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History

Prehistory and ancient world

Prehistory • Stone Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Mesopotamia • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Greece • Roman Empire • Han Dynasty • Gupta Empire

Middle Ages and Early Modern

Abbasid Caliphate • Age of Enlightenment • Aztec • Byzantine Empire • Crusades • Holy Roman Empire • Hundred Years' War • Middle Ages • Mongol Empire • Ming Dynasty • Ottoman Empire • Protestant Reformation • Thirty Years' War • Renaissance • Tang Dynasty • Vikings

Modern

Arab-Israeli conflict • American Civil War • Apartheid • British Empire • Cold War • Cultural Revolution • French Revolution • Great Depression • The Holocaust • Industrial Revolution • Nazi Germany • Meiji Restoration • Russian Revolution • Qing Dynasty • Treaty of Versailles • Vietnam War • World War I • World War II

Biography

Actors

Sarah Bernhardt • Charlie Chaplin • Leonardo DiCaprio • Tom Hanks • Meryl Streep • Ingrid Bergman • Henry Fonda

Artists

Salvador Dalí • Albrecht Dürer • Vincent van Gogh • Francisco de Goya • Frida Kahlo • Leonardo da Vinci • Henri Matisse • Michelangelo • Pablo Picasso • Raphael • Rembrandt • Peter Paul Rubens • Andy Warhol

Authors, playwrights and poets

Roald Dahl • Enid Blyton • C. S. Lewis • Hans Christian Andersen • Geoffrey Chaucer • Charles Dickens • William Shakespeare • Sophocles • Mark Twain

Composers and musicians

Louis Armstrong • Johann Sebastian Bach • The Beatles • Ludwig van Beethoven • Johannes Brahms • Frédéric Chopin • Antonín Dvořák • George Frideric Handel • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Édith Piaf • Elvis Presley • Giacomo Puccini • Franz Schubert • Igor Stravinsky • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • Giuseppe Verdi • Antonio Vivaldi • Richard Wagner • ABBA • Céline Dion • Michael Jackson • Dolly Parton • Ray Charles • John Williams • Louis Armstrong • Glenn Miller • John Lennon • Paul McCartney • Simon & Garfunkel • Eric Clapton • Keith Urban

Explorers and travelers

Roald Amundsen • Neil Armstrong • Jacques Cartier • Christopher Columbus • James Cook • Hernán Cortés • Yuri Gagarin • Vasco da Gama • Ibn Battuta • Ferdinand Magellan • Marco Polo

Film directors and screenwriters

Walt Disney • Alfred Hitchcock • Steven Spielberg • James Cameron • Peter Jackson • Russo brothers • Michael Bay • Christopher Nolan • Tim Burton • George Lucas • Clint Eastwood • David Yates • Ridley Scott • J. J. Abrams

Inventors, scientists and mathematicians

Archimedes • Avicenna • Tim Berners-Lee • Nicolaus Copernicus • Marie Curie • Charles Darwin • Thomas Edison • Albert Einstein • Euclid • Leonhard Euler • Michael Faraday • Enrico Fermi • Fibonacci • Henry Ford • Joseph Fourier • Galen • Galileo Galilei • Carl Friedrich Gauss • Johannes Gutenberg • James Prescott Joule • Johannes Kepler • Al-Khwarizmi • Gottfried Leibniz • Carl Linnaeus • James Clerk Maxwell • Dmitri Mendeleev • Isaac Newton • Louis Pasteur • Max Planck • Ernest Rutherford • Erwin Schrödinger • Nikola Tesla • Alan Turing • James Watt

Philosophers and social scientists

Aristotle • Noam Chomsky • Confucius • Sigmund Freud • John Maynard Keynes • Karl Marx • Plato • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Jean-Paul Sartre • Socrates • Voltaire

