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- History of China (45919 bytes)
14: ...ry BC]] and takes the form of inscriptions of divination records on the bones or shells of animals—s...
48: ... ''Papers on Far Eastern History'' 16, Australian National University. Canberra.
49: ...pigny. 1984. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. Canberra.
50: ...s No. 16 Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra 1989)[http://www.anu.edu.a...
51: ... No. 21, Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra 1996. [http://www.anu.edu.... - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...oman Empire]] ([[5th century]]) until the rise of national [[Monarchy|monarchies]], of European overseas e...
16: ...owth of centralized power, and the growth of new "national" identities, as strong rulers sought to elimina...
47: ...etween England and France, weakened the Christian nations in their confrontations with [[Islam]]. The [[Gr...
68: ...ula'' and ''media tempora''). There seem to be no simple reason why a particular language ended up with th... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
10: |nation=[[Greece]], [[Cyprus]] (and the [[European Union]...
13: ...#955;ληνικά, [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|/ɛˌlini...
17: ...hich gradually turned into the world's first international language. [[Koine Greek]] can be initially trac...
38: ...in language|Latin]] words, the foundation of international scientific and technical vocabulary. See ''[[E...
54: In the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]:<br> - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
44: ...ion|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup>...
48: ...ates Cabinet|Cabinet]]-level department), revived national banking and banks, and admitted [[West Virginia...
50: His [[assassination]], shortly after the end of the Civil War, made h...
65: ...ty|Republican Party]]. Following Lincoln's assassination, Herndon began collecting stories about Lincoln f...
81: ...]]'s candidacy for the 1848 Whig Presidential nomination. When his term ended, the incoming [[Zachary Tayl... - Greece (54754 bytes)
8: | align=center width=130 | ([[Flag of Greece|National Flag]]) || align=center width=130px |
11: | colspan=2 align=center | <small>''National [[motto]]:'' ΕΛΕΥΘ[...
42: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Hymn to Freedom]]
52: ...e [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a [[developed nation]], member of the [[European Union]] since [[1981]...
87: ...mation of the Modern Greek and other post-Ottoman national identities. - Finland (29511 bytes)
12: | align=center colspan=2 | <small>''National [[motto]]: None''</small>
40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]]
59: ... the publication of what would become Finland's [[national epic]], the [[Kalevala]], in [[1835]]; and Finn...
61: ... Russia]], [[Finnish Civil War|in Finland]] and [[nationalist activism|activist]] expeditions [[Viena expe...
80: ... alter the [[constitution]], bring about the resignation of the Council of State, and override presidentia... - Israel (51605 bytes)
10: national_motto = n/a |
12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by the [[United Kingdom]]<b...
73: ...lestine]]). A declaration passed by the League of Nations in [[1922]] effectively divided the mandated ter...
78: ... [[World War II]], abandoned the idea of a Jewish national homeland, and abandoned partition and negotiati... - Spain (36498 bytes)
12: national_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Furt...
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
79: ...elipe II, Spain became the most powerful European nation, its territory covering most of [[South America|S...
81: It was also the wealthiest nation but the uncontrolled influx of goods and minerals...
95: ...in [[1939]], General [[Francisco Franco]] ruled a nation exhausted politically and economically. - Oregon (26551 bytes)
41: ...e the future for all [[United States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boun...
43: ...te has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon Bo...
55: Settlement increased due to the [[Donation Land Claim Act of 1850]], in conjunction with the...
59: ...of the west, and the periodic fluctuations in the nation's building industry has severely impacted the sta...
68: ... Geographic Names]]'' as "the most plausible explanation." - History of science (41710 bytes)
29: ...e of the planets and stars, many theoretical explanations were proposed.
69: ...orporated with many aspects of the functioning of nation-states.
93: ...[amino acid]]s, could themselves be built up from simpler molecules in a [[simulation]] of primordial [[pr...
102: ...and [[Alexandre Brongniart]] published their explanation of the antiquity of the Earth, inspired by Cuvier...
117: ...uced the occurrency of [[puerperal fever]] by the simple experiment of requiring physicians to wash their ... - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...s formal end the distinction between a flag and a simple cloth banner is blurred. Generally, a piece of cl...
13: ...ng in various systems of flag signals (see [[International maritime signal flags]]).
15: ..., and flags became the means to identify not just nationalities but also individual military units. Flags ...
