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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 ...

during the period following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, when Korea ... in Haeju, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea). Born during the ...

, also known as Jodo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism, derived ... Shinran, were exiled to other regions of Japan away from Honen. ...

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 ...

Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has ... starting date varies within different regions of Japan. In modern Japan, it ...

- 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 ...

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 ...

The terms gyopo or dongpo in Korean refer to persons of Korean ethnic ... empires, Korea's history has been one of constantly fluctuating borders ...

Spruce is the common name for any of the various coniferous evergreen ... Spruce trees provide a number of important values for human beings ...

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 ...

indigenous to Hokkaidō, northern Honshū (Japan), the Kuril Islands, much ... and autonomy of the different regions of Japan. During the Meiji period ...

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 ...

and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...

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 ...

Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that ... that occur during the birth and death of stars, as well as to observe ...

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the Convolvulaceae ... value for humans. Physically, they are one of the most nutritional vegetables ...

Forsythia is the genus and common name for a taxon of deciduous shrubs ... Forsythia comprise a small genus of about 11 species, mostly native ...

designed for the observation and study of objects and phenomena in outer ... are hampered by the filtering and distortion of electromagnetic radiation by ...

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 ...

[[File:KarlHaushofer.jpg|thumb|300px|Portrait of Karl Haushofer, circa ... who developed the German concept of Geopolitik. An army officer ...

Subaru (スバル) is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese ... opposed boxer engines used in most of their vehicles. In 1996, the ...

later use. Mochi is used to make a variety of traditional Japanese sweets ... In Japan, mochi is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki ...

during snowy, winter conditions. This member of the mammal family Mustelidae ... The white fur also is known as "ermine," and even in regions ...

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 ...

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...

tower with multiple eaves, common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, and ... The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking ...

Shonin (1173-1263), himself a disciple of Honen (1133-1212). Both Shinran ... In contemporary times, Jodo Shinshu is one of the most widely followed ...

Japan's justification for abducting Korean, Chinese, and Southeast ... Some Japanese historians, using the diaries and testimony of military ...

where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known ... The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy ...

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 ...

or guardian, for the care and support of children of a relationship ... is that children are the responsibility of their parents, even when the ...

- 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 ...

paper") is the Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of ... Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can ...

日本酒, "Japanese alcohol") in Japan, though in the right context ... to different beverages in different regions of Japan. In Southern Kyūshū ...

Aspens are trees of the willow family (Salicaceae) and comprise one ... and commercial value for producing a variety of products for humans, including ...

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 ...

An open air museum is a distinct type of museum that exhibits its ... American models focus on representations of daily life, which should properly ...

Oceania is a geographical (and geopolitical) region consisting of ... Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

institution; similar institutions in other regions are known as "junior ... four-year programs. However, the advent of community colleges undeniably ...

The Sea of Okhotsk (Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре; English ... miles (1,583,000 sq km)—is considered one of the richest north temperate ...

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 ...

explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions ... economic growth and emergence as centers of technological innovation, and ...

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 ...

Buddhism connect back to the central roots of Buddhism, the original followers ... and Bhikkuni also stand in a position of leadership to the Buddhist ...

: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 ...

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 ...

Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...

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 ...

and fiddler, who was known as the "King of the Hillbillies," the ... Acuff was born in Maynardville, Tennessee, the third of five children ...

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 ...

, 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 ...

; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...

rural area. It usually has a broad selection of merchandise in a relatively ... The general store was dominated and pushed out by the competition ...

) is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period of ... and the editing, revising, and collating of them was organized under official ...

but most often middle schools consist of sixth, seventh, and eighth ... rise and the social and biological changes of puberty affect the students ...

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 ...

Salamander is the common term for any member of the order Caudata ... rough-skinned species exist. The moist skin of the amphibians adapts them ...

This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... * Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of: ...

Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of ... Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic and Operation ...

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 ...

began in London, England, with the founding of Toynbee Hall, emerged from ... The settlement movement began in 1884, with the founding of London’s ...

The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...

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 ...

Lily is the common name for any of the herbaceous flowering plants ... While members of the genus Lilium are the "true lilies," ...

Kamakura (Japanese: 鎌倉市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa ... Kamakura remained a religious destination for pilgrimages because ...

or "potted plant") is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of ... Penzai (盆栽; pun-sai), the practice of cultivating single specimen ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea ... defined as Melanesia. With a land area of 452,860 square kilometers, ...

Bell pepper is the common name for a cultivar group of the species ... With their beautifully shaped form and vividly colored exterior of ...

Southeast Asia, sometimes abbreviated to SEA, is a subregion of Asia ... The maritime region consists of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia ...

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 ...

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 ...

been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... regulations have resulted in movement of the industry to developing regions. ...

Dutch) chartered by the States-General of the Netherlands to expand trade ... its possessions and the debt being taken over by the government of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) of 2005, designates a major earthquake ... and cooperated in relief efforts. Instead of armies braving the harsh and ...

traditional societies in certain regions of the world, particularly ... rulings against it, is the existence of an "outcaste" group ...

Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, "People" + Mapu, "of the ... so, they reorganized their traditional way of life, gathering together previously ...

Maine and Vermont were considered part of other colonies at the time ... freedom. Massachusetts was also one of the key colonies in the events ...

in the late nineteenth century as part of the Hohenzollern dynasty's ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...

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 ...

Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...

), were an essential part of the Chinese government administration ... == History of Imperial Examinations == [[Image:Palastexamen-SongDynastie ...

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 ...

lit. “capital capital,” or “capital of capitals") was the Imperial ... Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of Japan, and is home ...

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 ...

landscape shaped by the dissolution of a soluble layer or layers of ... and where the first scientific research of a karst topography was made ...

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 ...

Dobsonfly is the common name for any of the insects comprising the ... The dobsonflies include some of the largest and most impressive of ...

small invertebrates are important members of the zooplankton, particularly ... As this taxonomic group advances in its individual need of growth ...

) 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 ...

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. ...

Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is a Melanesian island ... Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands, two of which—Matthew and ...

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 ...

) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in ... Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities ...

The mantle is a particular type of layer within an astronomical body ... Past episodes of melting and volcanism at the shallower levels of ...

and Parastacidae, resembling small versions of the marine lobsters, to which ... are a popular food for people in various regions of the world. ...

Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures ... ==Meaning of the term== Orientalism derives from a Latin word oriens ...

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...

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 ...

[[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 ...

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 ...

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...

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 ...

(FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...

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 ...

| founder = 17 members of the Religious Society of Friends ... The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society ...

– 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 ...

Cycads (division Cycadophyta) are an ancient group of seed plants ... produce seeds that grow naked on the scales of a cone-like structure rather ...

international operations with hundreds of airplanes offering many services ... The setting up of airline services is among the most important developments ...

Clupea harengusThe most abundant species of fish in the world. ... life, and limbs—if present—in the form of fins. Poikilothermic refers ...

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 ...

; also romanized as Nei Mongol) is a Mongol autonomous region of the ... The official languages of Inner Mongolia are Standard Mandarin and ...

National Park (RCNP)" ), covers an area of 932 km², constituting the ... The Royal Chitwan National Park is the best example of a pristine ...

Eggplant is the common name for a perennial plant, Solanum melongena ... A variety of eggplant that is particularly prized in some regions ...

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 ...

) were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria (Northeast ... among the Jurchens, and began a process of sinicization which ultimately ...

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 ...

oral route, which incorporates ingestion of food or water contaminated ... There is a significant element of personal and social responsibility ...

A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education and ... may specialize in more practical areas of study, such as technology, ...

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 ...

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 ...

carnivorous mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family, typically ... Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species ...

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 ...

The Apatani or simply Tanii, designate a tribal group of approximately ... protect their traditional ways in the face of modernization. Reciting their ...

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. Seven areas ... Europe, although it can also mean Asia when said in Japan. ...

existed from approximately 1270 (beginning of Solomonid Dynasty) until 1974 ... In the twentieth century, the last emperor of Ethiopia took on special ...

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 ...

2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and series of catastrophic tsunamis ...

death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used ... to the crematorium. In some regions of Japan, the coffin is nailed ...

Larch is the common name for any of the deciduous coniferous trees ... Larches are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere ...

typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Hui form the third ... dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most common meat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

as art. Every culture since the beginning of human existence has sculpted ... As intelligence develops the human ability to use the materials of ...

The Tatars are people of Turkic origin living mainly in Russia but ... in 1783. Some Crimean Tatars were accused of collaboration with Nazi Germany ...

Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...

The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards ... Korea's economy had developed into one of the strongest in the world ...

Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially日本国, Nihon-koku or ... While there exist eight commonly defined regions of Japan, administratively ...

or other aquatic organisms. The activity of catching the aquatic species ... The focus of a fishery may be fish, but the definition is expanded ...

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 ...

The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the combination ... States government (especially the Department of Defense). Such collusion includes ...

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...

#039;ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic ... Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected ...

The Treaty of Nanking (Nánjīng Tiáoyuē) is the agreement which ... The establishment of Hong Kong and of other Treaty Port settlements ...

Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... Most freshwater mussels require a host during one stage of the life ...

luxurious textiles. Silk is mostly composed of the insoluble protein fibroin ... important silk is obtained from the cocoons of the the domesticated moth Bombyx ...

:For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...

or public even if the consequences of that activity are not conclusively ... appropriate precautions even in the absence of scientific consensus that the ...

Asparagus is the name a genus of plants within the flowering plant ... As a vegetable, the tender, succulent shoots of asparagus not only ...

Bamboo comprises more than 1200 species of usually woody, perennial ... tall, with some members reaching heights of up to 30 meters (98 feet). ...

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 ...

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ... Philippine culture has many affinities with the West: It is one of ...

Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus—to adjure) is the practice ... The concept of possession by evil spirits and the practice of exorcism ...

[[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 ...

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 ...

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the country's second ... area extends well beyond the boundaries of a single local authority. Greater ...

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 ...

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 ...

Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...

Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated ... Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. ...

to guide young people through the process of finding the right person to ... which involves the parents in a process of selecting marriage partners ...

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. Natural satellites ... surface reaches Earth in 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light). ...

Boar, or wild boar, is an omnivorous, gregarious mammal, Sus scrofa ... The boar is native across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... In aquatic environments, enhanced growth of choking aquatic vegetation ...

elastic, water-resistant, natural material of commercial importance and for ... in colloquial speech, is the outermost layer of a woody stem, derived from ...

Willow is the common name for any of the deciduous trees and shrubs ... There are about 400 species of willow. Willows are found primarily ...

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 ...

Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is China ... and parking lots for automobiles, north of the foreign concessions. During ...

PNG|400px|right|thumb|Hypothesized map of human migration based on Mitochondrial ... prehistory and human history. The movement of populations in modern times ...

) is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China ... on the island. The People's Republic of China government claims Hainan ...

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important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well. that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally ...

is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible ... Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from ...

[[Image:Costumes of Slaves or Serfs from the Sixth to the Twelfth ... Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism ...

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 ...

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 ...

; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province of the People's ... refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...

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 ...

The kingdom of Ayutthaya ( อยุธยา I (Uthong) founded Ayutthaya as the capital of his kingdom in 1350 and absorbed ...

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 ...

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... Archaeologists place the first arrival of humans on the island to ...

who practices medicine with the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or ... Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself ...

) is a major subarctic, geographic region of the earth's surface ... The Taiga is an important ecosystem for the health and stability of ...

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 ...

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...

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 ...

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 ...

== Evolution of the glyph == Image:Evolution4glyph.png Indians would add a horizontal line on top of the numeral, and the Kshatrapa ...

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa, ... installed a multiparty democracy. Most of the people live by subsistence ...

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 ...

The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...

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. ...

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 ...

A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population ... and social development. In spite of the much greater technological ...

an agreement officially entitled the Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany ... In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included ...

festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional ... ) and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. Observances traditionally ...

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 ...

Fleming were among the most beloved athletes of their respective generations ... Skating Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the European ...

public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern ... As skilled Portuguese sailors explored the coasts and islands of East ...

Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small country ... rocky soil limits agriculture, and much of the nation's funds come ...

It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy ... For some Christians and Pagans the religious origins of the holiday ...

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 ...

) are a Turkic people of Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily ... The earliest use of the term "Uyghur" (Weihu), during the ...

; 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

; Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's ... its southern parts. Since the inception of economic reforms in 1978, Jiangsu ...

) 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. ...

The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals and other geological ... healthier. Yet, these problems persist in regions of the world where regulations ...

Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled ... The use of nuclear power has also engendered much debate. Critics ...

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 ...

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 ...

China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the ... The Yellow River is called the "Mother River of China" and ...

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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 ...

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