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	Ancient warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 4th century BC, the Macedonians under Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great successfully integrated horse-borne warriors and the mighty Greek infantry, creating a military force of unmatched power.
		The Second Punic War is famous for Hannibal's crossing of the Alps and was fought between 218 BC and 202 BC.
		The Third Punic War resulted in the destruction of Carthage and was fought between 149 BC and 146 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_warfare (3423 words)

	1700s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Cottinghan Descendants of Elisha Cottingham, Bibb County, AL 1700s.
		Burial Point Cemetery A genealogical source, containing the inscriptions of 38 headstones from 1700s to 1900s.
		Loghry Descendants of William Loughry who emigrated from Ireland in the 1700s; settled Pennsylvania, later moving to Steuben County, New York.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-1700s.html (332 words)

	MSN Encarta - Clothing
		A dress from about 3000 bc, excavated in ad 1912, was rediscovered in 1977 among a bunch of dirty linen rags in a museum in London, England.
		By 2800 bc the shenti was knee length; by the 1700s bc some shentis fell to the ankle.
		The kalasiris followed the outline of the body, but it was probably not as form-fitting and sheer as represented in art.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569657_3/Clothing.html (1231 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ancient warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was the culmination of King Darius I of Persias first major attempt to conquer the remainder of the Greeks and add them to the Persian Empire, thereby securing the weakest portion of his Western border.
		The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between the Greek city-states and Persia, fought in September, 480 BC in the straits between Piraeus and Salamis, a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, Greece.
		In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states, called the Delian League, fought the invading Persian army in a mountain pass.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ancient-warfare (8540 words)

	BC through 1700s Social Work Milestones
		B.C. In Babylonia, King Hammurabi issues his code of justice, which includes a requirement that the people help one another during times of hardship.
		B.C. Philanthropy, from the Greek word for "acts of love for humanity," is institutionalized in the Greek city–states.
		B.C. In China, the Analects of Confucius declare humans to be social beings bound to one another by Jen, a form of sympathy that is often expressed through helping those in need.
	www.naswdc.org /profession/centennial/milestones_1.htm (1538 words)

	MSN Encarta - Clothing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		By 3000 bc the Chinese had domesticated silkworms, feeding them mulberry leaves and unwinding their fresh cocoons to produce long strands of silk fiber.
		Silk cloth excavated from tombs dating from the 2nd century bc includes gauze (thin, loosely woven fabric), twill (fabric with a woven design of parallel diagonal ribs), damask (fabric woven with patterns on both sides), brocade (heavy fabric woven with an intricate raised design), and plain cloth embroidered with different stitches.
		Farm women in China of the period were expected to raise silkworms and produce silk as part of their regular household duties.
	encarta.msn-ppe.com /encyclopedia_761569657_2/Clothing.html (1017 words)

	The Dental HiWay: History: Historical Overview
		Later (500-300 BC), Hippocrates and Aristotle wrote of ointments and cautery with a red hot wire to treat diseases of the teeth and oral tissues.
		From the Middle Ages to the early 1700s much dental therapy was provided by so called "barber surgeons." These jacks-of-all-trades would not only extract teeth and perform minor surgery, but they also cut hair, applied leeches to let blood, and performed embalming.
		Dental practitioners migrated to the American colonies in the 1700s and devoted themselves primarily to the removal of diseased teeth and insertion of artificial dentures.
	www.sadanet.co.za /dhw/history/overview.html (895 words)

	Timeline of Slovene history - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Circa 1200 BC - The Veneti, the bearers of the Urnfield culture, come from the north and settle in the Alpine area of Slovenia, northern Italy, eastern Switzerland and Austria during the Late Bronze Age.
		Circa 1150 BC - The Veneti from Paflagonia[?], a region in today's northern Turkey on the Black Sea, continued East across Persia and Afghanistan after the defeat of Troy reach Punjab across the Khyber[?] mountain pass (1022 m).
		1100 BC - The new combined nation, known until today by the name of Aryans or Hindi, was able to penetrate towards East to the river valley of the Ganges and conquered the whole area up to the Himalayas.
	openproxy.ath.cx /ti/Timeline_of_Slovene_history.html (3888 words)

	Vestby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Son was, from the Renaissance until the 1700s, an important harbour.
		Archeological studies in Hølen has confirmed that the area has been populated since about 2400 BC.
		The municipality and town of Vestby are both named after the most important farm in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vestby (146 words)

	ytc_bc
		The University of Northern BC is perched atop Cranbrook Hill, its 750-acre campus offering a panoramic view of the city, Forests for the World Nature Park is located on the same grounds, which stands to reason, with forestry being the area's number one employer.
		BC Ferry trips are a popular way to see the north coast, from Queen Charlotte Islands to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island's northern tip.
		Main communities are Skidegate on Graham island, where the BC Ferries dock, and the towns of Massett and Port Clements on Massett Island.
	www.airhighways.com /ytc_bc.htm (2263 words)

