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- “The Classical Age: 510-323 B.C.E.,” The Encyclopedia of World ... * Nardo, Don. Classical Greece and Rome. World history by era. v. ...12 KB (1,801 words) - 12:38, 5 May 2024
- tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. ... presidency, FIFA established the World Cup, inaugurated in 1930 ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- to March 2008 it was commonly known as the World Conservation Union, although ... The formation of the IUCN six decades ago as the world's first ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- in extensive research, especially during World War II. His study of radio ... Not only did radar greatly assist the Allies in the world war, but ...7 KB (1,005 words) - 05:01, 17 June 2023
- in the chair of political economy and history at the East India College ... contemporary facts, aided by the study of history. He believed that economic ...8 KB (1,180 words) - 01:42, 14 December 2022
- Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world ... as one of the greatest news agencies in the world. With such a vision comes ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest ... the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage ...15 KB (2,151 words) - 22:17, 6 October 2023
- in recognition of its significance as the world's first synthetic plastic. ... rights in many countries around the world. [http://www.bakelite.de/eng/DF_04 ...6 KB (839 words) - 05:49, 26 August 2023
- feels no interest in the surrounding world. ==History== ... that some of the "goods" in this world might be valuable and worth ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 05:58, 11 August 2023
- at Harvard, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Chicago ... at the Boston Society of Natural History; and from 1867 to 1869 as ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- who founded the field known as the history of ideas. As a professor ... and constantly adding to itself. The history of ideas is the study of ...10 KB (1,444 words) - 17:35, 16 August 2023
- fourth largest body of water of any of the world's principal oceans. ... oceanographers to be the youngest of the world's oceans, formed only ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- In some parts of the world, however, the plumbing trade remains virtually ... The World Plumbing Council (WPC) has appointed a representative to ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 01:54, 10 April 2023
- states) are among the wealthiest in the world (with the exception of Yemen). ... the largest uninterrupted sand dune in the world, called the Empty Quarter ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 21:35, 29 December 2023
- the earliest raw materials used in human history. It was used to make various ... == History == People living along the Central Asian trade routes used ...7 KB (962 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- Republic of China, received UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation ... and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom a World Heritage Site in 2004. China ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- is one of many major science museums in the world and is a part of the National ... explains the continuity of scientific history. The Museum also supplies ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- track. It is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain ... Southern Railway. In 1998, it was named a World Heritage Site and in 2004 ...10 KB (1,532 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- used technologies in the contemporary world. With the exception of the ... 2001) credit Cugnot with "building the world's first car with mechanical ...6 KB (974 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- (indigenous name: Kerepakupay Vená) is the world's highest free-falling ... leading to nearby villages. One of the world's great natural wonders ...8 KB (1,292 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- *History of salt ==References== * Farndon, John. The Practical Encyclopedia ... * Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. New York: Penguin, 2003 ...5 KB (705 words) - 16:58, 21 January 2024
- and the inferior rest of the world. Mackinder warned that whoever ... which he saw as in recurring conflict throughout world history. ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 16:56, 21 January 2024
- one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. They were said to have been ... compile a list of the Seven Wonders of the World in the late second century ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 20:50, 21 January 2024
- freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom ... to working for human rights around the world prior to the U.S. entry into ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 12:27, 22 May 2021
- of land power and sea power in world history... The geopolitical tradition ... Theory" in 1904. Mackinder divided the world into two sections, the "World ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 12:53, 5 November 2022
- have been listed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. == History == Around 1000 C.E., Duke Gérard d'Alsace, the founder ...10 KB (1,508 words) - 20:43, 9 April 2023
- most people living in the Turkic speaking world. In its method of preparation ... Turkey one of the largest tea markets in the world, with consumption ...11 KB (1,771 words) - 00:24, 3 May 2023
- of Chengde in Hebei Province, China, is the world's largest existing imperial ... quot; located in Chengde, part of the World Heritage site along with ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 14:51, 5 December 2023
- who opposed U.S. involvement in both World War I and World War II (finally ... life. Even though many people consider World War II as a necessary evil ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- Asia. UNESCO designated Kathmandu valley a World Heritage Site in 1979. It ... The valley has a history of human habitation dating to at least 300 ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam a World Heritage Site in 2002. UNESCO designated the Minaret of Jam a World Heritage Site along with ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 18:44, 9 November 2022
- heritage, when designating Luang Phrabang a World Heritage Site in 1995.UNESCO ... [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/479/video World Heritage Video.] Retrieved ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 04:17, 4 November 2022
- and eaten in many countries around the world. It is also used as animal ... quickly spread throughout much of the Old World. When Europeans first ...11 KB (1,640 words) - 07:24, 24 October 2022