Political leaders

Akbar the Great • Alexander the Great • Ashoka the Great • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk • Augustus • Otto von Bismarck • Simón Bolívar • Napoleon • Julius Caesar • Charlemagne • Winston Churchill • Constantine the Great • Cyrus the Great • Charles de Gaulle • Elizabeth I • Mahatma Gandhi • Genghis Khan • Che Guevara • Adolf Hitler • Joan of Arc • Martin Luther King Jr. • Vladimir Lenin • Abraham Lincoln • Louis XIV of France • Rosa Luxemburg • Nelson Mandela • Mao Zedong • Jawaharlal Nehru • Kwame Nkrumah • Peter the Great • Qin Shi Huang • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Saladin • Joseph Stalin • Suleiman the Magnificent • Sun Yat-sen • Tamerlane • Umar • George Washington

Religious figures and theologians

Abraham • Thomas Aquinas • Augustine of Hippo • Gautama Buddha • Al-Ghazali • Jesus • Martin Luther • Moses • Muhammad • Paul the Apostle

Arts and recreation

Culture • Art • Comics • Painting • Photography • Sculpture

Architecture and civil engineering

Architecture • Arch • Bridge • Canal • Dam • Dome • House • Burj Khalifa • Colosseum • Great Wall of China • Eiffel Tower • Empire State Building • Hagia Sophia • Parthenon • Giza pyramid complex • St. Peter's Basilica • Statue of Liberty • Taj Mahal • Three Gorges Dam • Pyramid • Tower

Film, radio and television

Film • Animation • Anime • Radio • Television

Music

Music • Song • Blues • Classical music • Opera • Symphony • Electronic music • Flamenco • Hip hop • Jazz • Reggae • Rock music • Samba • Accordion • Brass instrument • Alto saxophone • Bass guitar • Bass drum • Bassoon • Bongo • Carillon • Cello • Tubular bells • Clarinet • Contrabassoon • Cornet • Drum • Electric guitar • Electric piano • Synthesizer • Cor anglais • Euphonium • Flugelhorn • Flute • Horn (instrument) • Guitar • Harmonica • Harp • Harpsichord • Lyre • Oboe • Piano • Piccolo • Pipe organ • Recorder • Saxophone • Snare drum • Double bass • String instrument • Timpani • Trombone • Trumpet • Tuba • Vibraphone • Viola • Violin • Xylophone • Zither • Mandolin • Lute • Wind instrument • Woodwind instrument • Bagpipes • Percussion instrument • Cymbal

Recreation

Game • Backgammon • Chess • Go • Croquet • Horseshoes • Knucklebones • Paper football • Pinball • Snooker • Table football • Snakes and ladders • Backgammon • Dominoes • Scrabble • Tic-tac-toe • Sudoku • Charades

Martial arts

Aikido • Borneo • Bujutsu • Iaido • Jujutsu • Jodo • Kempo • Kendo • Kyudo • Karate • Judo • Shorinji kenpo • Shotokan • Sumo • Taijutsu • Hapkido • Taekyun • Taekwondo • Tangsudo • Kali • Eskrima • Thai boxing • Kung-fu • Wushu • Taiji quan • Budokan

Olympic Games

Sport • Track and field • Auto racing • Basketball • Cricket • Association football • Golf • Rugby • Tennis • Rowing • Sailing • Surfing • Swimming • Skiing • Freestyle skiing • Ski jumping) • Figure skating • Diving • Shooting • Boxing • Fencing • Wrestling • Softball • Badminton • American football • Australian Football • Canadian football • Polo • Volleyball • Gymnastics • Acrobatics • Motor sports • Bobsled • Toy

Science

Science • History of science • Knowledge • Nature • Experiment

Astronomy

Astronomy • Asteroid • Big Bang • Black hole • Comet • Galaxy • Planet • Spaceflight • Star • Universe • Solar System • Moon • Earth • Jupiter • Mars • Mercury • Neptune • Saturn • Uranus • Venus • Sun

