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Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...d when land has been uplifted by [[tectonic]] activity and then [[erosion|eroded]] by [[wind]] or [[wa...
19: A more complete [[:Category:Plateaus|list of plateaus]] is available.
24: ...cial till]] plain are removed by [[glacier]]s, leaving the plateau into which erosion by [[water]] inc...
List of elements by symbol (14812 bytes)
58: <tr><td>Md</td><td>[[mendelevium]]</td><td>101</td><td></td></tr>
148: <tr><td>Ku</td><td>[[kurchatovium]]</td><td>104</td><td>Proposed name for [[ruthe...
152: <tr><td>Md</td><td>[[mendelevium]]</td><td>97</td><td>Proposed name for [[berkel...
154: <tr><td>Mv</td><td>[[mendelevium]]</td><td>101</td><td>Current symbol is '''Md''...
176: ...><td>101</td><td>Temporary name given to [[mendelevium]] until the permanent name was chosen.</td></tr...
Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyt...
24: ...act is a strong [[antimicrobial]] with proven activity against [[bacterium|bacteria]] and [[fungi]]. I...
31: ...tibacterial agent: II. Mechanism of action and in vitro toxicity.'' [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entre...
32: ... of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Services]
33: .../learn/grapefruit-diet.html Grapefruit Diet]- Overview, permitted foods, diet plan, advantages and dis...
Pennsylvanian (1543 bytes)
10: [[Category:Carboniferous| ]]
14: Provides a picture of what the world at the time period...
List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
160: | [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
172: | [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
187: | [[Virginia]]
188: | [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
195: | [[West Virginia]]
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
5: ...ence for their existence. Some (circumstantial) evidence gathered at the excavation of the palace at ...
13: ...nging Gardens of Babylon: This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemske...
40: [[Category:Gardens]]
41: [[Category:Babylonia]]
Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ... century, the Portuguese crown began treating the village as strategic location for [[Atlantic]] trans...
19: ...clerc]], [[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese ...
21: ...o arrived suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes.
25: ...osed a republic in [[1889]]. However, plans for moving the nation's seat city to the territorial cente...
31: The city is commonly divided into the historic downtown (Centro); the touri...
List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: ...6th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...6th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
17: ...wegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
23: ...e [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the South American conti...
30: ...1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Cent...
Persepolis (15450 bytes)
4: ...2500 years, the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
14: ... group of ruins in the same style is found at the village of Hajjiäbäd, on the Pulwar, a good hour's...
20: ...castle built by Xerxes, bears evident traces of having been destroyed by fire. The locality described ...
26: ...their couches and passed the word along to form a victory procession [epinikion komon] in honour of Di...
30: ...ent, not indeed those whom it would be a crime to violate, but, to be sure, harlots who were accustome...
List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
27: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]]
65: *[[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]]
76: *[[John Davis]]
91: *[[Vitus Bering]]
92: *[[Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenshtern]]
History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
7: ...philosophy]] has a long history. Conventionally divided into three large eras - the Ancient, Medieval ...
14: ...d from working in the fields or in productive activity, they were then free to engage in the assemblie...
20: ...ind of ignorance, that only knowledge can lead to virtue, that art should be subordinate to moral purp...
33: ...lication of [[Aristotelian logic]] proceeded by having the student memorize a rather large set of syll...
44: A broad overview would then have [[Erasmus]], [[Francis Bacon]],...
John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
5: ...at Frémont became the first European American to view [[Lake Tahoe]]. He is also credited with deter...
9: ...e was re-appointed to a different post (in [[West Virginia]]), but lost several battles and resigned h...
15: ...horship in scientific names|botanical author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he descr...
22: ...[President of the United States|Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Republican Party presidential nominees|candi...
Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
8: ...wing account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
15: ...ascus]] (then also controlled by the Mameluks), having encountered a holy man during his first trip wh...
17: ...eted the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and having graduated to the status of ''[[al-Hajji]]'' as ...
20: ...an he crossed the border into [[Mesopotamia]] and visited [[al-Najaf]], the burial place of the fourth...
27: ... settling down, he then immediately decided to go visit [[Oman]] and the [[Straits of Hormuz]]. This d...
Steel (28384 bytes)
8: ...hat smelting take place in a fairly oxygen-free environment. Unlike copper and tin, liquid iron disso...
11: ...cementite]] to [[precipitate]] out of the mix, leaving behind iron that is pure enough to take the for...
44: ...o [[mold]]s, a method far less laborious than individually forging each piece of iron from a bloom.
46: ... tools and weapons. A mass grave in [[Hebei]] province, dated to the early third century BC, contains...
48: ... a series of large blast furnaces in [[Henan]] province, each capable of producing several tons of iro...
Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
12: ...r, Caylee; she was convicted of four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement office...
15: ...ck Obama reelected president, Joe Biden reelected vice president.
18:
32: ...onald Trump elected president, Mike Pence elected vice president.
38: ...st person without prior military or government service to hold the office.
Phaseolus (2770 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyt...
13: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = [[Speci...
19: ''Phaseolus brevicalyx'' 
57: ...s'', whereas more modern sources classify it as ''Vigna radiata''.
60: [[Category:Faboideae]]
Treasury (1846 bytes)
3: ... the treasury]]. The [[U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] is the revenue agency of the [[US Departm...
27: *[[Provincial Treasurer]]
30: [[Category:Institutions of government]]
Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: Landlocked, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi is one of the poorest...
58: ...oration of democracy. After several more years of violence, a cease-fire was signed in 2003 between Bu...
64: ...ndi has been dominated in recent years by the [[civil war]] and a long [[peace process]] and move to [...
74: ...flows for 690 km (429 miles) before reaching Lake Victoria. The source of the [[Ruvyironza River]], a...
76: ... into 16 administrative [[Provinces of Burundi|provinces]]. The [[capital city]], [[Bujumbura]], has b...
Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
11: ...d execution, she was placed under house arrest. Having been allowed in 1984, to go back to the [[Unite...
21: ...tan's Foreign Policy which was strengthened and revitalized. Pakistan made new friends and maintained ...
24: ...he and her government have said that they only provided moral support and nothing more. The Taliban to...
32: ...n's constitution, banning Prime Ministers from serving more than two terms. This disqualifies Bhutto f...
34: ...e]] and from where she travels around the world giving lectures and keeping in touch with the Party fa...
Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
1: [[Image:VirginiaWoolf.jpeg|frame|right|Virginia Woolf]]
3: '''Virginia Woolf''' ([[January 25]], [[1882]] – ...
7: ...oolf was brought up and educated in a classically Victorian household at 22 Hyde Park Gate. In [[1895]...
9: ...ists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...he dark," and her literary achievements and creativity are influential even today.
Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singi...
4: She was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yo...
12: ...n]] (with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jerome Kern]], [[J...
22: ...lifornia]], after having made some sad last [[Television|TV]] appearances. She is interred in the [[In...
46: *1958 ''[[Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook]]''
Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...inging about with gut wrenching soul and sheer conviction. She is renowned for her soul and R&B record...
8: ...ad earned the nickname ''"The Queen of Soul"'', having become an internationally famous artist and a s...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
18: ...ate life even more jealously and she gave no interviews for several years after that. She lives today ...
36: *[[1962]] ''[[The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin]]''
Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...d until her death. Later that year, she also met violinist [[Joseph Joachim]] who became one of her f...
9: ...urned to [[London]] in [[1865]] and continued her visits annually, with the exception of four seasons,...
14: ...o]] with violin and cello, and three Romances for violin and piano. Inspired by her husbands birthday,...
19: [[Category:1819 births|Schumann, Clara]]
Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: Ava Lavinia Gardner was born in the small farming communit...
6: ...'' did she become known as a [[sex symbol]] and movie star. She married [[Mickey Rooney]] when she wa...
8: ... nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
16: ...r is portrayed by [[Kate Beckinsale]] in ''[[The Aviator]]'' (2004), a film by [[Martin Scorsese]] abo...
71: * [[Vienna: The Years Remembered]] (1968) (short subject...
Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...ter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and ...
7: ...kly ilustrated romantic stories) billed as "Sofia Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regiona...
9: ...!]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [...
11: ...on the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romantic comedy again co-starr...
13: ...stinction of being the first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-Englis...
Mia Hamm (6476 bytes)
3: ...rn Virginia]] to finish her high school career, living with relatives until the rest of her family joi...
15: ...was strained by long absences (his as a military aviator, and hers in international soccer), and they ...
19: ...to the [[FIFA 100]], a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by [[Pel靝 and commiss...
21: ...tional goal; she has long held the record in that category for any player, male or female. This match also m...
Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
10: ...d her autobiography, which was republished in a revised edition in [[1954]]. She retired from acting ...
33: == Trivia ==
34: ...e was featured in the [[Jeopardy|Final Jeopardy]] category on [[June 15]], [[2005]] as ''In 1938, at age 25,...
Raspberry (2847 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyt...
33: [[Category:Fruit]]
34: [[Category:Rubus]]
Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
8: ...urging of Professor Alan Schechter, her political views turned left, joining the [[Democratic_Party_%2...
10: ...Cambridge, Massachusetts. She joined the staff advising the [[U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary|J...
12: ...ey General during the Clinton Administration, and Vince Foster, who worked in the Clinton Administrati...
20: ...rds of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children's Defense Fund. She also, fr...
25: ... was a good client. The firm was later fined for violating Chicago Mercantile Exchange rules governin...
Digestion (4206 bytes)
20: ...]. Secretion of gastrin is stimulated by food arriving in stomach. The secretion is inhibited by low [...
29: [[Category:Digestive system]]
30: [[Category:Metabolism]]
Immune system (14564 bytes)
3: It is often divided into the two sections of innate and adaptive i...
6: ...me. While study of the bacterial immune system provides useful insights into immunology, higher organi...
8: ... foreign [[pathogen]]s (such as [[virus (biology)|viruses]], [[bacterium|bacteria]], [[parasite]]s), s...
15: ...body, it is destroyed by forced [[apoptosis]], leaving behind T cells that can be safely released into...
18: ...o pathogens changes during the lifetime of an individual, seem to have appeared somewhat abruptly in [...
Human brain (15406 bytes)
5: ==Overview==
9: ...us system to stimulus, that sense events in the environment and that monitor the condition of the body...
15: ...elencephalon, with only the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spinal cord]].
21: ...in air weighs only 50 g when suspended in CSF. (Livingston, 1965). Fluid movement within the brain is ...
25: ... the animal kingdom. Female humans have large pelvic openings to accommodate the birth of large-heade...
Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...tomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. In the lung, the alveoli are spherical outcro...
34: ...s the systemic venous blood which enter the lungs via the [[pulmonary arteries]].
58: ...ficult to prevent once started, due to the sensitivity of lung tissue to radiological exposure.
60: ... the patient cannot draw enough oxygen from his environment, then he may need supplemental oxygen.
62: [[Category:Respiratory system]]
Vegetable (2464 bytes)
3: [[Image:Rome_8341b.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
4: [[Image:DS0023aa.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
12: ...[Image:Bos3Mvc-017f.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
15: ... word was used as a noun refering directly to the category of plants.
Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
50: Grass script is notorious for its economy of individual penstrokes. Quite often different characters ...
54: ... Chinese characters have been affected by seal carving, since simplification of characters has often b...
78: [[Category:Calligraphy]]
79: [[Category:Chinese language]]
80: [[Category:Japanese language]]
Relic (11473 bytes)
7: ...soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood on his feet." It is cited to estab...
13: ====Romano-Christian [[daemon]]s and the "virtue" of relics====
14: ... Gregory's constant usage of ''"sanctus"'' and ''"virtus"'', the first with its familiar meaning of "...
15: ...supernatural. In a practical way the second word [virtus] is the more important. It describes the unca...
17: ...ans, pagans and pagan gods, and heretics. False ''virtus'' inhabited images of the pagan gods, the "id...
Painting (4567 bytes)
2: ...specially if this is his or her [[profession]]. Evidence indicates that humans have been painting for...
4: ...marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
14: [[:Category:Artistic techniques|Painting technique]]s include...
