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dedicated to the memorial services in honor of the Joseon dynasty kings and ... Korean kings and queens, the excellent state of preservation of the shire complex ...

Geom-mu refers to a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea. Korean ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...

#039;s university in central Seoul, South Korea. One of the city's largest ... they had received an invitation to come to Korea as teachers, not missionaries ...

Gagaku (literally "elegant music") is a type of Japanese ... and gagaku was performed in the homes of the aristocracy, but rarely ...

tournament held every two years in South Korea. The eight-team event, began ... by Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church, who ...

Yejong of Goryeo (1079 - 1122) was the 16th emperor of the Korean ... King Yejong was a great patron of Daoism, preferring its precepts ...

quot; in Japanese) (617 – 686), was one of the leading philosophers, writers ... With his life spanning the end of the Three Kingdoms period and the ...

archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major ... respect to their ancestors and share a feast of Korean traditional food such ...

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 ...

research university in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1946. SNU, the ... Seoul National University's history presents a cross-section ...

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

South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...

American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to ... to have been the author of the phrase "Information Superhighway ...

commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...

in addition to their birth name. In the case of Jeon Yak-yong, he received ... As professor Michael Kalton said that it is not only the volume of ...

Korean) were a well-educated scholarly class of male Confucian scholars who ... The yangban tradition of a close network based on education, teachers ...

The Progressive Movement in Korea began in 1873, just prior to the ... Korea has sometimes been described as a shrimp between two whales ...

::This article is about the traditional culture of Korea. For the ... The traditional culture of Korea has its mythical beginnings 5000 ...

Bribery is a crime involving a sum of money or an item given in order ... offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence ...

/) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ... The university formally established in January, 1957 through the union ...

denotes Russians citizens and/or residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin ... The Sakhalin Koreans experienced slaughter at the hands of the Russians ...

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

is held vertically like a recorder, instead of transversely like the Western ... the shakuhachi was used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism ...

instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings, usually ... as a solo instrument as well as being part of a larger section or entity ...

One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ... The New York City Ballet was the brain-child of Lincoln Kirstein, ...

the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums ... in recent years as the central instrument of large drum ensembles called ...

from there along the Silk Road to China, Korea and Japan. The technique ... confused with Canton enamel, a similar type of enamel work that is painted ...

Liturgical music is a form of music originating as a part of religious ... The qualities that create the distinctive character of liturgical ...

Teriyaki (照り焼き, テリヤキ) is a method of Japanese cooking ... Most of the well-known dishes of modern Japanese cuisine appeared ...

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

August 660 C.E.), a kingdom in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula originally ... Onjo of Baekje, the son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong, founded ...

The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated ... Aztec and Mesoamerican roots. The Day of the Dead is widely observed ...

Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans ... influenced by Chinese art and the exchange of cultural influences between ...

A still life is a work of art depicting inanimate subject matter, ... Traditionally, some of the objects in a still life were likely to ...

on Easter Sunday, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... Overcoming the odds of poverty, racism and the loss of her father ...

The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...

today for his long and successful tenure as music director of the Cleveland ... The primary aspect of the art of conducting can be said to be bringing ...

Chopsticks are a pair of small even-length tapered sticks used as ... The widespread use in Asian restaurants of disposable chopsticks made ...

involve movements that are a combination of difficult feats of balance ... flips, and other tricks to entertain large groups of people. ...

("one-pot") style. It consists of thinly-sliced beef, tofu, ito ... Generally sukiyaki is a dish for the colder days of the year and it ...

was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Two of the themes that dominate his ... Jews had grown disillusioned as a result of the failed messianism of the ...

Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by ... The development of Korean Literature is quite unique due to the creation ...

Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style of realistic ... What began as an attempt to depict a new kind of art later became ...

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

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

for people to gather for the purpose of drinking tea, often combined ... The form of a tea house or room varies considerably, just as the occasions ...

Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has ... The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date ...

1911 until his death in 1950. He was one of the most popular entertainers ... Jolson is best known today for his appearance in one of the first ...

Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces ... theories hold that they may have been a way of transmitting information, while ...

by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...

The harmonica's first large-scale success came at the hands of ... The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ...

from Akkord—"musical chord, concord of sounds") ... are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven ...

Historically, Japan experienced periods of intense cultural and political ... While Western philosophy is closely related to conceptual components ...

28, 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.) is one of the world's foremost exemplary ... Confucius taught personal and public morality, correctness of social ...

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...

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

techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions; ... In ballet, the expressive, disciplined movement of the human body ...

