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Science

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Astronomy

The eight planets of the Solar System (by decreasing size) are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars and Mercury.

Geology

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Biology

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Biological processes

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Organisms

Anatomy

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Health and medicine

Chemistry

Atom diagram
A diagram of an atom

Earth science

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Fourpeaked volcano, Alaska, in September 2006 after being thought extinct for over 10,000 years

Physics

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Various examples of physical phenomena

Measurement and units

Timekeeping

Foodstuffs

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Salt mounds in Bolivia

Beverages

Mathematics

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Euclid (holding calipers), Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens.
  1. Mathematics
  2. Algebra
    1. Logarithm
    2. System of linear equations
  3. Arithmetic
    1. Addition
    2. Division (mathematics)
    3. Fractions
    4. Multiplication
    5. Percentage
    6. Subtraction
  4. Coordinate system
  5. Equation
  6. Function (mathematics)
  7. Geometry
    1. Angle
    2. Area
    3. Pi
    4. Pythagorean theorem
  8. Mathematical proof
  9. Number
    1. Complex number
    2. Number theory
  10. Infinity
  11. Set theory
  12. Statistics
  13. Symmetry
  14. Trigonometry

Technology

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Model of Leonardo's robot with inner workings. Possibly constructed by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1495.
  1. Technology
  2. Biotechnology
  3. Clothing
    1. Cotton
  4. Engineering
    1. Machine
    2. Robot
    3. Screw
    4. Wheel
  5. Agriculture
    1. Irrigation
    2. Plough
  6. Metallurgy
  7. Nanotechnology

Communication

  1. Communication
  2. Book
  3. Information
    1. Encyclopedia
  4. Journalism
    1. Newspaper
    2. Mass media
  5. Printing
  6. Telephone

Electronics

  1. Electronics
    1. Electric current
    2. Frequency
  2. Components
    1. Capacitor
    2. Inductor
    3. Transistor
    4. Diode
    5. Resistor
    6. Transformer

Computers and Internet

  1. Computer
    1. Hard disk drive
    2. Central processing unit
  2. Artificial intelligence
  3. Information technology
    1. Algorithm
  4. Internet
    1. Email
    2. World Wide Web
  5. Operating system
  6. Programming language
  7. Software

Energy and fuels

  1. Renewable energy
  2. Electricity
    1. Nuclear power
  3. Fossil fuel
  4. Internal combustion engine
  5. Steam engine
  6. Fire

Materials

  1. Glass
  2. Paper
  3. Plastic
  4. Wood

Transportation

  1. Transport
  2. Aircraft
  3. Automobile
  4. Bicycle
  5. Submarine
  6. Ship
  7. Train

Arts and recreation

  1. Culture
  2. Art
    1. Comics
    2. Painting
    3. Photography
    4. Sculpture
    5. Pottery
  3. Dance
  4. Fashion
  5. Theatre
  6. Calligraphy

Architecture and civil engineering

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St. Peter's Basilica seen from Castel Sant' Angelo
  1. Architecture
  2. Arch
  3. Bridge
  4. Canal
  5. Dam
  6. Dome
  7. House
  8. Specific structures
    1. Burj Khalifa
    2. Colosseum
    3. Great Wall of China
    4. Eiffel Tower
    5. Empire State Building
    6. Hagia Sophia
    7. Parthenon
    8. Giza pyramid complex
    9. St. Peter's Basilica
    10. Statue of Liberty
    11. Taj Mahal
    12. Three Gorges Dam
  9. Pyramid
  10. Tower

Film, radio and television

  1. Film
    1. Animation
      1. Anime
  2. Radio
  3. Television

Music

  1. Music
  2. Song
  3. Specific music genres
    1. Blues
    2. Classical music
      1. Opera
      2. Symphony
    3. Electronic music
    4. Flamenco
    5. Hip hop
    6. Jazz
    7. Reggae
    8. Rock music
    9. Samba
  4. Specific musical instruments
  1. Accordion
  2. Brass instrument
  3. Alto_saxophone
  4. Bass guitar
  5. Bass drum
  6. Bassoon
  7. Bongo
  8. Carillon
  9. Cello
  10. Tubular bells
  11. Clarinet
  12. Contrabassoon
  13. Cornet
  14. Drum
  15. Electric guitar
  16. Electric piano
  17. Synthesizer
  18. Cor anglais
  19. Euphonium
  20. Flugelhorn
  21. Flute
  22. Horn (instrument)
  23. Guitar
  24. Harmonica
  25. Harp
  26. Harpsichord
  27. Lyre
  28. Oboe
  29. Piano
  30. Piccolo
  31. Pipe organ
  32. Recorder
  33. Saxophone
  34. Snare drum
  35. Double bass
  36. String instrument
  37. Timpani
  38. Trombone
  39. Trumpet
  40. Tuba
  41. Vibraphone
  42. Viola
  43. Violin
  44. Xylophone
  45. Zither
  46. Mandolin
  47. Lute
  48. Wind instrument
  49. Woodwind instrument
  50. Bagpipes
  51. Percussion instrument
  52. Cymbal