20: *[[Pointillism]] (aka divisionism, 'stippling')
34: ...l working characteristics of the paint, such as [[viscosity]], [[miscibility]], [[solubility]], drying...
List of dinosaur classifications (7586 bytes)
7: ...er;) is used to indicate taxa with [[extinct|no living members]].
17: *** &dagger;Division [[Carnosauria]]
18: **** &dagger;Subdivision [[Spinosauroidea]]
21: **** &dagger;Subdivision [[Allosauroidea]]
24: *** Division [[Coelurosauria]]
Cycling (1157 bytes)
26: * [[:Category:Cyclists|Category:Professional cyclists]]
35: [[Category:cycling]]
Woodworking (12397 bytes)
1: [[Image:Woodcarvings of cranes.jpg|right|thumb|Artists can use wood...
2: ...rking''' is the process of building, making or carving something using [[wood]].
3: [[Category:Skills]]
7: ...mitive human beings. Indeed, the development of civilization was closely tied to the development of in...
9: ...ite]] of [[Fellbach-Schmieden]] in Germany has provided fine examples of wooden animal statues from th...
Process (6114 bytes)
1: ...[process management]], [[process theory]], and [[:Category:Nature]].
8: ... the universe by God would be an example of a ''divine process''. (generally assumed to be a singular...
10: *[[civics|Civic]] [[governance]] and [[conflict resolution]]
38: ...process is defined as “a related set of activities conducted to the specific purpose of product ...
49: <td valign=top> C. Rolland. A Comprehensive View of Process Engineering. Proceedings of the 10th...
Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
8: ..., [[musica]] was part of the mathematical [[quadrivium]] - [[arithmetic]]s, [[geometry]], [[astronomy]...
12: ...ic thought]] - ranging from [[astrology]] to believing certain [[minerals]] have certain beneficiary e...
17: ...t they do have words for instrumental versus improvised forms (''kantun''), European and nonMapuche mu...
21: ...han]] is not considered music, but classical improvised song, classical instrumental metric compositio...
31: ...ined by the neutral and/or esthesic levels). This view is often used to argue that some kinds of organ...
Geography (8541 bytes)
1: [[Image:Environment_09.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
13: ...tury|16th]] and [[17th century|17th centuries]] revived a desire for both accurate geographic detail, ...
53: *[[environmental science]]
62: [[Image:Adriatic_sea.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
63: .... It also includes [[landscape ecology]] and [[environmental geography]].
United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: UN membership is open to all "peace-loving states" that accept the obligations of the [[UN...
5: ...as transferred to the UN as it was founded by the victorious powers in the war as a condition of the [...
20: ...ted Kingdom]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] met to elaborate the plans at the ...
24: ...mdash; [[Republic of China]], [[France]], the [[Soviet Union]], [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United S...
26: ... agencies located in [[Geneva]], [[The Hague]], [[Vienna]], and elsewhere.
Euphonium (3735 bytes)
1: [[Category:Brass instruments]]
Ukulele (6345 bytes)
11: ...elow the B). This tuning was very popular in vaudeville in the days before amplification. The tension...
65: [[Category:String instruments]]
66: [[Category:Hawaiian music]]
Egypt (18830 bytes)
62: Egypt is famous for its [[Ancient Egypt|ancient civilization]] and some of the world's most stunning a...
67: ... country' or 'a state'. The name '''Egypt''' came via the Latin word ''Aegyptus'' derived from the anc...
69: ...for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom was founded circa [[3...
73: ...sportation hub; however, the country also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investment...
77: ... Pyramids of Giza are at the heart of Egypt's thriving tourism industry.]]
Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
13: | place of death= [[The Hermitage]], [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
16: | vicepresident= [[John C. Calhoun]] (1829-1832) [[Mar...
18: ...he [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
22: ...er, the irate redcoat slashed him with a sword, giving Jackson the scars (and intense hatred for the B...
26: His service in the [[War of 1812]] was conspicuous for its ...
Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
10: ...r><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Kinderhook (village), New York|Kinderhook, New York]]</td></tr>
18: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Richard M. Johnson]]<...
25: ...y 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage.
29: ...f his nephew, [[De Witt Clinton]]), [[Robert R. Livingston]] and Aaron Burr. Federalist control after ...
41: ... [[Vice President of the United States of America|vice-president]]; but he shrewdly kept out of the ac...
Thomas R. Marshall (6779 bytes)
2: ... [[politician]] who served as the twenty-eighth [[Vice President of the United States of America]] und...
9: == Vice Presidency ==
11: ...[[1912]], was reelected in [[1916]] and served as Vice President until [[1921]]. It is said that Mars...
13: ...re this, Presidents had made a habit of using the Vice President (who serves as President of the Senat...
15: ...ilson and Marshall became the first President and Vice President team to be re-elected since [[James M...
Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
3: ...ninth [[Vice President of the United States]], serving in the administration of [[Martin Van Buren]].
5: ...r the present site of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], and attended [[Transylvania University]]. ...
9: ...ship with an African-American woman. He served as vice President from March 4, 1837, to March 3, [[184...
29: ... Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Mart...
30: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Marti...
George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...esident of the United States|Vice President]], serving under [[James K. Polk]].
7: ... was recalled at his own request. He was elected Vice President of the United States on the Democrati...
19: ... Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S._Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Rich...
20: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[John ...
23: {{US Vice Presidents}}
Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[William R. King]]
18: ...d the 14th [[President of the United States]], serving from [[1853]] to [[1857]]. Pierce was a [[Unite...
20: ...a|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
27: ... [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]. He also met [[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prentiss]], and his fut...
29: ...], [[Massachusetts]], studying under Governor [[Levi Woodbury]] and later Judges Samuel Howe and Edmun...
James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
46: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
50: ... [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American Civil War]] and as a result, he is widely considered t...
53: ...99]], was privately tutored and then attended the village academy and was graduated from [[Dickinson C...
55: ...ived by historians, but there isn't any decisive evidence one way or the other.
78: ...d its own candidate for the presidency, incumbent vice-president [[John C. Breckinridge]], whom Buchan...
Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
36: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
44: ...daries. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
46: ...ica|Confederacy]]. His leadership qualities were evident in his diplomatic handling of the border slav...
48: ...d national banking and banks, and admitted [[West Virginia]] and [[Nevada]] as states. He also encoura...
50: ...[[assassination]], shortly after the end of the Civil War, made him a [[martyr]] to millions of Americ...
Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
35: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
40: ...e sixteenth [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] ([[1865]]) and the seventeenth [[Pr...
42: ...towards the defeated rebels and his vetoes of [[civil rights]] bills embroiled him in a bitter dispute...
45: ...as apprenticed to a tailor, but ran away to Greeneville, Tennessee in [[1826]], where he continued his...
48: ...ee]] from [[1828]] to [[1830]] and mayor of Greeneville from [[1834]] to [[1838]]. He was a member of...
Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
16: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>
22: ...on army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]]) [[P...
30: ...ania]]. In the fall of [[1823]] they moved to the village of [[Georgetown, Ohio|Georgetown]] in [[Brow...
39: ...54]], he resigned from the army. Seven years of civilian life followed, in which he was a farmer, a re...
43: ...ture the river fortress of [[Vicksburg Campaign | Vicksburg, Mississippi]], in [[1863]] is considered ...
Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...|Representative]] from [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of the United States]].
6: ...[1868]], having become the Republican nominee for Vice President.
8: In [[1868]] he was elected Vice President of the United States on the Republica...
10: He was a lecturer after leaving public office, and died in [[Mankato, Minnesota...
14: ... Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]] | before=[[An...
Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...tor]] from [[Massachusetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
7: ...[[March 3]], [[1873]], when he resigned to become Vice President. He was Chairman of the Committee on...
9: Wilson was elected Vice President of the United States on the Republica...
12: ... Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Schu...
13: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Schuy...
William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
10: | 19th Vice President
44: ...entative]] from [[New York]] and the nineteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
48: ...nated in [[1876]] as the Republican candidate for Vice President. He was elected on the Republican ti...
51: ... Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]]|before=[[Henr...
52: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Henry...
Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=None
18: ... [[President of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...ements in office as President included [[civil service]] reform and the passage of the [[Pendleton Act...
27: ...an border. His parents were William Arthur and Malvina Stone.
31: ...ate in [[1861]] and was widely praised for his service. He was later commissioned as inspector genera...
Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
24: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>
29: ...n]] political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]] in ...
40: ...] of [[Maine]]. The campaign was one of the most vicious and negative up to that time. The Republican...
46: ...nsions for disabilities not caused by military service, Cleveland vetoed that, too. Cleveland used th...
54: ...sidential election, 2000|2000 election]]. Upon leaving the White House in 1889, Frances Cleveland told...
Basalt (2961 bytes)
4: ...or amounts of accessory [[mineral]]s such as [[olivine]]. Basaltic cinders are often red. [[Glass]] ma...
8: ...ing been artificially constructed. The dark areas visible on Earth's moon, the [[lunar mare]]s, are pl...
12: ...ilica]] and poor in [[sodium]]. Included in this category are most basalts of the [[ocean]] floor, most lar...
14: ...ten rich in the minerals [[plagioclase]] and [[olivine]].
Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...t of the continent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], cor...
37: ...the earliest nation states ever formed. Other [[civilization]]s include [[Ethiopia]], the [[Nubian kin...
41: ...eating many [[colony|colonial]] nation states, leaving only two independent nations ([[Liberia]] and [...
51: ...other similarity who resided on both sides. The division of the land between [[Belgium]] and [[France]...
55: ... thumb, and one could move from Hutu to Tutsi and vice versa.
United States (58223 bytes)
15: ...sident]] [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
60: ...Constitution|13th Amendment]] took effect. The Civil War effectively ended the question of a state's ...
64: ...nvolved in improving are the [[telephone]], [[television]], [[computer]], the [[Internet]], [[nuclear ...
66: ...o "[[superpower]]s". With the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]], the U.S. emerged as the world's leadin...
80: ...osts are elected, as running mates, by the people via the [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral college]]...
United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
65: ...; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts.
71: ...e foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In recent y...
88: ...approaches to the [[Strait of Hormuz]] makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is ...
97: ...lly allowed to provide long distance telephone services.
103: ...g traditional forms of art and culture, including via the [[Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation]]. Change is...
Nigeria (19231 bytes)
69: ...t Mohammed]] to power, who promised a return to civilian rule. However, he was killed in an abortive c...
71: ... won the turbulent elections of 2003. Although having won the election, Obasanjo has had a love-hate ...
82: [[Nigeria]] is divided into 36 [[state]]s and 1 [[territory]].
137: Nigeria is divided roughly in three by the rivers [[Niger River|N...
197: ...nce on the capital-intensive oil sector, which provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, ...
Ghana (10910 bytes)
51: ...oordinated Universal Time|UTC]], no ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST]])
67: Upon achieving independence from the [[United Kingdom]], the n...
85: ...ies in [[West Africa]]. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and techni...
92: Ghana is divided into 10 [[region]]s:
123: ...treams. A tropical rain forest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, ext...
Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
40: ...rom the [[United Kingdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history...
67: ...ned independent. Italy and Ethiopia signed a [[provisional treaty]] of peace on [[October 26]], 1896.
69: ... a coalition of rebel forces. In [[1993]], the Province of [[Eritrea]] became independent from Ethiopi...
77: ... to boycott these elections, ensuring a landslide victory for the [[Ethiopian People's Revolutionary D...
79: ... has promoted a policy of ethnic federalism, devolving significant powers to regional, ethnically-base...
Algeria (16548 bytes)
62: ... [[Arabization]] of the countryside. The [[Almoravid]]s and [[Almohad]]s, Berber dynasties from the w...
68: ...00 ''[[harki]]s'' (pro-French Muslim Algerians serving in the French Army), together forming about 10%...
72: ...e were killed, often in unprovoked massacres of civilians by guerrilla groups such as the [[Armed Isla...
83: == Administrative Divisions ==
84: ''Main article: [[Provinces of Algeria]]''
Madagascar (29377 bytes)
59: ...ter France fell to the [[Germany|Germans]], the [[Vichy]] government administered Madagascar. British ...
