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- Bouzouki (4321 bytes)
2: ...her-of-pearl]]. The instrument is played with a [[plectrum]] and has a sharp metallic sound.
6: * ''Trichordo'' having three pairs of strings (courses).
7: * ''Tetrachordo'' having four pairs of strings.
12: ...n string tuned an [[octave]] apart. These 'octave strings' add to the fullness of the sound and are used i...
13: ...ds and bass drones (continuous low notes that are played throughout the music). - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
21: | '''Place of birth:'''
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...n''' and nicknamed '''Honest Abe''', the '''Rail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the...
44: ...]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup></small...
46: ...]. His leadership qualities were evident in his diplomatic handling of the border slave states at the ... - Germany (46412 bytes)
73: ...to draw up a constitution for the new Germany, completed in [[1849]]. However, the Prussian king [[Fre...
93: ...ncentration camp]]s were set up for groups and people perceived as threats. Open persecution of [[Jew]...
97: ... million more [[Roma (people)|Roma]], [[Slavic people|Slavs]], [[homosexual]]s, [[communist]]s, [[Jeho...
101: ...ern forces [[Berlin Airlift|airlifted food and supplies]].
103: ...t Germany benefitted from the American [[Marshall Plan]] for the reconstruction of Europe after the wa... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
3: ...en the black majority and the white minority have played a large part in the country's [[History of So...
13: ...nto Namibia and Botswana, and elsewhere. These people, who are a physically distinct population from o...
24: ...ulations displaced earlier [[hunter-gatherer]] peoples as they migrated.
26: ...d [[Cape Frontier Wars]] against the [[Xhosa]] people, and imported [[slaves]] from [[Indonesia]], [[M...
32: ... tactics much better on local conditions. For example, the Boers wore [[khaki]] clothing, which was th... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
84: ...nd civil war, British [[gunboat diplomacy]] was employed to bring about a peaceful resolution that fav...
88: ...mergency|communist insurgency]]. Post-war British plans to form a "Malayan Union" were scuppered by st...
111: ... [[lower house]] (''Dewan Rakyat'', literally "People's Hall"). All 69 Senators sit for 6-year terms; ...
120: ...ines and two-year prison terms, while Malaysian employers face up to a year in jail and a fine of up t...
122: ... use. Administered with a thick rattan stick, it splits the skin and leaves scars. - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
3: Home to one of the world's oldest and most complex [[civilization]]s, '''[[China]]''' boasts a his...
10: ...on percussion instruments, then later gave way to string and reed instruments.
16: ... It was during this period, painting emphasis was placed on spiritual rather than emotion of the previ...
20: ...Western techniques, introduced oil painting and employ [[socialist realism]]. Modern Chinese poetry w...
25: Chinese [[architecture]], examples of which can be found over 2,000 years ago, has... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
96: ...abitants, [[Marcos de Niza]], a [[Franciscan]], explored the area in [[1539]]. [[Francisco Vá³±uez de ...
108: ... employees, and health insurance for government employees. The executive budget has allocated money to...
130: ...and marks the southwestern edge of the [[Colorado Plateau]], where the state experienced its [[Rodeo-C...
134: ...f [[sediment]] as the [[Colorado Plateau]]s have uplifted.
143: Arizona has witnessed a continuous string of dancing and performing groups of many ethnicit... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
40: ..." or "Great Rock." ''Wisconsin'' originally was applied to the Wisconsin River, and later to the area ...
47: ...ean Nicolet]] became Wisconsin's first European explorer. The French controlled the area until [[1763]...
51: ...te due to its residents being relatively equally split between voting for the [[United States Democrat...
65: ... popularly termed "socially progressive". For example, in [[1982]] sexual orientation was added by the...
79: ... largest cities. In the southwest, the [[Western Upland]] is a rugged landscape with a mix of forest a... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...ral influences. For a variety of reasons, some people in other parts of the U.S. sometimes mistake it ...
44: ...est inhabitants of the New World. The [[Pueblo people]] built a flourishing sedentary culture in the [...
46: ...]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-stan...
64: ...ving as a teamster, cook, guide, and hunter for exploring parties until [[1840]].
74: ...l at [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] in [[1851]]. The people of New Mexico would determine whether to permit ... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
3: ... a [[nation]] or [[culture]] (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for [[celebratio...
17: ...idered a good chance to take short trips, for example. In late [[1990s]], the [[Japan]]ese government ...
57: ...n]] (Descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] upon the disciples of Jesus Christ)
62: ...ronal|fiestas patronales]] are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the [[Calen...