Geology

Geology • Geomorphology • Historical geology • Hydrogeology • Palaeontology • Petrology • Mineralogy • Sedimentology • Stratigraphy • Structural geology • Volcanology • Seismology • Engineering geology • Petroleum geology

Biology

Biology • Zoology • Ornithology • Mammalogy • Ichthyology • Herpetology • Microbiology • Biological materials • Biomolecule • Protein • Enzyme • Carbohydrates • Lipids • Nucleic acids • DNA • RNA • Botany • Agronomy • Biotechnology • Sustainable agriculture • Organic farms • Bryology • Forestry • Horticulture • Micropaleontology • Plant anatomy • Plant morphology • Phycology • Mycology • Ecology • Environmentalism • Biodiversity • Ecosystem • Habitat • Ecological niche • Keystone species • Sustainable development • Biome • Biosphere • Food chain • Endangered species • Domestication • Cattle • Horse • Sheep • Chicken • Pig • Domestic goat • Goose • Duck • Turkey (bird) • Pet • Goldfish • Hamster • Guinea pig • Cat • Dog • Parrot • Life • Birth • Evolution • Reproduction • Death • Biological classification • Taxonomy • Binomial nomenclature • Domain • Kingdom • Phylum • Class • Order • Family • Genus • Species

Biological processes

Metabolism • Digestion • Photosynthesis • Breathing • Evolution • Catabolism • Anabolism

Organisms

Organism• Archaea • Bacteria • Eukaryote • Animals • Arthropods • Insects • Ants • Bees • Mosquitoes • Beetle • Fly • Butterfly • Wasp • Hemiptera] • Grasshopper • Dragonfly • Damselfly • Stick insect • Spiders • Black widow • Wolf spider • Goliath birdeater • Jumping spider • Tarantula • Sydney funnel-web spider • Crab • Shrimp • Millipede • Centipede• Amphibian • Frogs • Toads • Salamanders • Caecilians • Birds • Chicken • Pigeons and doves • Falcon • Starling • Crow • Owl • Tit • Finch • Heron • Cuckoo • Hawk • Eagle • Lark • Robin • Swift • Woodpecker • Sparrow • Jay • Condor • Gull • Stork • Fish • Ray • Shark • Tuna • Swordfish • Salmon • Cod • Mammal • Camel • Rodent • Rat • Mouse • Porcupine • Chipmunk • Squirrel • Beaver • Vole • Prairie dog • Chinchilla • Capybara • Primate • Strepsirrhini • Lemur • Galago • Lorisids • Haplorhini • Tarsiers • Monkeys • Baboons • Macaques • Capuchin monkeys • Tamarins • Apes • Gibbon • Siamang • Chimpanzee • Gorilla • Orangutan • Human • Homo habilis • Homo erectus • Homo habilis • Human evolution • Cetacea • Whales • Dolphins • Porpoises • Reptile • Dinosaur • Snake • Crocodile • Lizard • Turtle • Fungus • Algae • Plants • Flower • Tree • Herbs • Shrubs • Grasses • Vines • Ferns • Mosses • Green algae

Anatomy

Anatomy • Cell • Circulatory system • Blood • Heart • Blood vessels • Arteries • Veins • Capillary • Endocrine system • Hypothalamus • Pineal gland • Pituitary gland • Thyroid • Adrenal gland • Parathyroid glands • Human gastrointestinal tract • Salivary gland • Esophagus • Pharynx • Stomach • Intestine • Large intestine • Colon • Cecum • Rectum • Small intestine • Duodenum • Jejunum • Ileum • Liver • Gallbladder • Pancreas • Tongue • Muscle • Nervous system • Central nervous system • Peripheral nervous system • Autonomic nervous system • Sympathetic nervous system • Parasympathetic nervous system • Somatic nervous system • Brain • Sensory system • Ear • Nose • Eye • Respiratory system • Lung • Diaphragm • Trachea • Bronchus • Bronchioles • Alveolus • Skeleton • Skin