61: ...state within the French Community. A period of provisional government ended with the adoption of a con...
66: ...ndrava]], who was assassinated 6 days later. A provisional military directorate then ruled until a new...
68: ... of the education system crippled the economy, leaving traces even today of a highly centralized econo...
76: ...t the forum in protest of draft constitutional provisions preventing the incumbent president from runn...
Eritrea (12964 bytes)
53: ...as an extensive coastline with the [[Red Sea]]. Having achieved independence on May 24, [[1993]] from ...
62: ...exed by [[Ethiopia]], starting a 30-year long [[civil war]].
76: Eritrea is divided into 6 regions:
100: ...on [[infrastructure]], asphalting new roads, improving its ports, and repairing war damaged roads and ...
173: ===Overviews===
Iraq (19222 bytes)
49: ..., replacing it with an interim American-backed Provisional Authority, and then an [[Iraqi Interim Gove...
56: ... [[November 2003]], the US-managed [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] announced plans to turn over so...
59: ...idency Council, consisting of a President and two Vice Presidents. (By unanimous agreement, the Presid...
64: ...the former Interim President and a Sunni Arab, as Vice Presidents. [[Ibrahim al-Jaafari]] a Shiite, wh...
70: Iraq is divided into 18 [[governorate]]s or [[province]]s (Arabic: ''muhafazat'', singular - ''muhafa...
Mali (7755 bytes)
64: Mali's constitution provides for a multi-party democracy, with the only res...
69: Mali is divided into nine [[region]]s, including the [[capital...
91: ...trated on processing farm commodities. Mali is heavily dependent on foreign aid and vulnerable to fluc...
120: ===Overviews===
125: ...0065674/us559933/ LookSmart - ''Mali''] directory category
Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
2: ...e in [[1960]], by military governments. While a civilian government was installed in [[1993]], the cou...
62: ... ridiculed by much of the world. His human rights violations (which are said to have included [[cannib...
105: ===Overviews===
110: ...okSmart - ''Central African Republic''] directory category
111: ...Project - ''Central African Republic''] directory category
The Gambia (13678 bytes)
67: ...stability of the Jawara era was first broken by a violent, unsuccessful coup attempt in [[1981]].
71: In July 1994, the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) seized power in a mi...
73: ... return to democratic civilian government. The Provisional Independent Electoral Commission (PIEC) was...
84: ...by referendum in August 1996. The constitution provides for a strong presidential government, a [[unic...
88: == Subdivisions ==
People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Vietnam]]. Although it officially remains a [[commun...
4: ...as parts of itself, an eternally complete and indivisible country. This claim is controversial with th...
13: After [[World War II]], the [[Chinese Civil War]] between the [[Communist Party of China]] a...
15: ...stry, healthcare, and education, which raised [[living standard]]s of average Chinese. They also belie...
21: ...ought and purging the moderate leadership, but is viewed by his supporters as an experiment in direct ...
Lebanon (34225 bytes)
51: ...Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
73: ...[French Mandate of Lebanon|mandated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]...
80: === Civil War, (1975-1990) ===
81: {{seemain|Lebanese Civil War}}
83: ...le East]] before the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]].
Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
65: ...the president's ousting and the [[Guinea-Bissau Civil War]]. Elections were held in [[2000]] and [[Kum...
69: ... President of the country. Former President Nino Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup, also has returned ...
80: Guinea-Bissau is divided into nine regions (''regiões''):
99: ...hing economy was badly disrupted by the 1998-99 civil war. It has a foreign [[debt]] of $US 921 millio...
101: ... that a [[locust]] [[swarm]] was threatening this vital crop, and that the country did not have the re...
South Africa (40100 bytes)
19: ...ish. The reigning trend in all areas of public services, including educational institutions, seems to ...
24: ... the [[Fish River]], in today's [[Eastern Cape Province]]. These [[Iron Age]] populations displaced ea...
26: ...ercent of the population in the [[Western Cape Province]].
32: ...y themselves with German [[South West Africa]] provided the British with yet another excuse to take co...
34: ... by the Afrikaner governments. One of the main provisions of the treaty ending the war was that blacks...
Republic of the Congo (9324 bytes)
11: capital = [[Brazzaville]] |
16: largest_city = [[Brazzaville]] |
47: ... [[Denis Sassou-Nguesso]]. The capital is [[Brazzaville]].
76: ... ''r駩on'') and 1 commune*; [[Bouenza]], [[Brazzaville]]*, [[Cuvette Region|Cuvette]], [[Cuvette-Oues...
83: Its capital, [[Brazzaville]], is located on the Congo River,in the south ...
Tanzania (17411 bytes)
78: ...al court was established in September 1999 as a division of the High Court.
80: For administrative purposes, Tanzania is divided into 26 regions--21 on the mainland, 3 on Zanz...
89: ...ional Monetary Fund, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's deteriorated ...
105: Tanzania is divided into 26 [[region]]s: [[Arusha]], [[Dar es Sala...
119: The Tanzanian artistes have devised a new style going by the name of "[[Bongo Flav...
Djibouti (8746 bytes)
66: A civil war led by [[Afar]] rebels in the early [[1990s]...
80: == Subdivisions ==
81: Djibouti is divided into six [[district]]s (cercles, singular - ce...
102: ...be imported. There are few natural resources and virtually no industries.
104: ...he last seven years because of [[recession]], [[civil war]], and a high [[population growth rate]] (in...
Qatar (10610 bytes)
59: ...d on the coasts within small fishing and pearling villages. The clans battled each other for lucrativ...
61: ...val force to Wakrah. Bahraini aggression however violated an 1820 Anglo-Bahraini Treaty and the diplo...
65: ...ersial [[Arabic language|Arabic]] [[satellite television]] news channel.
69: ... high [[standard of living]], with many social services offered to its citizens and all the amenities ...
71: ...m³). Qataris' [[wealth]] and [[standard of living]] are comparable to those of [[Western Europe]]...
Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
54: ...n]] was established as a city for former slaves living in [[London]].
58: ...he early [[1980s]]—became involved in a [[civil war]] in [[1991]], with the [[Revolutionary Unit...
62: ... the catalyst for a ceasefire and ending of the civil war.
64: ...age of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field resear...
71: == Provinces ==
Botswana (22276 bytes)
58: ...Cape Colony]] and is now part of the northwest province of South Africa; the majority of [[Setswana]]-...
60: ...ized tribal rule and powers. A European-African advisory council was formed in 1951, and the 1961 [[co...
62: ...ice in 1998. The presidency passed to the sitting vice president, [[Festus Mogae]], who was elected in...
67: ...[[Botswana Congress Party]] (BCP) won 1 seat. Individuals elected by the National Assembly hold an add...
69: ...dent from the National Assembly; it consists of a vice president and a flexible number of ministers an...
Guyana (12153 bytes)
64: ... work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has on occasion led to turbul...
78: ...cised by the [[president]], who appoints and supervises the [[prime minister]] and other ministers. Th...
105: The Guyanese landscape can be roughly divided into three regions: a narrow, marshy plain alo...
137: [[Category:Guyana]]
160: ...Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force
Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
28: ...- Declared  - Recognised|| [[Rhodesian Civil War]] ''(as Rhodesia)'' [[November 11|Nov. 11...
32: ...Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Savings Time|DST, yes or not]])
46: ...state, attest the existence of a medieval Bantu civilization in the region. Linked to the establishmen...
58: === Civil War ===
60: As [[guerrilla]] activities fighting minority rule intensified, the Smith...
Pakistan (74854 bytes)
36: HDI_category = medium |
54: ...istory of Pakistan]]''' (Including pre-history, civilizations of the region, and modern events to date...
57: ...est of [[Sukkur]], was center of [[Indus Valley Civilization]], 2600 BCE – 1800 BCE]]
59: ...ry. Pakistan was the site of the [[Indus Valley civilization]] and was subsequently conquered by many ...
62: ... in Afghanistan) and extended to the Pakistani province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] with diffuse tr...
Israel (51605 bytes)
60: ...]] renamed ''Provincia [[Judea|Judaea]]'' to ''Provincia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived ...
62: ... composed in Palestine during this period. The province became an important center of Christian pilgri...
73: ...n River, was administered as "Palestine" under provisions that called for the establishment of a Jewis...
78: ...f [[WW2]], and enforced even when refugees who survived [[the Holocaust|Holocaust]] were fleeing from ...
83: ...ted territory into two states, Jewish and Arab, giving about half the land area to each state. Under t...
Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
70: ...ears later in [[1989]]. For more details, see [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].
72: ...The Taliban gave safe haven and assistance to individuals and organizations that engaged in terrorism,...
76: In addition to occasionally violent political jockeying and ongoing military act...
78: ...at Samangan Province ([[March 3]]) and Baghlan Province ([[March 25]]). The latter was the worse of th...
96: ... charging fraud; an independent commission found evidence of fraud, but ruled that it did not affect t...
Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ... country includes a substantial portion of [[Lake Victoria]], within which it shares borders with Keny...
67: ...has been in power since [[1986]] and in generally viewed as being part of a new generation of African ...
78: ...ortant cities are located in the south, near Lake Victoria, including the capital [[Kampala]] and the ...
80: ... districts]], spread across four administrative divisions: North, East, South and West. The districts ...
85: ...ening [[inflation]], boosting production and improving the [[balance of payments]].
Nepal (22444 bytes)
58: ...ced by resurgent Hindu fiefdoms such as the Licchavi dynasty.
60: ...h century]]. In [[1768]], the Gorkha king, [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], captured Kathmandu. In [[1814]], ...
64: ...s [[People's war]]. This has since grown to a [[civil war]] and resulted in the deaths of 10,000 peopl...
66: ... went on a killing spree in the royal palace in a violent response to his parents' refusal to accept h...
68: ...dra deployed Nepal's military in the grinding [[civil war]], the [[Nepalese People's War]], with the M...
Sudan (18856 bytes)
12: ... = Al-Nasr Lana ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: Victory is Ours) |
62: ...General Gordon]] was killed. The Mahdist state survived until being overwhelmed by an Anglo-Egyptian f...
64: ... sparked 17 years of [[First Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] from [[1955]] to [[1972]].
68: ...de, re-igniting the [[Second Sudanese Civil War|civil war]].
70: ...b]] restored a civilian government. However the civil war intensified in lethality and the economy con...
Rwanda (10946 bytes)
52: In 1895 Rwanda, like Burundi, became a German province. The Germans, however, were at first completel...
54: ... Rwanda's independence in [[1962]], the Hutu held virtually all power.
60: ...o]], and have become involved in that country's civil war.
65: After its military victory in July [[1994]], the [[Rwandese Patriotic F...
69: == Provinces ==
Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...h it from the Republic of Congo, or Congo-[[Brazzaville]]) to [[Zaire]], until 1997. Since 1998, the c...
63: ...ar II]] the small Congolese army achieved several victories against the [[Italians]] in north Africa.
67: ...rned. Late in 1959, accused of instigating public violence, he was jailed by the Belgians but was rele...
72: ...it was announced that he had been killed by angry villagers (which was not believed by many). Riots of...
74: ...s pleased with the outcome, having viewed the [[Soviet]]-backed Lumumba as a [[CPSU|Communist]] puppet...
Kuwait (15932 bytes)
66: ... was incorporated within the [[Ottoman Empire]], evidenced by Sheik Mubarak's flying the Ottoman flag ...
68: ...rs who were rarely granted citizenship. Kuwait, having amassed great wealth, was the first of the Pers...
70: ...ge that Kuwaiti territory was in fact an Iraqi province, and that annexation was retaliation for "econ...
86: Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (''muhafazat''):
99: ...converted into a military base and currently no civilians are allowed in).
Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: The '''Republic of Bolivia''' is a [[landlocked]] [[country]] in central [[...
8: native_name = República de Bolivia |
9: common_name = Bolivia |
10: image_flag = Bolivia flag large.png |
11: image_coat = BoliviaArms.gif |
Gabon (7342 bytes)
22: | [[Libreville]]
54: ...Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +1 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST, yes or not]])
68: ...[French Equatorial Africa]], a federation that survived until [[1959]]. These territories became indep...
