(Encyclopedia) AristotleAristotleărˌĭstŏtˈəl [key], 384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Stagira. He is sometimes called the Stagirite.
After the decline of Rome, Aristotle's work was lost in the…
(Encyclopedia) JavaJavajäˈvə [key], island (1990 pop. 107,525,520), c.51,000 sq mi (132,090 sq km), Indonesia, S of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea, and SE of Sumatra across Sunda…
(Encyclopedia) TatarsTatarstäˈtərz [key] or TartarsTatarstärˈtərz [key], Turkic-speaking peoples living primarily in Russia, Crimea, and Uzbekistan. They number about 10 million and are largely Sunni…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mozambican Relations PEOPLEMozambique's major ethnic groups…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Tanzanian Relations PEOPLE Northern Tanganyika's famed Olduvai Gorge has…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy PEOPLEUnlike other people of the Arabian Peninsula who have historically been nomads…
(Encyclopedia) Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores…
(Encyclopedia) Persian literature, literary writings in the Persian language, nearly all of it written in the area traditionally known as Persia, now Iran.
The 15th cent. period of the second…
Do you know what the smallest countries in the world are? While you may have a few guesses, you may be surprised at the facts when you’re looking at these countries from the standpoints of population…
