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- The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... Hotel on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China ...14 KB (2,212 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- during the period following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, when Korea ... in Haeju, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea). Born during the ...14 KB (2,121 words) - 17:27, 26 July 2023
- , also known as Jodo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism, derived ... Shinran, were exiled to other regions of Japan away from Honen. ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 13:45, 1 August 2022
- The Yayoi period (弥生時代, Yayoi-jidai) is an era in the history ... The cultivation of rice allowed the development of a sedentary agricultural ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:53, 23 May 2023
- Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has ... starting date varies within different regions of Japan. In modern Japan, it ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- - 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... four other fishermen from Tosa Province, Japan, and rescued by the American ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023
- The terms gyopo or dongpo in Korean refer to persons of Korean ethnic ... empires, Korea's history has been one of constantly fluctuating borders ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 15:38, 14 April 2023
- Spruce is the common name for any of the various coniferous evergreen ... Spruce trees provide a number of important values for human beings ...11 KB (1,545 words) - 16:15, 8 February 2023
- regarded as the holiest temple complex in Japan. Located in the city of Ise ... Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of over one hundred individual ...13 KB (2,113 words) - 03:00, 8 March 2024
- indigenous to Hokkaidō, northern Honshū (Japan), the Kuril Islands, much ... and autonomy of the different regions of Japan. During the Meiji period ...21 KB (3,397 words) - 06:59, 16 June 2023
- is the fourth largest city in Japan and one of the country's ... The city of Nagoya was established in 1610 when Tokugawa Ieyasu moved ...21 KB (2,938 words) - 02:41, 11 March 2023
- and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka ... no daidokoro) or the gourmet food capital of Japan. The city has a long ...25 KB (3,427 words) - 19:39, 20 July 2023
- Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that ... that occur during the birth and death of stars, as well as to observe ...11 KB (1,589 words) - 19:23, 5 March 2024
- The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the Convolvulaceae ... value for humans. Physically, they are one of the most nutritional vegetables ...11 KB (1,640 words) - 07:24, 24 October 2022
- Forsythia is the genus and common name for a taxon of deciduous shrubs ... Forsythia comprise a small genus of about 11 species, mostly native ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 06:35, 1 April 2024
- designed for the observation and study of objects and phenomena in outer ... are hampered by the filtering and distortion of electromagnetic radiation by ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 19:04, 7 February 2023
- to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most ... Kimchi has been a mainstay of Korean culture for over 2,000 years ...18 KB (2,571 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- [[File:KarlHaushofer.jpg|thumb|300px|Portrait of Karl Haushofer, circa ... who developed the German concept of Geopolitik. An army officer ...17 KB (2,439 words) - 00:43, 5 March 2024
- Subaru (スバル) is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese ... opposed boxer engines used in most of their vehicles. In 1996, the ...19 KB (2,695 words) - 13:43, 28 April 2023
- later use. Mochi is used to make a variety of traditional Japanese sweets ... In Japan, mochi is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki ...16 KB (2,504 words) - 12:55, 10 March 2023
- during snowy, winter conditions. This member of the mammal family Mustelidae ... The white fur also is known as "ermine," and even in regions ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:45, 6 September 2023
- The Jomon period (縄文時代, Jōmon-jidai) is the period of Japanese ... of the Jomon period are still held in regions of Japan. The people of modern ...18 KB (2,641 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- tower with multiple eaves, common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, and ... The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking ...11 KB (1,700 words) - 23:42, 28 April 2024
- Shonin (1173-1263), himself a disciple of Honen (1133-1212). Both Shinran ... In contemporary times, Jodo Shinshu is one of the most widely followed ...23 KB (3,447 words) - 20:10, 24 April 2023
- Japan's justification for abducting Korean, Chinese, and Southeast ... Some Japanese historians, using the diaries and testimony of military ...27 KB (3,743 words) - 00:07, 8 January 2024
- where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known ... The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy ...23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
- Kendo (剣道 Kendō) is the martial art of Japanese fencing, developed ... Kendo is rooted in the lifestyle and the spirit of the Samurai tradition ...17 KB (2,670 words) - 22:07, 3 March 2023