70: ...]], with [[El Hadj Omar Bongo|Omar Bongo]] as his vice president. When M'Ba died in 1967, Bongo replac...
75: ...he guarantee of those rights and a governmental advisory board which deals with economic and social is...
Malawi (22306 bytes)
49: ...how physical characteristics similar to peoples living today in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another sit...
51: ... [[African Lakes Company]] to supply goods and services to the [[missionary|missionaries]]. Other miss...
55: ...as sent to [[Gwelo Prison]] for his political activities but was released in [[1960]] to participate i...
57: ...April 15]], [[1961]], the MCP won an overwhelming victory in elections for a new Legislative Council. ...
59: ...nstitution took effect in May 1963, providing for virtually complete internal self-government. The Fed...
Togo (15373 bytes)
59: ...tion with Europeans. The Ew鬠by contrast, were divided with the dissection of [[Togoland]], and polit...
65: ... strike against [[colonialism]]: Togo remained heavily dependent on the West. From the late [[1960]]s ...
67: ...ves of his trademark iron fist. Pro-democracy activists - mainly southern Mina and Ew頭 were met with...
69: ...inued to call general strikes, leading to further violence by the army and the exodus of hundreds of t...
75: ...yad魡 extended his record as Africa's longest-serving ruler.
Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...a border with [[Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]]. A former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony, it...
11: ... = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Unity Provides Strength) |
61: ...In 1951 the colony was restyled as an overseas province, also called Portuguese West Africa. When Port...
62: ...ular Movement for the Liberation of Angola]] (''Movimento Popular de Liberta磯 de Angola'' MPLA), wit...
64: ...avimbi]] with an ethnic and regional base in the Ovimbundu heartland in the center of the country.
Zambia (24496 bytes)
51: ...ls]] after [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]], and the Zambian town near the falls is n...
61: ...a]] hydroelectric station on the Zambezi River provided sufficient capacity to satisfy the country's r...
63: ...ement]], but Zambia's problems were not solved. Civil war in the former Portuguese colonies generated ...
65: ...depressed, it became increasingly difficult to service its growing debt. By the mid-1990s, despite lim...
69: ...n among people, but not at the expense of the individual.
Equatorial Guinea (13387 bytes)
72: ...nt. The Prime Minister coordinates government activities in areas other than foreign affairs, national...
93: ==Provinces==
94: ''Main article: [[Provinces of Equatorial Guinea]]''
95: Equatorial Guinea is divided into seven [[province]]s:
96: *[[Annob󮠐rovince]] (provincial capital: [[Pal靝)
James Watt (5070 bytes)
24: ... development of the embryonic steam engine into a viable and economical means of power generation. He...
30: ...ented several other things, not least a copying device for letters.
33: ...y. (Without it, humans might have continued to provide power.) It was also essential in later [[transp...
38: ... [[Lunar Society Moonstones|Moonstones]], two individual statues, and a [[Boulton, Watt and Murdoch|st...
59: [[Category:1736 births|Watt, James]]
Cotton (7876 bytes)
9: ...y 7,000 years ago. There is clear archaeological evidence that people in South America and India domes...
13: ...ust be produced by plant-borne sheep. [[John Mandeville]], writing in [[1350]], stated as fact the now...
28: ...pests in cotton production has been the [[boll weevil]].
40: # [[Weaving]]
42: After weaving, cotton typically fabric passes through several...
Egyptian hieroglyph (6639 bytes)
1: ...Image:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg||thumb|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
5: ...#955;ύφειν), meaning "carving".
10: ..., and determinatives, which indicate the semantic category of a spelled-out word without indicating its prec...
14: ...Roman approaches to Egyptian culture generally. Having learned that hieroglyphs were sacred writing, G...
20: ...poleon]]'s troops during the Egyptian invasion provided the critical information which allowed Champol...
Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
7: ... eight in all. Only Babe and his sister, Mary, survived infancy.
9: Young George was known for mischievous behavior. He skipped school, ran the streets, and commit...
14: ...tched his first professional game, a six-hit, 6-0 victory over the Buffalo Bisons, also of the [[Inter...
18: ...national League with the Providence Grays of [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Pitching in combination wit...
25: ...ng the previous record, while hitting .322 and driving in 114 runs. News of his batting feats spread ...
California (63989 bytes)
15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
16: TradAbbreviation = Calif. |
32: ...[[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] |
101: ...ence in 1821, California was a remote northern province of the nation of Mexico. Huge cattle ranches, ...
107: ...ican portion, Baja (lower) California was later divided into the states of [[Baja California]] and [[B...
Hawaii (34434 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = HI |
25: ...rd Time Zone|Hawaii]]: [[UTC]]-10/ (no daylight saving time) |
41: ...s Michener]] and its [[Hawaii (1966 movie)|1966 movie adaptation]].
56: ...emic]] [[flora]] and [[fauna]]. The volcanic activity and subsequent [[erosion ]] created impressive ...
66: ...arious European explorers suggest that Hawaii was visited by foreigners well before the [[1778]] arriv...
Idaho (13962 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = ID |
25: ...dard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] (southern) |
36: ...s [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] and the U.S. postal abbreviation is '''ID'''.
50: ...y]]. Sectionalism in early Idaho was abated by moving the [[University of Idaho]] from its planned lo...
54: ...e northern part of the state, particularly in the vicinity of [[Coeur d'Alene]], a resort town. Altho...
Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
14: PostalAbbreviation = WI |
27: ...ndard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
40: ...nsin became a territory. The state's name is abbreviated '''WI''', '''Wis''', or '''Wisc.'''
61: ...o home to the [[Vilas Zoo]] which is free for all visitors as well as the [[University of Wisconsin]].
65: ...was added by the state legislature as a protected category under existing anti-discrimination laws, a step i...
West Virginia (24258 bytes)
2: Name = West Virginia |
3: Fullname = State of West Virginia |
4: Flag = West Virginia state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of West Virginia]] |
7: Map = Map_of_USA_highlighting_West_Virginia.png |
New Jersey (35646 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
25: ...ndard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ... States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest ...
41: ...riends who had been loyal through the [[English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] a...
43: During the [[English Civil War]] the Island of [[Jersey]] remained loyal to...
Aviation (1454 bytes)
1: ...ation''' or '''Air transport''' refers to the activities surrounding mechanical [[flight]] and the [[a...
3: There are two major categories of aviation:
5: * [[Civil aviation]]
6: * [[Military aviation]]
8: ...s both [[scheduled air transport]] and [[general aviation]].
Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
11: After his visit to the [[Oracle]] of Ammon at Siwah, according...
23: ...he future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matt...
25: ...re]]). Alexander passed near but probably did not visit [[Jerusalem]].
27: ...ital of the Ptolemaic dynasty after his death. Leaving Egypt, Alexander marched eastward into [[Assyri...
29: ..., and released his Greek and other allies from service in the League campaign (although he allowed tho...
Influenza (10335 bytes)
2: ...:Avian_flu.jpg|thumb|200px|Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the [[Hon...
4: ...d lost productivity. Major genetic changes in the virus have caused three influenza [[pandemics]] in t...
8: There are three types of the virus:
9: * Influenza A viruses that infect [[mammal|mammals]] and [[birds]]
10: * Influenza B viruses that infect only humans
Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
8: The Roaring Twenties were traditionally viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven...
17: ...al companies running gas stations, motels, and providing oil also became important.
19: ...every way. This set the stage for the entrance of violent crime into film and popular culture.
21: ...s. Like radio, film was a media for the masses. A view of a film was cheap and accessible for factory ...
27: [[Electrification]], having slowed during the war, saw huge progress during...
List of sports (7304 bytes)
1: ...tage because some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only listed in one.
144: * [[Caving]]
156: * [[Scuba diving]]
157: * [[Skydiving]]
344: ==Sports Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites==
Desert (21206 bytes)
1: ...|thumb|right|Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
2: ...humb|right|Man and Camel, Desert, Egypt. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
8: ...e mineral deposits that were formed in the arid environment or that were exposed by erosion. Because d...
14: ...], or other factors. In 1953, [[Peveril Meigs]] divided desert regions on Earth into three categories ...
16: However, aridity alone can't provide an accurate description of what a desert is. F...
Space (10661 bytes)
4: * One view of space is that it is part of the fundamental ...
6: ...ir sizes, their shapes, and their speeds. In this view ''space'' does not refer to any kind of entity ...
8: ...ns of [[time]]. Space is typically described as having three dimensions, and that three numbers are ne...
17: ... within the conceptual field of existence that provides the 'ground' for any manifested form and, as s...
19: ...system|coordinate]]s. [[General relativity|Relativistic physics]] examines [[spacetime]] rather than ...
Solar system (21174 bytes)
5: ...hought. This encyclopedia employs the following divisions:
27: ...ey are subdivided into [[asteroid group]]s and [[:Category:Asteroid groups and families|families]] based on ...
31: ...ces and have highly eccentric orbits, generally having a [[perihelion]] within the orbit of the inner ...
33: ...es]] lie beyond Neptune's. These are further subdivided:
36: ...ut 76 to 928 AU, does not obviously fit in either category, although its discoverers argue that it should be...
Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...ight|250px|This picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking from one end of the asteroid across the...
8: ... is made because asteroids are large enough to survive passage through [[Earth's atmosphere]] and stri...
16: ...very rare occasions, a near-Earth asteroid may be visible without technical aid; see [[2004 MN4]]).
21: ...stics of their orbits and on the details of the [[visible spectrum|spectrum]] of sunlight they reflect...
24: Asteroids are divided into groups and families based on their orbita...
Planet (8450 bytes)
27: Planets within Earth's solar system can be divided into categories according to composition.
29: ...ub-class of gas giants, distinguished from true Jovians by their depletion in hydrogen and helium and ...
30: ...o]], whose composition is primarily [[ice]]; this category of "icy" bodies also includes many non-planetary ...
37: ...orce of the Sun on the Moon is larger than the gravitational force of the Earth on the Moon (by about ...
39: ...atellite. Other satellites for which the Sun's gravity is actually stronger than the primary's:
Holiday (7753 bytes)
3: ...ial culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. In the United States, a holiday can also be a ...
8: ^ no evidence for this outside Wikipedia
17: ...eases the likelihood of consecutive holidays by moving holidays fixed on certain day to a relative pos...
45: *[[Assumption of Mary]] (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
51: **[[Easter Vigil]]
Old wives' tale (4347 bytes)
6: ===Eating carrots improves your night vision===
10: ...potters were eating carrots to give them improved vision, concealing the truth about the invention of ...
16: ...oes not cause [[acne]]; in fact, there is little evidence that one's [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] affects...
23: ...n cold|cold]] (which is known to be caused by a [[virus]]).
33: *Shaving/cutting hair makes it grow thicker than before....
List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
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23: **[[Lists of articles by category]]
25: **[[List of trivia lists]]
67: **[[U.S. postal abbreviations]]
Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ...outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, but a viable practice.
6: ...e [[U.S. Space & Rocket Center]] museum in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displa...
13: ...red [[Space Race]] between the two superpowers. Soviet dog [[Laika]] became the first animal in orbit ...
15: ...one was achieved on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFas...
List of painters (54090 bytes)
9: *[[Vincent Van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] ([[1853]]-[[1890]]), Dutch painte...
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculp...
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
88: *[[Vincenzo Balsamo]] ([[1935]]-)
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-)
List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
1: [[Image:Music instru.jpg|thumb|250px|Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
2: A '''musical instrument''' is a device that has been constructed or modified with the ...
6: Instruments are often divided by the way in which they generate sound:
7: ...Image:Music_instru3.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
8: ...d of tone production. The group is typically subdivided into [[Brass instruments|Brass]] and [[Woodwin...
Macau (16856 bytes)
44: ...ake a one-day excursion to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between Hong Kong and Macau is...
49: Or the other source: "Ao" from Macau's previous name "Heung San O" and "men" from "door", as i...
63: ...ger ships were drawn to the deep water port of [[Victoria Harbour]]. In 1849, Portugal declared the ...