Health and medicine

Medicine • Common cold • Dentistry • Disability • Blindness • Deafness • Disease • Health • Headache • Immune system • Antibiotics • Penicillin • Virus • Influenza

Chemistry

Chemistry • Inorganic chemistry • Biochemistry • Chemical compound • Acid • Base (chemistry) • Salt • Chemical element • Periodic table • Aluminium • Carbon • Copper • Gold • Hydrogen • Iron • Nitrogen • Oxygen • Silver • Tin • Organic chemistry • Alcohol • Carbohydrate • Hormone • Lipid • Molecule • Analytical chemistry • Physical chemistry

Earth science

Avalanche • Climate • El Niño-Southern Oscillation • Global warming • Earthquake • Geology • Mineral • Plate tectonics • Rock • Natural disaster • Flood • Tsunami • Volcano • Weather • Cloud • Rain • Snow • Tornado • Tropical cyclone • Wind

Physics

Physics • Acceleration • Atom • Energy • Conservation of energy • Electromagnetic radiation • Infrared • Ultraviolet • Light • Color • Classical mechanics • Force • Electromagnetism • Magnetic field • Gravitation • Strong interaction • Weak interaction • Magnet • Mass • Metal • Steel • Nuclear fission • State of matter • Gas • Liquid • Plasma • Solid • Quantum mechanics • Radioactive decay • General relativity • Special relativity • Semiconductor • Sound • Velocity • Speed of light • Temperature • Time • Thermodynamics • Vacuum

Measurement and units

Measurement • Kilogram • Litre • Metre • International System of Units • Second

Timekeeping

Calendar • Gregorian calendar • Julian calendar • Islamic calendar • Hebrew calendar • Clock • Day • Time zone • Year

Foodstuffs

Food • Bread • Cereal • Barley • Maize • Oat • Rice • Rye • Sorghum • Wheat • Cheese • Chocolate • Honey • Fruit • Apple • Banana • Grape • Soybean • Lemon • Nut (fruit) • Meat • Sugar • Vegetable • Potato

Beverages

Beer • Coffee • Juice • Milk • Tea • Water • Wine

Mathematics

Mathematics • Algebra • Logarithm • System of linear equations • Arithmetic • Addition • Division (mathematics) • Fractions • Multiplication • Percentage • Subtraction • Coordinate system • Equation • Function (mathematics) • Geometry • Angle • Area • Pi • Pythagorean theorem • Mathematical proof • Number • Complex number • Number theory • Infinity • Set theory • Statistics • Symmetry • Trigonometry

Technology

Technology • Biotechnology • Clothing • Cotton • Engineering • Machine • Robot • Screw • Wheel • Agriculture • Irrigation • Plough • Metallurgy • Nanotechnology

Communication

Communication • Book • Information • Encyclopedia • Journalism • Newspaper • Mass media • Printing • Telephone

Electronics

Electronics • Electric current • Frequency • Capacitor • Inductor • Transistor • Diode • Resistor • Transformer

Computers and Internet

Computer • Hard disk drive • Central processing unit • Artificial intelligence • Information technology • Algorithm • Internet • Email • World Wide Web • Operating system • Programming language • Software

Energy and fuels

Renewable energy • Electricity • Nuclear power • Fossil fuel • Internal combustion engine • Steam engine • Fire

Materials

Glass • Paper • Plastic • Wood

Transportation

Transport • Aircraft • Automobile • Bicycle • Submarine • Ship • Train

Philosophy and psychology

Philosophy

Philosophy • Beauty • Dialectic • Ethics • Epistemology • Feminism • Free will • Knowledge • Consciousness • Logic • Mind • Probability • Reality • Truth

Psychology

Psychology • Behavior • Emotion • Love • Thought

Religion

World view and religion

God • Mythology • Atheism • Fundamentalism • Materialism • Monotheism • Polytheism • Soul • Religion • Buddhism • Christianity • Catholic Church • Confucianism • Hinduism • Trimurti • Islam • Shia Islam • Jainism • Judaism • Sikhism • Taoism • Zoroastrianism • Sufism • Yoga • Zen