- or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship ... is that children are the responsibility of their parents, even when the ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 15:32, 10 December 2023
- - 1662), was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Born ... Zheng Chenggong was a prominent leader of the Ming loyalist movement ...15 KB (2,381 words) - 15:22, 3 December 2022
- paper") is the Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of ... Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can ...17 KB (2,643 words) - 01:24, 18 November 2022
- 日本酒, "Japanese alcohol") in Japan, though in the right context ... to different beverages in different regions of Japan. In Southern Kyūshū ...26 KB (4,206 words) - 00:58, 23 December 2022
- Aspens are trees of the willow family (Salicaceae) and comprise one ... and commercial value for producing a variety of products for humans, including ...9 KB (1,368 words) - 04:51, 18 August 2023
- art dating from the paintings on the walls of Goguryeo tombs to post-modern ... influenced by Chinese art and the exchange of cultural influences between ...22 KB (3,315 words) - 22:03, 5 January 2024
- An open air museum is a distinct type of museum that exhibits its ... American models focus on representations of daily life, which should properly ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- Oceania is a geographical (and geopolitical) region consisting of ... Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ...24 KB (3,239 words) - 23:47, 17 November 2022
- Kobe(Kōbe-shi) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent ... It was one of the first cities to open for trade with the Western ...32 KB (4,446 words) - 03:58, 4 March 2023
- gas. It is formed by the disintegration of radium and is one of the densest ... found that it was the heaviest gas known as of then. It has been called radon ...15 KB (2,200 words) - 22:50, 7 December 2022
- institution; similar institutions in other regions are known as "junior ... four-year programs. However, the advent of community colleges undeniably ...21 KB (3,019 words) - 00:18, 8 January 2024
- The Sea of Okhotsk (Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре; English ... miles (1,583,000 sq km)—is considered one of the richest north temperate ...21 KB (3,208 words) - 17:32, 25 January 2023
- long (240 to 270 cm). Ski jumping is part of the Winter Olympic Games, but ... those who enjoy the excitement and the risk of flying through the air. They ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
- explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions ... economic growth and emergence as centers of technological innovation, and ...29 KB (4,365 words) - 06:11, 18 November 2022
- at the top, called the mouth. It may be made of glass, clay, plastic, or other ... Bottles have been developed and used over millennia of human history ...10 KB (1,456 words) - 14:41, 28 April 2020
- Buddhism connect back to the central roots of Buddhism, the original followers ... and Bhikkuni also stand in a position of leadership to the Buddhist ...18 KB (2,886 words) - 03:36, 1 October 2023
- :This article is about the legal term alien referring to citizens ... country or is not a native or citizen of the land in which they live ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 00:39, 9 January 2023
- quot;many islands") is a large grouping of over one thousand islands scattered ... Island. A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Tuvalu ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- The village of Bodh Gaya is in the Gaya district in the Indian state ... Bodh Gaya is considered by Buddhists as one of the world's holiest ...16 KB (2,541 words) - 05:18, 17 November 2023
- and fiddler, who was known as the "King of the Hillbillies," the ... Acuff was born in Maynardville, Tennessee, the third of five children ...6 KB (954 words) - 22:28, 16 December 2022
- A forest is a type of ecosystem in which there is high density of ... There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria ...22 KB (3,182 words) - 06:31, 1 April 2024
- , is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... Tokyo to secondary capitals in other regions of Japan, in order to slow down ...39 KB (5,420 words) - 03:54, 1 May 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...17 KB (2,180 words) - 20:50, 3 April 2024
- rural area. It usually has a broad selection of merchandise in a relatively ... The general store was dominated and pushed out by the competition ...22 KB (3,382 words) - 00:35, 29 October 2022
- ) is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period of ... and the editing, revising, and collating of them was organized under official ...31 KB (4,609 words) - 00:37, 3 May 2023
- but most often middle schools consist of sixth, seventh, and eighth ... rise and the social and biological changes of puberty affect the students ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 17:33, 9 November 2022
- from 538 to 710, was a period in the history of Japan during which the capital ... during the Asuka period, borrowing systems of political and social organization ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- Salamander is the common term for any member of the order Caudata ... rough-skinned species exist. The moist skin of the amphibians adapts them ...12 KB (1,655 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... * Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of: ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
- Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of ... Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic and Operation ...36 KB (5,455 words) - 21:51, 17 February 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African ... Since the end of the last ice age, the north and sub-Saharan regions ...18 KB (2,657 words) - 21:07, 26 February 2023
- began in London, England, with the founding of Toynbee Hall, emerged from ... The settlement movement began in 1884, with the founding of London’s ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 10:06, 26 January 2023
- The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...32 KB (4,471 words) - 21:47, 30 January 2024
- the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Born into a prosperous ... Yuan is criticized in Chinese culture for taking advantage of both ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 21:35, 4 June 2023
- Lily is the common name for any of the herbaceous flowering plants ... While members of the genus Lilium are the "true lilies," ...20 KB (2,868 words) - 08:42, 8 March 2023
- Kamakura (Japanese: 鎌倉市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa ... Kamakura remained a religious destination for pilgrimages because ...27 KB (3,754 words) - 07:04, 28 February 2023
- or "potted plant") is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of ... Penzai (盆栽; pun-sai), the practice of cultivating single specimen ...25 KB (3,891 words) - 07:23, 17 November 2023
- provide a look at the heart and soul of Korea. The Parks host and protect ... anniversary, and the twentieth anniversary of the Korea National Park Service ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:16, 11 March 2023
- also known as division Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division-level taxa ... Conifers are of immense economic value, primarily for timber and paper ...19 KB (2,759 words) - 20:26, 15 May 2020
- The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea ... defined as Melanesia. With a land area of 452,860 square kilometers, ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- Bell pepper is the common name for a cultivar group of the species ... With their beautifully shaped form and vividly colored exterior of ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 18:58, 11 January 2023
- Southeast Asia, sometimes abbreviated to SEA, is a subregion of Asia ... The maritime region consists of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia ...38 KB (5,260 words) - 15:15, 27 April 2023
- began to withdraw as the possible collapse of North Korea in the wake news ... country, because the People's Republic of China has refused to grant ...24 KB (3,531 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2023
- and leader, a Yoruba Chief, and native of Ikenne in the Ogun State of ... Awolowo was well aware that the challenge of holding Nigeria's ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 10:13, 11 March 2023
- been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... regulations have resulted in movement of the industry to developing regions. ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:17, 27 January 2023
- Dutch) chartered by the States-General of the Netherlands to expand trade ... its possessions and the debt being taken over by the government of ...19 KB (2,812 words) - 17:23, 12 February 2024
- explorer to Africa. Seeking the headwaters of the Nile River, he explored ... a businessman. After a short experience of office work proved him to be ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 03:03, 23 December 2022
- Bass fishing is one of the most popular recreational types of fishing ... Striped bass fishing is also a popular game sport in the Eastern regions ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 18:03, 11 February 2023
- kenchiku) has a long history similar to that of other aspects of Japanese culture ... After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan began to build European ...29 KB (4,292 words) - 09:48, 1 April 2024
- Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice ... Snow can act as an insulator that conserves the heat of the Earth ...18 KB (2,780 words) - 21:42, 30 January 2023
- earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) of 2005, designates a major earthquake ... and cooperated in relief efforts. Instead of armies braving the harsh and ...24 KB (3,487 words) - 06:41, 13 June 2023
- traditional societies in certain regions of the world, particularly ... rulings against it, is the existence of an "outcaste" group ...31 KB (4,665 words) - 14:24, 29 November 2023
- Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, "People" + Mapu, "of the ... so, they reorganized their traditional way of life, gathering together previously ...21 KB (3,210 words) - 11:10, 9 March 2023
- Maine and Vermont were considered part of other colonies at the time ... freedom. Massachusetts was also one of the key colonies in the events ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 23:24, 28 June 2022
- in the late nineteenth century as part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...17 KB (2,331 words) - 05:35, 5 December 2022