65: ... divisions of Portugal#Former Regions|Overseas Province]]" of Portugal).
69: ...ese people enacted ?three no?s? - no taxes, no service, no selling to Portuguese. They were successful...
Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
12: ...guages]], and [[Elamite]], which is an [[Elamo-Dravidian]] language.
30: ...erian can be illustrated by a quote from Miguel Civil of the University of Chicago's [[Oriental Instit...
32: "Two previous attempts, by J.D. Prince in 1919 and M. Witzel...
40: ...CVC), or as a determinative (a marker of semantic category, such as occupation or place). See the article [...
47: Sumerian is a [[split ergativity|split ergative]] language. In an ergative langu...
Medieval architecture (3180 bytes)
2: ...[Image:RH7_4_9725_W.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
16: ... lives of [[saint]]s. The ''[[pointed arch]]'' provides another trademark of the [[Gothic style]]. Suc...
18: [[Image:Middle_ages3.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
22: ...nellation|Crenelated]] walls ([[battlement]]s) provided shelters for archers on the roofs to hide behi...
42: [[Category:Medieval architecture]]
Caste (32815 bytes)
1: ...xt, is usually in conjunction with the [[social division]] in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] society, particularly...
3: ... [[ant]]s, [[bee]]s and [[termite]]s have caste divisions of [[Queen bee|queen]] (specialization in re...
5: ... classes described in [[Manusmriti|Manu's code]], viz. [[Brahmin|Brahmin]]s, [[Kshatriya]]s, [[Vaishya...
7: ...faithless), preference, religious affiliation, conviction, or "to choose", or lustre). In the [[Zend A...
11: ===Overview===
Human (48024 bytes)
15: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subspecies}} ...
27: ... is responsible for the complexity of human [[behaviour]], especially [[language]]. [[Curiosity]] and ...
30: ...] and [[science]] as a social, rather than an individual, enterprise. These [[institution]]s have give...
54: ...iens''. They are usually considered the only surviving species in the genus ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]'',...
56: ...ogether with [[gorilla]]s, these four make up the category of [[great ape]]s. It has been estimated that the...
Politics (7193 bytes)
4: ...itical science]]''' is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of...
9: ...shed his most famous work, ''[[Leviathan (book)|Leviathan]]'', in which he proposed a model of early h...
14: ...lution. Among the features of this new type of civilization were the institutionalization of social s...
23: ...the beginnings of [[representative democracy]], having various officers selected for fixed terms by po...
28: ... on another. It implies a capacity for force, i.e violence.
Food (24212 bytes)
3: '''Food''' is any [[substance]] consumed by living organisms, including [[liquid]] [[drink|drinks]...
23: ...hat can consume both plant and animal products. Evidence suggests that early [[Homo Sapiens]] employe...
60: ** [[:Category:Stem vegetables|Stem vegetables]], including [[ba...
61: ** [[:Category:Inflorescence vegetables|inflorescence vegetables...
62: ** [[:Category:Vegetable-like fruits|Fruit vegetables]], includi...
Cereal (6537 bytes)
2: ...ties worldwide than any other type of crop and provides more [[food energy]] to the [[human]] race tha...
23: [[Category:lists of foods|Cereal]]
36: While each individual species has its own peculiarities, the cultiv...
Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
53: Insects (mostly ants) get into the chamber ''via'' the opening, which is underneath
63: ...rculum over the entrance to the pitcher, which provide
71: ... pronounced, and both secretes [[nectar]], and provides a thorny overhang to the
73: is very [[wax]]y, which provides a very uncertain footing for insects. The inse...
81: ...t]]s and (more usefully from the plant's point of view),
History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
6: ...the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s vice-president [[George H. W. Bush]] ascended to the...
10: ...d [[Latvia]], declaring independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. On [[December 26]], [[1991]] the USSR ...
14: ...ement]] (CAFTA) were developed based on this worldview.
16: The U.S. also placed a much heavier emphasis on [[human rights]], pressuring once-f...
23: ...ng oil kingdom of [[Kuwait]] as its thirteenth province. Leading up to the invasion, Iraq complained t...
Ohio (19444 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = OH |
25: ...ndard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
36: ...stal abbreviation is '''OH'''; its old-style abbreviation is '''O.''' Ohio is an [[Iroquois language|I...
46: ...ish control of the region ended with the American victory in the [[American Revolution]], after which ...
48: ...t Territory originally included areas that had previously been known as [[Ohio Country]] and [[Illinoi...
Mississippi (15114 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = MS |
25: ...ndard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
38: Postal abbreviation: MS. Official (long) name: State of Mississi...
48: ... 9]], [[1861]]. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] the Confederate States were defeated and s...
52: On [[August 17]], [[1969]] Category 5 [[Hurricane Camille]] hit the Mississippi coast...
Michigan (29427 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = MI |
25: ...TimeZone = Eastern: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] (Some Upper Peninsula coun...
42: ...d the "[[Toledo Strip]]" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the western part of the [[Upper Penins...
48: ...[1838]], the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry.
61: ...e County]] was established as an administrative division of the [[Northwest Territory]].
Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: ...Ivan iss.jpg|thumb|right|325px|[[Hurricane Ivan]] viewed from the [[International Space Station]], [[S...
9: ... of [[cloud]]s, [[wind]] and [[thunderstorm]] activity. The primary energy source of a tropical cyclon...
10: [[Image:Hurricane-viewed-from-space.jpg|thumb|400px]]
11: ...sist long enough, they can combine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains an...
13: ...cal cyclone must remain over warm water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporati...
Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
1: ...e:TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
7: ... 1985, 1986), and four times placed second in the category (1979, 1981, 1983, 1987). For his career he avera...
12: ... misremembered) end the [[World Series]]. The Met victory, in fact, forced a seventh game, which was p...
24: ... invested in real estate: one of the housing subdivisions which he developed is named [[Fenway Park]]....
Aristotle (37648 bytes)
10: ...thics, his most famous works expressed a synoptic view of ethics, metaphysics, reason, knowledge and h...
12: ...used by his students, and were almost certainly revised repeatedly over the course of years. As a resu...
21: ...vived in hard-to-restore carbonised form at the [[Villa of the Papyri]] in [[Herculaneum]], currently ...
25: ...e Good Pagans such as Socrates and Plato in the Divine Comedy (Canto IV).
27: Indeed, the views of Aristotle became the dogma of [[scholastici...
Plato (17363 bytes)
2: ...7 BC]]) was an immensely influential [[Hellenic civilization|classical Greek]] [[philosopher]], studen...
4: ...er his name. All the known dialogues of Plato survive; some of the dialogues which the Greeks ascribe...
6: ...ument of any given dialogue is Socrates' point of view, and how much of it Plato's.
14: ...like Socrates, Plato wrote down his philosophical views and left a considerable number of manuscripts ...
18: ...the earliest known organized schools in Western civilization when he was 40 years old on a plot of lan...
Socrates (7975 bytes)
5: ...red a shrew. Socrates himself attested that he, having learned to live with Xanthippe, would be able t...
7: ...ocrates explicitly states that he teaches for a living, paid by his students, and that he thinks this ...
9: ...uilty as charged, and sentenced to drink [[Cicuta virosa|hemlock]], which cost him his life.
11: ...g them about their knowledge of good, beauty, and virtue; finding that they knew nothing yet believed ...
23: :''The unexamined life is not worth living.'' (''[[The Apology of Socrates|Apology]]'', 38...
Shark (14021 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Orders (bio...
20: ...sight is well adapted to their [[ocean|marine]] environment. Some sharks have stronger [[nocturnal]] ...
24: ...d they cannot rely on ambient water current to provide an adequate supply of oxygenated water. If a sh...
49: ...ey are distinguished by their large jaws and ovoviviparous reproduction.
51: ...aw was realized to be inaccurate, and estimates revised downwards to around 6 m (20 feet).
Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...irginia|Jamestown]], and the [[convict]]s of [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] each came to the new cont...
9: ...d exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival in classical learning sparked an interest in [...
11: ...tion and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Cen...
25: ...its [[Chesapeake Bay]] [[estuary]]. [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] - named after the recently enth...
27: ...t to their community but instead were seeking individual wealth. A lack of social bonds in the communi...
Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
5: ...ights of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50 feet (15 m)...
19: ... ranked higher than the [[Sears Tower]] despite having a much lower highest point and occupiable floor...
196: *[[Petronas Towers]] (only held one height category)
Mathematics (24164 bytes)
8: ...[[multiplication]] and [[division (mathematics)|division]]).
12: ...ee needs can be roughly related to the broad subdivision of mathematics into the studies of ''structur...
21: ...of mathematics, such as [[ring]], [[group]] and [[category]], but some are specific to mathematics, such as ...
32: ==Overview of fields of mathematics==
33: ...to these three main concerns, there are also subdivisions dedicated to exploring links from the heart ...
Meerkat (4260 bytes)
19: ...s have been known to engage in strange social activities, including what appear to be wrestling matche...
21: ==Diet and foraging behaviour==
28: ...ing the day. Colonies can consist of up to 40 individuals. They hunt in groups and protect their young...
32: ...ired some fame among the general public after [[David Attenborough]] narrated ''[[Meerkats United]]'',...
39: [[Category:Mongooses]]
World (6524 bytes)
14: ...ple, two people with very little in common are "living in two different worlds." The "[[end of the wo...
16: ...y cited alongside ''the [[flesh]]'' and ''the [[Devil]]'' as a source of [[temptation]] that Christian...
20: ...ld'' is the knowledge that system has about its environment.
34: ...were a great many countries that fit into neither category, and in the 1950s this latter group came to be ca...
40: ...[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].
Microbiology (4238 bytes)
1: ...f [[microorganism]]s, including [[virus (biology)|virus]]es, [[prokaryote]]s and simple [[eukaryote]]s...
2: ...0px|right|thumb|Illustration of a Virus. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
6: ...ery short generation times (the time needed for division of a bacterial cell in two in optimal conditi...
7: * Cells can easily survive in isolation from other cells
8: ...[[eukaryote]]s reproduce by [[mitosis|mitotic]] division and [[prokaryote]]s by [[binary fission]]. T...
Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...tians believe in a [[God]] that exists as three divine persons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''),...
11: ...hools of thought, including [[Anglicanism]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Methodism]]).
31: ... and the [[Acts of the Apostles]] are stated as having been written by Luke, whom many believe to have...
35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [...
36: * via [[Mesopotamia]] to [[Persian Empire|Persia]], In...
List of religions (13836 bytes)
1: ...to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicabl...
20: ***[[Berailvi]]
32: **Contemporary divisions
60: ***[[Sabbatai Zevi|Sabbatians]]
75: **[[Shaivism]]
Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...n itself need not be a religious or spiritual activity. Most of the more popular systems of meditation...
7: From the point of view of [[psychology]], meditation can induce &mdash...
10: ...mat-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
12: ...ten desirable, and some people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting t...
16: ...pproach is to attempt to block all sensory input (visual, auditory, tactile being key) and concentrate...
Pressure (9004 bytes)
23: ...er of molecules and because the motion of the individual molecules is random in every direction, we do...
31: *''[[Gee|g]]'' is the acceleration due to gravity
36: ...t is motionless. Consequently, although a fluid moving at higher speed will have a lower '''static pre...
38: The pressure of a moving fluid can be measured using a [[Pitot probe]], ...
51: ...of some "standard" fluid under some "standard" gravity. They are effectively attempts to define a unit...
List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...etropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the S...
36: | Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]
57: | Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 October]]
85: | Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[11 January]]
99: | Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[17 April]]
Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ...re others who refuse to consider Saint Peter as having held the office of [[bishop]], declaring that t...
23: ...[[1 Corinthians]] 1:12 as evidence that Peter had visited [[Corinth, Greece|Corinth]]. A far more insi...
27: ...crucified again. And Peter came to himself: and having beheld the Lord ascending up into heaven, he re...
50: ...uccessors of Peter and as a result, retain his privileges, given by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospel of Matth...
54: ...d always visit the altar of Saint Peter before leaving Rome on an apostolic journey.