Recreation

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History

History

  1. History

Prehistory and ancient world

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The Great Sphinx
  1. Prehistory
  2. Stone Age
  3. Bronze Age
  4. Iron Age
  5. Mesopotamia
  6. Ancient Egypt
  7. Ancient Greece
  8. Roman Empire
  9. Han Dynasty
  10. Gupta Empire

Middle Ages and Early Modern

  1. Abbasid Caliphate
  2. Age of Enlightenment
  3. Aztec
  4. Byzantine Empire
  5. Crusades
  6. Holy Roman Empire
  7. Hundred Years' War
  8. Middle Ages
  9. Mongol Empire
  10. Ming Dynasty
  11. Ottoman Empire
  12. Protestant Reformation
  13. Thirty Years' War
  14. Renaissance
  15. Tang Dynasty
  16. Vikings

Modern

  1. Arab-Israeli conflict
  2. American Civil War
  3. Apartheid
  4. British Empire
  5. Cold War
  6. Cultural Revolution
  7. French Revolution
  8. Great Depression
  9. The Holocaust
  10. Industrial Revolution
  11. Nazi Germany
  12. Meiji Restoration
  13. Russian Revolution
  14. Qing Dynasty
  15. Treaty of Versailles
  16. Vietnam War
  17. World War I
  18. World War II

Biography

Actors

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Charlie Chaplin shows off some of his merchandise, c. 1918.
  1. Sarah Bernhardt
  2. Charlie Chaplin
  3. Leonardo DiCaprio
  4. Tom Hanks
  5. Meryl Streep
  6. Ingrid Bergman
  7. Henry Fonda

Artists

  1. Salvador Dalí
  2. Albrecht Dürer
  3. Vincent van Gogh
  4. Francisco de Goya
  5. Frida Kahlo
  6. Leonardo da Vinci
  7. Henri Matisse
  8. Michelangelo
  9. Pablo Picasso
  10. Raphael
  11. Rembrandt
  12. Peter Paul Rubens
  13. Andy Warhol

Authors, playwrights and poets

  1. Roald Dahl
  2. Enid Blyton
  3. C. S. Lewis
  4. Hans Christian Andersen
  5. Geoffrey Chaucer
  6. Charles Dickens
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. Sophocles
  9. Mark Twain

Composers and musicians

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Explorers and travelers

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Film directors and screenwriters

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Inventors, scientists and mathematicians

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Philosophers and social scientists

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Political leaders

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Religious figures and theologians

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Philosophy and psychology

Philosophy

  1. Beauty
  2. Dialectic
  3. Ethics
  4. Epistemology
  5. Feminism
  6. Free will
  7. Knowledge
  8. Logic
  9. Mind
  10. Philosophy
  11. Probability
  12. Reality
  13. Truth

Psychology

  1. Behavior
  2. Emotion
  3. Love
  4. Psychology
  5. Thought

Religion

World view and religion

  1. God
  2. Mythology
  3. Worldview philosophies
    1. Atheism
    2. Fundamentalism
    3. Materialism
    4. Monotheism
    5. Polytheism
  4. Soul
  5. Religion
  6. Specific religions
    1. Buddhism
    2. Christianity
      1. Catholic Church
    3. Confucianism
    4. Hinduism
      1. Trimurti
    5. Islam
      1. Shia Islam
    6. Jainism
    7. Judaism
    8. Sikhism
    9. Taoism
    10. Zoroastrianism
  7. Spiritual practices
    1. Sufism
    2. Yoga
    3. Zen

Social sciences

Geography

Continents and major regions

Countries

Cities

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Athens
  3. Baghdad
  4. Bangkok
  5. Beijing
  6. Berlin
  7. Bogotá
  8. Brussels
  9. Buenos Aires
  10. Cairo
  11. Cape Town
  12. Damascus
  13. Delhi
  14. Dhaka
  15. Dubai
  16. Hong Kong
  17. Istanbul
  18. Jakarta
  19. Jerusalem
  20. Karachi
  21. Kinshasa
  22. Kolkata
  23. Lagos
  24. London
  25. Los Angeles
  26. Madrid
  27. Mecca
  28. Mexico City
  29. Moscow
  30. Mumbai
  31. Nairobi
  32. New York City
  33. Paris
  34. Rio de Janeiro
  35. Rome
  36. Saint Petersburg
  37. São Paulo
  38. Seoul
  39. Shanghai
  40. Sydney
  41. Tehran
  42. Tokyo
  43. Vienna
  44. Washington, D.C.

Bodies of water

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Mountains and mountain ranges

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Deserts

Political Science

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Business and economics

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Law

  1. Law
  2. Constitution

War and military

  1. Civil war
  2. Military
  3. Peace
  4. War

Language and literature

See also

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