backward peoples
61western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
62Narikurava — Kuravar Regions with significant populations Tamil Nadu Languages Vagriboli, Tamil Religion …
63History of Shaktism — The roots of Shaktism – a Hindu denomination that focuses worship upon Shakti or Devi , the Hindu Divine Mother – penetrate deep into India s prehistory. From the Devi s earliest known appearance in Indian Paleolithic settlements more than 20,000 …
64Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
65cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …
66Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …
67Relative direction — A right handed Cartesian coordinate system, illustrating the x (right left), y (forward backward) and z (up down) axes relative to a human being. The most common relative directions are left, right …
68Apache — Infobox Ethnic group group = Apache poptime = 31,000+Fact|date=October 2007 popplace = Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma rels = Shamanism, Christianity langs = Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Plains Apache, Mescalero, Western Apache related =… …
69South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
70eastern Africa, history of — Introduction history of the area from ancient times through the 20th century. East Africa The coast until 1856 The earliest written accounts of the East African coast occur in the Periplus Maris Erythraei apparently written by a Greek …