Sima Qian (c. 145 B.C.E. – 90 B.C.E.) was a prefect of the Grand ... Sima Qian’s style of writing was easy to read, full of humor and ...

occur when different individuals or groups of people meet and exchange aspects ... Probably one of the first academic accounts of the process of acculturation ...

Crown twice. He had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and ... . He has the highest career batting average of anyone with 500 or more home ...

represent its content or origins. The act of creating a counterfeit is called ... This is especially true of digital recordings of music and movies ...

is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely ... on artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the ...

Eastern) dragon. Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative ... dragon is benevolent and powerful, bringer of good fortune. Its image was ...

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

North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...

Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...

end. Therefore history is not a series of accidents or merely the story ... ==The Goal of History== The goal of history is restoration or "re ...

and athletic ability and the ability of the racer to manage pain. Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Russia, Sweden, the Czech ...

Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea ... over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World ...

Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...

Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled ... became unpopular. However, the value of on the job training and practical ...

Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island ...

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...

as a score—that is based on accomplishment of tasks set within the game. ... However, with the popular use of the term "video game," ...

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Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken;Okinawan: Uchinā) is one ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...

Online shopping is the process of researching and purchasing products ... ” and pays with a credit card or some form of electronic payment. The products ...

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...

New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...

Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. ... The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation ...

seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (中華絃樂噐 ... While certain rules of acoustics were followed in the construction ...

; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ... Age" in contrast to the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and World ...

was an American-born French entertainer, and international star of ... 3, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carrie McDonald. Her father ...

Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisureCategory:Performing arts ... Lion dance (s=舞狮|t=舞獅|p=wǔshī) is a form of traditional ...

later use. Mochi is used to make a variety of traditional Japanese sweets ... called kagami mochi (mirror mochi), formed of two spheres of mochi, one on ...

participants disrobe and sit in temperatures of over 176°F/80°C . This induces ... wood smoke aroma still lingered and was part of the cleansing ritual. This ...

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 ...

meaning “to serve”; a samurai is the retainer of a lord. spiritual ethos. Almost all the key leaders of the Meiji Restoration were ...

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 ...

island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the most populous ... from the United Kingdom after decades of colonial rule. Nigeria re-achieved ...

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is an emirate in the Middle ... long, and is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut in the United States. ...

Tibetan art, or “Himalayan art,” refers to the art of Tibet and ... Tibetan visual art consists primarily of murals, thangka (painted religious ...

"Kan-Yu" which means 'The Law of Heaven and Earth.’ ... Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement ...

scientist, astronomer, and mathematician of the Ming Dynasty. Born in Shanghai ... texts, including the first six chapters of Euclid’s Elements, into Chinese ...

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

Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...

Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... world not holding elections. A long period of political stability has been ...

The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... and nineteenth centuries as well as a base of British economic exploitation ...

Raku (樂) or Rakuyaki (樂焼き) is a form of Japanese pottery characterized ... tea ceremony influenced the artistic style of Raku potters in Japan. For ...

she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...

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 ...

some Christians, that claims that at the end of time when Jesus Christ returns ... millennial kingdom to take over rulership of the world for a thousand years ...

Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of ... financial, and political center of Colombia. As with many large ...

== Evolution of the glyph == J upside down. The main contribution of the western Ghubar Arabs was ...

writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American ... have a long history and that not all of that history is lost, as many ...

Physical fitness is used in the context of two meanings: General fitness ... Physical fitness is the capacity of the heart, blood vessels, lungs ...

In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include ... countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and ...

instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck ... Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, the successor ... could have a profound impact on the future of Cambodia's economy. ...

The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...

Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet ... The great institution of classical dance was founded by Anna of Russia ...

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traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy (書聖). Wang ... is the most well-known and most-copied piece of Chinese calligraphy. It describes ...

Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of ... Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed ...

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British ...

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 ...

) for short, is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. Bangkok ... Bangkok has one of the fastest rates in the world for construction ...

and They Were Expendable, some adaptations of such classic twentieth century ... Ford was a key figure in the creation of the iconic style of the classic ...

the United States. In 2007, the population of the city proper was estimated ... and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. ...

embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant ... go much further back into history. A version of it is told in many cultures ...

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 ...

Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ... on intermittent exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came into contact ...

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

Considered one of the original "Cradle of Civilization" ... Because of its strategic geographic location, Syria has historically ...

30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana ... An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most ...

located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...

It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly-landlocked ... Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) ...

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 ...

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

The State of Kuwait ( الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf ...

Anarchist communism advocates the abolition of the state, private ... communism, advocates the abolition of government, which it refers ...

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 ...

and white stones on the vacant intersections of a 19×19 rectilinear grid. ... Originally played in China, Korea and Japan, the game began to gain ...