- Liverwort is the common name for any of the small, green, non-vascular ... It is estimated that there are perhaps 10,000 species of liverworts ...21 KB (3,070 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- ), were an essential part of the Chinese government administration ... == History of Imperial Examinations == [[Image:Palastexamen-SongDynastie ...21 KB (3,072 words) - 15:27, 4 February 2023
- Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of ... The son of a Javanese school teacher and his Balinese wife from Buleleng ...25 KB (3,644 words) - 21:41, 26 February 2023
- lit. “capital capital,” or “capital of capitals") was the Imperial ... Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of Japan, and is home ...36 KB (5,281 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- A fern, or pteridophyte, is any one of a group of plants classified ... There are an estimated 10-15,000 known species of ferns, classified ...16 KB (2,291 words) - 17:26, 26 March 2024
- landscape shaped by the dissolution of a soluble layer or layers of ... and where the first scientific research of a karst topography was made ...14 KB (1,944 words) - 20:16, 28 February 2023
- The harmonica's first large-scale success came at the hands of ... jazz. It has become ingrained in the culture of the world and continues to ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- Dobsonfly is the common name for any of the insects comprising the ... The dobsonflies include some of the largest and most impressive of ...11 KB (1,495 words) - 09:21, 15 January 2023
- small invertebrates are important members of the zooplankton, particularly ... As this taxonomic group advances in its individual need of growth ...32 KB (4,630 words) - 04:36, 4 March 2023
- ) is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean ... and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometers long). Consequently ...44 KB (6,684 words) - 18:38, 2 May 2023
- The Kingdom of Thailand, known as Siam until 1939, lies in Southeast ... in the Thai language and is also the name of the majority Thai ethnic group. ...33 KB (4,876 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is a Melanesian island ... Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands, two of which—Matthew and ...19 KB (2,664 words) - 14:35, 3 May 2023
- In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand formed by eolian ... Some coastal areas have one or more sets of dunes running parallel ...19 KB (2,942 words) - 17:21, 12 February 2024
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...23 KB (3,109 words) - 22:25, 25 October 2022
- at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own ethnic culture ... they have adopted their values and standards of behavior. The problem is that ...38 KB (5,665 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. Derived from the ... Most tombs reflect a system of religious beliefs, and are used by ...18 KB (2,713 words) - 03:55, 1 May 2023
- was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan ... in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945. The war was ...68 KB (9,889 words) - 17:42, 25 January 2023
- An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in ... Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities ...23 KB (2,982 words) - 17:36, 12 February 2024
- The mantle is a particular type of layer within an astronomical body ... Past episodes of melting and volcanism at the shallower levels of ...21 KB (3,036 words) - 02:57, 6 November 2022
- and Parastacidae, resembling small versions of the marine lobsters, to which ... are a popular food for people in various regions of the world. ...15 KB (2,268 words) - 00:19, 15 January 2023
- Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures ... ==Meaning of the term== Orientalism derives from a Latin word oriens ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...22 KB (3,229 words) - 03:09, 26 February 2023
- Nan or Taiwanese Hok-kiàn) is a province of China located on the southeast ... center and pristine nature. The ecology of the province has been threatened ...31 KB (4,438 words) - 07:14, 15 April 2024
- [[Image:a cup of chai.JPG|thumbnail|190px|right|A cup of masala chai.]] is merely the generic word for tea in much of the world, but for many English ...16 KB (2,494 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- Ming) T'ai Tsung, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty (明朝) of ... Though he was despotic and ruthless, Yongle is considered one of the ...27 KB (4,177 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- service retail store offering a wide variety of food products, such as meat ... for canned and packaged goods. A variety of non-food items such as household ...17 KB (2,494 words) - 13:56, 28 April 2023
- (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- Elapidae, whose members are known as elapids, is a family of venomous ... Elapids are a diverse group of more than 300 species placed in about ...24 KB (3,370 words) - 21:57, 24 December 2021
- | founder = 17 members of the Religious Society of Friends ... The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 03:35, 24 July 2023
- – November 3, 1639) was a Catholic monk of mixed raced from Peru and the ... Born the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave ...10 KB (1,693 words) - 15:53, 7 November 2022
