jackfruit
Sumatra picture, volume 6 page 131
jack-o-lantern (decoration)
pumpkin volume 10 page 168
jackrabbit (mammal) picture, volume 11
page 13
Jackson (state capital of Mississippi,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 4
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mississippi volume 8 page 141
State Capitol picture, volume 7 page 5
Jackson, Andrew (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 5, picture,
volume 7 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
timeline volume 7 page 5
Trail of Tears volume 13 page 90
Van Buren volume 14 page 54
War of 1812 volume 15 page 13
Jackson, Jesse (U.S. minister and activist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 7, picture,
volume 7 page 7
Jackson, Mahalia (U.S. singer)
gospel music volume 5 page 130
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Jackson, Mahalia 127
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Confederate
general)
American CivilWar picture, volume 1
page 97
Jacobins (French political history)
French Revolution volume 5 page 70
jade (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
Jaffa (ancient city in the Middle East)
Tel Aviv-Yafo volume 13 page 33
Jagger, Mick (British singer) picture, volume
11 page 78
Jagiellon dynasty (European history)
Poland volume 10 page 108
jaguar (cat)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 8, picture,
volume 7 page 8
Jainism (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 8, picture,
volume 7 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
Gandhi volume 5 page 86
monk volume 8 page 166
Jakarta (capital city of Indonesia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
Indonesia volume 6 page 130
jakfruit: see in index jackfruit
Jalta (resort city in the Ukraine): see in
index Yalta
Jamaica (island country in theWest
Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 10, picture,
volume 7 page 10
MORE TO EXPLORE
Devon House in Kingston picture, volume
7 page 68
jamboree (scouting)
scouting volume 12 page 54
James Abram Garfield (president of the
U.S.): see in index Garfield, James A.
Jamestown (English colony in North
America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 11, picture,
volume 7 page 11
MORE TO EXPLORE
United States volume 14 page 28
Virginia volume 14 page 95
James V (king of Scotland)
Mary, Queen of Scots volume 8 page 67
jami! (place of worship): see in index
mosque
Jana-gana-mana (work by Tagore and
national anthem of India)
national anthem volume 9 page 13
Jane Seymour (queen of England)
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Japan (island country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 12
MORE TO EXPLORE
art and architecture
Bunraku puppet theater picture, volume
13 page 59
calligraphy picture, volume 3 page 15
dance volume 4 page 13
drama volume 4 page 73
Kabuki picture, volume 7 page 13
Meiji Shrine picture, volume 8 page 95
pagoda picture, volume 7 page 12
theater volume 13 page 58
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
earthquake damage picture, volume 4
page 92
Mount Fuji picture, volume 5 page 74
Tokyo picture, volume 3 page 124
Shibuya picture, volume 13 page 76
history
empire volume 4 page 132
Fillmore volume 5 page 21
Indonesia volume 6 page 131
Mao volume 8 page 48
Nauru volume 9 page 22
North Korea volume 7 page 81
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Taiwan volume 13 page 9
timeline volume 7 page 12
WorldWar II volume 15 page 65
weapon volume 15 page 26
macaque monkeys picture, volume 9
page 14
people and culture
city street picture, volume 7 page 15
festival in Kanazawa picture, volume 7
page 15
ginkgo volume 5 page 115
sumo picture, volume 15 page 73
swimming volume 12 page 217
soy sauce factory picture, volume 5
page 11
Japanese (people)
Japan volume 7 page 13
Japanese American (people)
Asian Americans volume 1 page 207
internment camp picture, volume 1
page 207
Japanese chestnut (tree)
chestnut volume 3 page 89
Japanese language
alphabet volume 1 page 88
Japanese monarch birch (tree)
birch volume 2 page 75
Japanese snowball (shrub)
viburnum volume 14 page 76
Japanese yew (botany)
branch with seeds picture, volume 15
page 93
jaundice (medical disorder)
hepatitis volume 6 page 42
liver volume 7 page 167
Javanese (people)
Suriname volume 12 page 208
Javanese peacock (bird): see in index
green peacock
javelin throw (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,
volume 13 page 85
Jay, John (U.S. statesman and chief justice)
Federalist papers volume 5 page 9
jazz (music)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 16, picture,
volume 7 page 16
MORE TO EXPLORE
Armstrong volume 1 page 188
Jazz Singer, The (film by Crosland)
movie volume 8 page 199
Jeanneret, Charles-Edouard (Swiss
architect): see in index Corbusier, Le
Jefferson, Thomas (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 17, picture,
volume 7 page 17
MORE TO EXPLORE
Adams volume 1 page 23
Declaration of Independence volume 4
page 24
George III volume 5 page 100
128 Jackson, Thomas Jonathan BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Hamilton volume 6 page 11
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 137
Louisiana Purchase volume 7 page 182
Madison volume 8 page 12
Monroe volume 8 page 171
timeline volume 7 page 17
United States volume 14 page 29
Jefferson City (state capital of Missouri,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
governors mansion picture, volume 7
page 19
Missouri volume 8 page 146
jehad (Islam): see in index jihad
jellyfish (marine animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 19, picture,
volume 7 page 20
Jemison, Mae (U.S. doctor and astronaut)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 20, picture,
volume 7 page 20
Jenner, Edward (English doctor)
smallpox volume 12 page 111
vaccine volume 14 page 49
Jenney,William Le Baron (U.S. engineer
and architect)
architecture volume 1 page 171
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth,William
McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth (book
by Konigsburg)
Konigsburg volume 7 page 76
Jerusalem (capital city of Israel)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 21
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arab-IsraeliWars volume 1 page 158
Crusades volume 3 page 223
Israel volume 6 page 168
pilgrimage volume 10 page 84
Purim celebration picture, volume 10
page 168
WesternWall and the Dome of the
Rock picture, volume 7 page 21
Jerusalem, Temple of (Judaism)
Judaism volume 7 page 38
Jesuit (religious order)
Reformation volume 11 page 39
Jesus Christ
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 22, picture,
volume 7 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
ancient Rome volume 11 page 90
Bethlehem volume 2 page 64
Christianity volume 3 page 112
Christmas volume 3 page 114
Easter volume 4 page 93
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Church of (religion): see in index Mormons
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Reorganized
Church of (U.S. church): see
in index Christ, Community of
Jesus of Nazareth: see in index Jesus
Christ
jet (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
jet engine (motor)
airplane volume 1 page 56
transportation volume 13 page 93
jet propulsion
rocket volume 11 page 77
Jew (people): see in index Jewish people
jewel anemone (marine animal) picture,
volume 12 page 57
jewelry
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 23
MORE TO EXPLORE
amber volume 1 page 92
Mississippian culture gorget picture,
volume 8 page 143
necklace picture, volume 7 page 23
Queen Victorias crown picture, volume
7 page 24
Jewish Bible: see in index Hebrew Bible
Jewish calendar (religion)
calendar volume 3 page 10
Jewish people
Europe volume 4 page 163
Ferdinand and Isabella volume 5
page 10
Vilnius volume 14 page 91
Holocaust volume 6 page 71
Frank volume 5 page 61
Hitler volume 6 page 64
Jewish identification badges picture,
volume 6 page 71
Nazi Party volume 9 page 26
Poland volume 10 page 109
Warsaw volume 15 page 14
Judaism volume 7 page 36
Ku Klux Klan volume 7 page 89
Palestine volume 10 page 17
Bethlehem volume 2 page 64
Tel Aviv-Yafo volume 13 page 34
Jewish religious year (religion): see in
index Jewish calendar
jihad (Islam)
Islam volume 6 page 165
Jina (Jainism): see in index Tirthankara
Joan of Arc (French heroine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 25, picture,
volume 7 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
France volume 5 page 59
Inquisition volume 6 page 137
joey (kangaroo)
kangaroo volume 7 page 46
marsupial picture, volume 8
page 63
John (king of England)
bill of rights volume 2 page 70
Magna Carta volume 8 page 17
England volume 4 page 141
signing the Magna Carta picture, volume
8 page 17
John, Revelation to (New Testament): see
in index Revelation, Book of
John, Saint (Christian Apostle): see in
index John the Apostle, Saint
John Browns raid (U.S. history): see in
index Harpers Ferry Raid
John Deere-Delaware Company (U.S.
company): see in index Deere & Company
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
(park in Florida, U.S.)
Florida Keys volume 5 page 37
Johnson, Andrew (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 26, picture,
volume 7 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
Reconstruction volume 11 page 33
timeline volume 7 page 26
Johnson, Earvin, Jr. (U.S. athlete): see in
index Johnson, Magic
Johnson, Jack (U.S. boxer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 27, picture,
volume 7 page 27
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Johnson, Jack 129
Johnson, Louisa Catherine (first lady of
the U.S.): see in index Adams, Louisa
Johnson, Lyndon B. (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 28, picture,
volume 7 page 28
MORE TO EXPLORE
Marshall volume 8 page 61
timeline volume 7 page 28
VietnamWar volume 14 page 87
Johnson, Magic (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 30, picture,
volume 7 page 30
Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen (president of
Liberia) picture, volume 7 page 139
Johnson Space Center (building in
Houston, Texas, U.S.): see in index Lyndon
B. Johnson Space Center
John the Apostle, Saint (Christian
Apostle)
painting by El Greco picture, volume 5
page 150
Join, or Die (first American cartoon by
Franklin) picture, volume 1 page 67
joint (anatomy)
arthritis volume 1 page 191
Joliot-Curie, Frederic (French chemist)
Curie family volume 3 page 232
Joliot-Curie, Irene (French chemist)
Curie family volume 3 page 232
Jolliet, Louis (French-Canadian explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 31, picture,
volume 7 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
Illinois volume 6 page 118
Marquette volume 8 page 57, picture,
volume 8 page 57
Mississippi River volume 8
page 145
Jolly Roger (flag)
pirate volume 10 page 88
Jones, Bobby (U.S. golfer)
golf volume 5 page 126
Jones, Brian (British balloonist)
balloon volume 2 page 16
Jones, John Paul (U.S. naval officer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 31, picture,
volume 7 page 32, picture, volume 7
page 32
Jordan (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Middle East volume 8 page 124
Petra picture, volume 7 page 34
Roman theater picture, volume 1
page 108
history
Israel volume 6 page 169
Jerusalem volume 7 page 22
Queen Rania picture, volume 7 page 34
Jordan, Michael (U.S. athlete)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 35, picture,
volume 7 page 35
Jordan River (river in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 36, picture,
volume 7 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
Israel volume 6 page 168
Jordan volume 7 page 33
Joseph, Chief (Nez Perce chief ) picture,
volume 9 page 63
journal (publication): see in index magazine
Jovian planet (astronomy): see in index
gas giant
Joyce, James (Irish author)
literature volume 7 page 162
joystick (computer device)
electronic games volume 4 page 122
Jr. (son with same name as his father): see
in index Junior
Juan Carlos (king of Spain)
Spain volume 12 page 156
Juarez, Benito (president of Mexico)
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Judaism (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 36
MORE TO EXPLORE
calendar picture, volume 3 page 10
festivals
Passover volume 10 page 39
Rosh Hashana volume 11 page 98,
picture, volume 11 page 98
history
Abraham volume 1 page 13
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 22
martyr volume 8 page 67
important places
Israel volume 6 page 169
Jerusalem volume 7 page 21
Palestine volume 10 page 17
major world religions table, volume 11
page 43
sacred writings
Bible volume 2 page 67
Talmud picture, volume 13 page 14
Torah picture, volume 13 page 82
synagogue volume 12 page 222
ark picture, volume 12 page 222
service picture, volume 7 page 38
yarmulkes picture, volume 7 page 37
Judas Iscariot (Apostle)
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 23
judicial branch (government)
United States government volume 14
page 35
judicial review (law)
United States government volume 14
page 36
judiciary (government): see in index judicial
branch
judo (martial art)
martial arts volume 8 page 65
juice (sugar)
sugar volume 12 page 202
Julian Alps (mountain range in Europe)
Slovenia picture, volume 12 page 110
Julian calendar
calendar volume 3 page 10
Julijske Alpe (mountain range in
Europe): see in index Julian Alps
Julius II (pope)
Michelangelo volume 8 page 115
July, Fourth of (United States holiday):
see in index Independence Day
jump (ice skating)
figure skating picture, volume 6
page 110
jumping (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86
Juneau (state capital of Alaska, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 39, picture,
volume 7 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alaska volume 1 page 63
130 Johnson, Louisa Catherine BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
jungle fowl (bird)
chicken volume 3 page 95
Junior (son with same name as his father)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
junior high school: see in index secondary
education
juniper (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 40, picture,
volume 7 page 40
Juno (Roman goddess)
Hera volume 6 page 43
Jupiter (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 40, picture,
volume 7 page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Jupiter (Roman god)
Zeus volume 15 page 104
Jurassic period (geochronology)
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 53
jurisprudence: see in index law
Justice, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
Justinian I (Byzantine emperor)
Byzantine Empire volume 2 page 159
Jute (people)
Anglo-Saxon volume 1 page 121
jute (plant)
Bangladesh volume 2 page 21
Jutland (region in Denmark)
Denmark volume 4 page 36
K2 (mountain in Asia) picture, volume 7
page 50
Karakoram Range volume 7 page 50
Kaaba (shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia):
see in index Ka!bah
Kaap, De (legislative capital city of South
Africa): see in index Cape Town
Kaapstad (legislative capital city of South
Africa): see in index Cape Town
Ka!bah (shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
Abraham volume 1 page 14
Mecca volume 8 page 90
Haram Mosque, al- picture, volume 8
page 91
pilgrimage volume 10 page 85
Kabila, Laurent (president of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 180
Kabol (capital city of Afghanistan): see in
index Kabul
Kabre (people)
Togo volume 13 page 74
Kabuki (Japanese arts)
Kabuki performance picture, volume 7
page 13
theater volume 13 page 59
Kabul (capital city of Afghanistan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Afghanistan volume 1 page 36
outdoor theater picture, volume 13
page 59
Sakhy Shrine picture, volume 7 page 43
Kadr, Lailat al (Islam): see in index Night
of Power
Kagera River (river in Africa)
Lake Victoria volume 14 page 79
Kahlo, Frida (Mexican painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 43, picture,
volume 7 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mexico City volume 8 page 114
Rivera volume 11 page 69
KaiserWilhelm (emperor of Germany):
see in indexWilliam II
Kalaallit Nunaat (island and dependency
of Denmark): see in index Greenland
Kalahari (desert region in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 44, picture,
volume 7 page 44
MORE TO EXPLORE
Botswana volume 2 page 116
Namibia volume 9 page 6
kale (vegetable)
cabbage volume 3 page 4
Kamehameha I (king of Hawaii)
Hawaii volume 6 page 27
kami (divine or sacred power)
Shinto volume 12 page 80
Kampala (capital city of Uganda)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 45
MORE TO EXPLORE
Uganda volume 14 page 4
Kampuchea (country in Southeast Asia):
see in index Cambodia
Kanawha River (river inWest Virginia,
U.S.)
Charleston picture, volume 3 page 83
Kandinsky,Wassily (Russian artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
Kanem-Bornu Empire (historical empire
in western Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 45
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chad volume 3 page 78
Niger volume 9 page 67
Kangaba (West African kingdom)
Mali empire volume 8 page 33
kangaroo (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 46, picture,
volume 7 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
crossing sign picture, volume 11 page 10
marsupial volume 8 page 63
Kankan Musa (emperor of Mali): see in
index Musa
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Kankan Musa 131
Kansa (Native American people): see in
index Kaw
Kansas (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 47, picture,
volume 7 page 47, picture, volume 7
page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
American CivilWar volume 1 page 95
Kansas-Nebraska Act volume 7
page 49
Kaw volume 7 page 51
Kansas City (city in Kansas, U.S.)
Kansas volume 7 page 47
Kansas City Monarchs (U.S. baseball
team)
Robinson volume 11 page 73
Kansas-Nebraska Act (U.S. legislation,
1854)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 49, picture,
volume 7 page 49
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 95
Kansas volume 7 page 48
Missouri Compromise volume 8
page 148
Nebraska volume 9 page 29
Pierce volume 10 page 81
slavery volume 12 page 107
Kanyenkehaka (Native American
people): see in index Mohawk
Kapoor, Anish (Indian-born sculptor)
sculpture in Chicago picture, volume 3
page 92
Karakoram Range (mountain range in
central Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 49, picture,
volume 7 page 50
Karakul (breed of sheep)
Namibia volume 9 page 7
Karakum Desert (desert in Turkmenistan)
Turkmenistan volume 13 page 115
karate (martial art) picture, volume 8
page 65
martial arts volume 8 page 65
Karenga, Maulana (U.S. educator)
Kwanzaa volume 7 page 93
Kariba, Lake (lake in Africa)
Zimbabwe picture, volume 15 page 105
Karisimbi, Mount (mountain in Central
Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
kasbah (fortress): see in index casbah
Kashmir (region in the Indian subcontinent)
Pakistan volume 10 page 13
Kashmir goat (breed of goat)
goat volume 5 page 122
Mongolia volume 8 page 164
Kashyapamar (region in the Indian subcontinent):
see in index Kashmir
Kasparov, Garry (Russian chess player)
match against Deep Junior picture, volume
1 page 195
Kaspi (ancient people)
Caspian Sea volume 3 page 51
Kasumigaseki (district in Tokyo, Japan)
Tokyo volume 13 page 76
Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 50
MORE TO EXPLORE
Durbar Square picture, volume 7 page 50
market picture, volume 9 page 32
Nepal volume 9 page 31
Katrina (storm): see in index Hurricane
Katrina
Kaw (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 51, picture,
volume 7 page 51
MORE TO EXPLORE
Osage volume 9 page 152
kayak (watercraft)
boat volume 2 page 98
Kazak (Russian and Ukrainian people):
see in index Cossack
Kazakh (Central Asian people)
Kazakhstan volume 7 page 52
Mongolia volume 8 page 163
nomad volume 9 page 76
Kazakhstan (country in Central Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
women dressed in traditional costume
picture, volume 7 page 52
Keb (Egyptian god): see in index Geb
keel (watercraft part)
boat volume 2 page 97, picture, volume 2
page 97
ship volume 12 page 81
keep (military architecture)
castle volume 3 page 52, picture, volume
3 page 53
Keetoowah (Native American people): see
in index Cherokee
Keller, Helen (U.S. author and educator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 53, picture,
volume 7 page 53, picture, volume 7
page 53
Kellogg-Briand Pact (French-U.S. history,
1928)
Coolidge volume 3 page 195
Kelly, Elisha (American settler)
Springfield volume 12 page 169
kelp (seaweed)
algae volume 1 page 77
Kemal, Mustafa (president of Turkey): see
in index Ataturk, Kemal
kendo (martial art)
martial arts volume 8 page 64
Kennebec River (river in Maine, U.S.)
