares) carpets, called [[Berli...
39: ...rigin of this carpet is debated. It has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythia...
48: ...h century. Until the mid-18th century they were mostly used on walls and tables. Except in royal or ... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: |+<big><big>'''جمهوريّة مصر...
28: | [[Hosni Mubarak]]
56: ...ian Arabic|Egyptian dialect]]) is a [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa.
62: ...t|ancient civilization]] and some of the world's most stunning ancient monuments, including the [[Giza...
67: ...943;γυπτος'' "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egy... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
3: |+<big>'''الجمهورية الجز...
60: ...long the coast. Berber kingdoms began to emerge, most notably [[Numidia]], and seized the opportunity ...
62: ...he Berbers adopted [[Islam]] ''en masse'', but almost immediately expelled the Caliphate from Algeria,...
66: ...im Algerians remained outside of French law, and possessed neither French citizenship nor the right to...
68: ...succeeded in pushing the French out in [[1962]]. Most of the 1,025,000 ''[[pied-noir|pieds-noirs]]'', ... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
3: ...<big><big>'''الجمهورية العر...
32: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2...
49: ...nging the political face of Iraq, which had been mostly dominated by its [[Sunni]] minority since its ...
64: ...en appointed the new [[Prime Minister of Iraq]]. Most power will be invested in him. The new Governmen...
97: ...as a small coastline with the [[Persian Gulf]]. Close to the coast and along the [[Shatt al-Arab]] the... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: ...<big><big>'''الجمهوريّة الل...
71: ...ic home of the [[Phoenicia]]ns, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more than ...
78: ...sed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional center for finance and trade.
85: ...n]] (PLO). In the early [[1970s]], difficulties arose over the presence of Palestinian refugees, and f...
87: ...re a number of mostly [[Maronite]] militias, the most important of which was the one linked to the [[K... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... of Djibouti''' ({{lang-ar|جيبوتي}}, Ǧībūtī) is ...
4: ...1608;رية جيبوتي<br>Jumhuriyaa Jibuti<BR>R鰵blique...
70: ...s - at 200 voting booths - across the country. Opposition parties boycotted, describing the poll as "r...
102: ...production to [[fruits]] and [[vegetables]], and most food must be imported. There are few natural re...
111: ...t 35%. The remainder is formed by [[Europe]]ans (mostly [[France|French]] and [[Italy|Italians]]), [[A... - Qatar (10610 bytes)
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة قطر<br>Dawlat Qa...
57: ...endent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]]. Unlike most neighbouring emirates, Qatar declined to become ...
59: ...rs, for the bulk of its history the arid climate fostered only short-term settlements by nomadic tribe...
61: ...tar?s status as distinct from Bahrain. The man chosen to negotiate with Colonel Pelly was a respected...
71: ...ern Europe]]an nations. Qatar has the highest [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] per capita in the develop... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...tly [[Jew]]ish with a large non-Jewish minority, mostly comprising [[Muslim]], [[Christian]], and [[Dr...
6: ...#1488;ל<br>("Medinat Yisra'el")<br>دولة اسرائ...
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
60: ...ce in Jewish religious obligations and Judaism's most important sites, including the remains of the [[...
62: ...udaism's most important religious texts, were composed in Palestine during this period. The province b... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...People's Republic of China|China]] in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the poorest cou...
5: ...0; دولت'''<br>'''دولت اسلام...
60: Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of [[Central Asia]], has had a very turbule...
64: ...nged to the Abdali tribe of the ethnic Afghans, whose name was changed to Durrani upon the accession o...
66: ...xecution), [[1933]] (assassination), [[1973]] (deposition), [[1978]] (execution), [[1979]] (execution)... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
8: ...1608;رية السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
43: time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]] |
72: ...ccess to basic health care services, and little prospects for productive employment in the small and w...
85: ...slamist ideologue. Al-Turabi was stripped of his posts in the ruling party and the government, parliam...
92: ... mid-1990s Sudan gradually began to moderate its positions as a result of increased US pressure follow... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
8: ...ig>'''ڤرسكوتوان مليسي...
45: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP) <br> - Tota...
58: | Bunga Raya: ''[[Hibiscus]]'', Rosa sinensis
78: ... and within that time period spread [[Islam]] to most of the [[Malay archipelago]]. [[Malacca]] was an...
82: ... by Captain [[Francis Light]] as a commercial outpost granted by the Sultan of Kedah. Malacca came int... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
2: ...onarchy on the coast of the [[Persian Gulf]], enclosed by [[Saudi Arabia]] in the south and [[Iraq]] i...
5: ...1583;ولة الكويت<br>(Dawlat al Kuwayt)'''</big></bi...
53: | [[Rhanterium epapposum]]<br>Locally called ''Arfaj''
61: ...Wells.jpg|thumb|right|During the first Gulf War, most of Kuwait's oil wells were set on fire by retrea...
66: ...eign affairs and taxation/duties. This is unlike most other Arab emirates of the Persian Gulf where th... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...ned its physical form. This can be achieved by exposing the body to extreme draught or cold, lack of [...
4: ... specific purpose of preservation, particularly those in [[ancient Egypt]]. Egyptians believed the bod...
12: ...anguage|Arabic]] word ''mūmiyyah'' (مومية), which means "[[bitumen]]"...
16: ...ation was made so that the bodies would not decompose in the afterlife. The mummified individual was p...
29: ...a [[chisel]] and inserting a special hook up the nostrils and into the skull. - Aswan (1042 bytes)
6: '''Aswan''' (أسوان ''Aswān'') ({{coor dm|24|05|N...
10: ...ch is famous for providing a basis on which [[Eratosthenes]] disputed the [[Flat Earth]] theory and at... - Dahshur (1070 bytes)
1: '''Dahshur''' (Arabic دهشور ''Dahšūr'' [often incorrectly...
3: ..., father of [[Khufu (pharaoh)|Khufu]], while the mostly ruined [[Black Pyramid]] dates from the much l... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
65: * [[3rd century BC|200s BC]]: [[Crossbow]] in [[History of China|China]]
70: ...[[Clockwork]] (the [[Antikythera mechanism]]): [[Posidonius]]?
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
117: * [[1608]]: [[Telescope]]: [[Hans Lippershey]]
118: * [[1609]]: [[Microscope]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
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