Incense is a material composed of aromatic organic materials that ... Incense is available in various forms and degrees of processing. Depending ...

The Republic of Iraq, commonly known as Iraq, is a Middle Eastern ... to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km ...

Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons ... Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching ...

film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took ... secure Hollywood's position as one of the world's most powerful ...

The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the twentieth century saw two ...

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 ...

in Central Asia that until 1991, was part of the Soviet Union as the Turkmen ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...

, is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... It is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures ...

Haiku (俳句) is a mode of Japanese poetry initiated through a late ... The Hokku of early Japanese poets like Matsuo Basho and Ueshima Onitsura ...

bend in each arm. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates ... Though once commonly used all over much of the world without stigma ...

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...

public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department ... successful, while it was forced to pull out of Germany and South Korea when ...

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 ...

; 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 ...

Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The United Mexican ... 14th largest in the world. With a population of almost 109 million, it is the ...

Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest ... in a little over 30 years, from a collection of poor desert-coast sheikdoms ...

baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York ... third all time home run hitter at the time of his retirement, and currently ...

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...

, romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral ...

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds ...

) are one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary ... used in the People's Republic of China on Mainland China, Singapore ...

Chinese ceramics or Chinese porcelain is a form of fine art developed ... The first types of pottery were made about 11,000 years ago, during ...

power to become the absolute ruler of the Soviet Union between 1928 ... superpower and did not see the elimination of millions of lives as an impediment ...

Iran (ايران, Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ... The history of Iran covers over four thousand years. Throughout history ...

Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology ... John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation. Reformed ...

Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, "S.J.," "S ... the "Black Pope" after the color of the Jesuit habit) has occasionally ...

Christmas or Christmas Day commemorates and celebrates the birth of ... It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass." The name ...

Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture had made ...

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...

who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing ... Witte served under the last two emperors of Russia, Alexander III ...

) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city ... Wuhan is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads ...

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

barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" ... the contained deflagration (rapid burning) of gunpowder; this was originally ...

Phoenix is the largest and most populous city in the state of Arizona ... Phoenix, incorporated in 1881, is located on the banks of what is ...

The United States of America—also referred to as the United States ... or (archaically) Columbia–is a federal republic of 50 states and ...

Ahmadābād), the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest ... Founded in 1411, the city served as the capital of the Sultanate of ...

A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or ... refer to a literary work, or a main division of such a work. In library and ...

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strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...

Decades after her death, she remains one of the twentieth century's ... early life as a foster child and ward of the state provided little nurturing ...

A novel is a longer work of narrative fiction compared to a novella ... for "new," "news," or "short story of something ...

Karachi (كراچى) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and ... A large influx of economic and political migrants and refugees from ...

is known as the "national pastime" of the United States, although ... The game also involves a unique combination of individual competitiveness ...

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks ... hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW). ...

was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World ... while in high school. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive ...

or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... The ancient Balts of this time actively participated in the trading ...

Landscape Painting in the American tradition, depicts the scenery ... In the woods, is perpetual Youth. The currents of the Universal Being ...

and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded ... The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional ...

Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue ... made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming ...

called the Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from ... The Edo period is known as the beginning of the early modern period ...

Fishing is the practice of catching wild fish for food, recreation ... activity that can enhance a personal sense of balance, strengthen intergenerational ...

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

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physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for ... Despite being diagnosed with a rare early-onset slow-progressing form ...

Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken ... Confucian preoccupation with hierarchy dictated the placement of rooms ...

on August 19, 1946), was the 42nd President of the United States, serving ... United States experienced the longest period of peacetime economic expansion ...

== History of high-definition television == Analog high-definition ... The term high definition once described a series of television systems ...

Philosophy is the systematic study of the foundations of human knowledge ... Traditionally at least, it is not the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s ...

revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...

Shogi (将棋 shōgi), or Japanese chess, is the most popular of a ... In 1612, the shogunate passed a law giving endowments to top players ...

that found its origins in the United States of America. In fact, worldwide ... The complete rules of volleyball are extensive, but in general, play ...

The land within the borders of today's Portuguese Republic has ... Asia and South America, Portugal was one of the world's major economic ...

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Reino de España (both bordering Morocco). It is the largest of the three sovereign nations ...

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Turkish: Operation Peace), launched ... Turkey invoked its role as a guarantor under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee ...

) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous ... Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers ...

Originally coined to criticize the actions of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy ... During this time many thousands of Americans were accused of being ...

Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict ... Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. ...

transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe). ... Socialist Republic (RSFSR), a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist ...