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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