Augusta, Maine picture, volume 1
page 226
Kennedy, Eunice (U.S. philanthropist):
see in index Shriver, Eunice Kennedy
Kennedy, Jacqueline (first lady of the
U.S.)
Kennedy, John F. volume 7 page 54
Kennedy, John F. (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 54
MORE TO EXPLORE
Johnson volume 7 page 29
Peace Corps volume 10 page 43
timeline volume 7 page 54
Kentucky (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 56
MORE TO EXPLORE
Boone volume 2 page 111
geography
horse farms near Lexington picture,
volume 7 page 57
Louisville picture, volume 7 page 56
State Capitol picture, volume 5
page 63
132 Kansa BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Kentucky Derby (horse race) picture,
volume 6 page 87
Kenya (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 58
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Nairobi picture, volume 9 page 5
savanna picture, volume 5 page 143
wildlife
African wood stork picture, volume 12
page 191
anubis baboon picture, volume 8
page 168
cheetah picture, volume 3 page 84
impala picture, volume 7 page 59
workers drying coffee in Kenya picture,
volume 7 page 58
Kenya, Mount (volcanic mountain in
Kenya)
Kenya volume 7 page 58
Keokuk (Sauk leader)
Black Hawk volume 2 page 86
Kepler, Johannes (German astronomer)
astronomy volume 1 page 215
keratin (protein)
feather volume 5 page 8
hoof volume 6 page 80
horn volume 6 page 85
nail and claw volume 9 page 4
Kerekou, Mathieu (president of Benin)
Benin volume 2 page 60
Kere-Nyaga (volcanic mountain in
Kenya): see in index Kenya, Mount
kernel (botany)
wheat volume 15 page 39
kestrel (bird)
birds volume 2 page 78
falcon volume 5 page 4, picture, volume
5 page 5
Ketuvim (biblical text): see in indexWritings
Keukenhof Gardens (Lisse, Netherlands)
purple flowers picture, volume 5 page 87
Key, Francis Scott (U.S. lawyer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
national anthem volume 9 page 12
first printed music sheet picture, volume
7 page 60
War of 1812 volume 15 page 13
keyboard instrument (music) picture,
volume 8 page 217
music volume 8 page 213
musical instruments volume 8
page 217
Key Largo (island in Florida, U.S.)
Florida Keys volume 5 page 37
keypad (computer device)
electronic games volume 4 page 122
Keys (island chain in Florida, U.S.): see in
index Florida Keys
Keystone Province (province in Canada):
see in index Manitoba
Keystone State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Pennsylvania
KeyWest (island and city in Florida,
U.S.)
Florida volume 5 page 34
Florida Keys volume 5 page 37
western keys of KeyWest picture, volume
5 page 37
kg (measurement): see in index kilogram
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (nature
conservation area in Africa)
springbok antelope picture, volume 7
page 44
KGB (Soviet agency)
spy volume 12 page 170
Khalifah family (Bahraini dynasty)
Bahrain volume 2 page 9
Khalkha (people)
Mongolia volume 8 page 163
Khalsa (Sikhism)
Sikhism volume 12 page 88
Khamenei, Ali (rahbar of Iran)
Iran volume 6 page 149
Khartoum (capital city of The Sudan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
Khartoum mosque picture, volume 7
page 61
Sudan volume 12 page 199
Khasneh (tomb at Petra in Jordan): see in
index Treasury
Khiva (city in Uzbekistan)
Ichan-Kala picture, volume 14 page 47
Khmer (people)
Cambodia volume 3 page 17
Thailand volume 13 page 55
Khmer, Kingdom of (historical kingdom
in Indochina)
AngkorWat volume 1 page 120
Cambodia volume 3 page 18
Khmer Republic (country in Southeast
Asia): see in index Cambodia
Khmer Rouge (political group in Cambodia)
Cambodia volume 3 page 18
Phnom Penh volume 10 page 74
Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah (Iranian
leader)
Iran volume 6 page 149
Iran-IraqWar volume 6 page 150
Khor Virap (monastery in Armenia) picture,
volume 1 page 184
Khrushchev, Nikita (premier of the
Soviet Union)
Soviet Union volume 14 page 14
Khufu, Great Pyramid of (pyramid in
Egypt): see in index Great Pyramid
Khwarizmi, al- (Arab astronomer and
mathematician)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 61, picture,
volume 7 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
mathematics volume 8 page 77
Kibo (volcano in Tanzania)
Mount Kilimanjaro volume 7 page 65
kickoff (sports)
football volume 5 page 48
kicktail (skateboarding)
skateboarding volume 12 page 94
kid (human): see in index child
kidney (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
urinary system volume 14 page 40, picture,
volume 14 page 40, picture, volume
14 page 41
kidney stone (medical disorder)
kidney volume 7 page 63
Kiev (capital city of Ukraine)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 63
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Kiev 133
MORE TO EXPLORE
Church of Saint Andrew picture, volume
7 page 63
Ukraine volume 14 page 6
Kievan Rus (ancient state in Europe)
Kiev volume 7 page 64
Russia volume 11 page 106
Ukraine volume 14 page 7
Kigali (capital city of Rwanda)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 64
MORE TO EXPLORE
market picture, volume 7 page 64
Rwanda volume 11 page 110
Kilauea (volcano in Hawaii, U.S.) picture,
volume 6 page 27
Hawaii volume 6 page 26
Kilimanjaro, Mount (mountain in Tanzania)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 65, picture,
volume 1 page 38, picture, volume 7
page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
killer whale (whale) picture, volume 1
page 154
whale species picture, volume 15 page 37
Killing Fields (Cambodian history)
Cambodia volume 3 page 18
kiln (oven)
brick and tile volume 2 page 128
pottery volume 10 page 140
kilogram (measurement)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
cylinder used as standard picture, volume
8 page 88
kilometer (measurement)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
Kim Il-sung (president of North Korea)
statue picture, volume 10 page 170
Kinderdijk (village in The Netherlands)
windmills picture, volume 9 page 38
kinesthesis (sensory phenomenon)
senses volume 12 page 69
kinetic energy (physics)
energy volume 4 page 137
king (insect caste)
termite volume 13 page 48
King (in titles of rulers): see in index
under the personal name, for example, for
King Arthur see Arthur except as found
below
King, B. B. (U.S. blues musician) picture,
volume 2 page 95
King, Coretta Scott (U.S. civil-rights
activist)
King volume 7 page 66
King, Leslie Lynch, Jr. (president of the
U.S.): see in index Ford, Gerald R.
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (U.S. religious
and civil-rights activist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 65, picture,
volume 7 page 66
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 44
assassination volume 1 page 211
Atlanta volume 1 page 220
civil rights movement volume 3
page 130
Abernathy volume 1 page 9
Alabama volume 1 page 61
Montgomery volume 8 page 177
king cobra (snake)
cobras volume 3 page 145
kingdom (scientific group of living
things) picture, volume 7 page 168
living thing volume 7 page 169
Kingdom Centre (building in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia) picture, volume 12
page 45
Kingdom of Denmark (country in
Europe): see in index Denmark
Kingdom of Khmer (historical kingdom
in Indochina): see in index Khmer,
Kingdom of
Kingdom of Lesotho (country in Africa):
see in index Lesotho
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
(historical kingdom in Europe,
1918-29): see in index Serbs, Croats,
and Slovenes, Kingdom of
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (historic country
in Europe, 1929-41): see in index Yugoslavia
kingfisher (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 67, picture,
volume 7 page 67
King of Rock and Roll (U.S. singer):
see in index Presley, Elvis
King Philip (Wampanoag chief ): see in
index Metacom
King PhilipsWar (British-Native American
conflict, 1675-76)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 67, picture,
volume 7 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
Massachuset volume 8 page 70
Massasoit volume 8 page 75
Metacom volume 8 page 105
Narraganset volume 9 page 10
Nipmuc volume 9 page 73
Wampanoag volume 15 page 7
Kings, Divine Right of (political doctrine):
see in index Divine Right of
Kings
Kings, Valley of the (archaeological site
in Egypt)
Tutankhamen volume 13 page 119
king salmon (fish)
salmon volume 12 page 22
king snake (reptile): see in index eastern
king snake
Kingston (capital city of Jamaica)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
Devon House picture, volume 7 page 68
Jamaica volume 7 page 10
Kingstown (capital city of Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 69
MORE TO EXPLORE
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines volume
12 page 18
Kinshasa (capital city of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 69
MORE TO EXPLORE
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 179
shop in Kinshasa picture, volume 7
page 69
Kiowa (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
Elk Tongue picture, volume 7 page 70
134 Kievan Rus BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Kipchak Khanate (western part of the
Mongol Empire): see in index Golden
Horde
Kiribati (island country in the Pacific
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 71, picture,
volume 7 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
Tarawa Atoll picture, volume 2 page 10
Kirinyaga (volcanic mountain in Kenya):
see in index Kenya, Mount
Kiritimati Atoll (island in Kiribati)
Kiribati volume 7 page 71
Kirov Ballet (Russian ballet company)
ballet volume 2 page 15
Kishinev (capital of Moldova): see in
index Chisinau
kissing disease (disease): see in index
mononucleosis
kitchen cabinet (U.S. presidential politics)
Jackson volume 7 page 6
kite (flying device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 72, picture,
volume 1 page 51, picture, volume 7
page 72
kite flying (sport) picture, volume 1
page 51
kite picture, volume 7 page 72
Kitty Hawk (town in North Carolina,
U.S.)
Wright brothers volume 15 page 76
kiwi (bird) picture, volume 2 page 79
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
kiwi (fruit)
fruit picture, volume 5 page 72
Kiyomizu Temple (temple in Kyoto,
Japan) picture, volume 1 page 203
KKK (terrorist organization in the U.S.):
see in index Ku Klux Klan
KLA (political organization in Serbia): see
in index Kosovo Liberation Army
Klamath (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 72
MORE TO EXPLORE
Klamath woman preparing food picture,
volume 7 page 73
Klavier (musical instrument): see in index
piano
Klondike gold rush (Canadian history)
Yukon volume 15 page 98
Yukon River volume 15 page 96
Klondike River (river in Yukon, Canada)
Yukon River volume 15 page 96
km (measurement): see in index kilometer
knee (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 73, picture,
volume 7 page 73
MORE TO EXPLORE
knee joint in cross section picture, volume
12 page 97
kneecap (bone): see in index patella
Knesset (Israeli parliament)
legislature volume 7 page 124
Knickerbocker Base Ball Club (U.S.
organization)
baseball volume 2 page 32
knight (medieval practice and honorific
rank)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 74, picture,
volume 7 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arthurian legend picture, volume 1
page 193
feudalism volume 5 page 14
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
knighthood (medieval practice and honorific
rank): see in index knight
knighthood, orders of: see in index
orders of knighthood
Knights of the Round Table (legendary
group of knights): see in index Round
Table, Order of the
knitted cloth (textile)
knitting volume 7 page 75
knitting (textile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 75, picture,
volume 7 page 75
knitting needle
knitting volume 7 page 75, picture, volume
7 page 75
knockout (boxing)
boxing volume 2 page 118
Knossos (ancient city in Crete, Greece)
Aegean civilization volume 1 page 33
Know-Nothing party (historical U.S.
political party)
Fillmore volume 5 page 21
Knox, John (Scottish religious leader)
Reformation volume 11 page 39
KO (boxing): see in index knockout
koala (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 75, picture,
volume 7 page 76
MORE TO EXPLORE
eucalyptus volume 4 page 158
marsupial volume 8 page 64
Kobenhavn (capital city of Denmark): see
in index Copenhagen
Kodiak bear (mammal)
bear volume 2 page 42
Koguryo (ancient kingdom in Korea)
North Korea volume 7 page 80
Pyongyang volume 10 page 170
South Korea volume 7 page 83
koi (fish) picture, volume 3 page 42
kolkhoz (Soviet agriculture): see in index
collective farm
Komodo dragon (lizard) picture, volume
7 page 169
Indonesia volume 6 page 130
lizard volume 7 page 170
reptile volume 11 page 51
Konakry (capital city of Guinea): see in
index Conakry
Kongfuzi (Chinese teacher and philosopher):
see in index Confucius
Kongo (African people)
Republic of the Congo volume 3
page 181
Kongo kingdom (historical kingdom in
Africa)
Angola volume 1 page 123
Congo volume 3 page 181
Konigsburg, E. L. (U.S. author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 76
Konza (Native American people): see in
index Kaw
Kool Herc (U.S. deejay)
rap volume 11 page 26
Kooning,Willem de (U.S. artist): see in
index de Kooning,Willem
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Kooning, Willem de 135
Kootenai (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 77, picture,
volume 7 page 77
Korab, Mount (mountain in Albania and
Macedonia)
Albania volume 1 page 65
Koran
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 77
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
book restoration picture, volume 2
page 109
hand-written decorated page picture,
volume 7 page 78
student in Ibadan, Nigeria picture,
volume 9 page 68
woman reading the Koran picture,
volume 7 page 78
Islam volume 6 page 163
Muhammad volume 8 page 202
Ramadan volume 11 page 25
Kordestan (region in Asia): see in index
Kurdistan
Korea, North (country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 79
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Mount Paektu picture, volume 7
page 81
history
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
South Korea volume 7 page 84
timeline volume 7 page 79
people and culture
festival in Pyongyang picture, volume 7
page 80
Red Cross picture, volume 11 page 36
statue of Kim Il-sung picture, volume
10 page 170
Korea, South (country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Asia volume 1 page 200
Seoul picture, volume 7 page 82
history
first Asian astronomical observatory
picture, volume 7 page 83
KoreanWar volume 7 page 85
North Korea volume 7 page 81
traditional Korean clothes picture,
volume 7 page 83
Red Cross workers picture, volume 11
page 36
Korean (people)
North Korea volume 7 page 79
South Korea volume 7 page 82
KoreanWar (1950-53)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
ColdWar volume 3 page 151
North Korea volume 7 page 81
refugee volume 11 page 41
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Truman volume 13 page 101
United States volume 14 page 31
Koror Island (island in Palau)
Palau volume 10 page 16
Koryo dynasty (Korean history)
North Korea volume 7 page 81
South Korea volume 7 page 84
Kosciusko, Mount (mountain in New
SouthWales, Australia)
Australia volume 1 page 229
New SouthWales volume 9 page 53
Kosovo (self-declared independent country
in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
Albania volume 1 page 66
Serbia volume 12 page 72
Kosovo Liberation Army (political organization
in Serbia)
Kosovo volume 7 page 86
Kotte (historical capital city of Sri
Lanka): see in index Sri Jayewardenepura
Kotte
Kourou (town in French Guiana)
French Guiana volume 5 page 67
Kozhikode (city in India)
Gama volume 5 page 83
Krak des Chevaliers (fortress in Syria)
picture, volume 12 page 224
kraken (legendary sea monster)
legendary animals volume 1 page 128
Kravitz, Lenny (U.S. musician) picture,
volume 11 page 78
Kremer, Gerard de (Flemish cartographer):
see in index Mercator, Gerardus
kremlin (Russian fortress)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 87
Kremlin, The (building complex in Moscow,
Russia) picture, volume 7, page 87
history of kremlins volume 7 page 87
Moscow volume 8 page 186
Red Square picture, volume 8 page 186
krill (marine animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 87, picture,
volume 7 page 87
Kristallnacht (German history)
Holocaust volume 6 page 71
Kristianstad (city in Sweden)
castle picture, volume 12 page 212
Kronos (Greek mythology): see in index
Cronus
Kruje (city in Albania)
citadel picture, volume 1 page 65
Krung Thep (capital city of Thailand):
see in index Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur (capital city of Malaysia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
Malaysia volume 8 page 27
Petronas Twin Towers picture, volume 7
page 88
Kubango River (river in Africa): see in
index Okavango River
Kublai Khan (emperor of Yuan dynasty)
Beijing volume 2 page 50
Mongol Empire volume 8 page 162
Polo volume 10 page 119
kudu (mammal)
antelope volume 1 page 138
Kuiper Belt (astronomy)
solar system volume 12 page 128, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Ku Klux Klan (terrorist organization in
the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 88
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 43
Reconstruction volume 11 page 35
terrorism volume 13 page 48
Kumasi (city in Ghana)
Ashanti volume 1 page 198
Kumbi (capital city of Ghana Empire)
Ghana Empire volume 5 page 112
136 Kootenai BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
kung fu (martial art)
martial arts volume 8 page 65
Kuomintang (political party in China,
1912-49, and Taiwan, 1949-present):
see in index Nationalist Party
Kurd (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 89, picture,
volume 7 page 89
MORE TO EXPLORE
Iraq volume 6 page 152
Syria volume 12 page 223
Turkey volume 13 page 112
Kurdistan (region in Southwest Asia)
Kurds volume 7 page 89
Kush (ancient African kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 90
MORE TO EXPLORE
Nubia volume 9 page 103
Sudan volume 12 page 200
Kushite (people)
Kush volume 7 page 90
Nubia volume 9 page 103
kusti (religious dress)
Zoroastrianism volume 15 page 109
Kutenai (Native American people): see in
index Kootenai
Kuwait (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Bush, George volume 2 page 155
Persian GulfWar volume 10 page 62
Kuwait city picture, volume 7 page 91,
picture, volume 7 page 92
Kuwait city (capital city of Kuwait)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 92, picture,
volume 7 page 92
MORE TO EXPLORE
Kuwait volume 7 page 91, picture, volume
7 page 91
Kwajalein Atoll (island in the Marshall
Islands)
Marshall Islands volume 8 page 62
Kwakiutl (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 92
MORE TO EXPLORE
British Columbia volume 2 page 132
Hamasaka, Kwakiutl chief picture, volume
7 page 93
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Kwanzaa (African American holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 93, picture,
volume 7 page 93
Kyongbokkung Palace (palace in Seoul,
South Korea) picture, volume 12 page 69
Kyongju (city in South Korea)
first Asian astronomical observatory
picture, volume 7 page 83
Kyoto (city in Japan)
cherry blossoms picture, volume 7
page 12
Kyrgyzstan (country in central Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bishkek picture, volume 2 page 81
refugee camp picture, volume 11 page 39
l (unit of measure): see in index liter
La Beckwith, Byron de (U.S. murderer)
Evers volume 4 page 169
labor (work)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 96
MORE TO EXPLORE
economics volume 4 page 100
factory work picture, volume 7 page 97
May Day volume 8 page 83
Middle Ages picture, volume 7 page 96
Solidarity picture, volume 7 page 98
Labor, American Federation of (labor
organization): see in index American
Federation of Labor
Labor, Department of (U.S. government
agency)
United States government executive
departments table, volume 14 page 35
labor, organized: see in index organized
labor
Labor Day (United States holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
parade picture, volume 7 page 99
labor force (work): see in index labor
labor law
Industrial Revolution volume 6
page 134
labor movement
capitalism volume 3 page 34
Chavez volume 3 page 84
Illinois volume 6 page 118
manufacturing volume 8 page 46
trade volume 13 page 89
Labors of Heracles (classical mythology):
see in index Heracles, Labors of
Labors of Hercules (classical mythology):
see in index Heracles, Labors of
labor union: see in index organized labor
labour law: see in index labor law
labour movement: see in index labor
movement
Labrador (region in Newfoundland and
Labrador province in Canada)
Newfoundland and Labrador volume 9
page 45
labyrinth of the ear (anatomy): see in
index inner ear
lace (decorative fabric)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 99, picture,
volume 7 page 99, picture, volume 7
page 100
Lacedaemon (ancient city-state of
Greece): see in index Sparta
lacrosse (sport)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 100, picture,
volume 7 page 100
lactation (biology)
mammal volume 8 page 36
polar bear picture, volume 8 page 35
ladder truck (fire truck)
firefighting volume 5 page 26
Ladino (people)
Guatemala volume 5 page 166
Ladrones (island and U.S. territory in the
Pacific Ocean): see in index Guam
ladybug (insect)
ladybug and eggs picture, volume 4
page 108
Lady of the Lamp (English nurse): see in
index Nightingale, Florence
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Lady of the Lamp 137
Lafayette, Marquis de (French soldier
and nobleman)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 101, picture,
volume 7 page 101
La Fontaine, Jean de (French poet)
fable volume 5 page 4
lagoon (geography)
coral-reef lagoon picture, volume 6
page 167
Lagoon Nebula (astronomy) picture,
volume 9 page 30
Lagos (city in Nigeria)
Abuja volume 1 page 16
Lailat al Kadr (Islam): see in index Night
of Power
laissez-faire (economic policy)
capitalism volume 3 page 34
trade volume 13 page 89
lake (physical feature)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 102, picture,
volume 7 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
bog volume 2 page 99
water volume 15 page 22
Lake (geographical feature): see in index
under the specific part of the name, for
example, Michigan, Lake
Lakota (Native American people)
Sioux people volume 12 page 92
Lalh Bagh (fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Dhaka volume 4 page 42
Lamaism (religion): see in index Tibetan
Buddhism
lamb (young sheep)
ewe with two lambs picture, volume 12
page 78
Lambeosaurus (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
lamina (plant leaf ): see in index blade
lamprey (fish)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 103, picture,
volume 7 page 103
Lancaster (city in Nebraska, U.S.): see in
index Lincoln
land (economic factor)
economics volume 4 page 100
land (physical feature)
climate volume 3 page 137
tsunami picture, volume 13 page 104
landform (geological feature)
climate volume 3 page 137
geography volume 5 page 96
volcano volume 14 page 101, picture,
volume 14 page 101
land habitat (biology and ecology)
habitat volume 6 page 4
landing gear (aircraft structure)
airplane volume 1 page 55
land irrigation (agriculture): see in index
irrigation
Land of 10,000 Lakes (state in the
U.S.): see in index Minnesota
Land of Enchantment (state in the
U.S.): see in index New Mexico
Land of Lincoln (state in the U.S.): see in
index Illinois
land pollution
pollution volume 10 page 118
landscape painting
painting volume 10 page 7
landslide (geology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 103, picture,
volume 7 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
avalanche volume 1 page 238
erosion picture, volume 4 page 152
language
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
alphabet volume 1 page 88
child development picture, volume 7
page 104
communication volume 3 page 167
grammar volume 5 page 135
language, programming: see in index
computer programming language
Lansing (state capital of Michigan, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 106
MORE TO EXPLORE
Michigan volume 8 page 116
State Capitol picture, volume 7 page 106
Lantern Festival (Chinese holiday)
Chinese New Year volume 3 page 105
Lan Xang (historical kingdom in Laos)
Laos volume 7 page 107
Laos (country in Southeast Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 107
MORE TO EXPLORE
That Luang temple picture, volume 14
page 83
Laozi (Chinese philosopher)
Daoism volume 4 page 15
La Paz (administrative capital city of
Bolivia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 108, picture,
volume 7 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bolivia volume 2 page 102
festival picture, volume 2 page 102
Sucre volume 12 page 198
lapis lazuli (gemstone)
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
Lapita (people)
Oceania volume 9 page 122
Lapland (region of northern Europe)
Finland volume 5 page 23
La Plata (city in Bolivia): see in index
Sucre
Lapp (people): see in index Sami
lappet-faced vulture (bird)
vulture volume 14 page 106
laptop computer picture, volume 3
page 172
communication over distances picture,
volume 3 page 166
computers volume 3 page 172
laptop with webcam picture, volume 6
page 142
larch (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 108, picture,
volume 7 page 109
large intestine (anatomy)
digestive system volume 4 page 48
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47, picture,
volume 6 page 143
intestines volume 6 page 142
largemouth black bass (fish)
bass volume 2 page 37
larva (biology)
amphibians volume 1 page 111
salamander volume 12 page 19
138 Lafayette, Marquis de BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
insects volume 6 page 139
flea volume 5 page 33
mosquito volume 8 page 189
lamprey volume 7 page 103
metamorphosis volume 8 page 107
larynx (anatomy)
respiratory system volume 11 page 55
speech volume 12 page 162
La Salle, Sieur de (French explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 109, picture,
volume 7 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
Gulf of Mexico picture, volume 1
page 107
Indiana volume 6 page 127
Louisiana Purchase volume 7 page 182
Mississippi River volume 8 page 145
Ohio River volume 9 page 127
la Selle, Mount (mountain in Haiti): see
in index Selle, Mount
laser
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 111, picture,
volume 7 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
abbreviation volume 1 page 9
compact disc volume 3 page 170
hologram volume 6 page 72, picture,
volume 6 page 73
laser beam (optics)
laser volume 7 page 111, picture, volume
7 page 111
laser holography (photographic process):
see in index holography
laser light (optics): see in index laser beam
laser photography (photographic process):
see in index holography
Last Frontier (state in the U.S.): see in
index Alaska
Last Judgment, The (fresco by Michelangelo)
Michelangelo volume 8 page 115
Last Supper (Christianity)
Easter volume 4 page 93
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 23
Last Supper (fresco by Leonardo da
Vinci)
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132,
picture, volume 7 page 132
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
Las Vegas (city in Nevada, U.S.)
desert and mountains picture, volume 9
page 41
Nevada volume 9 page 41
Late Cretaceous Epoch (geochronology)
dinosaurs picture, volume 4 page 53
Late Stone Age (anthropology): see in
index Neolithic Period
Latifah, Queen (U.S. rapper and actress):
see in index Queen Latifah
Latin alphabet
alphabet volume 1 page 89
ancient Rome volume 11 page 89
Latin America (cultural and geographic
region)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
human migration volume 8 page 128
South America volume 12 page 140
Latino (people): see in index Hispanic
American
latitude (geography)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 113
MORE TO EXPLORE
equator volume 4 page 147
map and globe volume 8 page 50
Latona (Greek mythology): see in index
Leto
Latvia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 115
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
castle in Cesis picture, volume 7
page 115
Riga picture, volume 11 page 65
Laura IngallsWilder Medal (literary
award)
Wilder volume 15 page 44
Laurasia (supercontinent)
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
laurel (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
bay laurel leaves picture, volume 7
page 116
lava (volcanic material)
erupting volcano picture, volume 14
page 99, picture, volume 14
page 100
fissure eruption picture, volume 14
page 102
mountain volume 8 page 195
volcano volume 14 page 99
lava cave (geology)
cave volume 3 page 63
Lavoisier, Antoine (French chemist)
chemistry volume 3 page 87
law (rule of conduct or action)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
crime volume 3 page 215
Navajo Supreme Court picture, volume
5 page 132
safety volume 12 page 7
stone carving of Hammurabi picture,
volume 7 page 117
United States government volume 14
page 34
Law, ark of the (Judaism): see in index
ark
law, court of: see in index court
law enforcement: see in index police
lawn (garden and landscape)
grass volume 5 page 142
lawn tennis (sport): see in index tennis
Lawrence (city in Kansas, U.S.)
Kansas-Nebraska Act volume 7
page 49
Lawson cypress (tree)
comparison with English elm picture,
volume 13 page 94
lawsuit
law volume 7 page 117
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
For more about Latin America, look
for articles on these countries:
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA lawsuit 139
layout (publishing)
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 108
Lazarus, Emma (U.S. poet)
Statue of Liberty volume 7 page 140
LCD (electronics)
television volume 13 page 41
LDL (biochemistry): see in index lowdensity
lipoprotein
lead (chemical element)
poison volume 10 page 106
lead pencil (writing tool): see in index
pencil
leaf (plant part)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 117
MORE TO EXPLORE
deciduous picture, volume 13 page 94
fir volume 5 page 24, picture, volume 5
page 24
natural shapes and arrangements picture,
volume 7 page 118
rhubarb picture, volume 11 page 62
seed volume 12 page 62
tree volume 13 page 95
vegetable volume 14 page 61
leaf lettuce (vegetable)
lettuce volume 7 page 135
leaf-nosed bat (mammal) picture, volume
2 page 146
League for the Independence of Vietnam
(Vietnamese revolutionary organization):
see in index Viet Minh
League of Nations (international organization)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 119, picture,
volume 7 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
peace movements volume 10 page 44
refugee volume 11 page 40
United Nations volume 14 page 23
Wilson volume 15 page 48
WorldWar I volume 15 page 65
leap year
calendar volume 3 page 9
learning
child development volume 3 page 97
education volume 4 page 105
least weasel (mammal)
weasel family volume 15 page 27
leatherback turtle (reptile)
turtle volume 13 page 117
leaves (plant part): see in index leaf
Lebanese CivilWar (Lebanese history)
Beirut volume 2 page 51
Lebanon volume 7 page 121
Lebanon (country in the Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 120
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Beirut picture, volume 2 page 51
cedar trees picture, volume 3 page 65
Middle East volume 8 page 124
Sidon picture, volume 7 page 120
history
Israel volume 6 page 169
Syria volume 12 page 224
Lebanon, cedar of (tree): see in index
cedar of Lebanon
Lebanon, invasion of (Arab-Israeli conflict,
1982-85)
Israel volume 6 page 170
Le Corbusier (Swiss architect): see in
index Corbusier, Le
Ledra (capital city of Cyprus): see in index
Nicosia
Lee, Jason (Methodist leader)
Salem volume 12 page 20
Lee, Richard Henry (U.S. statesman)
Declaration of Independence volume 4
page 24
Lee, Robert E. (Confederate general)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 122, picture,
volume 7 page 122
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 97,
picture, volume 1 page 97
Grant volume 5 page 137
surrender at Appomattox picture, volume
1 page 98
Leeward Islands (island group of the
West Indies)
West Indies volume 15 page 32
Lefkosa (capital city of Cyprus): see in
index Nicosia
leg (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 123, picture,
volume 7 page 123
MORE TO EXPLORE
insect anatomy picture, volume 6
page 138
knee picture, volume 7 page 73
legal code (law): see in index code
legal system: see in index law
legendary animals: see in index animals,
legendary
legislative branch (government)
government volume 5 page 132
United States government volume 14
page 33
Legislative Hall (building in Dover,
Delaware, U.S.) picture, volume 4
page 68
legislature (government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 124
MORE TO EXPLORE
Knesset picture, volume 7 page 124
law volume 7 page 117
legume (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 125
MORE TO EXPLORE
pea pods picture, volume 7 page 125
legume (plant reproductive body): see in
index pod
Lei Day (holiday): see in index May Day
Leif Eriksson (Viking explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 125, picture,
volume 7 page 126
MORE TO EXPLORE
North America volume 9 page 83
lemming (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 126, picture,
volume 7 page 126
lemon (tree and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 127, picture,
volume 7 page 127
MORE TO EXPLORE
citrus fruits volume 3 page 123
lemur (primate)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 128
MORE TO EXPLORE
Madagascar volume 8 page 9
red-bellied lemur picture, volume 7
page 128
Lenape (Native American people): see in
index Delaware
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lending (finance): see in index loan
LEnfant, Pierre-Charles (French engineer
and architect)
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
LEngle, Madeleine (U.S. author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 128, picture,
volume 7 page 129
length (measured distance)
measurement volume 8 page 88
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich (prime minister of
the Soviet Union)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 129, picture,
volume 7 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
Russian Revolution volume 11 page 108
Soviet Union volume 14 page 13
speaking to crowd picture, volume 14
page 13
Stalin volume 12 page 176
Leningrad (city in Russia): see in index
Saint Petersburg
Lenni Lenape (Native American people):
see in index Delaware
Lennon, John (British musician)
the Beatles volume 2 page 42
Lenoir, Etienne (French inventor)
automobile history volume 1 page 237
internal-combustion engine volume 6
page 141
lens (eye)
part of eye volume 4 page 176, picture,
volume 4 page 175
lens (optical device)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 130, picture,
volume 7 page 130, picture, volume 7
page 131
MORE TO EXPLORE
binoculars volume 2 page 72
camera volume 3 page 20, picture, volume
3 page 20
optics volume 9 page 143
telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38
Lent (Christianity)
Mardi Gras volume 8 page 54
Leo (constellation)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
Leo III (pope)
Holy Roman Empire volume 6 page 74
Leo X (pope)
Medici family volume 8 page 92
Leon, Juan Ponce de (Spanish explorer):
see in index Ponce de Leon, Juan
Leonardo da Vinci (Italian artist, engineer
and scientist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 131, picture,
volume 7 page 131
MORE TO EXPLORE
flying machine plan picture, volume 7
page 133
helicopter volume 6 page 36
painting volume 10 page 9
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
The Last Supper picture, volume 7
page 132
leopard (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 133, picture,
volume 7 page 133
MORE TO EXPLORE
jaguar volume 7 page 8
Leopold II (king of Belgium)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 180
Leopoldville (capital city of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo): see in
index Kinshasa
lepton (subatomic particle)
atoms volume 1 page 224
Les Andelys (town in France) picture,
volume 6 page 167
Lesotho (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 134
MORE TO EXPLORE
traditional houses picture, volume 7
page 134
Lesothosaurus (dinosaur)
dinosaurs in scale picture, volume 4
page 53
Lesser Antarctica (region in Antarctica):
see in indexWest Antarctica
lesser anteater (mammal)
anteater volume 1 page 138
Lesser Antilles (island group of theWest
Indies)
Carib volume 3 page 40
West Indies volume 15 page 32
lesser ape (primate)
apes volume 1 page 146
gibbon volume 5 page 113
lesser curlew (bird): see in index whimbrel
lesser flamingo (bird)
flamingo volume 5 page 31
lesser panda (mammal) picture, volume
10 page 26
panda volume 10 page 25, picture, volume
10 page 25
lesser roadrunner (bird)
roadrunner volume 11 page 71
Leto (Greek mythology)
Apollo volume 1 page 150
Artemis volume 1 page 190
letter (alphabet)
girl practices writing picture, volume 15
page 78
letter carrier picture, volume 10 page 136
postal service volume 10 page 136
lettuce (plant and food)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 135, picture,
volume 7 page 135
leukocyte (biology): see in index white
blood cell
levee (civil engineering)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 135, picture,
volume 7 page 135
MORE TO EXPLORE
Huang He volume 6 page 89
lever (mechanics)
machine volume 8 page 6, picture, volume
8 page 6
Levkosia (capital city of Cyprus): see in
index Nicosia
Lewis, C. S. (British author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 136, picture,
volume 7 page 136
Lewis, Meriwether (U.S. explorer)
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 137
diary picture, volume 7 page 137
Missouri River volume 8 page 149
Oregon Trail volume 9 page 149
Lewis and Clark Expedition (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 137
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Lewis and Clark Expedition 141
MORE TO EXPLORE
Blackfoot volume 2 page 85
diary picture, volume 7 page 137
exploration volume 4 page 174
Idaho volume 6 page 112
Jefferson volume 7 page 18
Rocky Mountains volume 11 page 79
Sacagawea volume 12 page 4, picture,
volume 12 page 4
Lexington (city in Kentucky)
Frankfort volume 5 page 63
horses graze in pasture picture, volume 7
page 57
Kentucky volume 7 page 56
Lexington (city in Massachusetts, U.S.)
Minuteman statue picture, volume 8
page 138
Lexington and Concord, Battles of
(American Revolution, 1775) picture,
volume 1 page 98
American Revolution volume 1
page 100
Lhasa (capital city of Tibet, China)
Tibet volume 13 page 62
Lhasa apso (breed of dog)
non-sporting dogs table, volume 4
page 62
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (revolutionary
organization, Sri Lanka)
terrorism volume 13 page 48
Liberator, the (Latin American leader):
see in index Bolivar, Simon
Liberia (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 139
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
government buildings picture, volume
8 page 172
Johnson-Sirleaf picture, volume 7
page 139
Liberty, Sons of (U.S. history)
Revere volume 11 page 57
Liberty, Statue of (monument in New
York City, New York, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 140, picture,
volume 7 page 140, picture, volume 9
page 60
Liberty Bell (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 140, picture,
volume 7 page 141
Liberty Bell Center (building) picture,
volume 7 page 141
Liberty Enlightening theWorld (monument
in New York City, New York,
U.S.): see in index Liberty, Statue of
Liberty Island (island in New York, U.S.)
Statue of Liberty volume 7 page 140,
picture, volume 7 page 140, picture,
volume 9 page 60
Libra (astronomy)
constellation volume 3 page 188
zodiac signs picture, volume 15 page 107
library
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 141, picture,
volume 7 page 141, picture, volume 7
page 142
library catalog (library science)
library volume 7 page 143
Library of Alexandria (ancient library in
Alexandria, Egypt): see in index Alexandria,
Library of
Library of Congress (library inWashington.,
D.C., U.S.): see in index Congress,
Library of
Libreville (capital city of Gabon)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 143
MORE TO EXPLORE
Gabon volume 5 page 78
Libya (country in North Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 144, picture,
volume 7 page 144, picture, volume 7
page 145
MORE TO EXPLORE
Peoples Palace picture, volume 13
page 98
Libyan (ancient people)
Tunis volume 13 page 108
lice (insect): see in index louse
lichen (organism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 146
MORE TO EXPLORE
old-mans beard picture, volume 7
page 146
orange lichen picture, volume 7 page 146
Lichtenstein, Roy (U.S. artist)
painting volume 10 page 12
Liechtenstein (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 147, picture,
volume 7 page 147
MORE TO EXPLORE
Vaduz Castle picture, volume 14 page 51
life (biology)
Earth volume 4 page 89
life cycle (biology)
amphibians volume 1 page 111
animal migration volume 8 page 125
coral volume 3 page 197
eel volume 4 page 108
insects volume 6 page 139
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
flea volume 5 page 33
mammals
antelope volume 1 page 139
cheetah volume 3 page 85
dog volume 4 page 63
elephant volume 4 page 124
horse volume 6 page 86
lion volume 7 page 158
tiger volume 13 page 66
whale volume 15 page 38
reptiles volume 11 page 52
snake volume 12 page 114
spider volume 12 page 165
life sciences
science volume 12 page 49
life span
raccoon volume 11 page 15
lifestyle
aging volume 1 page 47
lift (physics)
airplane volume 1 page 56
glider volume 5 page 120
lift (vertical transport): see in index elevator
ligament (anatomy)
knee volume 7 page 74
knee joint in cross section picture,
volume 12 page 97
skeletal system volume 12 page 97
light (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 148
MORE TO EXPLORE
color volume 3 page 155, picture, volume
3 page 155
energy volume 4 page 137
greenhouse effect picture, volume 5
page 157
radiation volume 11 page 17
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
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Newton volume 9 page 56
optics volume 9 page 143
camera volume 3 page 20, picture, volume
3 page 20
eye volume 4 page 175
fiber optics volume 5 page 15
prism volume 10 page 153, picture,
volume 10 page 153
telescope picture, volume 13 page 38
painting volume 10 page 10, picture,
volume 10 page 10
phenomena
aurora volume 1 page 227
mirage volume 8 page 138
mirror volume 8 page 139
reflection of light occurrences picture,
volume 7 page 149
tunicates picture, volume 7 page 148
light amplification by stimulated emission
of radiation (device for generating
a beam of light): see in index laser
lightbulb (device)
Edison volume 4 page 105
Edison with lightbulb picture, volume
13 page 27
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
lighter-than-air aircraft: see in index
airship; balloon
light horse (mammal)
horse volume 6 page 86
lighthouse
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 149, picture,
volume 7 page 149
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cape Enrage Lighthouse picture, volume
9 page 42
Michigan picture, volume 8 page 116
Lighthouse of Alexandria (ancient lighthouse
in Alexandria, Egypt)
Alexandria volume 1 page 75
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 115
lighting director (theater)
theater volume 13 page 58
light microscope (scientific instrument):
see in index optical microscope
lightning (weather) picture, volume 4
page 120
electricity volume 4 page 120
storm volume 12 page 191
lightning bug (insect): see in index firefly
lightning rod
Franklin volume 5 page 63
Lights, Festival of (Hinduism): see in
index Diwali
Lights, Festival of (Judaism): see in index
Hanukkah
lightship (warning beacon)
lighthouse volume 7 page 150
light telescope (optical instrument)
telescope volume 13 page 38
light-year (astronomy)
galaxy volume 5 page 81
MilkyWay volume 8 page 129
lignite (coal)
coal volume 3 page 144
Liliuokalani (queen of Hawaii)
Hawaii volume 6 page 27
Lilongwe (capital city of Malawi)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 150
MORE TO EXPLORE
Malawi volume 8 page 26
lily (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 151, picture,
volume 7 page 151
lily family (plants)
lily volume 7 page 151
lily of the valley (plant)
lily volume 7 page 151
lily pad (plant part)
water lily volume 15 page 24
Lima (capital city of Peru)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 151, picture,
volume 7 page 152
MORE TO EXPLORE
Peru volume 10 page 64
Pizarro volume 10 page 91
lime (tree and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 152, picture,
volume 7 page 152
MORE TO EXPLORE
citrus fruits volume 3 page 123
limestone (rock)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 153
MORE TO EXPLORE
cave volume 3 page 62
cement volume 3 page 68
images
cliffs picture, volume 7 page 153
paving blocks picture, volume 11
page 76
quarrying picture, volume 7 page 153,
picture, volume 11 page 7
rock volume 11 page 76
limited monarchy (form of government):
see in index constitutional monarchy
limning (art): see in index miniature
painting
Lin, Maya (U.S. architect and artist) picture,
volume 1 page 208
Lincoln (state capital of Nebraska, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 154
MORE TO EXPLORE
Nebraska volume 9 page 28
Nebraska State Capitol building picture,
volume 7 page 154
Lincoln, Abraham (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 154, picture,
volume 7 page 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
abolitionist movement volume 1 page 12
African Americans volume 1 page 43
American CivilWar volume 1 page 95
Buchanan volume 2 page 140
Confederacy volume 3 page 176
Douglass volume 4 page 68
Emancipation Proclamation volume 4
page 130, picture, volume 4 page 130
Johnson volume 7 page 27
Lincoln-Douglas debates volume 7
page 156, picture, volume 7 page 156
Reconstruction volume 11 page 33
Springfield volume 12 page 168, picture,
volume 12 page 169
timeline volume 7 page 154
Lincoln-Douglas debates (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 156, picture,
volume 7 page 156
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
(historic site in Springfield, Illinois,
U.S.) picture, volume 6 page 118
Lincoln Memorial (monument inWashington,
D.C., U.S.)
nighttime view ofWashington, D.C,
picture, volume 14 page 24
Lindbergh, Anne Spencer Morrow
(U.S. writer and aviator)
Lindbergh, Charles volume 7 page 157
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Lindbergh, Anne Spencer Morrow 143
Lindbergh, Charles (U.S. aviator)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 157, picture,
volume 7 page 157
MORE TO EXPLORE
airplane volume 1 page 57
Lindsay, Vachel (U.S. poet)
Hughes volume 6 page 91
line (mathematics)
geometry volume 5 page 98
line graph (diagram)
graph volume 5 page 140
Linnaeus, Carolus (Swedish botanist)
botany volume 2 page 115
Linum usitatissimum (plant and fiber):
see in index flax
lion (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 158, picture,
volume 7 page 158
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chobe National Park picture, volume 2
page 116
Lion, theWitch, and theWardrobe,
The (book by Lewis)
Lewis volume 7 page 137
Lion City (capital city of Singapore): see
in index Singapore
lionhead goldfish
goldfish volume 5 page 123
lipstick (cosmetic)
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
liquid (state of matter)
evaporation and condensation volume 4
page 166
glass volume 5 page 118
matter volume 8 page 78, picture, volume
8 page 78
rain volume 11 page 21
liquid crystal (physics)
television volume 13 page 41
liquid crystal display (electronics): see in
index LCD
liquid state (state of matter): see in index
liquid
Lil Folks (comic strip by Schulz): see
in index Peanuts
Lisbon (capital city of Portugal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 159, picture,
volume 7 page 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
Portugal volume 10 page 133
lisp (speech disorder)
speech volume 12 page 162
Liston, Sonny (U.S. boxer)
physical measurements table, volume 12
page 183
liter (unit of measure)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
measurement volume 8 page 90
literature
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 160
literature for children
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 162, picture,
volume 7 page 162, picture, volume 7
page 163
litho-offset: see in index offset printing
lithosphere (geology)
environment volume 4 page 144
Lithuania (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 165
MORE TO EXPLORE
Trakai Castle picture, volume 7 page 165
Vilnius picture, volume 14 page 91
litmus paper (chemical indicator)
acid and base volume 1 page 17, picture,
volume 1 page 17
litre (unit of measure): see in index liter
litter (trash)
beach cleanup picture, volume 4
page 143
Little, Malcolm (U.S. Muslim leader): see
in index Malcolm X
Little Alfold (region in Hungary)
Hungary volume 6 page 100
Little Bighorn, Battle of the (U.S. history)
Custer volume 3 page 233
national monument picture, volume 8
page 174
Sitting Bull volume 12 page 92
Little Corporal, The (emperor of
France): see in index Napoleon I
Little House on the Prairie (book by
Wilder)
Wilder volume 15 page 44
Little Mermaid (statue in Copenhagen,
Denmark) picture, volume 3 page 196
Copenhagen volume 3 page 195
Little Mermaid, The (story by Andersen)
picture, volume 1 page 128
Little Rock (state capital of Arkansas,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 166, picture,
volume 7 page 166
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arkansas volume 1 page 180, picture,
volume 1 page 181
little skate (fish)
ray volume 11 page 30
little wolf (mammal): see in index coyote
LittleWomen (novel by Alcott)
Alcott volume 1 page 71
liver (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 166
MORE TO EXPLORE
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39
cholesterol volume 3 page 111
digestive system volume 4 page 48
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47, picture,
volume 7 page 167
hepatitis volume 6 page 42
Alcott, Louisa
May
Alexander,
Lloyd
Andersen, Hans
Christian
Basho
Blume, Judy
Bradstreet, Anne
Brooks,
Gwendolyn
Carroll, Lewis
Cleary, Beverly
Dahl, Roald
Dickens,
Charles
Grimm Brothers
Hansberry,
Lorraine
Hinton, S.E.
Homer
Hughes,
Langston
Konigsburg,
E.L.
L'Engle,
Madeleine
Lewis, C.S.
Rowling, J.K.
Sendak, Maurice
Seuss, Dr.
Shakespeare,
William
Silverstein, Shel
Stowe, Harriet
Beecher
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Twain, Mark
Wheatley,
Phillis
Wilder, Laura
Ingalls
To learn about some famous writers,
look for these articles:
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livestock farming
agriculture volume 1 page 48
Livingstone, David (Scottish explorer
and missionary)
exploration volume 4 page 174
living thing
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 167
MORE TO EXPLORE
division by kingdom picture, volume 7
page 168
division by quantity picture, volume 7
page 167
sand volume 12 page 26
lizard (reptile)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 169
MORE TO EXPLORE
flying lizard picture, volume 11 page 52
frilled lizard picture, volume 7 page 170
Gila monster picture, volume 7 page 170
Komodo dragon picture, volume 7
page 169
reptile volume 11 page 51
lizard-hipped dinosaur (dinosaur order):
see in index Saurischia
Ljubljana (capital city of Slovenia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 171, picture,
volume 7 page 171
MORE TO EXPLORE
Slovenia volume 12 page 110
Ljubljanica River (river in Slovenia)
Ljubljana picture, volume 7 page 171
llama (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 172, picture,
volume 2 page 103, picture, volume 7
page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
Inca volume 6 page 121
Peruvian farmer with a llama picture,
volume 12 page 143
LL Cool J (U.S. rapper and actor)
hip-hop volume 6 page 59
rap music volume 11 page 27
loan (finance)
banking volume 2 page 24, picture, volume
2 page 25
loanword (language): see in index borrowing
Lobamba (legislative and royal capital
city of Swaziland)
Mbabane volume 8 page 85
Swaziland volume 12 page 211
Lobl, Elaine (U.S. author): see in index
Konigsburg, E. L.
lobster (marine animal)
American lobster picture, volume 3
page 224
Local Group (galaxy cluster)
galaxy volume 5 page 81
Loch Neathach (lake in Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom): see in index
Neagh, Lough
lock (canals) picture, volume 3 page 28
canal volume 3 page 27
Erie Canal volume 4 page 150
Panama Canal volume 10 page 23
Saint Lawrence River and Seaway volume
12 page 13
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 47
Locke, John (British philosopher)
constitution volume 3 page 189
human rights volume 6 page 97
Lockerbie (town in Scotland, United
Kingdom)
Pan Am Flight 103 volume 7 page 145
locomotion (behavior)
amoeba volume 1 page 108
cheetah volume 3 page 84
locomotive (vehicle and train power unit)
railroad volume 11 page 20
steam locomotive picture, volume 11
page 21
technology and invention volume 13
page 27, picture, volume 13 page 27
locust (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 172, picture,
volume 7 page 173
MORE TO EXPLORE
grasshopper volume 5 page 142
lodestone (mineral)
magnet and magnetism volume 8
page 18
lodge (dwelling)
Mandan picture, volume 8 page 40
Yakama volume 15 page 84
Loess Plateau (plateau in China)
Huang He volume 6 page 89
Logan, Mount (mountain in Yukon,
Canada)
Yukon volume 15 page 97
Loire Basin (region in France): see in
index Loire Valley
Loire River (river in France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 173, picture,
volume 7 page 173
Loire Valley (region in France)
Loire River volume 7 page 173
Lombard (people)
Charlemagne volume 3 page 82
Lome (capital city of Togo)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 174, picture,
volume 7 page 174
MORE TO EXPLORE
Togo volume 13 page 74
Lompoc (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
London (capital city of England and the
United Kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 175
MORE TO EXPLORE
England volume 4 page 139
images
Big Ben picture, volume 7 page 175
Buckingham Palace picture, volume 14
page 18
Globe Theater picture, volume 13
page 58
high-speed train picture, volume 11
page 20
London Eye picture, volume 7
page 176
terrorist attack investigation picture,
volume 10 page 112
WorldWar II picture, volume 15
page 66
Thames River volume 13 page 56
United Kingdom volume 14 page 16
London, Tower of (building in London,
United Kingdom)
London volume 7 page 175
London Company (English company):
see in index Virginia Company of London
London Eye (Ferris wheel) picture, volume
7 page 176
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA London Eye 145
London Stock Exchange (British company)
stock exchange volume 12 page 186
Lone Star State (state in the U.S.): see in
index Texas
longbow (weapon)
archery volume 1 page 166
various bows picture, volume 1 page 166
long-distance race (footrace)
track and field volume 13 page 86
longevity: see in index life span
longhorn (breed of cattle) picture, volume
6 page 85
longhorn beetle (insect)
types of beetles picture, volume 2
page 49
longhouse (dwelling)
Cayuga volume 3 page 64
Delaware volume 4 page 29
Flathead volume 5 page 32
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
Mohawk volume 8 page 151
Mohican volume 8 page 153
Oneida volume 9 page 137
Onondaga volume 9 page 138
Quapaw volume 11 page 6
Seneca volume 12 page 65
Tusccarora volume 13 page 117
Wappinger volume 15 page 8
Wyandot volume 15 page 78
Long Island (island in New York, U.S.)
island volume 6 page 167
longitude (geography)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 113
MORE TO EXPLORE
map and globe volume 8 page 50
long jump (athletics)
track and field volume 13 page 86, picture,
volume 13 page 85
Long March (Chinese history)
Mao volume 8 page 48
long-nosed echidna (mammal)
echidna volume 4 page 97
longnose hawkfish (fish)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 171
longship
Viking volume 14 page 89
long-tailed weasel (mammal)
weasel family volume 15 page 27
long-term memory (mental function)
memory volume 8 page 98
loofah (sponge)
gourd volume 5 page 131
loon (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 176
MORE TO EXPLORE
common loon picture, volume 7
page 176
lord (British title)
knight volume 7 page 74
Middle Ages volume 8 page 122
Lord Chamberlains Men (English theater
company)
Shakespeare volume 12 page 75
lord chancellor (British government official)
Parliament volume 10 page 37
Lord of the Rings, The (work by Tolkien)
Tolkien volume 13 page 77
Lords Supper (Christianity): see in index
Communion
Lords, House of (British government)
Parliament volume 10 page 37
Lorenzo the Magnificent (Italian statesman):
see in index Medici, Lorenzo de
lorikeet (bird) picture, volume 10 page 39
loris (primate)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 177, picture,
volume 7 page 177
Los Alamos National Laboratory (laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.)
New Mexico volume 9 page 51
Los Angeles (city in California, U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 178
MORE TO EXPLORE
airship flies over Dodger Stadium picture,
volume 1 page 58
United States volume 14 page 27
Walt Disney Concert Hall picture, volume
7 page 178
Los Angeles Dodgers (U.S. baseball
team): see in index Dodgers
Los Angeles Kings (U.S. hockey team)
Gretzky volume 5 page 161
Los Angeles Lakers (U.S. basketball
team)
Johnson volume 7 page 30, picture, volume
7 page 30
Los Angeles Music Center (building
complex in Los Angeles, California,
U.S.)
Los Angeles volume 7 page 178
Lots, Feast of (Jewish holiday): see in
index Purim
lotus position (Yoga)
Yoga volume 15 page 93
Lough Neagh (lake in Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom): see in index Neagh,
Lough
Louis, Saint (king of France): see in index
Louis IX
Louis I (Holy Roman emperor)
crowning picture, volume 6 page 74
Louis IX (king of France)
Crusades volume 3 page 224
Louis XIV (king of France)
ballet volume 2 page 14
France volume 5 page 60
Huguenots volume 6 page 92
La Salle volume 7 page 110
Versailles volume 14 page 71
Louis XVI (king of France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 179, picture,
volume 7 page 179
MORE TO EXPLORE
French Revolution volume 5 page 69
Marie Antoinette volume 8 page 55
Louis, Spyridon (Greek athlete)
Olympic Games volume 9 page 134
Louis Armstrongs All-Stars (U.S. music
group)
Armstrong volume 1 page 188
Louisbourg (state capital of Pennsylvania,
U.S.): see in index Harrisburg
Louise, Lake (lake in Canada)
mountain reflected in lake picture, volume
1 page 69
Louisiana (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 180
MORE TO EXPLORE
La Salle volume 7 page 110
old plantation home picture, volume 7
page 181
146 London Stock Exchange BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Louisiana Purchase (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 182
MORE TO EXPLORE
people
Jefferson volume 7 page 18
Madison volume 8 page 12
Monroe volume 8 page 171
places
Colorado volume 3 page 158
Louisiana volume 7 page 181
Minnesota volume 8 page 136
Mississippi River volume 8 page 145
Missouri volume 8 page 147
Montana volume 8 page 174
Nebraska volume 9 page 29
North Dakota volume 9 page 88
Oklahoma volume 9 page 130
South Dakota volume 12 page 150
United States volume 14 page 29
Wyoming volume 15 page 80
Louisville (city in Kentucky) picture,
volume 7 page 56
Frankfort volume 5 page 63
Kentucky volume 7 page 56
Lourenco Marques (capital city of
Mozambique): see in index Maputo
louse (insect)
insect volume 6 page 139
parasite volume 10 page 33
typhus volume 13 page 124
Louvre (museum in Paris, France)
Louvre Pyramid picture, volume 5
page 60
museum volume 8 page 212
Paris volume 10 page 34
Louvre Pyramid (exhibit in Louvre
Museum, Paris, France) picture, volume
5 page 60
love (tennis scoring)
tennis volume 13 page 46
Love Me Tender (movie)
Presley volume 10 page 147
low (weather): see in index cyclone
Low, Juliette Gordon (U.S. youth
leader)
scouting volume 12 page 54
Low Countries (region in Europe)
Netherlands volume 9 page 39
WorldWar II volume 15 page 66
low-density lipoprotein (biochemistry)
cholesterol volume 3 page 111
Lower Canada (historical region in
Canada): see in index Canada East
lower course (river)
river volume 11 page 68
Lower Cretaceous Series (geochronology):
see in index Early Cretaceous
Epoch
Lower Egypt (region of the Nile Valley in
Africa)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Lower Peninsula (peninsula in Michigan,
U.S.)
Michigan volume 8 page 116
low tide (oceanic movement)
tides volume 13 page 63, picture, volume
13 page 64
Loyalist (Spanish history): see in index
Republican
loyalist (U.S. and Canadian history)
New Brunswick volume 9 page 43
Nova Scotia volume 9 page 102
Ontario volume 9 page 140
Luanda (capital city of Angola)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 183
MORE TO EXPLORE
Angola volume 1 page 122
woman carrying fruit picture, volume 7
page 183
Lublin-Majdanek (concentration camp
in Poland): see in index Majdanek
Lucky Lindy (U.S. aviator): see in index
Lindbergh, Charles
Lucy (fossil hominid)
Ethiopia volume 4 page 156
human origins volume 6 page 95
luffa (sponge): see in index loofah
Lukuga River (river in Africa)
Lake Tanganyika volume 13 page 14
Lumiere, Auguste (French inventor)
movie volume 8 page 199
Lumiere, Louis (French inventor)
movie volume 8 page 199
Luna (Soviet Union space probe)
Moon volume 8 page 180
lunar calendar
calendar volume 3 page 10
lunar eclipse (astronomy)
comparison to solar eclipse picture, volume
4 page 98
eclipse volume 4 page 98
lunar exploration: see in index Moon
exploration
Lunar Roving Vehicle (Apollo program)
Moon exploration picture, volume 4
page 175
lung (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 183, picture,
volume 7 page 184
MORE TO EXPLORE
cardiovascular system volume 3 page 39,
picture, volume 3 page 39
respiratory system volume 11 page 55,
picture, volume 11 page 56
alveoli and capillaries picture, volume
11 page 55
tuberculosis volume 13 page 104
X ray of infected lung picture, volume
10 page 103
lungs (anatomy): see in index lung
Lusaka (capital city of Zambia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 185
Lusitania (ship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 185, picture,
volume 7 page 185
MORE TO EXPLORE
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
lute family (musical instruments)
musical instruments volume 8 page 215
Lutetia (ancient city in France): see in
index Paris
Luther, Martin (German religious
leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 186, picture,
volume 7 page 186
MORE TO EXPLORE
Calvin volume 3 page 16
Christianity volume 3 page 114
Germany volume 5 page 106
Reformation volume 11 page 38, picture,
volume 11 page 39
Lutheranism (Protestant Christianity)
Luther volume 7 page 186
Protestantism volume 10 page 158
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Lutheranism 147
Luvigana (capital city of Slovenia): see in
index Ljubljana
Luxembourg (country in northwestern
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 187
MORE TO EXPLORE
Vianden Castle picture, volume 7
page 187
Luxembourg (capital city of Luxembourg)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 188
MORE TO EXPLORE
Luxembourg volume 7 page 187
Luxor, Temple of (ancient temple in
Luxor, Egypt)
statue of Ramses II picture, volume 10
page 69
Luzon (island, Philippines)
Mount Mayon picture, volume 10
page 72
Philippines volume 10 page 71
Lydia (ancient region in Anatolia)
money volume 8 page 161
Lyme disease
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 188, picture,
volume 7 page 188
lymph (physiology)
circulatory system volume 3 page 119
lymphatic system volume 7 page 189
lymphatic vessel picture, volume 7
page 190
lymphatic system (anatomy and physiology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 189, picture,
volume 7 page 189
MORE TO EXPLORE
circulatory system volume 3 page 119
lymphatic vessel (anatomy)
lymphatic system volume 7 page 189,
picture, volume 7 page 189
physiology picture, volume 7 page 190
lymph node (anatomy)
lymphatic system volume 7 page 190,
picture, volume 7 page 189
lymphocyte (white blood cell)
immune system volume 6 page 119
lymphatic system volume 7 page 190,
picture, volume 7 page 190
lymph vessel (anatomy): see in index lymphatic
vessel
lynching (mob violence)
Wells-Barnnett volume 15 page 29
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
(building in Houston, Texas, U.S.)
Houston volume 6 page 89
lynx (cat)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 191, picture,
volume 7 page 191
lyre (musical instrument)
Orpheus and Eurydice volume 9
page 151
m (unit of measure): see in index meter
Maathai,Wangari (Kenyan educator)
Nobel peace prize picture, volume 9
page 76
Macaca (animal): see in index macaque
Macao (administrative region of China):
see in index Macau
macaque (animal) picture, volume 9
page 14
MacArthur, Douglas (U.S. general)
WorldWar II volume 15 page 70
Macau (administrative region of China)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 4
Maccabees (Jewish family)
martyr volume 8 page 67
Macdonald, John (Canadian prime minister)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 4
Macedonia (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 5
MORE TO EXPLORE
Monastery of Saint Naum picture, volume
8 page 5
Serbia volume 12 page 72
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Macedonia (region in Greece)
Alexander the Great volume 1 page 72
ancient Greece volume 5 page 156
machine
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 6, picture,
volume 8 page 7
MORE TO EXPLORE
polyester cloth picture, volume 13
page 28
quarrying volume 11 page 7
simple machines picture, volume 8
page 6
sorting mail picture, volume 10 page 136
machine gun (weapon)
army volume 1 page 190
weapon volume 15 page 26
machine learning (artificial intelligence)
robot volume 11 page 74
machinery: see in index machine
Machu Picchu (ancient Inca city in Peru)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 8, picture,
volume 8 page 8
Mackenzie, Alexander (Scottish explorer
and fur trader)
British Columbia volume 2 page 133
Northwest Territories volume 9 page 96
Mackenzie Mountains (mountains in
Canada)
Northwest Territories volume 9 page 95
Mackenzie River (river in Canada)
Northwest Territories volume 9 page 95
Macquarie Island (island in Tasmania,
Australia)
Tasmania volume 13 page 19
macroeconomics
economics volume 4 page 100
macular degeneration (medical condition)
blindness volume 2 page 90
Macy, Anne Sullivan (U.S. teacher)
Keller volume 7 page 53
Keller and Sullivan picture, volume 7
page 53
Madagascar (island country southeast of
Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 9
MORE TO EXPLORE
animals
crocodiles picture, volume 11 page 51
lemur picture, volume 7 page 128
geography
Antananarivo picture, volume 1
page 134
148 Luvigana BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
hillside agriculture picture, volume 8
page 10
mad cow disease
animal disease volume 4 page 55
Madero, Francisco (president of Mexico)
Villa volume 14 page 90
Zapata volume 15 page 102
Madinah !Isa (city in Bahrain)
mosque picture, volume 2 page 9
Madison (state capital ofWisconsin,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 11, picture,
volume 8 page 11
Madison, James (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 11, picture,
volume 8 page 12
MORE TO EXPLORE
Federalist papers volume 5 page 9
Monroe volume 8 page 171
timeline volume 8 page 11
War of 1812 volume 15 page 13
madness: see in index mental illness
Madonna, The (mother of Jesus): see in
index Mary
Madrid (capital city of Spain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 13, picture,
volume 8 page 13
Mafia (island of Tanzania)
Tanzania volume 13 page 15
magazine (publication)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 14
MORE TO EXPLORE
Stone Soup picture, volume 8 page 14
Magellan (United States spacecraft)
Venus volume 14 page 67, picture, volume
14 page 66
Magellan, Ferdinand (Portuguese
explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 15, picture,
volume 8 page 15
MORE TO EXPLORE
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 221
exploration volume 4 page 174
Oceania volume 9 page 122
exploration and settlement of the
Americas volume 1 page 103
Tierra del Fuego volume 13 page 64
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 5
Magellan, Strait of (channel in South
America)
Magellans voyages volume 8 page 16
magenta (color)
light picture, volume 3 page 155
pigment picture, volume 3 page 156
magic (entertainment)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 16, picture,
volume 8 page 17
magician: see in index magic
Magic Johnson Foundation (U.S. organization)
Johnson volume 7 page 30
magic realism (literary style)
literature volume 7 page 162
magma (molten rock)
plate tectonics volume 10 page 98
rock volume 11 page 75
volcano volume 14 page 99, picture,
volume 14 page 102
Magna Carta (English charter, 1215)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 17, picture,
volume 8 page 17
MORE TO EXPLORE
bill of rights volume 2 page 70
civil rights volume 3 page 128
constitution volume 3 page 189
England volume 4 page 141
magnesite (mineral)
Austria volume 1 page 234
magnet (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 18, picture,
volume 8 page 18, picture, volume 8
page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
compass volume 3 page 171
electricity volume 4 page 121
magnetic field (physics)
bar magnet and magnetic field picture,
volume 8 page 18
magnetism volume 8 page 19
magnetic pole (physics) picture, volume 8
page 19
compass volume 3 page 171
magnet volume 8 page 19
magnetic tape
sound recording volume 12 page 136
magnetism (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 18, picture,
volume 8 page 19
MORE TO EXPLORE
force volume 5 page 51
magnification (optics)
binoculars volume 2 page 72
microscope volume 8 page 120
magnolia (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 19, picture,
volume 8 page 20
magpie (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 20, picture,
volume 8 page 20
Mahavira (Jaina teacher)
Jainism volume 7 page 9
Mahayana (Buddhism)
Buddhism volume 2 page 144
Mahe islands group (islands of Seychelles)
Seychelles volume 12 page 74
Mahican (Native American people): see in
index Mohican
mahogany (tree)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 21, picture,
volume 8 page 21
Maia (Greek mythology)
Hermes volume 6 page 47
Maidanek (concentration camp in
Poland): see in index Majdanek
Maids of Honor, The (painting by
Velazquez): see in index Meninas, Las
mail (armor)
armor volume 1 page 187
mail (communication)
images
letter carrier picture, volume 10
page 136
machines sorting mail picture, volume
10 page 136
postal service volume 10 page 136
Maine (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 22
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Augusta picture, volume 1 page 226
Camden harbor picture, volume 8
page 23
Screw Auger Falls picture, volume 1
page 151
history
American CivilWar volume 1 page 95
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Maine 149
Missouri Compromise volume 8
page 148
Maine, University of (university in
Orono, Maine, U.S)
Maine volume 8 page 23
Maine (U.S. battleship)
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
Maine System, University of (university
in Orono, Maine, U.S): see in index
Maine, University of
main rotor (helicopter part)
helicopter volume 6 page 35
parts of a helicopter picture, volume 6
page 35
maize (grain): see in index corn
Majdanek (concentration camp in
Poland)
memorial sculpture picture, volume 6
page 72
Majol (island country in the Pacific
Ocean): see in index Marshall Islands
majority opinion (law): see in index
opinion
Major League Baseball (U.S. sports
organization)
baseball volume 2 page 32
major life zone: see in index biome
Majuro (atoll of the Marshall Islands)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 24
MORE TO EXPLORE
coral reef picture, volume 8 page 24
Marshall Islands volume 8 page 62
makeup (cosmetic)
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
mako shark (fish)
shark volume 12 page 77
Makuria (ancient kingdom, Nubia,
Africa)
Nubia volume 9 page 103
Malabo (capital city of Equatorial
Guinea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 24, picture,
volume 8 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
Equatorial Guinea volume 4 page 148
Malagasy (people)
Madagascar volume 8 page 9
Malagasy languages
Madagascar volume 8 page 9
Malagasy Republic (island country
southeast of Africa): see in index Madagascar
malaria (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 25
MORE TO EXPLORE
mosquito volume 8 page 189
Malawi (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 26
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lake Nyasa picture, volume 8 page 26
Malawi, Lake (lake in Africa): see in
index Nyasa, Lake
Malay (people)
Malaysia volume 8 page 27
Philippines volume 10 page 71
Malayan sun bear (mammal): see in
index sun bear
Malay Archipelago (island group in the
Indian and Pacific Oceans): see in index
East Indies
Malaysia (country in Southeast Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 27
MORE TO EXPLORE
Asia volume 1 page 200
images
girls wearing veils picture, volume 8
page 28
oil palm fruits picture, volume 8
page 28
Petronas Twin Towers picture, volume
7 page 88
workers picking tea leaves picture,
volume 13 page 24
Malcolm X (U.S. Muslim leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 29, picture,
volume 8 page 29
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 45
civil rights movement volume 3
page 131
Maldives (island country in the Indian
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 30, picture,
volume 8 page 30
MORE TO EXPLORE
mosque picture, volume 8 page 31
Male (capital city of Maldives)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
Maldives volume 8 page 30
mosque picture, volume 8 page 31
male (gender)
egg volume 4 page 108
Malecite (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 31
MORE TO EXPLORE
New Brunswick volume 9 page 43
Mali (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 32, picture,
volume 8 page 32
Mali empire (historical empire in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 33
MORE TO EXPLORE
Ghana Empire volume 5 page 112
illustrated map map, volume 8 page 33
Songhai empire volume 12 page 133
malignant tumor (disease): see in index
cancer
Malinke (people)
Gambia volume 5 page 84
Guinea volume 5 page 169
Mall, the (area inWashington, D.C.,
U.S.)
Washington, D.C. volume 15 page 18
mallard (duck)
duck volume 4 page 81
Mallon, Mary (U.S. typhoid carrier): see
in index Typhoid Mary
Malory, Sir Thomas (English writer)
Arthurian legend volume 1 page 194
Malta (island country in the Mediterranean
Sea)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 34
MORE TO EXPLORE
Valletta picture, volume 8 page 34, picture,
volume 14 page 52
malted barley (grain)
barley volume 2 page 28
Maltese (breed of dog)
toy dogs table, volume 4 page 62
Malvinas Islands (British colony in the
South Atlantic Ocean): see in index
Falkland Islands
150 Maine, University of BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
mammal (animal class)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 35
MORE TO EXPLORE
American dog tick picture, volume 13
page 63
animal volume 1 page 125
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
ear volume 4 page 87
egg volume 4 page 108
endangered species volume 4 page 134
extinct animals volume 1 page 127
gestation volume 5 page 108
heart volume 6 page 32
hibernation volume 6 page 50
images
dolphin picture, volume 8 page 35
Highland cattle picture, volume 8
page 36
human baby picture, volume 8 page 37
manatee picture, volume 15 page 109
polar bear picture, volume 8 page 35
leg volume 7 page 123
prehistoric life volume 10 page 146
vertebrates volume 14 page 72
mammoth (extinct mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 75, picture,
volume 8 page 76
Mammoth Cave (cave in Kentucky, U.S.)
cave volume 3 page 62
Ma#mun, al- (Muslim ruler)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
man: see in index human being
Managua (capital city of Nicaragua)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 38, picture,
volume 8 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
Nicaragua volume 9 page 64
Managua, Lake (lake in Nicaragua) picture,
volume 8 page 38
Manama (capital city of Bahrain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 38
MORE TO EXPLORE
Bahrain volume 2 page 9
Grand Mosque picture, volume 8
page 39
Manassas, Battle of (U.S. history, 1861):
see in index Bull Run, Battle of
manatee (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 39, picture,
volume 8 page 39
MORE TO EXPLORE
zoologist picture, volume 15 page 109
Manche, La (arm of the Atlantic Ocean
in Europe): see in index English Channel
Manchester United (British soccer team)
Beckham volume 2 page 45
Manchu Dynasty (Chinese history,
1644-1911): see in index Qing Dynasty
mandala (Hindu and Buddhist symbol)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
Mandan (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 40, picture,
volume 8 page 40
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arikara volume 1 page 177
Hidatsa volume 6 page 53
Lewis and Clark Expedition volume 7
page 137
Sacagawea volume 12 page 4
mandarin duck (waterfowl) picture, volume
4 page 81
mandarin orange (fruit)
orange volume 9 page 144
Mandela, Nelson (president of South
Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 40, picture,
volume 8 page 41
MORE TO EXPLORE
African National Congress volume 1
page 45
South Africa volume 12 page 139
Mandingo (people): see in index Malinke
mandrill (primate)
monkey volume 8 page 168
mane (anatomy)
horse picture, volume 6 page 7
lion volume 7 page 158
Manet, Edouard (French painter)
painting volume 10 page 10
mangabey (monkey) picture, volume 8
page 167
Mangas Coloradas (Apache chief )
Cochise volume 3 page 146
mangel-wurzel (plant)
beet volume 2 page 46
mango (tree and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 41, picture,
volume 8 page 41
mangold (plant): see in index mangelwurzel
mangrove (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 42, picture,
volume 8 page 42
mangrove snake (reptile) picture, volume
12 page 114
Manhattan (borough in New York City,
New York, U.S.)
aerial view of Central Park picture, volume
9 page 59
New York City volume 9 page 60
mania (psychiatry)
mental illness volume 8 page 100
Manila (capital city of the Philippines)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 43, picture,
volume 8 page 43
MORE TO EXPLORE
Philippines volume 10 page 71
Manitoba (province in Canada)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 44
MORE TO EXPLORE
aurora over northern Canada picture,
volume 1 page 227
Canadian flax crop picture, volume 8
page 45
polar bear on Hudson Bay ice picture,
volume 8 page 45
Manitou (Algonquian belief )
Algonquian volume 1 page 81
Manju-Patan (capital city of Nepal): see
in index Kathmandu
mankind: see in index human being
Manned Spacecraft Center (building in
Houston, Texas, U.S.): see in index Lyndon
B. Johnson Space Center
mantle (Earth)
Earth volume 4 page 89, picture, volume
4 page 89
mantle (invertebrate anatomy)
mollusk volume 8 page 157
mantra (Buddhism and Hinduism)
Hinduism volume 6 page 57
Mantrayana (Buddhism and Hinduism):
see in index Tantrism
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Mantrayana 151
manufacturing
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 46
MORE TO EXPLORE
assembly line picture, volume 8 page 46
industry volume 6 page 134, picture,
volume 6 page 134
North America volume 9 page 82
recycling volume 11 page 35
South Africa volume 12 page 138
technology and invention volume 13
page 26
manuscript (publishing)
book and bookmaking volume 2
page 108
manuscript illumination (art): see in
index illuminated manuscript
Manuza (African king): see in index
Mavura
Maori (people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 47
MORE TO EXPLORE
Maori greeting picture, volume 8 page 47
Maori village picture, volume 9 page 62
New Zealand volume 9 page 61
Oceania volume 9 page 122
Mao Zedong (Chinese leader)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 47, picture,
volume 8 page 48
MORE TO EXPLORE
China volume 3 page 104
map (cartography)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 48, picture,
volume 1 page 223
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography volume 5 page 97, picture,
volume 5 page 96
map engraving (cartography): see in
index map
maple (tree and shrub)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 51, picture,
volume 8 page 51
maple syrup (food)
maple volume 8 page 52
sugar maple picture, volume 8 page 51
mapmaking (mapmaking): see in index
cartography
mapping (mapmaking): see in index cartography
map scale (mapmaking): see in index scale
map symbol (cartography)
map and globe volume 8 page 51
Maputo (capital city of Mozambique)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 52, picture,
volume 8 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mozambique volume 8 page 200
marabou (bird)
stork volume 12 page 191
Maracaibo, Lake (lake in Venezuela)
facts about South America volume 12
page 143
Venezuela volume 14 page 63
marathon (footrace)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 52
MORE TO EXPLORE
Boston Marathon picture, volume 8
page 53
track and field volume 13 page 86
Marathon, Battle of (Greek history)
marathon volume 8 page 53
PersianWars volume 10 page 63
Maravi Confederacy (historical empire
in Africa)
Malawi volume 8 page 26
marble (rock)
limestone volume 7 page 153
Marble Canyon (canyon in Arizona,
U.S.) picture, volume 3 page 159
March (month)
Ares volume 1 page 174
March onWashington (U.S. history): see
in indexWashington, March on
March Revolution (Russian history): see
in index February Revolution
Marconi, Guglielmo (Italian scientist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 53, picture,
volume 8 page 53
MORE TO EXPLORE
radio volume 11 page 19
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
Marcos, Ferdinand (ruler of the Philippines)
Philippines volume 10 page 72
Mardi Gras (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 54, picture,
volume 8 page 54
Margherita Peak (mountain in Africa)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 179
Maria de Medici (queen of France): see
in index Marie de Medicis
Mariana Trench (submarine trench,
Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Ocean volume 10 page 4
Marie Antoinette (queen of France)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 55, picture,
volume 8 page 55
MORE TO EXPLORE
French Revolution volume 5 page 69
Marie de Medicis (queen of France)
paintings by Rubens picture, volume 8
page 91
marigold (plant and flower)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 55, picture,
volume 8 page 56
marine biology (science)
ocean volume 9 page 118, picture, volume
9 page 118
marine eel (fish)
eel volume 4 page 107
marine grotto (geology): see in index sea
cave
marine iguana (lizard)
iguana volume 6 page 114
marine navigation: see in index ship navigation
Mariner (United States spacecraft)
Mercury volume 8 page 102
Venus volume 14 page 67
marines (type of soldier)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 56, picture,
volume 8 page 56
marine science (science): see in index
oceanography
marine transportation: see in index shipping
Marinus, Saint (Christian)
San Marino volume 12 page 29
market (economics)
marketplaces in different cultures
Africa
Cote dIvoire picture, volume 3
page 204
152 manufacturing BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dar es Salaam picture, volume 4
page 16
Kigali picture, volume 7 page 64
Maroua picture, volume 3 page 22
Mbabane picture, volume 8 page 85
Togo picture, volume 13 page 74
Asia and Middle East
Bangkok picture, volume 2 page 20
Cairo picture, volume 1 page 159
Caribbean
Havana picture, volume 3 page 228
Marigot picture, volume 5 page 165
Central and South America
Belmopan picture, volume 2 page 59
Chichicastenango picture, volume 5
page 167
Ecuador picture, volume 4 page 103
Guatemala picture, volume 3 page 75
village market picture, volume 4
page 100
North America picture, volume 14
page 60
stock exchange volume 12 page 186
Marmara, Sea of (inland sea in Turkey)
Mediterranean Sea volume 8 page 94
marmot (rodent)
hibernation volume 6 page 49
Maroua (town in Cameroon)
market scene picture, volume 3 page 22
Marquesas Islands (islands in French
Polynesia)
Hawaii volume 6 page 26
Marquette, Jacques (Jesuit explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 57, picture,
volume 8 page 57
MORE TO EXPLORE
Illinois volume 6 page 118
Jolliet volume 7 page 31, picture, volume
7 page 31
Mississippi River volume 8 page 145
Marquises, Iles (islands in French
Polynesia): see in index Marquesas
Islands
Marrakech (city in Morocco)
dyed wool at market picture, volume 8
page 184
marrow (bone): see in index bone marrow
Mars (Roman god)
Ares volume 1 page 174
Mars (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 58, picture,
volume 8 page 58
MORE TO EXPLORE
globe picture, volume 8 page 49
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
space exploration volume 12 page 152
Opportunity picture, volume 12
page 152
Pathfinder view of the rover picture,
volume 8 page 59
Marseillaise, La (French national
anthem)
national anthem volume 9 page 13
Mars Express (European spacecraft)
Mars volume 8 page 59
Mars Global Surveyor (United States
spacecraft)
Mars volume 8 page 59, picture, volume
8 page 58
marsh (wetland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 60
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alaska picture, volume 8 page 60
drought picture, volume 4 page 78
swamp volume 12 page 209, picture,
volume 12 page 209
wetland volume 15 page 36, picture,
volume 15 page 36
Marshall, George (U.S. general)
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
Marshall, Thurgood (U.S. jurist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 61, picture,
volume 8 page 61
MORE TO EXPLORE
African Americans volume 1 page 45
desegregation decision picture, volume 1
page 44
Marshall Islands (island country in the
Pacific Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 62
MORE TO EXPLORE
island volume 6 page 167
Marshall Plan (European-U.S. history)
ColdWar volume 3 page 150
Mars Odyssey (United States spacecraft)
Mars volume 8 page 59
Mars Pathfinder (United States spacecraft):
see in index Pathfinder
marsupial (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 63, picture,
volume 8 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
Australia volume 1 page 230
gestation volume 5 page 109
mammal volume 8 page 37
marsupial mole (mammal)
marsupial picture, volume 8 page 63
MARTa Museum (museum in Herford,
Germany) picture, volume 1 page 172
martial arts
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 64, picture,
volume 8 page 64, picture, volume 8
page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
Beijing picture, volume 2 page 50
Martinique (French overseas department
in theWest Indies)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 65
MORE TO EXPLORE
cathedral in Fort-de-France picture, volume
8 page 66
martyr (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
saint volume 12 page 9
Marx, Karl (German philosopher) picture,
volume 3 page 168
communism volume 3 page 167
Lenin volume 7 page 129
membership in socialist organization
picture, volume 12 page 120
socialism volume 12 page 119
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82
Mary (queen of Scotland): see in index
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary I (queen of England)
Elizabeth I volume 4 page 125
Henry VIII volume 6 page 39
Mary, Queen of Scots (queen of Scotland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 67, picture,
volume 8 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
Elizabeth I volume 4 page 125
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Mary, Queen of Scots 153
Maryland (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 68
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Annapolis historic district picture,
volume 1 page 132
Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis picture,
volume 8 page 69
Inner Harbor in Baltimore picture,
volume 8 page 68
Mary Magdalene, Saint (disciple of
Jesus)
Jesus Christ volume 7 page 23
Mary Tudor (queen of England): see in
index Mary I
masa (dough)
corn volume 3 page 200
mascara (cosmetic)
cosmetics volume 3 page 202
Maseru (capital city of Lesotho)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 70
MORE TO EXPLORE
Lesotho volume 7 page 134
masjid (place of worship): see in index
mosque
mask (disguise)
Angola picture, volume 1 page 123
Papua New Guinea picture, volume 10
page 29
South American picture, volume 1
page 87
masked chimpanzee (primate): see in
indexWest African chimpanzee
mason wasp (insect): see in index potter
wasp
mass (physics)
matter volume 8 page 78
Mass (Roman Catholicism)
Roman Catholicism volume 11 page 82,
picture, volume 11 page 82
Massachuset (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 70
Massachusetts (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 71
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Cape Cod picture, volume 8 page 73
Harvard University picture, volume 8
page 73
Moore State Park picture, volume 8
page 72
Quincy Market in Boston picture,
volume 2 page 114
history
Adams volume 1 page 23
Maine volume 8 page 23
Massachuset volume 8 page 70
New Hampshire volume 9 page 48
Concord volume 3 page 175
Massachusetts Bay Colony (American
colonial history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 74
MORE TO EXPLORE
Massachusetts volume 8 page 72
Massachusetts Bay Company (American
colonial history)
Massachusetts Bay Colony volume 8
page 74
Massasoit (Wampanoag chief )
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 75, picture,
volume 8 page 75
MORE TO EXPLORE
Metacom volume 8 page 105
Squanto volume 12 page 170
visiting with English settlers picture,
volume 1 page 105
Wampanoag volume 15 page 7
mass extinction (biological event)
extinct animals volume 1 page 126
Mass in B Minor (composition by
Bach)
Bach volume 2 page 4
mass media (communication)
advertising volume 1 page 32
mass production (industry)
technology and invention volume 13
page 28
Whitney volume 15 page 42
mass transit: see in index public transportation
mastaba (archaeology)
pyramid volume 10 page 170
Masters Tournament (golf )
Woods volume 15 page 59
mastication (physiology): see in index
chewing
mastiff (breed of dog)
working dogs table, volume 4 page 62
mastodon (extinct mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 75, picture,
volume 8 page 76
match (boxing): see in index bout
match (tennis)
tennis volume 13 page 46
mate (beverage)
holly volume 6 page 71
Paraguay volume 10 page 30
material, raw (industry): see in index raw
material
mathematics
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 76
MORE TO EXPLORE
student studying arithmetic picture,
volume 8 page 77
workers use applied mathematics for
building picture, volume 8 page 77
Matiauda, Alfredo Stroessner (president
of Paraguay): see in index Stroessner,
Alfredo
mating (animal behavior): see in index life
cycle
mating season (zoology)
antelope volume 1 page 139
kingfisher volume 7 page 67
songbird volume 12 page 132
Matisse, Henri (French artist)
painting volume 10 page 11
Matsuo Munefusa (Japanese poet): see in
index Basho
matter (physics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 78, picture,
volume 8 page 78
MORE TO EXPLORE
crystal volume 3 page 226
evaporation and condensation volume 4
page 166
physics volume 10 page 78
Matterhorn (mountain in Europe) picture,
volume 1 page 90
Matusadona National Park (park in
Zimbabwe) picture, volume 15 page 105
matzo (food)
Passover volume 10 page 40
Mau Mau (Kenyan political movement)
Kenya volume 7 page 59
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Mauna Loa (volcano in Hawaii, U.S.)
Hawaii volume 6 page 26
Maundy Thursday (Christian holy day):
see in index Holy Thursday
Mauritania (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 79
Mauritius (island country in the Indian
Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 80, picture,
volume 8 page 80
MORE TO EXPLORE
Port Louis picture, volume 10 page 130
Mauryan Empire (ancient state in India)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 81, picture,
volume 8 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
Asia volume 1 page 204
India volume 6 page 124
Mavura (African king)
Monomotapa volume 8 page 169
Mawensi (volcano in Tanzania)
Mount Kilimanjaro volume 7 page 65
maximum-security prison
prison volume 10 page 154
Maya (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 81
MORE TO EXPLORE
culture
calendars volume 3 page 10
chocolate volume 3 page 109
hieroglyphics volume 6 page 53
places
Belize volume 2 page 57
Xunantunich ruins picture, volume 2
page 57
Central America volume 3 page 75
Guatemala volume 5 page 166
Chichicastenango market picture,
volume 5 page 167
temple picture, volume 3 page 75
Honduras volume 6 page 77
Mexico volume 8 page 111
Chichen Itza ruins picture, volume 8
page 82
Yucatan Peninsula volume 15 page 94
May Day (holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 82, picture,
volume 8 page 82
MORE TO EXPLORE
Soviet Union picture, volume 14 page 14
Mayflower (ship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 83, picture,
volume 8 page 83
MORE TO EXPLORE
Massachusetts volume 8 page 72
Thanksgiving volume 13 page 56
Mayflower Compact (1620, North
American history)
Mayflower volume 8 page 84
Mayo, Plaza de (square in Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
Buenos Aires volume 2 page 146
Mayon, Mount (volcano in the Philippines)
picture, volume 10 page 72
mayor (government official)
city volume 3 page 124
Mayor, Plaza (plaza in Madrid, Spain)
picture, volume 8 page 13
maypole
May Day volume 8 page 83
schoolchildren picture, volume 8
page 82
Mays,Willie (U.S. baseball player)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 84, picture,
volume 8 page 84
Mazar-e Sharif (city in Afghanistan)
blue-tiled mosque picture, volume 1
page 37
Mazarin Bible: see in index Gutenberg
Bible
Mazatlan (city in Mexico)
musicians picture, volume 7 page 113
Mazda (automobile)
hybrid car picture, volume 1 page 237
maze (mathematics)
Indus Valley Civilization picture, volume
6 page 135
Mbabane (administrative capital city of
Swaziland)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 85
MORE TO EXPLORE
market picture, volume 8 page 85
Swaziland volume 12 page 211
Mbeki, Thabo (president of South
Africa) picture, volume 1 page 46
McCartney, Paul (British musician)
the Beatles volume 2 page 42
McClure, Robert (Irish explorer)
Northwest Passage volume 9 page 94
McGill University (university in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada)
ice hockey volume 6 page 69
McHenry, Fort (fort in Baltimore, Maryland,
U.S.)
Key volume 7 page 60
McKinley, Mount (mountain in Alaska,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 85, picture,
volume 8 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
United States volume 14 page 24
Alaska volume 1 page 63
McKinley,William (president of the
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 86, picture,
volume 8 page 86
MORE TO EXPLORE
assassination volume 1 page 211
Mount McKinley volume 8 page 86
Roosevelt volume 11 page 94
Spanish-AmericanWar volume 12
page 157
timeline volume 8 page 86
McLeod, Mary (U.S. educator): see in
index Bethune, Mary McLeod
Mead, Lake (lake in the U.S.)
Nevada volume 9 page 41
mean (mathematics)
statistics volume 12 page 183
measles (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 87
MORE TO EXPLORE
child with measles rash picture, volume 8
page 88
measurement
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 88
measurement system: see in index metric
system
measuring instrument: see in index measurement
meat (food)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
Mecca (city in Saudi Arabia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 90, picture,
volume 8 page 91
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Mecca 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
Islam volume 6 page 164
Muhammad volume 8 page 203
pilgrimage volume 10 page 85
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 43
Mecca, Great Mosque of (mosque in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia): see in index
Haram Mosque, almechanical
clock (instrument)
clock volume 3 page 140
mechanical equilibrium (physiology): see
in index equilibrium
mechanical radiation (physics)
radiation volume 11 page 17
medal play (golf ): see in index stroke play
media, the (communication): see in index
mass media
median (mathematics)
statistics volume 12 page 183
medical care (medical treatment and
insurance coverage): see in index health
care
medical sciences: see in index medicine
medical service (medical treatment and
insurance coverage): see in index health
care
Medici, Anna Maria Luisa de (Italian
noblewoman)
Medici family volume 8 page 92
Medici, Cosimo de (ruler of Florence)
Medici family volume 8 page 92
Medici, Giovanni de (pope): see in index
Leo X
Medici, Lorenzo de (Italian statesman)
Medici family volume 8 page 92
Medici Chapel (chapel in Florence, Italy)
Michelangelo volume 8 page 115
Medici family
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 91, picture,
volume 8 page 91
MORE TO EXPLORE
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
medicine (chemical agent): see in index
drug
medicine (science)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 92
MORE TO EXPLORE
Blackwell volume 2 page 89
images
health worker picture, volume 3
page 110
medical researchers working in a laboratory
picture, volume 12 page 49
operating room picture, volume 12
page 207
pediatrician picture, volume 8 page 92
X-ray picture, volume 8 page 93
technology
drug volume 4 page 79
X-ray volume 15 page 82
Medicis, Marie de (queen of France): see
in index Marie de Medicis
medieval period (European history): see
in index Middle Ages
Medina (city in Saudi Arabia)
Islam volume 6 page 165
Muhammad volume 8 page 203
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 43
Mediterranean (ethnic-geographic area)
adobe volume 1 page 30
Mediterranean Sea
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 94
MORE TO EXPLORE
earthquake volume 4 page 92
images
Algerian coast picture, volume 1
page 79
Amalfi coast picture, volume 8 page 94
Phoenician ship picture, volume 10
page 74
Tel Aviv-Yafo picture, volume 13
page 33
Valletta picture, volume 8 page 34,
picture, volume 14 page 52
medium (physics)
sound volume 12 page 134, picture, volume
12 page 134
medley (swimming)
swimming volume 12 page 216
Medusa (Greek mythology)
Perseus volume 10 page 60
meerkat (mammal)
mongoose volume 8 page 165
meet (athletics): see in index track meet
megalopolis
city volume 3 page 125
Meghna River (river in Bangladesh)
fishing boat picture, volume 2 page 22
Meharry, Mount (mountain inWestern
Australia, Australia)
Western Australia volume 15 page 30
Meiji (emperor of Japan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 95
MORE TO EXPLORE
samurai volume 12 page 25
Tokyo volume 13 page 76
Meiji Restoration (Japanese history)
Japan volume 7 page 15
Meiji Shrine (shrine in Tokyo, Japan)
picture, volume 8 page 95
Mekong River (river in Southeast Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 96
MORE TO EXPLORE
delta region picture, volume 8 page 96
fisherman picture, volume 1 page 204
Mekong River delta (region in Vietnam)
rowboat on waterway picture, volume 8
page 96
Melaka (port in Malaysia)
Malaysia volume 8 page 28
Melekeok (capital of Palau)
Palau volume 10 page 16
Melanesia (islands, Pacific Ocean)
Oceania volume 9 page 119
Melanesian (people)
Papua New Guinea volume 10 page 29
Solomon Islands volume 12 page 129
melanin (biological pigment)
skin volume 12 page 101
Melbourne (state capital of Victoria, Australia)
picture, volume 1 page 230
Victoria volume 14 page 77
melody (music)
music volume 8 page 212
melon (plant and fruit)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 96, picture,
volume 8 page 97
MORE TO EXPLORE
harvest in Israel picture, volume 6
page 169
Memorial Day (United States holiday)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 97, picture,
volume 8 page 97
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memory (mental function)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 98, picture,
volume 8 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alzheimers disease volume 1 page 91
memory, computer: see in index computer
memory
Memphis (ancient city in Egypt)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114
men
biology
endocrine system volume 4 page 135
reproductive system volume 11
page 47, picture, volume 11 page 47
gymnastics volume 5 page 174, picture,
volume 5 page 175
Me-Na-Wa (Creek chief ) picture, volume
3 page 212
Mende (people)
Sierra Leone volume 12 page 85
Mendel, Gregor (Austrian botanist)
genetics volume 5 page 95
Mendoza, Antonio de (viceroy of New
Spain)
Coronado volume 3 page 200
Menelik II (emperor of Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa volume 1 page 29
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro (Spanish
conquistador)
Florida volume 5 page 36
Saint Augustine volume 12 page 10
Menes (king of Egypt)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Meninas, Las (painting by Velazquez)
picture, volume 14 page 61
meningitis (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 99
MORE TO EXPLORE
nervous system volume 9 page 36
Menlo Park,Wizard of (U.S. inventor):
see in index Edison, Thomas Alva
menorah (candelabrum) picture, volume 6
page 15
Hanukkah volume 6 page 15
Menshevik (Russian political party)
Lenin volume 7 page 130
Stalin volume 12 page 176
menstruation (physiology)
adolescence volume 1 page 31
reproductive system volume 11 page 48
mental depression (psychology): see in
index depression
mental illness
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 100
MORE TO EXPLORE
art therapy picture, volume 8 page 101
Mercalli scale (seismology)
earthquake volume 4 page 93
Mercato (market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Addis Ababa volume 1 page 28
Mercator, Gerardus (Flemish cartographer)
atlas volume 1 page 223
Mercure galant, Le (French magazine)
magazine volume 8 page 15
Mercury (Roman god)
Hermes volume 6 page 46
Mercury (planet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 101, picture,
volume 8 page 102
MORE TO EXPLORE
planets volume 10 page 92, picture, volume
10 page 93
solar system volume 12 page 127, picture,
volume 12 page 127
Meredith, James (U.S. civil rights activist
and author)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 103, picture,
volume 8 page 103
meridian (geography)
latitude and longitude volume 7
page 114
Merina (people)
Madagascar volume 8 page 9
Merisi, Michelangelo (Italian painter):
see in index Caravaggio
merlin (bird)
falcon volume 5 page 4
merlion (imaginary creature)
statue in Singapore picture, volume 12
page 91
mermaid (legendary being)
fairy tale picture, volume 1 page 128
legendary animals volume 1 page 128
manatee volume 8 page 39
Meron, Mount (mountain peak in Israel)
Israel volume 6 page 168
Merrimack (Confederate ship)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 97
Merychippus (fossil equine genus)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 170
mesa (geological feature)
high mesa in New Mexico picture, volume
9 page 52
Mesa Verde National Park (national
park in Colorado, U.S.)
Cliff Palace picture, volume 1 page 114,
picture, volume 3 page 158
Colorado history volume 3 page 158
Mesopotamia (historical region in the
Middle East)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 104
MORE TO EXPLORE
Asia volume 1 page 204
banking volume 2 page 25
city volume 3 page 125
city-state volume 3 page 126
civilization volume 3 page 127
Euphrates volume 4 page 159
Fertile Crescent volume 5 page 13
Tigris River volume 13 page 66
writing system picture, volume 15
page 77
Mesopotamia (region in Argentina)
Argentina volume 1 page 175
mesosphere (atmospheric region)
atmosphere volume 1 page 223
Mesozoic era (prehistoric time period)
geology volume 5 page 97
prehistoric life volume 10 page 145,
table, volume 10 page 145
Mesquakie (Native American people): see
in index Fox
mestizo (people)
Honduras volume 6 page 77
Mexico volume 8 page 111
Panama volume 10 page 21
Paraguay volume 10 page 30
Peru volume 10 page 64
metabolism (biological process)
endocrine system volume 4 page 135
metacarpal (bone)
arm picture, volume 1 page 182
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA metacarpal 157
Metacom (Wampanoag chief )
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 104, picture,
volume 8 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
King PhilipsWar volume 7 page 67
Massasoit volume 8 page 75
Wampanoag volume 15 page 7
metal (family of chemical elements)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 105
MORE TO EXPLORE
crystal volume 3 page 226
metalwork chair picture, volume 8
page 106
mineral volume 8 page 131
money volume 8 page 160
periodic table table, volume 3 page 86
sculpture volume 12 page 55
metallurgy (science of metals)
metal volume 8 page 106, picture, volume
8 page 106
metalwork
garden chair picture, volume 8 page 106
metamorphic rock (geology)
rock volume 11 page 76
slate picture, volume 11 page 76
metamorphosis (biology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 107, picture,
volume 8 page 107
MORE TO EXPLORE
amphibians volume 1 page 111
fish
eel volume 4 page 108
lamprey volume 7 page 103
insect volume 6 page 139
beetle volume 2 page 49
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
meteor (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
asteroid volume 1 page 213
Meteor Crater (crater in Arizona, U.S.)
picture, volume 8 page 108
meteor and meteorite volume 8
page 108
meteorite (astronomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 108, picture,
volume 8 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
asteroid volume 1 page 213
iron volume 6 page 158
meteoroid (astronomy)
meteor and meteorite volume 8
page 108
meteorology (science)
cloud volume 3 page 144
drought volume 4 page 77
satellite images of Hurricane Katrina
picture, volume 15 page 28
weather volume 15 page 28
meteor shower (astronomy)
comet volume 3 page 166
meter (literature)
poetry volume 10 page 105
meter (music)
music volume 8 page 212
meter (unit of measurement)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
measurement volume 8 page 90
methane (chemical compound)
Neptune volume 9 page 33
Metis (people of European and Native
American descent)
Alberta volume 1 page 69
Manitoba volume 8 page 44
Saskatchewan volume 12 page 40
metre (unit of measure): see in index
meter
metre (music): see in index meter
metre (literature): see in index meter
metric system (measurement system)
measurement volume 8 page 90
Metropolitan Opera Association (U.S.
opera company)
Anderson volume 1 page 117
Metropolitan Swimming Clubs of London
(British sports organization): see in
index Amateur Swimming Association
Mewuk (Native American people): see in
index Miwok
Mexican American (people)
Hispanic Americans volume 6 page 61
New Mexico volume 9 page 51
quinceanera picture, volume 6 page 61
Mexican-AmericanWar (Mexican-U.S.
history, 1846-1848): see in index MexicanWar
Mexican Revolution
Mexico volume 8 page 112
Mexico City volume 8 page 114
Villa volume 14 page 90
Zapata volume 15 page 102
MexicanWar (Mexican-U.S. history,
1846-48)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 108, picture,
volume 8 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
California volume 3 page 13
Davis volume 4 page 18
Grant volume 5 page 137
Mexico volume 8 page 112
New Mexico volume 9 page 52
Polk volume 10 page 116
Taylor volume 13 page 22
Mexico (country in North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 110
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Chichen Itza picture, volume 8 page 82
Gulf of Mexico volume 8 page 113
Iztaccihuatl volcano picture, volume 9
page 82
Latin America volume 7 page 112
North America volume 9 page 79
Teotihuacan picture, volume 8
page 110
history
California volume 3 page 13
Los Angeles volume 7 page 178
Cortes volume 3 page 201
Gadsden Purchase volume 5 page 79
Hidalgo y Costilla volume 6 page 51
New Mexico volume 9 page 52
Spanish missions volume 8 page 140
Texas volume 13 page 52
timeline volume 8 page 110
United States volume 14 page 29
Utah volume 14 page 45
people and culture
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico picture,
volume 8 page 111
Cinco de Mayo volume 3 page 118,
picture, volume 3 page 118
musicians in Mazatlan picture, volume
7 page 113
Olmec volume 9 page 132
Orozcos Zapatistas picture, volume
10 page 11
Toltec volume 13 page 78
traditional woven blankets picture,
volume 4 page 25
Yaqui volume 15 page 88
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Mexico, Gulf of (gulf in North America)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 113, picture,
volume 8 page 113
MORE TO EXPLORE
sand dune picture, volume 13 page 51
Mexico City (capital city of Mexico)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 113, picture,
volume 8 page 114
MORE TO EXPLORE
Mexico volume 8 page 110
Mgahinga (extinct volcano in Central
Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
MI6 (British government): see in index
Secret Intelligence Service
Miami (city in Florida, U.S.)
Little Havana picture, volume 6
page 62
South Beach picture, volume 5 page 35
Michelangelo (Italian artist)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 114
MORE TO EXPLORE
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
sculpture volume 12 page 56
Pieta picture, volume 8 page 115
Michigan (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 116
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Grand Haven lighthouse picture, volume
8 page 116
Lake Superior picture, volume 12
page 206
Sault Sainte Marie canals volume 12
page 47
State Capitol picture, volume 7
page 106
Upper Peninsula picture, volume 8
page 117
Michigan, Lake (lake in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 118, picture,
volume 8 page 118
MORE TO EXPLORE
Chicago picture, volume 3 page 93
Great Lakes volume 5 page 147
Mickey Mouse (cartoon character)
pictured withWalt Disney picture, volume
4 page 57
Micmac (Native American people)
New Brunswick volume 9 page 43
Prince Edward Island volume 10
page 151
microbe (organism that causes disease):
see in index germ
microchip (electronics): see in index integrated
circuit
microeconomics
economics volume 4 page 100
micro-jet irrigation system (agricultural
technology) picture, volume 1 page 49
Micronesia (region, Oceania)
Oceania volume 9 page 119
Micronesia, Federated States of (island
country in the Pacific Ocean)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 119
MORE TO EXPLORE
fishing net picture, volume 8 page 119
microorganism (organism that causes
disease): see in index germ
microphone (technology)
hidden microphones picture, volume 12
page 169
microprocessor
computer volume 3 page 172
microscope (instrument)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 120, picture,
volume 8 page 120
MORE TO EXPLORE
anatomy volume 1 page 115
compound microscope picture, volume 8
page 120
Microsoft Corporation (U.S. company)
Washington volume 15 page 15
microwave (physics)
radiation volume 11 page 17
types of electromagnetic radiation
picture, volume 11 page 18
telecommunication antennas picture,
volume 13 page 34
Midas (Greek mythology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 121, picture,
volume 8 page 121
Mid-Atlantic Ridge (submarine mountain
range, Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean volume 1 page 220
midbrain (animal anatomy)
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
Middle Ages (AD 5001500)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 122
MORE TO EXPLORE
arts
architecture volume 1 page 169
castle volume 3 page 52
Chartres Cathedral picture, volume 8
page 123
gargoyle volume 5 page 90
book illustration picture, volume 8
page 122
dance volume 4 page 13
painting volume 10 page 8
theater volume 13 page 58
history
Christianity volume 3 page 114
city-state volume 3 page 126
Crusades volume 3 page 223
human migration volume 8 page 127
Renaissance volume 11 page 44
people and culture
armor volume 1 page 187, picture,
volume 1 page 186
cat volume 3 page 58
knight volume 7 page 74
May Day volume 8 page 83
monk volume 8 page 166
social issues
feudalism volume 5 page 13
labor volume 7 page 96, picture, volume
7 page 96
slavery volume 12 page 106
technology and invention volume 13
page 25
Middle American Indian (Native American
peoples)
arts: see in index Native American arts
Central America: see in index Central
American Indian
Columbus volume 3 page 162
Mexico volume 8 page 111
middle course (river)
river volume 11 page 68
middle-distance race (footrace)
track and field volume 13 page 85
middle ear (anatomy)
ear volume 4 page 87, picture, volume 4
page 87
Middle East (region in Asia, Africa, and
Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 123, picture,
volume 8 page 124
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Middle East 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
alphabet volume 1 page 88
Asia volume 1 page 200
Iron Age volume 6 page 158
technology and invention volume 13
page 25
WorldWar I volume 15 page 63
Middle Eastern and North African
peoples: see in index Arab; Bedouin;
Berber; Hittite; Kurd; Phoenician
Middle Kingdom (Egyptian history)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 114
middle school: see in index secondary
education
midfielder (soccer position)
soccer volume 12 page 117
Midland Valley (region in Scotland,
United Kingdom): see in index Central
Lowlands
midland water snake (reptile)
various snakes picture, volume 12
page 113
midnight sun (polar region phenomenon)
seasons volume 12 page 62
Midsummer Nights Dream, A (play
by Shakespeare)
performance picture, volume 4 page 73
Midway, Battle of (Japanese-U.S. history)
WorldWar II volume 15 page 69
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig (Germanborn
U.S. architect)
architecture volume 1 page 172, picture,
volume 1 page 171
migrant: see in index migration
migrant labor
Chavez volume 3 page 84
Hispanic Americans volume 6
page 62
migration (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 125
MORE TO EXPLORE
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
eel volume 4 page 108
goose volume 5 page 127
lemming volume 7 page 126
whale volume 15 page 38
zebras and wildebeests picture, volume 8
page 125
migration (human)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 126
MORE TO EXPLORE
European migration to America picture,
volume 8 page 128
immigrants at Ellis Island picture, volume
4 page 128
Muslim migration to Europe picture,
volume 8 page 128
migratory labor: see in index migrant
labor
mihrab (Islamic architecture)
mosque volume 8 page 189
Mikeno (extinct volcano in Central
Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14
page 97
mildew (fungus)
parasite volume 10 page 33
mild pepper (plant)
pepper volume 10 page 59
Mile High City (state capital of Colorado,
U.S.): see in index Denver
military: see in index armed forces
military dictatorship (form of government)
dictatorship volume 4 page 46
militia
minuteman volume 8 page 137
Militia Company of Captain Frans
Banning Cocq, The (painting by
Rembrandt): see in index NightWatch,
The
MilkyWay (galaxy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 129, picture,
volume 8 page 129
MORE TO EXPLORE
galaxy volume 5 page 81
solar system volume 12 page 127
star volume 12 page 179
universe volume 14 page 37
Millennium Park (park in Chicago, Illinois,
U.S.) picture, volume 13 page 21
sculpture and music pavilion picture,
volume 3 page 92
Miller, Arthur (U.S. playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
millet (grain)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 129, picture,
volume 8 page 130
MORE TO EXPLORE
Nigerian woman pouring millet picture,
volume 5 page 135
milling (food processing)
rice volume 11 page 63
millipede (many-footed animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 3 page 72
Milon of Croton (Greek athlete)
wrestling volume 15 page 74
Milwaukee (city inWisconsin, U.S.)
