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- Flood (7770 bytes)
1: ...flow of [[water]], an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", th...
5: ...od of water filling dry streambeds known as a "[[flash flood]]".
7: ...o prevents the deposition of silt on the rich farmlands and can result in their eventual depletion. Th...
10: ...oding in some equatorial countries, such as [[Bangladesh]], due to their extended periods of [[rainfal...
12: ...e of [[coastal]] flooding occurs regularly in Bangladesh. - Banknote (6576 bytes)
3: ... modern [[money]]. With the exception of non-circulating high-value or precious metal commemorative is...
7: ... occurs when there are restrictions in the time, place, manner or amount of exchange.
9: ..., or the [[Ithaca Hours]] which are backed by the labor of the people of [[Ithaca, NY]].
16: ... which were issued with a promise to convert at a later date.
18: ... capital and precious metals having a privileged place in the economy. - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...e]] ([[Quattrocento]]). Less than a hundred years later, this movement, under the patronage of [[Loren...
5: ...ssfully competed as a pendant with [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]]'s Jerome on the other side "the head of th...
7: ...' (''illustration, right'') was at the Medici villa of Castello.
9: ...lli's ''Venus'' graces the first of the [[Italian euro coins]] (2002)]]
11: ...his art by [[Fra Filippo Lippi]] and [[Antonio Pollaiuolo]]. The repeated contacts with the [[Medici]]... - Totem pole (20143 bytes)
2: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
6: ...d the [[Haida]] people of the [[Queen Charlotte Islands]], from whence it spread outward to the [[Tsim...
8: ... status and the importance of their families and clans. As the fur trade declined the incidence of pov...
10: ...n wood, stone, [[Glassblowing|blown]] and etched glass, and many other traditional and nontraditional ...
12: ...rving after initial designs are completed usually lasts about a year, so the commission essentially fu... - Italy (17022 bytes)
2: ...a]]. It is a founding member of what is now the [[European Union]], and a member state of the [[United N...
3: ... [[San Marino]] and the [[Vatican City]] are [[enclave]]s within Italian territory.
7: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
11: | width="130px"| [[image:Flag of Italy.png|125px|Flag of Italy]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:...
13: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Italy|In Detail]]) - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: ...ophy''' derives from a combination of the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''philos'' meaning [[love]] a...
5: ...any traditions spanning thousands of years often classifed by time period (e.g. ancient, medieval, mod...
13: ...alues absolute, or relative? In general or particular terms, how should I live?
17: ...y. [[Aristotle]], who was the first to use this classification (as he believed that to call himself a...
19: [[Image:laozi3.jpg|frame|right|[[Lao Zi]] ]] - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
1: {| class="toccolours" style="margin-left: 1em; float:rig...
6: ...tyle="width:50%;"|'''Organization'''||[[NASA]], [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
14: |'''Launch date'''||[[24 April]] [[1990]]
43: ...pe]]s in the history of [[astronomy]]. Since its launch in 1990 it has been responsible for many grou...
45: ...ame a vital research tool as well as a [[public relations]] boon for astronomy. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...] extended the Roman world all the way to the [[Atlantic Ocean]], introducing Roman influence into wha...
4: ...forms of Roman society and government. He was proclaimed [[Roman dictator|dictator]] for life, and hea...
6: ...)]], and many details of his life are recorded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]]...
9: ...ed to speak several languages, including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|Gallic]] dialects.
13: ...nelius Cinna]], Marius' greatest supporter and Sulla's enemy. To make matters worse, in the year [[85 ... - Economy of Estonia (6977 bytes)
3: ...omy is greatly influenced by developments in [[Finland]], [[Sweden]], and [[Germany]], three major tra...
6: ...cation, and unemployment. Compensating the German landowners for their holdings, the government confis...
8: ... focused on the local market and the West, particularly Germany and the United Kingdom. Only 3% of all...
10: ..., such as oil-shale mining and phosphorites. As a laboratory for economic experiments, especially in i...
