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- she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- opportunity in the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty ... civilization—equal to or surpassing that of the Han Dynasty—as well as ...40 KB (6,123 words) - 00:13, 10 February 2024
- some Christians, that claims that at the end of time when Jesus Christ returns ... millennial kingdom to take over rulership of the world for a thousand years ...32 KB (4,883 words) - 17:23, 16 April 2023
- Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of ... financial, and political center of Colombia. As with many large ...33 KB (4,818 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- == Evolution of the glyph == J upside down. The main contribution of the western Ghubar Arabs was ...35 KB (5,128 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American ... have a long history and that not all of that history is lost, as many ...18 KB (2,854 words) - 05:12, 17 June 2023
- Physical fitness is used in the context of two meanings: General fitness ... Physical fitness is the capacity of the heart, blood vessels, lungs ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 05:08, 24 November 2022
- In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include ... countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and ...39 KB (5,688 words) - 21:37, 11 January 2024
- instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck ... Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its ...42 KB (6,679 words) - 22:00, 26 December 2023
- The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, the successor ... could have a profound impact on the future of Cambodia's economy. ...32 KB (4,636 words) - 18:49, 25 November 2023
- The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet ... The great institution of classical dance was founded by Anna of Russia ...19 KB (2,726 words) - 15:54, 6 November 2022
- [[File:Ghetto (Venice) Panorama.jpg|thumb|400px|The main square of ... commonly involuntarily with varying degrees of enforcement by the dominant ...30 KB (4,539 words) - 23:27, 21 October 2023
- Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of ... Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed ...25 KB (3,606 words) - 18:44, 25 January 2024
- traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy (書聖). Wang ... is the most well-known and most-copied piece of Chinese calligraphy. It describes ...18 KB (2,906 words) - 22:52, 3 May 2023
- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British ...40 KB (5,985 words) - 19:54, 7 March 2024
- Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a nation in ... to 1975 brought Vietnam to the attention of the world. That war has been ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 20:16, 3 May 2023
- ) for short, is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. Bangkok ... Bangkok has one of the fastest rates in the world for construction ...46 KB (6,646 words) - 03:29, 17 September 2023
- and They Were Expendable, some adaptations of such classic twentieth century ... Ford was a key figure in the creation of the iconic style of the classic ...32 KB (5,047 words) - 05:09, 3 August 2022
- the United States. In 2007, the population of the city proper was estimated ... and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. ...34 KB (4,831 words) - 03:00, 24 November 2022
- embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant ... go much further back into history. A version of it is told in many cultures ...20 KB (3,064 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...39 KB (5,549 words) - 16:43, 10 December 2023
- Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ... on intermittent exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came into contact ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
- Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... Archaeologists place the first arrival of humans on the island to ...38 KB (5,416 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- Considered one of the original "Cradle of Civilization" ... Because of its strategic geographic location, Syria has historically ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana ... An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most ...22 KB (3,103 words) - 05:19, 24 November 2022
- located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 13:11, 10 March 2023
- It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly-landlocked ... Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) ...41 KB (5,990 words) - 14:07, 3 May 2023
- curd (the literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin, made by coagulating ... but little else is known about the origins of tofu and its method of production ...37 KB (5,817 words) - 03:52, 1 May 2023
- The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ... Philippine culture has many affinities with the West: It is one of ...42 KB (6,083 words) - 15:26, 27 March 2024
- The State of Kuwait ( الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- Anarchist communism advocates the abolition of the state, private ... communism, advocates the abolition of government, which it refers ...42 KB (6,266 words) - 22:50, 14 September 2023
- harden, burn, or dry materials. The firing of kilns requires a specific fuel ... Primitive kilns date back to the early days of civilization and are ...23 KB (3,896 words) - 23:03, 3 March 2023
- Incense is a material composed of aromatic organic materials that ... Incense is available in various forms and degrees of processing. Depending ...32 KB (4,937 words) - 12:45, 4 March 2024
- and white stones on the vacant intersections of a 19×19 rectilinear grid. ... Originally played in China, Korea and Japan, the game began to gain ...59 KB (9,909 words) - 08:05, 24 January 2023
- The Republic of Iraq, commonly known as Iraq, is a Middle Eastern ... to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km ...56 KB (8,476 words) - 13:04, 6 March 2024
- Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons ... Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching ...26 KB (4,025 words) - 01:00, 17 April 2023
- film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took ... secure Hollywood's position as one of the world's most powerful ...78 KB (11,661 words) - 18:11, 23 February 2023
- The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the twentieth century saw two ...46 KB (6,808 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth, the Spanish explorer ...46 KB (6,833 words) - 23:21, 26 August 2023
- in Central Asia that until 1991, was part of the Soviet Union as the Turkmen ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- , is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... It is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures ...39 KB (5,420 words) - 03:54, 1 May 2023
- Haiku (俳句) is a mode of Japanese poetry initiated through a late ... The Hokku of early Japanese poets like Matsuo Basho and Ueshima Onitsura ...26 KB (4,075 words) - 16:44, 21 January 2024
- bend in each arm. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates ... Though once commonly used all over much of the world without stigma ...40 KB (5,959 words) - 00:36, 27 February 2023
- The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 03:39, 1 October 2023
- public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department ... successful, while it was forced to pull out of Germany and South Korea when ...58 KB (8,209 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2023
- being a highly strategic game. The object of the game is to score points ... the mid-nineteenth century. The first game of college football was played ...31 KB (5,091 words) - 06:18, 1 April 2024
- ; a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's ... B.C.E., Beijing has served as the capital of numerous dynasties and governments ...59 KB (8,054 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The United Mexican ... 14th largest in the world. With a population of almost 109 million, it is the ...57 KB (8,268 words) - 10:36, 10 March 2023
- Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest ... in a little over 30 years, from a collection of poor desert-coast sheikdoms ...41 KB (6,013 words) - 11:40, 3 May 2023
- baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York ... third all time home run hitter at the time of his retirement, and currently ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 15:22, 14 May 2023
- Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- , romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022
- Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds ...39 KB (5,459 words) - 11:07, 10 March 2023
- ) are one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary ... used in the People's Republic of China on Mainland China, Singapore ...45 KB (6,288 words) - 22:48, 10 February 2024
- Chinese ceramics or Chinese porcelain is a form of fine art developed ... The first types of pottery were made about 11,000 years ago, during ...32 KB (4,846 words) - 22:42, 13 January 2023
- power to become the absolute ruler of the Soviet Union between 1928 ... superpower and did not see the elimination of millions of lives as an impediment ...78 KB (11,852 words) - 06:34, 6 May 2024
- Iran (ايران, Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ... The history of Iran covers over four thousand years. Throughout history ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 11:17, 6 March 2024
- Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology ... John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation. Reformed ...41 KB (6,580 words) - 14:04, 7 May 2024
- Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...97 KB (13,790 words) - 00:28, 4 January 2024
- Christmas or Christmas Day commemorates and celebrates the birth of ... It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass." The name ...30 KB (4,439 words) - 14:09, 7 May 2024
- The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, "S.J.," "S ... the "Black Pope" after the color of the Jesuit habit) has occasionally ...45 KB (6,894 words) - 21:50, 30 January 2023
- Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture had made ...70 KB (10,606 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing ... Witte served under the last two emperors of Russia, Alexander III ...50 KB (7,301 words) - 10:01, 26 January 2023
- ) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city ... Wuhan is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads ...37 KB (5,359 words) - 14:07, 20 May 2023
- [[Image:Licorne Edimbourg Scotland.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Arms of Scotland ... Examples of legendary creatures can be found in medieval bestiaries ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is China ... and parking lots for automobiles, north of the foreign concessions. During ...46 KB (6,727 words) - 19:55, 21 April 2023
- barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" ... the contained deflagration (rapid burning) of gunpowder; this was originally ...37 KB (6,097 words) - 19:01, 11 August 2022
- Phoenix is the largest and most populous city in the state of Arizona ... Phoenix, incorporated in 1881, is located on the banks of what is ...30 KB (4,458 words) - 22:43, 28 March 2023
- The United States of America—also referred to as the United States ... or (archaically) Columbia–is a federal republic of 50 states and ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- Ahmadābād), the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest ... Founded in 1411, the city served as the capital of the Sultanate of ...41 KB (5,921 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or ... refer to a literary work, or a main division of such a work. In library and ...32 KB (5,045 words) - 07:24, 17 November 2023
- For the Republic of China see Taiwan. For the civilization of China and its history see China. ...89 KB (11,967 words) - 17:55, 26 March 2023
- Karachi (كراچى) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and ... A large influx of economic and political migrants and refugees from ...41 KB (5,975 words) - 17:58, 14 May 2024
- strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...33 KB (4,741 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- Decades after her death, she remains one of the twentieth century's ... early life as a foster child and ward of the state provided little nurturing ...30 KB (4,676 words) - 15:56, 6 November 2022
- A novel is a longer work of narrative fiction compared to a novella ... for "new," "news," or "short story of something ...82 KB (12,058 words) - 20:51, 27 February 2023
- is known as the "national pastime" of the United States, although ... The game also involves a unique combination of individual competitiveness ...67 KB (11,273 words) - 11:05, 20 September 2023
- The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks ... hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW). ...48 KB (7,277 words) - 23:46, 30 November 2022
- was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World ... while in high school. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive ...197 KB (27,840 words) - 23:40, 20 June 2019
- or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... The ancient Balts of this time actively participated in the trading ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- Landscape Painting in the American tradition, depicts the scenery ... In the woods, is perpetual Youth. The currents of the Universal Being ...34 KB (5,216 words) - 16:33, 21 February 2022
- and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded ... The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional ...200 KB (27,687 words) - 00:08, 13 March 2023
- Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue ... made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming ...110 KB (16,075 words) - 19:19, 31 July 2023
- called the Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from ... The Edo period is known as the beginning of the early modern period ...38 KB (5,709 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- Fishing is the practice of catching wild fish for food, recreation ... activity that can enhance a personal sense of balance, strengthen intergenerational ...49 KB (7,746 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional ... ) and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. Observances traditionally ...42 KB (6,591 words) - 16:45, 10 December 2023
- physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for ... Despite being diagnosed with a rare early-onset slow-progressing form ...67 KB (9,596 words) - 04:41, 28 April 2023
- Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken ... Confucian preoccupation with hierarchy dictated the placement of rooms ...41 KB (6,198 words) - 17:00, 10 December 2023
- on August 19, 1946), was the 42nd President of the United States, serving ... United States experienced the longest period of peacetime economic expansion ...54 KB (7,922 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- == History of high-definition television == Analog high-definition ... The term high definition once described a series of television systems ...44 KB (6,466 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- Philosophy is the systematic study of the foundations of human knowledge ... Traditionally at least, it is not the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s ...69 KB (10,119 words) - 04:14, 24 November 2022
- revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- , Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands ... Historically, Crete was once the center of the Minoan civilization ( ...65 KB (9,473 words) - 16:16, 18 May 2024
- Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing ... which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to ...101 KB (14,057 words) - 17:18, 7 May 2024
- Shogi (将棋 shōgi), or Japanese chess, is the most popular of a ... In 1612, the shogunate passed a law giving endowments to top players ...60 KB (9,463 words) - 14:25, 27 January 2023
- that found its origins in the United States of America. In fact, worldwide ... The complete rules of volleyball are extensive, but in general, play ...62 KB (10,612 words) - 21:01, 3 May 2023
