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- Welcome to the [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ New World Encyclopedia ... that leads to human happiness, well-being, and world peace. ...1 KB (162 words) - 15:02, 27 June 2021
- some of the great cultural high points in world history. ... During the Imperial era of Russian history, St. Petersburg was the ...6 KB (876 words) - 07:17, 17 November 2023
- some are independent museums. The Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley ... in Munich. Others, such as the Computer History Museum in Mountain View ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995. ... * Lee, Gil-sang. 2006. Exploring Korean history through world heritage ...6 KB (909 words) - 00:56, 4 August 2022
- In July 2004, UNESCO awarded the site World Heritage Site status, the ... Complex of Goguryeo Tombs inscribed on the World Heritage Sites List contains ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 00:21, 8 January 2024
- The Circus World Museum is a large museum complex in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in the U.S., devoted to circus-related history in America. The museum ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- the Kara-Khitan Khanate, disappearing from history after falling to the Mongols. ... simply as Khitay or Khitai. The Muslim world began referring Khitan as ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 02:50, 5 October 2022
- * Mickler, Michael L. 40 Years in America: An Intimate History of ... * Wilson, Andrew (ed.). How Can the Religions of the World Be Unified ...1 KB (153 words) - 23:44, 2 November 2022
- royal architecture and landscaping in the world, demonstrated by UNESCO& ... The palace suffered damage throughout its history, but the rebuilders have ...8 KB (1,063 words) - 01:18, 4 December 2023
- == History == Korean Buddhist scholars first carved the Tripitaka Koreana ... Koreana, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as ...7 KB (985 words) - 17:42, 2 May 2023
- pioneering the idea that in today's world a think tank whose mission ... think-tank involving people from around the world in the effort to promote ...7 KB (1,074 words) - 00:34, 29 November 2023
- * Tyrrell, Ian R. Woman's world/Woman's empire: the Woman ... E. Willard, 1855-96. Women in American history. Urbana: University of Illinois ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 23:22, 17 May 2023
- == Etymology and History == The name barite is derived from the Greek ... to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best Specimens, with ...4 KB (639 words) - 08:06, 20 September 2023
- the Ajivikas since their scriptures and history have not been directly preserved ... thirteenth century, but by this point in history the term Ajivika may have ...6 KB (943 words) - 05:13, 30 April 2021
- of British society to itself and to the world. Using the vehicle of humor ... punch.co.uk/cartoonhistory03.html |title= History of the Cartoon |accessdate ...8 KB (1,281 words) - 23:46, 2 December 2022
- “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 (1,804 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- circle. During different stages in Korean history leading up to the to the ... == History == Pak Chung-bin (1891-1943; Great Master Sotaesan) attained ...8 KB (1,141 words) - 14:59, 17 April 2023
- unearthed in China, these were lost during World War II. Subsequent inferences ... coincide with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. ...8 KB (1,212 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- it is one of the largest peninsulas in the world. Its shape has also been ... ranges. It is claimed that here are the world's highest density of ...9 KB (1,374 words) - 02:34, 5 October 2022
- Israel and the Jewish diaspora around the world. It maintains an online edition ... to important events in the paper's history. On February 1, 1948, the ...8 KB (1,170 words) - 02:34, 1 August 2022
- known for its reference works like the world famous Funk & Wagnalls ... Holdings, Inc.; and in 1993 it acquired The World Almanac and related properties ...7 KB (985 words) - 05:46, 15 June 2023
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