	Ancient warfare -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In the Middle East, which was then dominated by the (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persian Empire, chariots had faded from importance.
		After (King of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)) Alexander the Great, Egypt was heavily hellenized and the main military force became the infantry (Any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes) phalanx.
		The Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek world and the (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persian Empire that started about 500 BC and lasted until 448 BC.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/An/Ancient_warfare.htm (4086 words)

	British Columbia
		Later BC was populated by gold seekers, lumberjacks and fishermen.
		The yearly precipitation of 150 inches sustains enormous tracts of Sitka spruce, hemlock and red cedar, which all account for a tenth of North America's standing timber.
		BC's largest city, Vancouver, is North America's gateway to Asia, and has absorbed thousands of ethnic Chinese from Hong Kong.
	www.unitednorthamerica.org /BC.htm (207 words)

	1L Student/Alumni Liaison Program - Boston College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		By the 1700s, mentor had become a common noun meaning “wise counselor.” Today we use the word to describe someone who dedicates his or her time and energy to help another through advice, training, and friendship.
		The BC Law Alumni Association’s 1L Mentor Program has become a tradition and is regarded by the students as an example of the special nature and spirit of Boston College Law School.
		For the alumni, the program provides avenues of revisiting their own experiences at BC Law.
	www.bc.edu /schools/law/alumni/association/mentorprog (493 words)

	QMSI -- The History of Writing
		Not until the late 1700s did scholars realize cuneiform was an actual writing system and began to decipher its hidden meaning.
		Phoenician script dates back to 11th century BC and continued to be found throughout the Mediterranean for another thousand years.
		The first, derived from the Phoenician script, began about the 9th century BC and was used in religious literature.
	www.quillandmouse.com /qm0798.htm (1161 words)

	Mindful-Things \| History of psychology
		460-379 BC Hippocrates believed the brain was involved in sensation and was as well the centre of intelligence.
		384-322 BC Aristotle believed the heart was the centre of intelligence and that the brain was a kind of radiator that cooled the blood that was overheated by a seething heart, which explained man's rational temperament.
		120-70 BC Asclepiades introduced humane treatment of the mentally deranged; some of those treatments were based on interpreting dreams.
	www.mindful-things.com /history_of_psych_home.html (3178 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Metropolitan Museum of Art
		Notable works include Assyrian reliefs from the palace of King Ashurnasirpal II at Calah (now Nimrud, Iraq), Sumerian sculpture, Anatolian ivories, Iranian bronzes, and Achaemenid and Sassanian works in silver and gold.
		Early in the 20th century the Met’s archaeological excavation program provided the museum with many fine examples of art from Egypt’s prehistoric period (before 3000 bc) to the 8th century ad.
		The collection is especially well endowed with art owned by Egyptian rulers during the Middle Kingdom (2040 to 1640 bc) and early New Kingdom (1550 to 1070 bc).
	encarta.msn.com /text_761560817___46/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.html (1234 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		See also: 1680s in architecture, other events of the 1690s, 1700s in architecture and the architecture timeline.
		Years: 1691 1692 1693 - 1694 - 1695 1696 1697 Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1694 in literature 1694 in science 1694 state leaders Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed.July 27 -..
		Years: 1693 1694 1695 - 1696 - 1697 1698 1699 Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1696 in literature 1696 in science 1696 state leaders The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the..
	www.alanaditescili.net /browse.php?title=1/16/169 (1786 words)

	Board Games Time Line
		Found in many Egyptian ruins -- four in Tutanchanun's tomb alone -- this seems to be a multi-piece racing game with movement controlled by dice, which have been found as far back as 6000 BC in Egyptian pyramids.
		Stone boards have been found in Egypt and it may be even older than this.
		The earliest mention appears in the Chinese Analects of Confucius (551-479 BC) and it may well be considerably older, although some of the legends claiming it invented by an emperor some four thousand years before present lack evidence.
	www.spotlightongames.com /list/timegame.html (581 words)

	Home page for the Special Collections Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The map collection includes a few maps from the 1700s as well as a larger number from the 1800 and 1900s.
		Locating Place Names of B.C. Gazetteers are geographical indexes that list settlement names, islands, mountains, creeks, lakes, rivers, etc. and provide brief verbal descriptions of feature locations, as well as exact topographical map references.
		Also, when a name is redolent of B.C. life, or carries with it an anecdote that the authors felt they did not want the reader to miss the name has been included.
	www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca /branches/LibrarySquare/spe/mapguide.html (1347 words)