Pope Boniface II (702 bytes)
7: [[Category:Popes|Boniface 2]]
Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
42: ...[Free France]] in World War II and head of the provisional government in [[1944]]–[[1946]]. Call...
52: ... but chose instead to return to France. He was heavily influenced by that war, namely by the use of ta...
54: ...s of mechanised troops and specialised armoured divisions in preference to the static theories exempli...
58: ..._ww2_DeGaulle.jpg|thumb|250px|General de Gaulle reviewing troops.]]
59: ...e was finally given command of the 4th Armoured Division.
Dairy product (4337 bytes)
5: ...e from milk with a number of sub-products in each category. Dairy products include:
11: ...Milk powder]] (or powdered milk), produced by removing the water from milk
56: **[[Viili]]
71: ...r example, at one point took cooking eggs as a subcategory of cooking dairy products.
Horse (38916 bytes)
19: ...stances of modern horses with true extra toes as evidence that minor genetic mutations can reintroduce...
21: ... degrees to each side, overlapped in front and leaving a blind spot in the rear). Even domesticated ho...
23: ...band stallion", i.e. having a harem of his own, having separated female equids from another stallion's...
27: ==Domestication of the horse and surviving wild species==
28: ...'Equus caballus silvaticus'' (also called the Diluvial Horse); it is thought to have evolved into ''Eq...
Horse tack (8580 bytes)
28: ...t significance in [[war horse|mounted combat]], giving the rider a secure footing while on horseback. ...
33: ...ached to ''reins'' and are used for riding and driving horses. On the other hand, halters have no bit,...
81: A [[harness]] is a complicated set of devices and straps that attaches a horse to a [[cart]]...
83: ...ion of the vehicle, especially when stopping or moving downhill. Horses guiding vehicles by means of a...
93: ...''. The standing martingale, however, does not provide as much freedom for the horse, which could be d...
Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
10: ... arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these chara...
15: ...g the mitigating themes in ''The Prince'', it was viewed in a negative light largely because the Catho...
23: ...with the [[Jesuits]] is essentially a '''moral''' category, whereas Machiavelli's effort and a historical No...
25: ...ertainly is one of its most distinguished sons, having carefully described the New Epoch without dogma...
33: ...itten in an attempt to return to politics as an advisor to [[Lorenzo II de' Medici|Lorenzo di Piero de...
El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: ...vador''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "The Savior") is a country in [[Central America]] with a po...
65: ...r the eviction of Salvadoran illegal immigrants living in the Honduran countryside, and to a lesser de...
67: ...al and military reforms; death squad activity was virtually eliminated. However, the accords did not e...
79: ...e current legal system of El Salvador, based on civil and Roman law, with traces of common law came in...
85: ...nown as the "Land of the volcanoes", and has been victim to repeated seismic and volcanic acticity tho...
Ernest William Brown (1403 bytes)
21: [[Category:1866 births|Brown, Ernest William]]
22: [[Category:1938 deaths|Brown, Ernest William]]
23: [[Category:British astronomers|Brown, Ernest William]]
Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ...racing''' or '''autosport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing'''...
44: ...ants are allowed to scout before competing. The navigator/co-driver uses the reconnaissance notes to h...
59: ...pionship]]. Raced with two-litre cars, it is reviving a title not used since [[1987]].
71: ...therlite]] series of "modified" cars which are heavily modified from stock form. With powerful engine...
79: ...om/BRISCA] promote a World Championship in the F1 category.
National League (4871 bytes)
5: ...the Red Caps (now the [[Atlanta Braves]]) have survived to the present day.
7: ...e preliminary [[National League Division Series|Division Series]].
13: ===East Division===
21: ===Central Division===
23: The NL Central Division is the only division in either league to have six teams; the other...
Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ... (or word phrases) reading across and down, by solving clues which yield the words. The black squares...
8: ...re, with a higher percentage of black squares, leaving up to half the letters in an answer unchecked. ...
16: ...ul solver must deduce not only the answers to individual clues, but how to fit together partially buil...
23: ...r with certainty. A key point to remember when solving crosswords is that '''crossword answers and the...
25: ... '''DEL''', but until a ''check'' is filled in, giving at least one of the letters, the correct answer...
Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
2: ... largest of which are [[Puerto Rico]], the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[American Samoa]], and [[Guam]]. ...
7: ... is composed of two members from each state as provided by the Constitution. Its current membership is...
11: ...e and fraud, protects [[civil liberties]] and individual rights, ensures executive compliance with the...
15: * Senate advice and consent for presidential nominations and fo...
17: ... president becomes disabled, or the office of the vice president falls vacant;
Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
1: ...many countries. In [[1973]], the [[U.S. Postal Service]] was held up for eight days because of the num...
11: ''Nor violence indicate possession. 
12: ''As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, 
20: ...eleased by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families.
22: ...t. In most of [[East Asia]], Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialised concept copied stra...
Sodalite (4894 bytes)
9: |Category||[[Mineral]]
15: | Colour || Rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet, white veining common
27: | Luster|| Dull vitreous to greasy
35: | [[Specific gravity]]|| 2.27-2.33
43: |Hackmanite||[[Tenebrescence|Tenebrescent]]; violet-red or green fading to white
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
2: ...Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Royal Victorian Order|GCVO]], [[Order of the Bath|KCB]]'''...
5: ... ten children of a [[Savilian chair of geometry|Savilian professor]] of [[geometry]] at [[Oxford]]. In...
7: ...ictly out-of-bounds. He also played the piano and violin, was an ambidextrous artist of some talent, a...
11: ...s]] in [[India]]. In [[1895]] he held special service in [[Africa]] and returned to India in [[1897]]...
13: ... he was soon transferred to the British secret service. He frequently travelled disguised as a butterf...
Vehicle (1025 bytes)
1: '''Vehicles''' are non-living means of [[transport]]. They are most often ma...
19: *[[:Category:Vehicles|More...]]
List of extinct animals (3267 bytes)
2: ... any of several [[mass extinction]] events. See [[Category:Extinction events]] for more information on mass ...
69: ...oneycreeper|Lesser Koa-finch]], ''Rhodacanthus flaviceps''
71: * [[Hawaiian honeycreeper|Greater Amakihi]], ''Viridonia sagittirostris''
Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...e of metal) stacked or rolled to form a compact device, but '''every''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geometry...
5: === Overview ===
7: ...ut opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is always zero.
18: ... plates. It is also proportional to the [[permittivity]] of the [[dielectric]] (that is, non-[[electri...
47: ...ial used as the dielectric with the dielectrics divided into two broad categories: bulk insulators and...
Dance (8662 bytes)
5: ... movement (such as [[Folk dance]]) to codified, [[virtuoso]] techniques such as [[ballet]]. In [[sport...
10: ...s traceable through [[archeology|archeological]] evidence from [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] to the...
13: ...ionship serves as the basis for [[Eurhythmics]] devised by [[Emile Jaques-Dalcroze]] which was influen...
17: ...o be presented alone ([[Postmodern dance]]) or provide its own accompaniment ([[tap dance]]). Dance pr...
19: ''See also'': [[List of dances]] | [[:Category:Musical genres]]
Softball (19057 bytes)
4: * The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball.
10: ...every four years, but in different years for each category.
28: ...d ''foul territory''. Fair territory is further divided into the ''infield'', the ''outfield'', and th...
40: ...stop play in the infield. The basemen play in the vicinity of their bases, while the shortstop plays b...
60: ...ure, or another approved material. In 2002, high-visibility yellow "optic" softballs were introduced ...
Sea nettle (4594 bytes)
17: ...the body. Its mouth opens to a gastrovascular [[cavity]] that is used for [[digestion]]. It has [[tent...
23: ... the water, forming [[polyp]]s. The polyps then divide and bud into young jellyfish (ephyra). In a few...
30: ..., the prey is transported to the gastrovascular cavity where it is then digested. Nettles also eat you...
38: ...ectly on the [[eye]]s may cause temporary loss of vision. Always contact a doctor in such cases. Sever...
40: [[Category:Cnidarians]]
Arithmetic (2254 bytes)
5: ...[[multiplication]] and [[division (mathematics)|division]], although more advanced operations (such as...
11: ...tegers related to [[prime number|primality]], [[divisibility]], and the [[Diophantine equations|soluti...
17: *[[associativity]]
18: *[[commutativity]]
19: *[[distributivity]]
Electron microscope (5936 bytes)
2: ...t can magnify very small details with high [[resolving power]] due to the use of [[electron]]s rather ...
16: ...mage bulk samples and has a much greater depth of view, and so can produce images that are a good repr...
21: Samples viewed under an electron microscope may be treated i...
22: ...uid nitrogen temperatures, that the water forms [[vitreous]] (non-crystalline) ice. This preserves the...
23: *''Fixation'' - preserving the sample to make it more realistic. [[Glutara...
Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Al Gore]]
21: ... to restrict [[handgun]] sales, to strengthen [[environment]]al rules, and to protect the jobs of pare...
23: ...ns by Congress, resulting in the indictment or conviction of many staff members, associates and friend...
25: ...tting a record low in his first year, but upon leaving office, it was the highest for a retiring Presi...
31: ...onths before his son was born. His mother, born [[Virginia Dell Cassidy]], remarried in [[1950]] to [[...
Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=George H.W. Bush
25: In [[1920]], after years of moving from town to town, the family settled in [[Dixo...
29: ... lifeguard for the next seven years, reportedly saving 77 people from drowning. Reagan would later jok...
31: ...]] game, the wire went dead. Reagan smoothly improvised a fictional play-by-play (in which hitters on ...
35: ... the starring role in the [[1937 in film|1937]] movie ''[[Love Is On the Air]]''. By the end of [[1939...
Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson A. Rockefe...
18: ...|25th Amendment]], and, after serving as the 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the [[United States]...
20: ...th Vietnam]] was invaded and conquered by [[North Vietnam]]; Ford did not intervene, but did help extr...
27: ...]. Ford graduated from law school in [[1941]], having coached football and [[boxing]] part time to pa...
32: ...m and a resulting fire, had to be taken out of service. Ford spent the remainder of the war ashore and...
Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
17: | vicepresident=[[Walter Mondale]]
21: ...n|Education]] and enacted strong legislation on environmental protection.
28: ...d was famous for collecting and riding [[Harley Davidson]] motorcycles. His youngest sister, [[Ruth Ca...
30: ...th out of his Academy class of 820. [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] [[POW]] and war hero [[Jeremiah Denton]] w...
32: ...a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"
John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
14: ...fe=[[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
20: ... on [[November 22]], [[1963]] are remembered in vivid detail by nearly all Americans that lived throug...
24: ...omplete at his death — with most of his [[civil rights]] policies coming to fruition through his...
28: ...g the [[United Kingdom]], while his father was serving as [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambassador]] to tha...
Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
17: | vicepresident=[[Hubert H. Humphrey]]
19: ... became the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] under [[John F. Kennedy]] ([[1961]]...
29: ... D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans such as Vice President [[John Nance Garner]].
36: ...masonry]] on [[October 30]], [[1937]]. After receiving the degree he found that his congressional duti...
45: ...c-Pacific Campaign Medal]] and the [[World War II Victory Medal]].
Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Spiro Agnew]] ([[1969]]–[[1973...
19: ...is the only man to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to the Presidency, and he ...
24: ...orn in a house my father built." He often spoke lovingly of his mother as a "Quaker saint." Nixon's ea...
28: .... However, his family was unable to afford his leaving home for college. He instead attended [[Whittie...
30: ...ame known as the best poker player in the Navy, having apparently won almost $10,000 by war's end. It ...
Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Richard Nixon]]
18: '''Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower''' ([[October 14]], [[1890]] &n...
22: ...d their only child born in Texas. He was named David Dwight, but quickly began to go by his middle na...
24: ...'s son, [[David Eisenhower]], after whom [[Camp David]] is named, married [[Richard Nixon]]'s daughter...
34: ...ppines]], where he served as assistant military advisor to the Philippine Government. He was promoted ...
Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
18: | vicepresident=[[Alben W. Barkley]] ([[1949]]-[[1953]...