12: ... the former [[COMECON]] area. A balanced budget, flat-rate [[income tax]], [[free trade]] regime, full... - Monaco (12001 bytes)
1: ...ntence is correct: Monaco is the most densely populated country because Macau is now part of China. --...
4: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: ...dth="130px"| [[image:Monaco flag large.png|125px|Flag of Monaco]] || align=center width=130px|[[Image:...
10: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Monaco|In Detail]])
13: ...l>''[[National motto]]: Deo Juvante<br>([[English language|English]]: With God's Help)''</small> - Vatican City (21873 bytes)
1: ...ndent state in the world in terms of area and population. Its borders are coextensive with the [[Holy...
5: ...ilica]] and its [[Sistine Chapel]], [[Apostolic Palace]] and museums were built, predates [[Christendo...
7: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: ...ig>'''Status Civitatis Vaticanæ<br>Stato della Città del Vaticano'''</big></big>
11: ..."130px" | [[Image:Flag_of_Vatican_City.png|125px|Flag of the Vatican City]] - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ... also have a forepillar; those lacking the forepillar are referred to ''open harps''. Their strings ca...
4: Harps are found in [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[North]] and [[South America]], and a few p...
6: ...ally a harp because its strings are not perpendicular to the soundboard.
11: ...y of Ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]]ian harp on display in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] museum.]]
12: ...rld. It may have developed independently in some places. - Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
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26: ...[[alpha male|alpha]], and highly complex social relationships; Bonobos, on the other hand, have a most...
30: ...mainly through fragmented and sketchy accounts of European adventurers. Apes are mentioned variously by ... - Yo-yo (9646 bytes)
3: ...toy]] consisting of two equally-sized discs of [[plastic]], [[wood]], or [[metal]], connected with an ...
5: ..., which result in the return of the yo-yo to the player's hand in this fashion is considered a ''trick...
7: ...of proficiency at the sport in youth to continue playing into adulthood.
11: Contrary to popular myth, there is no evidence that the yo-yo is der...
14: ... well as a specimen<sup>'''B'''</sup>, are on display in the [[National Museum of Athens]]. - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...om [[Rhodes]], of which it was [[sovereign]], and later from [[Malta]] as a [[vassal]] state under the...
5: ...n Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] ...
9: ... forts and 140 other estates in the area. The two largest of these, their bases of power in the Kingdo...
15: ...hey also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] ...
17: ...]], [[Aragon]], [[Castile]], [[Germany]] and [[England]]). The English prior at the time was Philip Th... - Gold (24329 bytes)
7: | colspan="2" align="center" | [[platinum]] – '''gold''' – [[mercury (elem...
70: | [[Molar volume]]
85: ...n="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Miscellaneous'''
121: | [[Platinum|<sup>195</sup>Pt]]
128: | [[Platinum|<sup>196</sup>Pt]] <br> [[Mercury (element)|... - Nickel (13955 bytes)
7: |rowspan="3" valign="center"|'''Ni'''<br>[[Palladium|Pd]] <br> <br>
67: |[[Molar volume]]
82: ...pan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0"|'''Miscellaneous'''
167: ...Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
169: ...e]], and with [[arsenic]] and sulfur in [[nickel glance]]. - Tim Berners-Lee (7363 bytes)
6: Berners-Lee was born in [[London]], [[England]], the son of Conway Berners-Lee and Mary Lee W...
14: ... he returned in [[1984]] as a fellow. He used similar ideas that he used in Enquire to create the [[Wo...
18: ...he world's first web directory, since Berners-Lee later maintained a list of other web sites apart fro...
24: .... It was not until [[2000]] and [[2001]] that popular browsers began to support this standard, which s...
26: ...aintains a low profile, not intent on gaining popular status. - Global Positioning System (28209 bytes)
1: ...''' [[satellite]]s such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since [[1978]]. ]]
5: ...mediate circular orbit]] (ICO) [[satellite constellation]] of at least 24 satellites.
9: ... space segment comprises the GPS satellite constellation.
12: ...le satellites and calculates its position by [[trilateration]].
14: ...GPS satellite since the beginning in [[1978]] was launched [[November 6]], [[2004]] aboard a [[Delta I...
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