	DOUKHOBOR HISTORY - DOUKHOBORS - COMMUNITIES IN B.C. - BC ARCHIVES TIME MACHINE
		DOUKHOBOR HISTORY - DOUKHOBORS - COMMUNITIES IN B.C. A Brief History of the Doukhobors in B.C. The origin of the Doukhobors dates back to the 1600s and 1700s in Russia, when a number of Christian religious sects began to form.
		Peace and respect was restored within the Doukhobor community, neighbouring communities and B.C. society in general.
		Many Doukhobors still live in the West Kootenay area, and continue to work in B.C. to protect and preserve their religion, language, and way of life.
	www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca /exhibits/timemach/galler02/frames/doukhist.htm (564 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1690s BC 1680s BC - 1670s BC - 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC Events and trends Egypt: Start of Fifteenth Dynasty Significant people..
		Years: 1669 1670 1671 - 1672 - 1673 1674 1675 Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1672 in literature 1672 in science Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is..
		Years: 1670 1671 1672 - 1673 - 1674 1675 1676 Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1673 in literature 1673 in science Events The English Test Act was passed.
	pardus.info /browse.php?title=1/16/167 (1765 words)

	History and Heritage of BC: Vancouver Island in the 1970s - BritishColumbia.com
		Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau shocks and delights Islanders with news of his marriage to BC girl Margaret Sinclair, almost 30 years his junior.
		Announcement of the new BC Day August holiday inspires mixed reaction; some would prefer the holiday to brighten up one of the dull days of winter.
		BC residents offered opportunity to invest in BC resources through purchase of BCRIC shares.
	www.sechelt.com /history/history1970s.html (246 words)

	Canadiana Costume Society of British Columbia and Western Canada
		The aim of the society is to both preserve and make accessible British Columbia's costume heritage through the collection, conservation, research, display and interpretation of dress for the purposes of education and enjoyment.
		Members meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at a location in Burnaby, BC to share current costume news, view recent donations, discuss fund raising ideas, etc. During the week, members may be involved in activities such as cataloguing and preservation of the Society's collection, and the creation of exhibits.
		Though the bulk of the collection ranges in date from the 1880s to the 1980s, we do have a few rarer pieces dating from the late 1700s and early 1800s.
	www.vcn.bc.ca /ccs (233 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The dish was first prepared as early as the 1700s and was simply called fried potatoes.
		In the 1700s, British sailors took it from Singapore to England.
		When Alexander the Great went to India during his world conquests around 328 BC, he found five types of salt: sea salt, rock salt, red salt, fl salt, and earth salt.
	csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/05/02/p18s1.htm (800 words)

	Iraq Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		539 BC Mesopotamia was conquered by the Persians.
		331 BC Alexander the Great took the area from the Persians.
		1700s The Ottoman's power in Mesopotamia began to decline.
	www.worldhistory.com /iraq.htm (1427 words)

	query page
		He is not in BC Vital Records for Oct. 31, 1866, the date written in old family bible.
		She died in Ladner, B.C. of cancer of the throat in 1910.
		In New Westminster, BC in 1954 and Mabel, Mar 2, 1973 in Coquitlam, BC.
	www.bcgs.bc.ca /querypag.htm (11157 words)

	BCSA: Breed Study Guide
		In 116 a Roman named Marcus Terentius Varro was credited with having written many works on pastoral matters, including one on the care and training of the shepherd's dog.
		When the Romans invaded Britain in 55 BC, they of course brought along their dogs to assist with their livestock.
		Mentions of the Border Collie continue in the literature through the 1700s and 1800s.
	www.bordercolliesociety.com /BC_Info/Articles/studygd.htm (3446 words)

	Best Western Hotels British Columbia: stay in a BC Best Western hotel
		The BC Forest Discovery Centre is located off the #1 highway in Duncan at 2892 Drinkwater Road.
		The six stained glass windows (each with a historic BC Coat of Arms), the West Coast cedar finishings and the paneled dome ceiling make it one of the grandest court houses in British Columbia.
		It is a favourite of golfers in Northern BC and the scenery found along this course is second to none, so bring your camera and clubs.
	www.bestwesternbc.com /attractions.html (11178 words)

	E X T I N C T I O N : articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		From the Zhou Dynasty in the 1100s BC to the Qing dynasty in the Qian Long era (1700s) Chinaís cultural prestige influenced East Asian life, from cuisine to literature.
		That was, however, their origin: simple old pictures called "pictographs" going back to the Shang Dynasty, in the 1200s BC.
		These pictographs, so representational they were time consuming to write, were slowly simplified and stylized into the traditional characters-- fixed about the time of Christ and not much simplified until Mao.
	www.georgeleonard.com /asian_ideo_system.htm (1065 words)

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