Social sciences

Society • Child • Man • Marriage • Woman • Civilization • Anthropology • Archaeology

Geography

Geography • City • Continent • Mountain • Desert • North Pole • Ocean • Rainforest • River • Sea • South Pole

Continents and major regions

Africa • Antarctica • Asia • Europe • Middle East • North America • Oceania • South America

Countries

Afghanistan • Algeria • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bangladesh • Brazil • Canada • China • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Cuba • Egypt • Ethiopia • France • Germany • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Italy • Japan • Mexico • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Pakistan • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • South Africa • South Korea • Spain • Sudan • Switzerland • Tanzania • Thailand • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • United States • Vatican City • Venezuela • Vietnam

Cities

Amsterdam • Athens • Baghdad • Bangkok • Beijing • Berlin • Bogotá • Brussels • Buenos Aires • Cairo • Cape Town • Damascus • Delhi • Dhaka • Dubai • Hong Kong • Istanbul • Jakarta • Jerusalem • Karachi • Kinshasa • Kolkata • Lagos • London • Los Angeles • Madrid • Mecca • Mexico City • Moscow • Mumbai • Nairobi • New York City • Paris • Rio de Janeiro • Rome • Saint Petersburg • São Paulo • Seoul • Shanghai • Sydney • Tehran • Tokyo • Vienna • Washington, D.C.

Bodies of water

Amazon River • Arctic Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Baltic Sea • Black Sea • Caribbean Sea • Caspian Sea • Congo River • Danube • Ganges • Great Barrier Reef • Great Lakes • Indian Ocean • Indus River • Lake Baikal • Lake Tanganyika • Lake Victoria • Mediterranean Sea • Mississippi River • Niger River • Nile • North Sea • Pacific Ocean • Panama Canal • Rhine • Suez Canal • Southern Ocean • Volga River • Yangtze River • Yellow River

Mountains and mountain ranges

Alps • Andes • Appalachian Mountains • Himalayas • Caucasus Mountains • American cordillera • Ural Mountains • Sierra Nevada • Rocky Mountains • Pyrenees • Mount Kilimanjaro • Denali • Mount Everest

Deserts

Desert • Sahara • Kalahari Desert • Patagonian Desert • Syrian Desert • Great Basin Desert • Gobi Desert • Arabian Desert

Political Science

Politics • Anarchism • Colonialism • Communism • Conservatism • Democracy • Dictatorship • Diplomacy • Fascism • Globalization • Government • Ideology • Imperialism • Liberalism • Marxism • Monarchy • Nationalism • Republic • Socialism

Business and economics

Economics • Microeconomics • Price • Supply and demand • Market • Macroeconomics • Gross domestic product • Tax • Unemployment • Inflation • Exchange rate • Interest • Economic growth • Production • Industry • Capital • Capitalism • Land • Business • Money • Currency • Euro • Yen • United States dollar • Peso • Pound • Ruble • Bolívar • Krone • Dinar • Yuan

Law

Law • Criminal law • Constitutional law • International law • Customary law • Tort law • Civil law • English law • Constitution • Rights • Jurisprudence • Rule of law

War and military

Military • Navy • Air force • Marines • Army • Infantry • Cavalry • Artillery • Military engineering • Peace • War • Cold War • Civil war • American Civil War • Spanish Civil War • English Civil War • Russian Civil War

Language and literature

Language • Constructed language • Dialect • Dictionary • Grammar • Adjective • Adverb • Conjunction • Grammatical case • Noun • Pronoun • Sentence • Syntax • Verb • Linguistics • Word • Phoneme • Syllable • Alphabet • Literacy • Writing • Literature • Prose • Fiction • Novel • Poetry

See also

In Spanish: Enciclopedia Kiddle para niños