17: ==National flags==
20: ... inspirational to other nations, countries, or subnational entities in the design of their own flags. Som... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...dates and [[nomenclature]] proposed by the [[International Commission on Stratigraphy]], and uses the stan...
9: ...ia]]. It is a key aspect of the work of the International Commission on Stratigraphy to reconcile this co...
13: ...ger than those below it. Steno's principles were simple; applying them to real rocks proved complex. Ove...
17: ... It also enabled them to correlate strata across national (or even continental) boundaries. If two strat...
25: ...e Global Commission on Stratigraphy (now the International Commission) started an effort to define global ... - Government (12596 bytes)
21: ...[[law]]s and [[constitution]]s and appealing to [[nationalism]]. Different political ideologies hold diffe...
24: ...vernment]]s which do not have the full power of a national government (for example, they will generally la...
32: ...socialist, 7 military, 5 communist, and 2 Islamic-nationalist.
43: ... scientists]] - [[Comparative politics]] - [[International politics]] - [[Political economy]] - [[Politica...
72: ...] - [[Country]] - [[Empire]] - [[Federation]] - [[Nation-state]] - [[Prefecture]] - [[Principality]] - [[P... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
7: ...ct society, whether complex and city-dwelling, or simple and tribal. This definition is often perceived as...
15: ...ation is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society and a cu...
24: ...accumulation of more material possessions than in simpler societies.
52: ...d polished [[copper]] have been found, along with simple [[figurine]]s of women and animals. An ancient [[...
69: ...e actually large cultural spheres containing many nations and regions. The civilization in which someone l... - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
47: ...], the U.S. became the world's leading industrial nation, witnessing meteoric expansion in the pace and sc...
49: ...tes pioneered an expansion in organization, coordination, and scale of industries spurred on by technology...
53: ...to well-paid skilled workers and engineers as the nation deepened its technological base. Meanwhile, a ste...
58: ...ates these new immigrants were subject to discrimination, however, and to the dangerous and exploitative l...
65: ...Australia]] compounded these problems in the international market, where much of U.S. agricultural product... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
9: ... of Nations]] without success, as the mood of the nation rejected Wilson's brand of interventionism.
27: National Prohibition was ended in [[1933]] by the [[Twen...
38: ...o the U.S. Presidency who previously held neither national nor state elected office nor was a victorious [...
42: International finance never recovered from the strains of Wor...
44: In [[1929]] the world's most prosperous nation was the [[United States]]. But despite the buoyan... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
11: ...e began to revive, it became clear that the first nation to find a direct trade route to the [[East Indies...
16: ...uring this era, English proto-[[nationalism]] and national assertiveness blossomed under the threat of Spa...
44: ...rs. Both demanded greater church reform and elimination of [[Catholicism|Catholic]] elements remaining in...
56: ...merica. The Puritan social ideal was that of the "nation of saints" or the "[[City upon a Hill]]," an inte...
75: ...]]. Their venture was initially a failure for the simple reason that there was no incentive for emigration... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
12: ...oncentric circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
23: ... ''straight'' or ''quick'', the clues are usually simple definitions for the answers. Some clues may featu...
26: ...letter can be only N or S - and a process of elimination using checks. Alternatively, compass point answer...
29: ...of clue usually signals that the clue/answer combination involves some sort of pun. Ex.: '''"Grateful?"'''...
64: ...o the country may prove significant"'''. The explanation is that to "import" means "to bring into the coun... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...ans, such as ''[[Homo erectus]]'', had been using simple tools for many millennia, but as time progressed,...
31: .... The relative peace they brought encouraged international trade and notably the growth of the [[Silk Road...
37: ...stern part of the Roman Empire fell under the domination of various [[Germanic tribes]] in the [[5th centu...
63: ...onic Wars]], Britain emerged as the most powerful nation in the world. It controlled an empire that spann...
75: ...the hopes that it could prevent conflicts between nations and make future wars impossible. After [[1990]]... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...in Physics|Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his explanation of the [[photoelectric effect]] and "for his serv...
16: ...red a slow learner, possibly due to [[dyslexia]], simple [[shyness]], or the significantly rare and unusua...
20: ... his parents, a year and a half before final examinations, before rejoining his family in Pavia. He convin...
35: ...ate]] after submitting his thesis "''A new determination of molecular dimensions''" ("''Eine neue'' ''Best...
39: ...s'']], [[Latin]] for 'year of wonders'). The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics ([[IUPAP]]) p...
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