- Cycads (division Cycadophyta) are an ancient group of seed plants ... produce seeds that grow naked on the scales of a cone-like structure rather ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 06:52, 12 January 2024
- international operations with hundreds of airplanes offering many services ... The setting up of airline services is among the most important developments ...33 KB (4,986 words) - 07:02, 16 June 2023
- Clupea harengusThe most abundant species of fish in the world. ... life, and limbs—if present—in the form of fins. Poikilothermic refers ...18 KB (2,549 words) - 06:51, 17 May 2021
- and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...29 KB (4,012 words) - 08:43, 18 March 2024
- ; also romanized as Nei Mongol) is a Mongol autonomous region of the ... The official languages of Inner Mongolia are Standard Mandarin and ...33 KB (4,665 words) - 19:29, 5 March 2024
- National Park (RCNP)" ), covers an area of 932 km², constituting the ... The Royal Chitwan National Park is the best example of a pristine ...12 KB (1,640 words) - 20:54, 21 December 2022
- Eggplant is the common name for a perennial plant, Solanum melongena ... A variety of eggplant that is particularly prized in some regions ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 23:58, 12 February 2024
- often meat. It uses the heat and hot gases of a fire, smoking wood, or hot ... an outdoor environment heated by the smoke of wood or charcoal. Restaurant ...43 KB (6,886 words) - 08:03, 20 September 2023
- ) were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria (Northeast ... among the Jurchens, and began a process of sinicization which ultimately ...17 KB (2,503 words) - 01:22, 17 November 2022
- South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...34 KB (4,744 words) - 15:36, 4 February 2023
- oral route, which incorporates ingestion of food or water contaminated ... There is a significant element of personal and social responsibility ...16 KB (2,376 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education and ... may specialize in more practical areas of study, such as technology, ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- thumb|Literacy rapidly spread in several regions from 1990-2015]] can also refer to proficiency in a number of fields, such as art or physical ...24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
- which the seed grows. Pisum sativum was one of the first plants cultivated ... bacteria, peas play a role in the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 17:09, 26 March 2023
- carnivorous mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family, typically ... Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species ...13 KB (1,923 words) - 18:44, 17 April 2023
- thumb," which is really an extension of the wrist bone. It has reddish ... Panda is also a genus of the plant family Pandaceae. The word panda ...26 KB (4,054 words) - 11:57, 26 May 2023
- The Apatani or simply Tanii, designate a tribal group of approximately ... protect their traditional ways in the face of modernization. Reciting their ...11 KB (1,672 words) - 05:57, 11 August 2023
- A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. Seven areas ... Europe, although it can also mean Asia when said in Japan. ...22 KB (3,308 words) - 19:07, 19 May 2020
- existed from approximately 1270 (beginning of Solomonid Dynasty) until 1974 ... In the twentieth century, the last emperor of Ethiopia took on special ...17 KB (2,624 words) - 04:35, 22 March 2024
- 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
- 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and series of catastrophic tsunamis ...44 KB (6,499 words) - 06:40, 13 June 2023
- death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used ... to the crematorium. In some regions of Japan, the coffin is nailed ...37 KB (6,189 words) - 14:58, 3 December 2023
- Larch is the common name for any of the deciduous coniferous trees ... Larches are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere ...12 KB (1,828 words) - 06:55, 4 March 2023
- typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Hui form the third ... dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most common meat ...26 KB (3,824 words) - 15:11, 9 February 2024
- New World monkeys comprising the genus Cebus of the primate family Cebidae ... values, capuchins add to the human wonder of nature, are used in laboratory ...13 KB (1,924 words) - 22:10, 25 November 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
- Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People ... The history of the Han Chinese ethnic group is closely tied to that ...26 KB (3,971 words) - 01:40, 9 August 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
- as art. Every culture since the beginning of human existence has sculpted ... As intelligence develops the human ability to use the materials of ...27 KB (4,032 words) - 17:31, 25 January 2023
- The Tatars are people of Turkic origin living mainly in Russia but ... in 1783. Some Crimean Tatars were accused of collaboration with Nazi Germany ...38 KB (5,622 words) - 04:35, 27 February 2023
- Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards ... Korea's economy had developed into one of the strongest in the world ...14 KB (2,030 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially日本国, Nihon-koku or ... While there exist eight commonly defined regions of Japan, administratively ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- or other aquatic organisms. The activity of catching the aquatic species ... The focus of a fishery may be fish, but the definition is expanded ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- This article focuses on the civilization of China and its history ... and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations ...48 KB (7,186 words) - 19:00, 23 March 2024
- The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the combination ... States government (especially the Department of Defense). Such collusion includes ...14 KB (2,001 words) - 16:24, 13 September 2023
- Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...30 KB (4,366 words) - 18:03, 12 February 2024
- #039;ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic ... Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected ...30 KB (3,987 words) - 17:18, 10 December 2023
- The Treaty of Nanking (Nánjīng Tiáoyuē) is the agreement which ... The establishment of Hong Kong and of other Treaty Port settlements ...13 KB (2,030 words) - 23:41, 21 April 2020
- Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... Most freshwater mussels require a host during one stage of the life ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- luxurious textiles. Silk is mostly composed of the insoluble protein fibroin ... important silk is obtained from the cocoons of the the domesticated moth Bombyx ...35 KB (5,365 words) - 20:11, 21 April 2023
- :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- or public even if the consequences of that activity are not conclusively ... appropriate precautions even in the absence of scientific consensus that the ...46 KB (6,708 words) - 18:54, 17 February 2022
- Asparagus is the name a genus of plants within the flowering plant ... As a vegetable, the tender, succulent shoots of asparagus not only ...14 KB (2,081 words) - 04:48, 18 August 2023
- Bamboo comprises more than 1200 species of usually woody, perennial ... tall, with some members reaching heights of up to 30 meters (98 feet). ...29 KB (4,488 words) - 04:24, 11 January 2023
- An aurora is a natural display of glowing light in the night sky, ... combines the name Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, with the word Boreas ...25 KB (3,925 words) - 17:52, 22 August 2023
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- 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
- Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus—to adjure) is the practice ... The concept of possession by evil spirits and the practice of exorcism ...20 KB (3,223 words) - 23:55, 24 March 2024
- [[Image:Gamla uppsala.jpg|350px|thumb|The Royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala ... A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over ...28 KB (4,185 words) - 18:43, 2 May 2023
- found in formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons ... sources. In a typical barrel 84 percent (37 of 42 gallons) of the hydrocarbons ...42 KB (6,126 words) - 14:48, 28 March 2023
- Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the country's second ... area extends well beyond the boundaries of a single local authority. Greater ...30 KB (4,384 words) - 20:30, 18 January 2024
- Asia. He is credited with the translation of some 1,330 fascicles of scriptures ... Xuanzang’s detailed account of his travels, Journey to the West ...21 KB (3,157 words) - 14:33, 20 May 2023
- province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, was one ... the second century B.C.E., around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom ...29 KB (4,387 words) - 08:36, 19 December 2022
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated ... Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. ...35 KB (5,116 words) - 14:12, 3 May 2023
- to guide young people through the process of finding the right person to ... which involves the parents in a process of selecting marriage partners ...25 KB (3,836 words) - 02:27, 9 January 2023
- The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. Natural satellites ... surface reaches Earth in 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light). ...39 KB (6,162 words) - 13:13, 10 March 2023
- Boar, or wild boar, is an omnivorous, gregarious mammal, Sus scrofa ... The boar is native across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean ...25 KB (3,804 words) - 23:54, 11 January 2023
- an internal wick rising through the center of a column of solid fuel. Prior ... With the advent of kerosene lamps and electric lights, candles are ...26 KB (4,080 words) - 19:18, 25 November 2023
- quot; refers to both the geographic origin of these systems, which form almost ... storm surge. They develop over large bodies of warm water, and lose their ...68 KB (9,719 words) - 18:20, 2 May 2023
- Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... In aquatic environments, enhanced growth of choking aquatic vegetation ...22 KB (3,105 words) - 06:56, 12 September 2023
- elastic, water-resistant, natural material of commercial importance and for ... in colloquial speech, is the outermost layer of a woody stem, derived from ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:36, 23 May 2020
- Willow is the common name for any of the deciduous trees and shrubs ... There are about 400 species of willow. Willows are found primarily ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 21:53, 25 November 2022
