An earthquake is a trembling movement of the earth's crust. These tremors are generally caused by shifts of the plates that make up the earth's surface. The movements…
WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT MONGOL ARMIES? WHO WANTED TO RULE THE WORLD? BIOGRAPHY: GENGHIS KHAN r. 1206–1227 FIND OUT MOREThe Mongols were nomadic tribes from the steppes, or grasslands, of central…
HOW DID GANDHI FIGHT FOR FREEDOM? WHEN DID JAPAN BECOME POWERFUL? FIND OUT MOREThe first half of the 20th century saw Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands being challenged by the peoples they…
(Encyclopedia) LehLehlā [key], town (2011 pop. 30,870), Ladakh, E Kashmir, N India. It is the headquarters of Ladakh union territory and of the Leh district in Indian-controlled Kashmir. It lies at…
(Encyclopedia) YaluYaluyäˈl&oomacr;ˈ [key], Korean Amnok, river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts. in Jilin prov., NE China, and flowing SW to the Bay of Korea at Dandong; forms…
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Mountains, lakes, forests, and valleys– the world is wide and has many incredible sights to offer anyone who is curious about nature. And on top of a variety of natural wonders,…
first Chinese emperorBorn: 260 B.C.Birthplace: ? Shi Huangdi (also written Huang-ti) means “first emperor.” Only 13 years old when warlords placed him on the throne of a warring Chinese state, Shi…
explorerBorn: c. 1371Birthplace: China An admiral in the Imperial Chinese navy, Zheng He made seven voyages to Southeast Asia, India, and Africa to explore and trade. In 1405 Zheng made his first…
1950-53U.S. troops engaged: 5,720,000American battle deaths: 33,741North Korea's Communist forces fought against South Korea's non-Communist forces supported by U.N. forces, principally made up of…
(Encyclopedia) Buck, Pearl SydenstrickerBuck, Pearl Sydenstrickersīˈdənstrĭkˌər [key], 1892–1973, American author, b. Hillsboro, W.Va., grad. Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1914, the first American…