- Acrobatic traditions can be found in many cultures throughout the ... Acrobatics in Western history has been a popular subject for fine ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 05:38, 15 June 2023
- Dialectical materialism holds that the world, including human beings ... Engels asserted the primacy of the material world: in short, matter precedes ...15 KB (2,180 words) - 10:24, 29 January 2024
- He made the earliest extant European world map to incorporate the territories ... the creation of a more inter-connected world, as the "discovery" ...8 KB (1,342 words) - 15:30, 1 February 2023
- China in 1988, while UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 2006. ... the Yin Dynasty.Shouyi Bai, An Outline History of China (Beijing: Foreign ...11 KB (1,657 words) - 11:14, 24 May 2023
- collections of American art in the world. Corcoran's goal was ... American Art, which is among the best in the world. Together with its ...7 KB (1,002 words) - 03:02, 8 January 2024
- Silver Star medal had its beginning during World War I and is awarded for ... a citation for gallantry in action during World War I were eligible to apply ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- An Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing a World Heritage Site in 1998. ... UNESCO, designating the Temple of Heaven a World Heritage Site in ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:38, 27 February 2023
- Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, and Lawrence Wodehouse. A World ... W. Fazio, and Lawrence Wodehouse. A World History of Architecture. Boston: ...11 KB (1,700 words) - 23:42, 28 April 2024
- Asian furniture has a quite distinct history. The traditions out of ... China has an incredibly rich and diverse history, and its architecture, religion ...10 KB (1,622 words) - 07:22, 15 April 2024
- transform human society into the harmonious world of true peace was yet to come. ... thought and went to Germany to study history, social economics, and politics ...7 KB (1,052 words) - 17:49, 19 December 2022
- Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights ... The commemoration began in 1978 as "Women's History day ...18 KB (2,541 words) - 23:27, 17 May 2023
- Baleen whales are the largest whales, and include the world's ... and the largest known animals in the world. Like all mammals, whales ...10 KB (1,467 words) - 05:51, 26 August 2023
- as the youngest senator in Liberia's history. He resigned from the Senate ... As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the United States viewed ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- as one of the 100 most influential people in history Hart, Michael ... of news and thus the discipline of history has also changed. Visual ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
- With the onset of World War I, the world would see the two alliances ... that opposed the Central Powers during World War I. After the outbreak ...9 KB (1,394 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2020
- abandoned and eventually forgotten. The history of Leptis Magna is the same ... Roman Empire, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- and powerful woman in the empire's history." Women's ... part of her life comes from the Secret History of Procopius, published ...8 KB (1,261 words) - 02:27, 19 April 2023
- has designated the Vijayanagara ruins as a World Heritage Site within the ... In terms of architecture and history, the site has immense significance ...12 KB (1,695 words) - 17:01, 21 January 2024
- 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters ... Ambassadors that travel all over the world. He was inducted into the ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 04:45, 14 June 2023
- One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ... also the first ballet institution in the world with two permanent homes ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- parliament. With the defeat of Germany in World War I, the monarchy was abandoned ... On November 11, 1918, the armistice between the warring factions of ...7 KB (1,132 words) - 07:09, 6 June 2021
- islets. UNESCO designated Ha Long Bay a World Heritage site in 1994 and ... The area designated by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage Site includes ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 23:30, 29 July 2023
- and influenced news reporting throughout the world. ==Life== ... in Germany where he founded what became the world-renowned financial news agency ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 01:30, 23 November 2022
- about geography, popular science, world history, culture, current events ... [http://www.trivia-library.com/b/history-of-national-geographic-magazine ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- East also served to remind Europeans that a world existed beyond their horizons ... of his father's plan to establish a world empire. His military experience ...10 KB (1,537 words) - 15:55, 5 December 2022
- and remains a leading dance company in the world today. ... the Ballet Theatre took the stage, and history was made. The company, which ...8 KB (1,230 words) - 02:53, 24 July 2023
- and Westlaw. Law libraries around the world provide research services ... houses one of the most extensive in the world, rivaled by the Law Library ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
- During its nearly 200 year history, Irénée du Pont's business ... of not just the U.S., but ultimately the world. Like Alfred Nobel, he chose ...10 KB (1,478 words) - 21:44, 29 December 2021
- scientists unravel a segment of geological history, and some of these rocks ... igneous activity through the Earth's history, from Archean to present. ...7 KB (933 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- foundational, or crucial role in human history. The idea is not universally ... such as 'Big History,' 'World History' (interested in ...15 KB (2,330 words) - 07:19, 23 August 2023
- and accessible to all scholars in the world. The success of AJOL has ... AJOL-African-Journals-Online History of AJOL], About AJOL. Retrieved ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 07:06, 13 June 2023
- "Ideas," which are the soul, the world, and God. things, and thus we have the Idea of the “world.” Similarly, from experiences ...15 KB (2,342 words) - 06:35, 31 July 2023