- Pistachio is a common name for a small, deciduous tree, Pistacia vera ... and appreciated for centuries as the source of a nut with a pleasing, delicate ...15 KB (2,243 words) - 06:19, 24 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
- PNG|400px|right|thumb|Hypothesized map of human migration based on Mitochondrial ... prehistory and human history. The movement of populations in modern times ...28 KB (4,050 words) - 16:22, 23 December 2022
- ) is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China ... on the island. The People's Republic of China government claims Hainan ...25 KB (3,616 words) - 16:53, 21 January 2024
- danse 1874.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An artifact of "high culture": a ... or to honor), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic ...40 KB (5,823 words) - 13:34, 4 July 2023
- important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well. that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally ...37 KB (5,657 words) - 17:50, 25 January 2023
- is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible ... Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from ...46 KB (6,635 words) - 22:34, 28 January 2024
- [[Image:Costumes of Slaves or Serfs from the Sixth to the Twelfth ... Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism ...31 KB (4,884 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- Typhus the name of any one of several similar diseases caused by particular ... The four main types of typhus are epidemic typhus (caused by Rickettsia ...23 KB (3,359 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- The Sun is the star at the center of the Earth's solar system ... About 74 percent of the Sun's mass is hydrogen, 25 percent is ...52 KB (7,953 words) - 22:23, 26 February 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province of the People's ... refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...23 KB (3,285 words) - 13:15, 27 January 2023
- ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other ... term has been understood to refer to a place of mistreatment, starvation, forced ...40 KB (5,981 words) - 02:41, 8 January 2024
- The kingdom of Ayutthaya ( อยุธยา I (Uthong) founded Ayutthaya as the capital of his kingdom in 1350 and absorbed ...29 KB (4,487 words) - 06:07, 10 January 2023
- The geological history of Earth began 4.567 billion years ago, when ... Some of this object's mass merged with the Earth and a portion ...37 KB (5,215 words) - 06:53, 18 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
- who practices medicine with the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or ... Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself ...29 KB (3,911 words) - 19:59, 15 May 2020
- ) is a major subarctic, geographic region of the earth's surface ... The Taiga is an important ecosystem for the health and stability of ...16 KB (2,478 words) - 03:48, 27 February 2023
- Modern China: A Guide to a Century of Change. (Harvard University ... United Front in 1936 to resist the invasion of Manchuria by Japan. After Japan ...40 KB (5,930 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- Rabbit is the common name for small mammals in the family Leporidae ... is used as a collective term for all members of the Leporidae family, including ...28 KB (4,391 words) - 16:17, 7 December 2022
- Canadian Rockies, the park is 80 miles west of Calgary in the province of ... As Banff is one of the world's most visited national parks, the ...34 KB (5,022 words) - 03:27, 17 September 2023
- == Evolution of the glyph == Image:Evolution4glyph.png Indians would add a horizontal line on top of the numeral, and the Kshatrapa ...24 KB (3,319 words) - 06:45, 13 June 2023
- The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa, ... installed a multiparty democracy. Most of the people live by subsistence ...23 KB (3,242 words) - 10:56, 9 March 2023
- The date commonly given for the start of the war is September 1, 1939 ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- around fourth century B.C.E. in the basins of the Liao and Taedong Rivers ... Dynasty, also romanized as Chosŏn. See also: Names of Korea. ...18 KB (2,662 words) - 09:14, 19 December 2022
- In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been ... Satellites are useful for a number of purposes. They are used for ...35 KB (4,993 words) - 00:11, 8 January 2024
- A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population ... and social development. In spite of the much greater technological ...36 KB (5,441 words) - 00:40, 25 March 2024
- an agreement officially entitled the Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany ... In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included ...51 KB (7,700 words) - 13:06, 10 March 2023
- 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
- politician and reformer, and a recent leader of the Communist Party of China ... and other mass political movements of the Mao era, Deng was the core ...39 KB (5,846 words) - 13:32, 28 January 2024
- Fleming were among the most beloved athletes of their respective generations ... Skating Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the European ...29 KB (4,650 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- also spelled "Djawa") is an island of Indonesia and the site of its ... Formed mostly as the result of volcanic events, Java is the 12th largest ...34 KB (5,087 words) - 01:03, 9 February 2023