41: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Alben W. Barkley]] ([...
51: ... ([[1945]]) [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and the thirty-third ([[1945]] &nda...
58: ...f John Truman and Martha Young. A brother, John Vivian ([[1886]]-[[1965]]) soon followed, along with a...
61: ...nother man he would meet at Ft. Sill, would pay dividends after the war, Lt. James M. Pendergast, the ...
Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[Calvin Coolidge]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Charles Curtis]]
19: ... of any U.S. President and died 31 years after leaving office, during the administration of [[Lyndon J...
26: ...r Walter Scott]]. ''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'', the story of another orphan cas...
41: ...Quaker side of Herbert Hoover yearned to be of service to others. In August of 1914 he got his chance,...
Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[John N. Garner]] [[Henry A. Walla...
18: ...es of 20th century history. Born to wealth and privilege, he overcame a crippling illness to place him...
20: ...], are criticized by some historians. Finally his vision of an effective international organization to...
22: ...g [[World War II]] and his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conserv...
26: ...28]]–[[1900]]), was a wealthy landowner and Vice-President of the Delaware & Hudson Railway. The...
Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
3: <caption>'''Calvin Coolidge'''</caption>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Charles G. Dawes]]</t...
21: ...]-[[1923]]) [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and the thirtieth ([[1923]]-[[1929]...
25: ...acking a smile and with his usual seriousness, Calvin answered, "No, but I find it mighty handy."[http...
27: ...me." [http://www.americanpresident.org/history/calvincoolidge/][http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=...
Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[Calvin Coolidge]]
16: | vicepresident=[[Calvin Coolidge]]
18: ...d the 29th [[President of the United States]], serving from [[1921]] to [[1923]], when he became the s...
20: ...sident of the United States|Vice President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]].
27: ...nity on the editorial pages, and his evenings "bloviating" (Harding's term for informal conversation) ...
Theatre (9476 bytes)
7: ==Overview of theatre==
8: ...written text ([[play]]s), or [[improvisation|improvised]] is paramount. "[[Musical theater|Musical the...
23: ...eotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay.
34: ... of stock characters and a list of events to improvise an entire play.
40: ... the long-suffering heroine, and the cold-blooded villain
James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
14: | place of death=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
17: | vicepresident=[[George M. Dallas]]
19: ...e eleventh [[President of the United States]], serving from [[March 4]], [[1845]] to [[March 4]], [[18...
26: ...ation to remove his [[gallstone]]s. James Polk survived the risky surgery, enjoying better health duri...
28: ... in 1818, returning to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] to study law under [[Felix Grundy]]. Polk wa...
Bahrain (16123 bytes)
65: ...ation of Delmon that was linked to the Sumerian Civilization in the third millennium BC. Bahrain also ...
67: ...now Kuwait to Oman. This was Iqlim Al-Bahrain (Province of Bahrain). In 1521, the Portuguese separated...
69: ...unilaterally decreed Bahrain as the Fourteenth Province of Iran. Later the British would directly beco...
71: ...h the appointment of [[Charles Belgrave]] as an advisor; Belgrave established modern education systems...
75: ... race. The Kingdom was badly affected by sporadic violence during the mid-1990s in which over forty pe...
History of India (31279 bytes)
3: ==Brief Overview==
5: ...years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between the [[26th centur...
11: ...ras]], the [[Pandyas]] the [[Hoysalas]] and the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. [[Ancient Indian science and ...
14: ...AD, followed almost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th ...
18: ...ter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Narasimha Avatar...
Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
2: ..., [[1974]]) was a pioneering [[United States]] [[aviator]] famous for piloting the first solo non-stop...
6: ...er finishing first in his class, he worked as a civilian [[airmail]] pilot on the line [[St. Louis]] i...
13: ...cluding the central committee of the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] in the [[United S...
15: Lindbergh is recognized in aviation for demonstrating and charting polar air-rou...
17: {{multi-video start}}
Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
2: ...uly 23]], [[1932]]) was a [[Brazil | Brazilian]] aviation pioneer. He designed, built, and flew many [...
9: ...eer, and made extensive use of the latest labor-saving inventions in his vast property. So successful ...
25: ...904]], he went to the [[United States]] and was invited to the [[White House]] to meet [[President of ...
27: ==Heavier than air==
32: ...t succeeded in setting the first world record in aviation by flying 220 meters in less than 22 seconds...
Aircraft (13315 bytes)
14: ===Heavier than air===
15: ...wing'') to provide both lift and thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] is applied to aircraft other than h...
21: ''See also:'' [[List of aviation, aerospace and aeronautical terms]]
33: ... between lighter-than-air, '''aerostat''', and heavier-than-air aircraft, '''aerodyne'''.
39: '''Heavier than Air'''
Watercraft (2566 bytes)
12: ...affectation): rather the term serves to unify the category that ranges from small [[boat]]s to the largest [...
History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
9: ...lateways]]. In the late 18th century, English [[civil engineer]] [[William Jessop]] designed edged rai...
11: ... not used for locomotive power until [[Richard Trevithick]] developed the high pressure steam engine i...
14: ...g down. Despite his inventive talents, Richard Trevithick died in poverty, with his achievement being ...
16: ...ted States]] engineer and inventor, published his vision of what steam railways could become, with cit...
27: ...ry of 1888, [[Richmond, Virginia]] served as a proving grounds for [[streetcar|electric railways]] as ...
African American (19830 bytes)
6: ...ian]] immigrants, whose African ancestors also survived the [[Middle Passage]]. "African American" gen...
15: ...tates of America]] which lead to the [[American Civil War]] ([[1861]] - [[1865]]).
17: ...d with it a wave of lynchings and other vigilante violence.
19: ...tates]], led to a strengthening movement to fight violence and discrimination against African American...
21: ...as the major, opening salvo of the modern-day [[Civil Rights Movement]]. It was part of a long-term s...
Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
4: ...'s expedition which seized the island of [[New Providence]] (Santa Catalina), and when Mansfield was c...
8: ...em faking a landward attack on the fort, which convinced the governor to shift his cannon, eluded the ...
12: ...time were complex, however, and despite having previously received royal support for his actions again...
14: Morgan died rich but childless, leaving all to his widow Mary.
28: [[Category:1635 births|Morgan, Henry]]
Pirate (23151 bytes)
10: ...]s''', who were not pirates, but adventurers involving themselves in [[Latin American revolution]]s an...
34: ...e Straits of Malacca. Some pirates carried on activities similar to armed rebellion with the aim of re...
40: ...om the conventional freedom of the high seas, and violate the principle ''extra territorium jus dicent...
52: ...al, there were often few better alternatives. Serving in a Navy in particular was no way to improve l...
56: ...ey on cargo ships who must slow their speed to navigate narrow straits, making them vulnerable to be ...
Information (13474 bytes)
6: ...nds nectar or pollen, which are causal inputs, serving a nutritional function.
12: ...tion is something that can be extracted from an environment, e.g., through observation or measurement....
16: ...ical meaning but also a measure. If the sending device is equally likely to send any one of a set of <...
18: ...rcuit, can store one bit of information. N such devices can store N bits ...'' [The Bell System Techni...
20: ... complementary way of measuring information is provided by [[Algorithmic information theory]]. In brie...
Germanic tribes (16394 bytes)
1: The term '''Germanic tribes''' applies to the [[:Category:Ancient Germanic peoples|ancient Germanic peoples...
10: ...g presence of Germanic tribes in southern Scandinavia (an [[Indo-European]] language probably arrived ...
13: ...a [[500 BC]]-[[60 BC]]. The area south of Scandinavia is the [[Jastorf culture]]]]
14: ...flora, but forced people to change their way of living and to leave settlements.
20: ...0 AD]]. Along the lower and middle [[Rhine]], previous [[Nordwestblock|local inhabitants]] seem to ha...
Camera (4262 bytes)
1: ...manually tracing it. Cameras may work with the [[visual spectrum]] or other portions of the [[electro...
3: ...at one end for light to enter, and a recording or viewing surface for capturing the light at the other...
9: ...n a parallel body for composition and focusing. [[View camera]]s use a ground glass screen which is re...
11: ...use [[electronics]], usually a [[charge coupled device]] (CCD) or sometimes a [[CMOS]] sensor to captu...
13: ...ding modes. A [[video camera]] is a category of movie camera which stores images onto magnetic tape (e...
Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
53: ...e ''Phoenix'', memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
55: ...ed on [[May 4]], [[1868]], when the Board of Supervisors of [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]]...
59: ...a|Maricopa County]], the sixth in the state, by dividing Yavapai County. Maricopa county gave up port...
63: ...>2) was $550, including all expenses for services.
65: ...hoenix Charter Bill, incorporating Phoenix and providing for a mayor-council government. The bill was...
Little Rock, Arkansas (9366 bytes)
34: ... is Pinnacle Mountain and Lake Maumelle, which provides Little Rock's drinking water.
39: ...re made up of individuals and 9.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The ave...
42: ...Image:Arkansas_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
43: ...he age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
47: ...rkansas|Conway]], [[Jacksonville, Arkansas|Jacksonville]], [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]], [[Sherwood, Ar...
Dover, Delaware (4514 bytes)
39: ...e made up of individuals and 10.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The ave...
40: ...Image:Delaware_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
43: ...e age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
60: [[Category:Cities in Delaware]]
61: [[Category:U.S. state capitals]]
Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
24: ...tury]], Atlanta was a center for the [[American Civil Rights Movement]] and served as the host city fo...
26: ...he Phoenix City", relates to its rise after the Civil War. The [[phoenix]] appears in many of Atlanta...
33: ..., [[Atalanta]]. Whatever the case may be, Marthasville was renamed Atlanta in [[1845]] and was incorp...
36: ... Atlanta was a critical point in the Civil War, giving the North more confidence, and leading to the r...
41: ...y injured. In 1913, [[Leo Frank]], a Jewish supervisor at an Atlanta factory, was put on trial for ra...
Springfield, Illinois (6768 bytes)
27: ==Overview==
30: North of Springfield, near the village of Petersburg, is restored hamlet of log cab...
33: ...Image:Illinois_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
36: ...m the [[capitol]]) to Springfield calling it the "Vince Demuzio Expressway."
47: ...e made up of individuals and 11.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The ave...
Topeka, Kansas (10234 bytes)
30: [[Image:Kansas_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip...
33: ...hree Kansas Indian sisters established a ferry service allowing travelers to cross the [[Kansas River]...
35: ... a commercial hub providing access to many of the Victorian era's comforts.
39: ...ntil [[1870]]. In [[1869]], the railway started moving westward from Topeka. General offices and machi...
52: ...e]]. It started on the southwest side of town, moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named ...
Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...ransition two years before [[Russia]] and have provided some insight into the effects of such transiti...
5: ''Main article: [[Economic history of the Soviet Union]]''
7: ...stantial technical expertise. At the same time, Soviet-era management practices, a decaying infrastruc...
9: ...y]], which controlled all aspects of economic activity. The central planning system left a number of l...
11: ... and annual plans were the chief mechanisms the Soviet government used to translate economic policies ...
Amusement park (17293 bytes)
21: ...55]], [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]] revived the amusement industry with its themed lands a...
25: ...ement park, either based on a central theme or, divided into several distinctly themed areas, or "spac...
26: [[Walt Disney]] is credited with having originated the concept of the themed [[amusemen...
28: ...popular Disney animated characters and his unique vision, and "Disneyland" was born. Disneyland offici...
32: ...|Dallas]]. The first Six Flags theme park was the vision of Angus Wynne, Jr. and helped create the mod...
Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
7: ...ld_Australia.jpg|left|thumb|A roller coaster at Movie World, Australia]]
9: ...on and usually run the circuit once with riders moving fowards and then backwards through the same cou...
11: ...er good conditions will have enough kinetic, or moving, energy to complete the entire course, at the e...
15: ...lliding. Block systems work by having the track divided into multiple sections or blocks. Only one tra...
21: ...a Belleville' which constructed and operated a gravity track in Paris from 1812. The first loop track...
List of festivals (6550 bytes)
1: ...als categorized by type (music, art, etc), see [[:Category:Festivals]].
