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- Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
5: ...on dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period.
7: ...news/articles/?fj09v13s02] that it may be derived from the [[Irish language|Irish]] words ''d?e'' or '...
9: ...he lower the pitch or key of the instrument. Keys from D to F# are the preferred pitch of traditional ...
13: ...ents and those made in factories are usually made from solid timber that have been [[drill]]ed out mec...
15: ...munities in northern Australia are typically made from [[hardwood]]s especially various [[eucalyptus]]... - Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
4: ...urial places. For this reason, the Old Kingdom is frequently referred to as ''"the Age of the Pyramids...
10: ...htm#_ftn18 ''ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO ca. 1500: Pharaonic Egypt to Ca. 800 BCE''], by Dr. Susan ...
16: ...a]] ([[2528 BC|2528]]–[[2520 BC]]) and [[Khafra]] ([[2520 BC|2520]]–[[2494 BC]]) may have ...
24: Rulers of the Sixth Dynasty saw themselves confronted with the worst excesses of civil war, which ... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...Events of the Millennium by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens ...
8: ... using "rag" [[paper]] introduced into [[Europe]] from [[China]] by way of [[Muslims]], who had a pape...
12: ...n the first work of Johann Gutenberg and the year 1500, are collectively referred to as [[incunabulum|in...
14: ... printing presses an industry requiring a licence from the Catholic Church (an idea rejected in the en...
16: ...vention in 1453, towns from Hungary to Spain, and from Italy to Britain had functional printing presse... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...e so-called '''Age of Exploration''' was a period from the early [[15th century]] and continuing into ...
7: ... East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states. Their close links to t...
9: ...[[Marco Polo]] who traveled throughout the Orient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written u...
15: ...iving European sailors some idea of the shape of Africa and Asia.
18: ... could be bypassed by trading directly with West Africa by sea. It was also hoped that south of the Sa... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: ...motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will maintain")|
14: ...es = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]] <sup>1</sup> |
40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January ...
64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under [[Philip IV of Spa...
68: ...xembourg seceded because its laws prevented women from becoming Head of State. Luxembourg turned to th... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast of [[Africa]]. Madagascar is the [[List of islands by siz...
13: ...[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]], [[French language|French]] |
38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
53: ...] established trading posts along the east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite h...
57: ...ion of spheres of influence in the area. Absolute French control over Madagascar was established by mi... - Belize (11927 bytes)
1: ...lf of Honduras]] to the east. The name is derived from [[Belize City]], the former capital and largest...
42: | '''[[Independence]]''' From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]
50: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || ''[[Land of the Free]]''
61: ...[Maya civilization]] spread over Belize between [[1500 BC]] and AD [[300]] and flourished until about AD...
63: ... in 1638. Another possibility is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning "muddy water", app... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ...]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]] — every South American nation ...
8: ...ial ports to England — at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon — and the...
17: ...ado Federal'' of 81 seats, of which three members from each state or federal district are elected acco...
38: [[Image:Br-map.png|framed|Map of Brazil]]
41: ...cated; the [[Rio Negro]], [[Rio S㯠Francisco|S㯠Francisco]], [[Xingu River|Xingu]], [[Madeira river|... - Guyana (12153 bytes)
41: | From the [[United Kingdom]]
62: ...he first [[Europe]]ans arrived in the area around 1500, Guyana was inhabited by [[Arawak]] and [[Carib]]...
64: ... turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom in [[1966]] and became the [...
76: ...n on the basis of [[proportional representation]] from national lists named by the political parties. ...
107: ...ons, the first from May to mid-August, the second from mid-November to mid-January. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...[[Gulf of Bothnia]] to the west. Finland has land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]]...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22...
51: ..., [[chisel]]s from [[Lake Onega]], and spearheads from North Scandinavia. Currently it is considered p...
53: The [[Bronze Age]] (1500–500 BC) and [[Iron Age]] (500 BC–AD 1...
57: ...e and in Russian propaganda promising "liberation from Swedish oppression". - Solomon Islands (9265 bytes)
41: |From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[July 7]], [[1978...
63: ...o be held in secret to prevent local [[warlord]]s from interfering. The security forces were unable to...
65: ... arriving the next month under [[Operation Helpem Fren]], the Australian contribution is known as [[Op...
70: ...tion is based on single-member constituencies. Suffrage is universal for citizens over age 18. The [[p...
72: ... no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result. Cabinet changes are common. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ia]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines o...
6: ...1497;נת ישראל<br>("Medinat Yisra'el")<br>دول...
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by t...
60: ...ilistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] פלשת ''{{unicode|Pəléš...
68: ...], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the centuries the s... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ... remains unclear; it is held to be either derived from that of southern tribes, or noting the 'glitter...
7: national_motto = Unity and Freedom |
35: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[July 6]], [[1964]] ...
49: ...in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another site, dated 1500 BC, the remains possess features resembling [[Bus...
51: ...f traders, mostly from [[Glasgow]], formed the [[African Lakes Company]] to supply goods and services ... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ... the country's early history, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixe...
15: ...C]], several waves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local ...
17: ...Portugal started from the south, where they found friendly natives, the [[Conii]]. Over decades, the R...
25: ...s. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands from the [[Moors]] (mainly [[Berber]] with some [[Ar...
27: ...r of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions. The lords of the cities of [[Coi... - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ... fluid produced by [[bee]]s and other [[insect]]s from the [[nectar]] of [[flower]]s. "The definition ...
8: ...ure content is too low. Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture content. As long as the moi...
14: ...duced the honey. Honey has a [[density]] of about 1500 [[kilogram|kg]]/[[metre|m<sup>3</sup>]] (50% dens...
17: *[[Fructose]]: 38%
29: ...licacy]] for its unique flavour. [[Manuka]] honey from [[New Zealand]] is said by some to have more sp... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
9: ...ton in [[Mexico|Mexican]] caves (cotton cloth and fragments of fiber interwoven with [[feather]]s and ...
11: ...tton: "There are trees which grow wild there, the fruit of which is a [[wool]] exceeding in beauty and...
13: ...n, familiar only with [[animal]] fibers ([[wool]] from [[sheep]]), could only imagine that cotton must...
15: ...as cultivated throughout the warmer regions in [[Africa]], [[Eurasia]] and [[the Americas]].
17: ...ing Jenny]] ([[1764]]) and Arkwright's [[spinning frame]] ([[1769]]) enabled cheap mass-production of ... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...zation]] of the [[Great Rift Valley|Nile Valley]] from around [[3300 BC]] until the conquest of [[Alex...
6: Most of the [[geography of Egypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Southwest A...
14: ...urpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From the time of the [[First dynasty of Egypt|First ...
16: ...ystem]] [http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html#berlin] and comp...
22: ...ystem]] [http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html#berlin] - Hathor (11883 bytes)
4: ...was an ancient goddess, worshipped as a cow-deity from at least [[2700 BC]], during the 2nd dynasty, a...
8: ...entified as Ra's wife, it was said she arose from from Ra's tears, and thus was identified as the ''[[...
26: ...dead in the underworld, and proffered them with refreshments of food, and of drink. She was also somti...
37: ..., and Egypt once again became prosperous. A tale, from the perspective of Lower Egypt, developed aroun...
45: ...as said to have been Sekhmet, contributing to the frequency with which the tale occured featuring Hath... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O...
54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
64: ...to extend their sway and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The gen... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
44: ...north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width ...
52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
58: ...ing with the remaining Abenaki. The population in 1500 is estimated to be around 10,000 people.
60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th...
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