111: ...y other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work ... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
1: ...] that produces [[sound]] by means of [[vibrating string]]s. In the [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[music...
3: ==Sound production in string instruments==
4: ...AGK bass1 full.jpg|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the genre and piece.]]
5: ...string instrument to produce sound, its string or strings must vibrate. There are three common ways of bri...
7: ...layed by drawing a [[bow (music)|bow]] across the strings. - Keyboard instrument (2521 bytes)
1: ...enerally be classified as [[wind instrument]]s, [[string instrument]]s, [[percussion instrument]]s, or [[e...
7: ===Strings===
13: ...nardo da Vinci, it uses a moving bow to sound the strings
24: * [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]]
41: * [[Celesta]] (struck metal plaques) - List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
2: ...ed with the purpose of making [[music]]. In principle, anything that produces [[sound]], and can someh...
12: ...tension of each string and the point at which the string is excited; the [[timbre|tone quality]] varies wi...
18: ... vibrating strings either hammered ([[piano]]) or plucked ([[harpsichord]]), by electronic means ([[sy...
27: ...strument classification|categorized]] by section. Please add to [[List of musical instruments by Hornb...
138: == [[String instrument]]s == - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...ttached, though many flags are recognisable if displayed in other forms.
15: ... at the [[17th Century]], European knights were replaced by centralized [[Army|armies]], and flags bec...
20: ...he design of their own flags. Some prominent examples include:
22: ...ross design of other [[Nordic countries]]. ''Examples'': the [[Flag of the Faroe Islands|Faroe Island...
24: ... [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. ''Examples'': [[Flag of Australia |Australia]], [[Flag of ... - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
2: ...and [[army]] was built, with four masted ships displacing 1,500 tons and a standing army of one millio...
10: ...o be subordinated by the scholar bureaucracy. Simply put, maintaining a strong military was essential...
14: ...or nearly a century under the Yuan dynasty were replaced by the Han Chinese. The traditional [[Imperia...
16: ...ve body under past dynasties, after suppressing a plot for which he had blamed his chief minister. Wh...
20: ...ommendations to the throne), imperial edicts in reply, reports of various kinds, and tax records. - Algae (8082 bytes)
2: ...e are closely related to the [[embryophyte|higher plant]]s. Others appear to represent different [[pr...
4: ...d other organ structures that characterize higher plants. They are distinguished from other [[protozo...
8: ...live suspended in the water column, called [[phytoplankton]], provide the food base for most marine [[...
12: ... conduct photosynthesis directly within the [[cytoplasm]], rather than in specialized organelles.
15: ...here are three groups that have ''primary'' chloroplasts: - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ...n Catholic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of th...
7: ...astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ... between the tension and the pitch of a stretched string. Galileo also contributed to the rejection of bli...
14: ...on falling bodies (actually rolling balls) were replicated using the methods described by Galileo (Set...
18: ...lescope is inaccurate, he was one of the first people to use the telescope to observe the [[sky]]. Bas... - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
9: |As Western territories begin applying for statehood, the [[Missouri Compromise]] ma...
15: |[[Daniel Webster]] delivers a memorable ''Reply to Hayne'' on January 27, denouncing the notion ...
30: ...e of the Supreme Court]]. Taney asserts the principle of social responsibility of private property as ...
48: ...ew]]'', the leading Southern magazine warning the planter class about the dangers of depending on the ...
77: ...h of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company, a string of financial panics and the ensuing depression sh... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
16: ...ch saw dramatic improvements in housing and urban planning. The boom was reflected by the extension o...
32: ...way]] system. Federal expansion of the [[money supply]] led to an unprecedented expansion of [[credit]...
48: ...nomics)|deflation]] and a great increase in [[unemployment]]. On the global scale, the market crash i...
52: ...0s, however, capital investments had created more plant space than could be profitably used, and facto...
56: ...ompany]] was reporting record assets, farm prices plummeted, and the price of food fell precipitously.... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
6: ...m mentality in this growing region conflicted sharply with the concerns of the so-called [[Rust Belt]]...
8: ...d departed. In the nation's major urban areas unemployment increased, expanding demand for social serv...
14: ...ban areas, housing prices have been driven up, displacing poor residents. The processes of gentrificat...
18: ...rol international affairs. The energy crisis, unemployment, and inflation, derided as [[stagflation]],...
20: ...ing large quantities of consumer goods and home appliances. Soviet industrial output increased by 75%,...
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