47: *[[Festival d'Avignon]],
72: *Tel Aviv [[Love Parade]]
87: *[[Vilnius Jazz Festival]]
88: ...y. The stylistic boundaries of jazz and free improvised music are often crossed and expanded here by o...
Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...rule]] to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term ''[[satyagrah...
15: ...Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth]] (''satya''), and [[non-violence]] (''[[ahimsa]]''). His auto-biography, "Th...
18: ...d from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purific...
20: ...d of philosophers and poets, the very centre of civilization."
23: ...d a local chapter. He later credited this with giving him valuable experience in organising and runni...
Thomas Aquinas (12692 bytes)
14: ...9-71 he was again active in Paris. In 1272 the provincial chapter at Florence empowered him to found a...
16: ...r 6, [[1273]], after which he stopped writing, leaving his great work, the [[Summa Theologica]], unfin...
18: ...onsciousness of the insufficiency of his works in view of the revelation which he believed he had rece...
23: ...ngelicus'' ('''''Angelic Doctor'''''). In [[the Divine Comedy]] Dante sees the glorified spirit of Aqu...
25: ...as pronounced a saint by [[Pope John XXII]] at [[Avignon]]. At the [[Council of Trent]] only two books...
Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ails are arranged in a [[train]] (a series of individual powered or unpowered vehicles linked together...
8: ...and transport known. The [[Rail tracks|rails]] provide very smooth and hard surfaces on which the [[wh...
15: ...zed]] organization that has never come close to having receipts equal costs (see [[Transportation in S...
17: ...er forms of public transport, many railways are having to make considerable investment in order to mee...
22: ...ists of several necessary elements, and should be viewed from a system-wide perspective when planning,...
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (15483 bytes)
9: ...bsolutely radical: on the one hand the upsurge of violence required to carry out the revolution cannot...
11: ...he Idea advances to an infinite antithesis; that, viz. between the Idea in its free, universal form - ...
17: ''"This reflection of the mind on itself is individual self-consciousness - the polar opposite of th...
19: ...e thesis and antithesis are connected in each individual case. To do so would involve comparing exampl...
21: ...is in direct opposition to the conceptions of individual rights and [[existentialism]] which most mode...
Buddhist philosophy (14386 bytes)
8: ...epistemological debates over the proper modes of evidence have always been lively in Buddhism.
14: ... rather than a [[religion]]. Proponents of such a view may argue that (a) Buddhism is non-[[theism|the...
20: ... Govinda expressed it as follows in the book 'A Living Buddhism for the West':
25: ...''Whoever treads this path acquires a norm of behaviour that is not dictated from without, but is the ...
33: ...iated by appeal to the textual canon, it would be viewed as ridiculous as a claim that the sky was gre...
History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
2: ...ines the history of '''[[Christianity]]''' and provides links to relevant topics.
8: ...|Greek]]). However, the Christian claim of exclusivity, that only its understanding of "Jewish" teachi...
12: ... disciplines such as [[fasting]] and [[alms|almsgiving]]. Christians initially adopted the Greek trans...
29: ... was appointed to proselytize the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] Jews. In Acts 10:44ff Peter...
67: ...position was that Jesus was and always had been divine, and had a trinary nature along with God and th...
Hinduism (49198 bytes)
11: :Transliteration: ''Ekam Sat Viprāha Bahudhā Vadanti''
17: ...e broad and range from [[monism]], [[dualism]], [[vishistadvaita|qualified non-dualism]], [[pantheism]...
19: ...Ramakrishna]], whose preferred form of God is [[Devi]] and who reiterated traditional Hindu beliefs th...
21: ...oncept is the concept of Ahimsa, which means "non-violence." Through this concept, strict movements of...
23: ...omprised of [[Brahma]] (the Creator of worlds), [[Vishnu]] (the Preserver of worlds) and [[Shiva]] (th...
Judaism (54799 bytes)
21: ...traditionally maintained that this is how the individual would merit rewards in the afterlife, called ...
23: ===Religious view of the development of Judaism===
24: ...and of Israel]] (then called [[Canaan]]), after having been exiled and redeemed. God sent the patriarc...
28: ...loh]] for over 300 years during which time God provided great men, and occasionally women, to rally th...
30: ... to him by Samuel, God told Samuel to appoint [[David]] in his stead.
Bolero (1795 bytes)
26: [[Category:Bolero]]
27: [[Category:Ballroom dance]]
28: [[Category:Latin dances]]
Asparagus (3138 bytes)
4: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyt...
15: ...recipe]] for cooking asparagus in the oldest surviving book of recipes, [[Apicius]]'s 3rd century CE '...
29: ...m]]'' may be called "Prussian asparagus". See [[:Category:Stem vegetables]].
Egyptian soul (5527 bytes)
1: ...-1.jpg|thumb||170px|left|Ancient Egypt Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom...
5: ...''[[Book of the Dead]]'', was for ensuring the survival of the name. A [[cartouche]] (magical rope) wa...
12: ...m]] on a potter's wheel, or passed on to children via their father's [[semen]].
14: ...Egyptian iconography as a second image of the individual, leading earlier works to attempt to translat...
18: ...l]], but it also was everything that makes an individual unique, similar to the notion of ''personalit...
Yellowstone National Park (23738 bytes)
18: <tr><td>''Visitation''</td>
21: <td>[[National Park Service]]</td></tr>
22: <tr><td>''[[IUCN]] category'' </td>
27: ...tion of humans falling to as little as 10,000 individuals.
29: ...stone Plateau that was formed by floods during previous [[ice age]]s and by [[river]] erosion from the...
Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
2: ...[Cameroon]]'s [[South Province, Cameroon|South Province]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Species]]}}
17: ...''Pan troglodytes'', the [[Common Chimpanzee]], living in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]....
23: ...ut have been known to reach the age of 60 in captivity.
26: ...h species but is generally lighter in younger individuals, darkening as maturity is reached. Bonobos ...
Weather forecasting (4312 bytes)
17: ...ng of weather, but how it affects living and nonliving things on [[Earth]].
24: As of the 5PM advisory, Hurricane Isabel has been updated
25: to a category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Intensity Scale.
37: Repeating the 5PM advisory, Hurricane Isabel is at 21.6N
46: ...reporters have sometimes used gimmicks to attract viewers. One trend that started in the [[1970s]] wa...
List of male tennis players (14849 bytes)
5: *[[Andre Agassi]] ([[1970]]-) - ([[:Category:American tennis players|United States]])
6: *[[Pieter Aldrich]] - [[:Category:South African tennis players|South Africa]] - dou...
8: ...tennis player)|John Alexander]] ([[1951]]-) - ([[:Category:Australian tennis players|Australia]])
10: *[[Manuel Alonso]] ([[1895]]-[[1984]]) ([[:Category:Spanish tennis players|Spain]])
11: *[[Victor Amaya]] ([[1954]]-) - (U.S.)
Tennessee Valley Authority (7965 bytes)
1: ...d States federal agencies]][[Category:New Deal]][[Category:Power companies]]
5: The Authority, whose headquarters lies in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], is a government-owned agency tha...
15: ...ower, relief of unemployment and improvement of living conditions in rural areas. The TVA was more tha...
24: ...ctricity also drew industries into the region, providing desperately needed jobs.
28: ...had to find the leaders in the communities and convince them that crop rotation and the judicious appl...
Body orifice (552 bytes)
11: [[Category:Anatomy]]
Sense (11343 bytes)
5: ...ng, touch, smell, taste; a classification first devised by [[Aristotle]]), it is generally agreed that...
13: ...ility to detect electromagnetic energy within the visible range ([[light]]) by the [[eye]] and the [[b...
15: ... of 20 to 20000 Hz. Sound can also be detected as vibrations conducted through the body by tactition. ...
31: ... wood, because metal has a higher thermal conductivity than wood. [[Wind]] feels cold because of the ...
33: ... cutaneous (skin), somatic (joints and bones) and visceral (body organs).
Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
20: ...4 but was defunct by the time of the [[American Civil War]].
31: ...ot hold true for some party members with minority views, including prominent pro-choice Republicans su...
46: ..., and in the Northeast, culminating in a sweep of victories in the Northern states. The ensuing electi...
48: ...deracy), forcing drastic reforms and frequently giving former slaves positions in government. Reconstr...
52: ... cited as a [[realigning election]]. He relied heavily on industry for his support and cemented the Re...
Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ...genous people|indigenous]] to the [[Americas]], living there prior to [[Europe]]an [[colonialism|colon...
5: ...netics, and are quite distinct from the later arriving [[Eskimo]]s ([[Inuit]], [[Yupik]], and [[Aleut]...
7: ...tions specifically exclude the [[Inuit]] and [[Inuvialuit]] in the north, although these are included ...
19: ...ology|anthropological]] and [[genetics|genetic]] evidence, scientists generally agree that most Native...
21: ...es in this theory — in particular, growing evidence of human presence in [[Brazil]] and [[Chile]...
Akkadian language (3224 bytes)
6: ...ian (''li&scaron;ānum akkadītum'') is divided into dialects based on geography and time.
27: ...that a [[sprachbund]] could have formed. Further evidence of an original [[Verb Subject Object|VSO]] o...
33: [[Category:Extinct languages]]
34: [[Category:Afro-Asiatic languages]]
35: [[Category:Semitic languages]]
Ziggurat (6043 bytes)
1: ...cal sites were destroyed. The [[Sialk|oldest surviving ziggurat]], however, is in [[Kashan]] Iran dati...
5: ...aven]]s, and provide access from the ground to it via steps.
15: ...t the [[summit]]. Access to the [[shrine]] was provided by a series of [[ramp]]s on one side of the zi...
17: ... Sialk's largest ziggurat based on archeological evidence.</center>]]The [[Mesopotamia]]n ziggurats we...
23: ...iversity of Tennessee]] central library, in [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]]. Another would be the ''ziggu...
Homo erectus (3723 bytes)
14: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Subspecies]...
21: ...r used tools of the [[Acheulean]] style. The surviving tools from both periods are all made of stone. ...
23: ...of ''Homo erectus'', was learning to master his environment for the first time.
25: ... [[2004]] stated that controlled fires have been evidenced in excavations in Northern [[Israel]] from ...
Savanna (1867 bytes)
1: ...d with herbs and shrubs, with trees scattered individually or in small clumps. Savannas are sometimes ...
8: [[Image:Savanna_2.jpg|thumb|250px|View of Tanzania]]
9: ...aparral and woodlands]] ecoregion, fall into this category.
Literature (25676 bytes)
1: ...] (from the [[Latin]] ''littera'' meaning "an individual written character ([[letter]])"). The term ha...
11: ...d [[plot|story-line]], or of inconsistent or unconvincing [[characterization|characters]]. [[Genre fi...
21: ... made extensive use of words' [[Visual perception|visual]] form.
23: ...000 B.C.]]), parts of the [[Bible]], and the surviving works of [[Homer]] (the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the '...
37: ...ance associated with [[religion|religious]] and civic [[festival]]s, typically enacting or developing ...
Ambassador (3419 bytes)
7: ...o diplomats of the second rank. The [[Congress of Vienna]] of [[1815]] formalized the system of [[dipl...
9: ...cally appointed ambassadors would fall under this category.
Libya (12985 bytes)
3: ...an term "Lebu", referring to [[Berber]] peoples living east of the [[Nile]], and adopted into [[Greek ...
49: ...asingly independent [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] province; and came under the control of [[Italy]] in [[...
53: Qadhafi rejected both [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Communism]] and Western [[capitalism]] and ...
61: ...ducted by [[separatist]] groups such as: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (IRA), [[Euskadi Ta...
67: ...men on [[April 5]], which had killed 3. Among the victims of the April 14 bombing raid was the adopted...
Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
70: ...px|right|thumb|The [[Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi]] in the town of [[Hazrat-e Turkestan]]. Built by...
129: * [[Vijaya]] of [[Champa]], [[India]]
133: * [[Srivijaya]], [[Indonesia]]
141: Some of the cities provided by Ptolemy either
144: Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for research...

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