- Ganesha is one of the most easily recognizable gods in the Hindu pantheon ... Widely worshiped among Hindus as the lord of beginnings, Ganesha is honored ...34 KB (5,402 words) - 04:23, 18 April 2024
- The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern ... As skilled Portuguese sailors explored the coasts and islands of East ...34 KB (5,157 words) - 00:26, 12 April 2023
- Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small country ... rocky soil limits agriculture, and much of the nation's funds come ...32 KB (4,757 words) - 16:28, 29 January 2024
- It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy ... For some Christians and Pagans the religious origins of the holiday ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- New Jersey is one of the Mid-Atlantic states located in the Northeastern ... seeking to control the two important cities of New York and Philadelphia crossed ...34 KB (4,973 words) - 09:22, 11 March 2023
- ) are a Turkic people of Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily ... The earliest use of the term "Uyghur" (Weihu), during the ...35 KB (5,059 words) - 20:30, 23 March 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
- A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally ... or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years ...28 KB (3,998 words) - 16:21, 17 January 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
- ; Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's ... its southern parts. Since the inception of economic reforms in 1978, Jiangsu ...28 KB (3,971 words) - 20:38, 3 April 2024
- ) is a province of China located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze ... Chongqing to the northwest. The capital city of the province is Changsha. ...18 KB (2,479 words) - 12:20, 4 February 2023
- The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...42 KB (6,144 words) - 08:27, 10 January 2024
- Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals and other geological ... healthier. Yet, these problems persist in regions of the world where regulations ...18 KB (2,752 words) - 18:50, 9 November 2022
- Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled ... The use of nuclear power has also engendered much debate. Critics ...49 KB (7,262 words) - 10:10, 11 March 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
- to 1975, which mapped only 40 to 45 percent of the planet's surface. field about 1 percent as strong as that of the Earth. Surface temperatures ...35 KB (5,451 words) - 16:12, 9 November 2022
- China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the ... The Yellow River is called the "Mother River of China" and ...20 KB (2,963 words) - 09:55, 23 May 2023
- The Baroque Churches of the Philippines refers to four Spanish-era ... the Portuguese, ventured over vast stretches of ocean to reach new countries ...20 KB (2,841 words) - 08:18, 20 September 2023
- 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
- Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ... exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came into contact with the ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
- is the largest extant species (Alces alces) of deer (family Cervidae) in the ... Moose add to the wonder of nature for humans, with these giant animals ...18 KB (2,884 words) - 13:14, 10 March 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
- 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
- This article is about the form of dwelling {{multiple image|perrow ... a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or ...27 KB (3,923 words) - 00:12, 4 February 2024
- At the Fifteenth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet ... To oversee the radical transformation of the Soviet Union, the party ...33 KB (4,974 words) - 12:47, 1 February 2024
- Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before ... A divorce must be certified by a court of law, as a legal action is ...63 KB (9,390 words) - 15:32, 29 January 2024
- Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest ... among different ethnic groups has been part of the country's history ...42 KB (5,904 words) - 22:53, 20 November 2023
- (the energy that determines the temperature of matter) generated and stored ... In terms of alternative energy, geothermal energy is the energy that ...43 KB (6,456 words) - 20:26, 13 December 2023
- Banana is the common name for any of the very large, tree-like, herbaceous ... and to a lesser extent for the production of fiber and as ornamental plants ...28 KB (4,308 words) - 04:25, 11 January 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
- Sea turtle (or seaturtle) is the common name for any of the large ... the ecosystem. They are a significant part of food chains, both in the ocean ...29 KB (4,504 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2023
- preceded the Ming dynasty in the historiography of China. khakhan title and saw themselves as emperor of China, as the Yuan dynasty ...21 KB (3,202 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- 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
- record eclipses and novae. Detailed records of astronomical observations were ... Astronomy had a specific role in the governing itself of the ancient ...30 KB (4,747 words) - 17:00, 10 December 2023