- of the cosmos that organizes and orders the world that had the power to regulate ... the relationship between God and the world by applying the Stoic concept ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- one of the oldest film organizations in the world. It was established in 1933 ... the National Film Library), which is the world's largest film archive ...14 KB (2,028 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- Burnham was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition ... to oversee construction of the World's Columbian Exposition ...11 KB (1,511 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- decade of Formula One racing. He won five World Championship titles—a record ... Argentine National Champion. Following World War II, Fangio, then 36, ...9 KB (1,418 words) - 02:02, 8 September 2022
- 1,047 feet high, it was briefly the world's tallest building in ... a short, vital, and exciting period in American history. ...11 KB (1,614 words) - 21:55, 10 December 2023
- Christie’s is a world-famous auction house and the informal name ... as it continues to serve the public the world over by facilitating their ...9 KB (1,246 words) - 21:11, 10 December 2023
- means "order" as well as "world" or "ordered world ... This concept is found throughout the history of thought from ancient ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- of Friends and assisted civilian victims of World War I. ... In April 1917—days after the United States joined World War I and ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 03:35, 24 July 2023
- The Serengeti Plain, located in north-central Tanzania, (Africa) is ... as well as the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- of water and boasts both Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater ... == History == === Pre-colonial history=== Eastern Africa, due to its ...13 KB (1,820 words) - 17:39, 12 February 2024
- books introducing Korean culture to the western world. ==Preparation ... King about matters relating to the western world. Because of his knowledge ...8 KB (1,205 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024
- diverse disciplines, such as philosophy, history, law, and economics. Historicism ... If all knowledge is conditioned by history, there is no objectivity ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 15:55, 25 January 2023
- her twin children, Apollo and Artemis, into the world. giving testimony to the island's glorious history. ...9 KB (1,335 words) - 09:22, 28 January 2024
- Victor Domingo Silva. In the aftermath of World War II, many poets felt compelled ... altered the ways of writing poetry throughout the world. ...8 KB (1,239 words) - 14:59, 8 October 2022
- The Grand Place was named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1998 ... It was chosen as a World Heritage Site because of its preservation ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 12:17, 24 January 2023
- Le Monde (The World) is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation ... and informing the public about significant world events. As such, it performs ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 18:00, 25 October 2022
- percussion instruments found around the world. Xylophones are tuned to ... At the end of World War I, there was a sudden craze for dancing, and ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- the idea of a modern organization to assure world-wide peace. In another of ... position, Fried defended Germany before World War I by chronicling Kaiser ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 07:20, 20 July 2023
- that was highly prized throughout the world for its aesthetic value and ... of Africa continues to have some of the world's highest malnutrition ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- in 1919. Prior to that, it was used in World War I for the absorption ... In World War II, silica gel was indispensable in the war effort for ...7 KB (1,044 words) - 22:03, 29 January 2023
- great intellectual centers of the classical world. An important city under ... 1982 the ruins of Cyrene were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- Bourges Cathedral was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992. ... The cathedral was added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 19:58, 20 November 2023
- and it has been practiced all over the world, its modern incarnation as ... say exactly when smudging began, and its history is certainly not limited ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 21:20, 30 January 2023
- closely together until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It is believed ... on parade in Paris at the beginning World War I. "We did that ...7 KB (1,061 words) - 15:09, 3 July 2023
- others being Time and U.S. News & World Report—Newsweek has maintained ... == History == Originally called News-Week, the weekly magazine Newsweek ...10 KB (1,451 words) - 23:24, 14 November 2022
- Regarded as one of the best players in the history of the English game, he ... of the finest dribblers of the ball in the history of the sport. ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- perceiving mind. In this view, the natural world has no real existence as ... idealism, the key notion is that the world of ideas has some objective ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 21:10, 26 February 2023
- In computer games which depict a three-dimensional virtual world, ... * Beckmann P. A History of Pi. St. Martin's Griffin, 1976. ISBN ...6 KB (932 words) - 09:12, 28 January 2024
- The New Kingdom is the period in ancient Egyptian history between ... * Overy, Richard. The Times Complete Atlas of World History, 6th ed ...12 KB (1,918 words) - 16:32, 11 November 2022
- January 7, 1906. Nevertheless, subsequent history would mark the treaty as ... as well as demonstrating the developed world's insensitivity to the ...11 KB (1,628 words) - 04:51, 5 November 2022
- days a week, and host visitors from all over the world. ... number of visitors from all over the world. Even a small museum located ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- that exist in a realm that transcends the world we live in. The phenomenal ... express these concepts are products of history. What one identifies as ...9 KB (1,238 words) - 00:03, 13 February 2024
- displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, ... Since modern science was formed in modern Europe, a history of science ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- Park of Brazil was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Together ... technology, it is one of the largest in the world, providing nearly forty percent ...10 KB (1,592 words) - 13:42, 4 February 2023
- original being not with an element in the world, such as “water,” but ... wind (or breath) and air enclose the whole world. (Diels and Kranz 13B2) ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