Wisconsin picture, volume 15 page 53
Milwaukee Art Museum (museum in
Wisconsin, U.S.) picture, volume 15
page 53
mimicry (biology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 130, picture,
volume 8 page 130
MORE TO EXPLORE
protective coloration volume 10
page 157
minaret (Islamic architecture)
mosque volume 8 page 189
Samarra, Iraq picture, volume 6 page 151
minbar (Islam)
mosque volume 8 page 189
Mindanao (island, Philippines)
Philippines volume 10 page 71
mine (undergroud tunnel for extraction
of ore): see in index mining
mineral
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 131
MORE TO EXPLORE
food and nutrition volume 5 page 44
jewelry and gems volume 7 page 24
salt picture, volume 8 page 131
sand volume 12 page 27
soil volume 12 page 124
Minerva (Roman goddess)
Athena volume 1 page 218
Ming Dynasty (Chinese history)
Mongol Empire volume 8 page 162
miniature painting (art)
painting volume 10 page 8
miniature schnauzer (breed of dog)
terrier breeds table, volume 4 page 62
160 Middle Eastern and North African peoples BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
mini-flyweight (weight class in boxing):
see in index strawweight
minimum-security prison
prison volume 10 page 154
mining
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 132
MORE TO EXPLORE
Africa
South Africa volume 12 page 138
South African gold mine picture, volume
8 page 133
environmental impact picture, volume 9
page 21
industry volume 6 page 134
Mongolia volume 8 page 164
open pit and tunnel mines picture, volume
8 page 133
tundra volume 13 page 108
United States and Canada
Wyoming volume 15 page 80
Yukon volume 15 page 97
mink (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 134, picture,
volume 8 page 134
Minneapolis (city in Minnesota, U.S.)
picture, volume 8 page 135
Minneapolis Lakers (U.S. basketball
team): see in index Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 135
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
BoundaryWaters Canoe Area picture,
volume 8 page 136
Cathedral of Saint Paul picture, volume
12 page 16
Minnesota Uprising (U.S. history): see in
index Sioux Uprising
Minoan civilization (ancient Greece)
Aegean civilization volume 1 page 33
ancient Greece volume 5 page 154
pottery picture, volume 10 page 139
minor planet (astronomy): see in index
asteroid
Minos (Greek mythology)
throne room picture, volume 1 page 33
Minsk (capital of Belarus)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 137
MORE TO EXPLORE
Belarus volume 2 page 52
celebration marking the end of winter
picture, volume 2 page 52
Palm Sunday picture, volume 8 page 137
mintonette (sport): see in index volleyball
minute (unit of time)
time volume 13 page 67
minuteman (U.S. history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 137, picture,
volume 8 page 138
MORE TO EXPLORE
American Revolution volume 1 page 99
Revere volume 11 page 58
Miohippus (fossil equine genus)
evolution picture, volume 4 page 170
Miraflores (area in Lima, Peru) picture,
volume 7 page 152
mirage (optical illusion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 138, picture,
volume 8 page 138
Miranda (moon of Uranus)
Uranus volume 14 page 39
Miro, Joan (Spanish artist)
painting volume 10 page 11, picture,
volume 10 page 12
mirror (reflective surface)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 139, picture,
volume 8 page 139
MORE TO EXPLORE
laser picture, volume 7 page 111
light picture, volume 7 page 149
optics volume 9 page 143
telescope volume 13 page 38, picture,
volume 13 page 38
Mirza !Ali Mohammad (Iranian religious
leader): see in index Bab, the
Mirza Hoseyn !Ali Nuri (Iranian religious
leader): see in index Baha# Ullah
Miscanti, Laguna (lagoon in Chile) picture,
volume 3 page 99
misdemeanor (crime)
crime volume 3 page 216
Mishna (Jewish oral laws)
Talmud volume 13 page 14
Misr Bahri (region of the Nile Valley in
Africa): see in index Lower Egypt
mission, Spanish (Spanish history)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 139, table,
volume 8 page 140
MORE TO EXPLORE
Serra volume 12 page 73
Missionaries of Charity (Roman Catholic
order)
Mother Teresa volume 13 page 47
missionary (Christianity): see in index
missions
Mission Hills (city in California, U.S.)
California missions table, volume 8
page 140
missions (Christianity)
Christianity volume 3 page 114
Serra volume 12 page 73
Spanish mission volume 8 page 139,
table, volume 8 page 140
Mission San Antonio de Valero (historical
Spanish mission in San Antonio,
Texas, U.S.)
Alamo volume 1 page 62
Mississauga (Native American people):
see in index Ojibwa
Mississippi (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 141
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Biloxi home and church picture, volume
8 page 142
riverboat near Natchez picture, volume
8 page 141
State Capitol picture, volume 7 page 5
Mississippi, University of (university in
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.)
Meredith volume 8 page 103, picture,
volume 8 page 103
Mississippi alligator (reptile): see in
index American alligator
Mississippian culture (prehistoric North
American culture)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 143
MORE TO EXPLORE
Illinois volume 6 page 118
Mississippian gorget picture, volume 8
page 143
mound builders volume 8 page 194
Mississippi floodplain (region in the
U.S.)
Mississippi volume 8 page 141
Mississippi Flyway (bird migration
route)
Mississippi River volume 8 page 144
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Mississippi Flyway 161
Mississippi-Missouri River (river in
North America)
facts about North America volume 9
page 83
United States volume 14 page 26
Mississippi River (in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 143, picture,
volume 8 page 141, picture, volume 8
page 144, picture, volume 11 page 67
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
levee and dike volume 7 page 136
Missouri River volume 8 page 148
North America volume 9 page 79
Ohio River
Ohio River confluence picture, volume
9 page 127
United States volume 14 page 26
history
De Soto volume 4 page 41
Jolliet volume 7 page 31, picture, volume
7 page 31
La Salle volume 7 page 109, picture,
volume 1 page 107
Marquette volume 8 page 57, picture,
volume 8 page 57
Mississippi steamboat (vessel): see in
index steamboat
Missouri (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 145
MORE TO EXPLORE
Missouri necklace picture, volume 8
page 145
Oto volume 9 page 155
Missouri (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 146
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 94
geography
Gateway Arch picture, volume 8
page 146
governors mansion picture, volume 7
page 19
Missouri River picture, volume 8
page 147
Missouri Compromise (U.S. history,
1820)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 148, picture,
volume 8 page 148
MORE TO EXPLORE
American CivilWar volume 1 page 94
Missouri volume 8 page 147
Monroe volume 8 page 171
slavery volume 12 page 107
Missouri River (river in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 148
MORE TO EXPLORE
Arikara Indians volume 1 page 177
United States volume 14 page 26
Mississippi River volume 8 page 144
Missouri picture, volume 8 page 147
Montana volume 8 page 173, picture,
volume 8 page 149
mistletoe (plant) picture, volume 10
page 33
parasite volume 10 page 33
mite (arachnid)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 13 page 63
MORE TO EXPLORE
typhus volume 13 page 124
Miwok (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 149
MORE TO EXPLORE
Miwok sifting basket picture, volume 8
page 149
Native Americans volume 9 page 18
Mnemosyne (Greek mythology)
Muses volume 8 page 209
moa (extinct bird)
flightless birds volume 2 page 79
Maori volume 8 page 47
Moa Hunters (people): see in index Maori
moat (architecture)
castle volume 3 page 52, picture, volume
3 page 53
Mobile (city in Alabama, U.S.)
Alabama volume 1 page 60
mobile phone (communications): see in
index cell phone
Mobutu, Joseph (president of Zaire)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
volume 3 page 180
mockernut hickory (tree)
hickory volume 6 page 50
mockingbird (bird)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 150, picture,
volume 8 page 150
MORE TO EXPLORE
songbird volume 12 page 132
mode (mathematics)
statistics volume 12 page 183
modeling (sculpture)
sculpture volume 12 page 55
modem (computer input-output device)
computer volume 3 page 173
modern art: see in index painting; sculpture
modern dance
Ailey volume 1 page 50
dance volume 4 page 13
Duncan volume 4 page 82
Graham volume 5 page 134
modernism (art)
architecture volume 1 page 172, picture,
volume 1 page 171
modernist (art): see in index modernism
modesty
clothing volume 3 page 141
Modoc (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 7 page 72
Mogadishu (capital city of Somalia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 151
MORE TO EXPLORE
children in school picture, volume 8
page 151
Somalia volume 12 page 130
mogul (skiing)
skiing volume 12 page 99
skiing courses picture, volume 12
page 99
Mogul architecture: see in index Mughal
architecture
mohair (fiber)
Angora goat picture, volume 5 page 121
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (shah of
Iran)
Iran volume 6 page 149
Mohawk (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 151
MORE TO EXPLORE
Hiawatha volume 6 page 49
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
Mohican volume 8 page 153
Mohegan (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 152
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cochegan Rock picture, volume 8
page 152
Pequot volume 10 page 59
162 Mississippi-Missouri River BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Mohenjo-daro (ancient city in Pakistan)
Indus Valley civilization volume 6
page 135
Mohican (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 153
MORE TO EXPLORE
Algonquian volume 1 page 80
Mohs scale (mineral)
mineral volume 8 page 132
moisture cycle: see in index water cycle
Moki (Native American people): see in
index Hopi
molar (tooth)
teeth volume 13 page 30
molasses (syrup)
sugar volume 12 page 202
mold (fungus)
fermentation volume 5 page 11
mold (technology)
sculpture volume 12 page 56
Moldavia (historical region in Europe)
Romania volume 11 page 85
molding (technology): see in index casting
Moldova (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 154, picture,
volume 8 page 154
mole (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 155, picture,
volume 8 page 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
tail volume 13 page 6
mole (espionage): see in index double
agent
molecule (chemistry)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 155
MORE TO EXPLORE
air volume 1 page 51
chemistry volume 3 page 87
crystal volume 3 page 226
heat volume 6 page 32
plastic volume 10 page 97
water volume 15 page 22, picture, volume
8 page 155
molehill (mound)
mole volume 8 page 155
Moliere (French playwright)
drama volume 4 page 74
Moline (city in Illinois, U.S.)
Deere volume 4 page 27
mollusk (animal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 156
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal volume 1 page 124
invertebrates volume 6 page 144
jewelry and gems volume 7
page 24
pearls picture, volume 7 page 24
shell volume 12 page 79
mollymawk (seabird): see in index albatross
molt (physiology)
reptile volume 11 page 51
molting (biology)
bird volume 2 page 78
feather volume 5 page 8
centipede and millipede volume 3
page 72
exoskeleton volume 4 page 173, picture,
volume 4 page 173
insects volume 6 page 139
Moluccas (islands in Indonesia)
East Indies volume 4 page 94
Magellan volume 8 page 15
Mon (people)
Thailand volume 13 page 55
Monaco (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 158, picture,
volume 8 page 158
Mona Lisa (painting by Leonardo da
Vinci)
Leonardo da Vinci volume 7 page 132
Renaissance volume 11 page 46
monarch (ruler)
monarchy volume 8 page 159
monarch butterfly (insect) picture, volume
2 page 158
butterfly and moth volume 2 page 158
monarchy (form of government)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 159
MORE TO EXPLORE
Enlightenment opposition volume 4
page 143
government volume 5 page 132
republic volume 11 page 53
monastery (housing for religious order)
images
Armenia picture, volume 1 page 184
Bhutan picture, volume 2 page 66
Macedonia picture, volume 8 page 5
Mongolia picture, volume 14 page 8
Poland picture, volume 10 page 108
Tunisia picture, volume 13 page 110
United Kingdom picture, volume 14
page 18
monk volume 8 page 165
Monegasque (nationality)
Monaco volume 8 page 158
Monera (biology)
classification picture, volume 7 page 168
living thing volume 7 page 169
species on earth picture, volume 7
page 167
Monet, Claude (French painter)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 160, picture,
volume 8 page 160
MORE TO EXPLORE
painting volume 10 page 10
money
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 160, picture,
volume 8 page 160
money rate (finance): see in index interest
Mongol (people)
archery volume 1 page 166
Mongol Dynasty (Chinese history): see
in index Yuan Dynasty
Mongol Empire (historic empire in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 161
MORE TO EXPLORE
history
Asia volume 1 page 204
China volume 3 page 103
Genghis Khan volume 5 page 96
Iraq volume 6 page 152
Mongolia volume 8 page 163
Russia volume 11 page 106
Mongolia (country in Asia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 163
MORE TO EXPLORE
elderly people picture, volume 14 page 8
Genghis Khan volume 5 page 95
girl holding a lamb picture, volume 8
page 164
Hun volume 6 page 99
yurt picture, volume 8 page 164
Mongolia, Inner (autonomous region of
China): see in index Inner Mongolia
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Mongolia, Inner 163
Mongolian gerbil (mammal)
gerbil volume 5 page 104
mongoose (mammal family)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 165, picture,
volume 8 page 165
Monitor (U.S. ship)
American CivilWar volume 1 page 97
monk (monasticism)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 165
MORE TO EXPLORE
Buddhism volume 2 page 145, picture,
volume 2 page 143, picture, volume 2
page 144, picture, volume 8 page 166
calligraphy volume 3 page 15
Jainism volume 7 page 9
monkey (primate)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 166, picture,
volume 8 page 167
MORE TO EXPLORE
ebony langur picture, volume 8 page 168
olive baboons picture, volume 8
page 168
tail volume 13 page 6
Monks Mound (archaeological site in
Illinois, U.S.)
Mississippian culture volume 8 page 143
Monmouth, Battle of (American Revolution,
1778)
American Revolution volume 1
page 101
Molly Pitcher in battle picture, volume 1
page 102
mono (disease): see in index mononucleosis
Monomotapa empire (African kingdom)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 169
Monongahela River (river in the U.S.)
Allegheny and Ohio rivers picture, volume
10 page 57
Ohio River volume 9 page 127
mononucleosis (disease)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 170
monopoly (economics)
trade volume 13 page 88
monorail (railway)
railroad volume 11 page 20
monotreme (egg-laying mammal): see in
index echidna; platypus
monozygotic twin: see in index identical
twin
Monroe, James (president of the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 170, picture,
volume 8 page 170
MORE TO EXPLORE
Adams volume 1 page 25
timeline volume 8 page 170
Monroe Doctrine (U.S. history)
Adams volume 1 page 25
Monroe volume 8 page 172
Roosevelt volume 11 page 95
Monrovia (capital city of Liberia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 172
MORE TO EXPLORE
government buildings picture, volume 8
page 172
Liberia volume 7 page 139
monsoon (weather)
Indian Ocean volume 6 page 129
Thailand volume 13 page 54
wind volume 15 page 48
monsoon rain forest
rain forest volume 11 page 23
Montage of a Dream Deferred (book
by Hughes)
Hughes volume 6 page 92
Montagne Pelee (volcano in Martinique):
see in index Pelee, Mount
montana (region in South America)
Peru volume 10 page 64
Montana (state in the U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 173
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
Glacier National Park picture, volume
8 page 174
Little Bighorn Battlefield National
Monument picture, volume 8
page 174
Missouri River picture, volume 8
page 149
Monte Alban (historical city in Mexico)
Zapotec volume 15 page 103
Montenegrin (people)
Montenegro volume 8 page 175
Montenegro (country in Europe)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 175
MORE TO EXPLORE
Serbia volume 12 page 71
Sveti Stefan picture, volume 8 page 175
Yugoslavia volume 15 page 95
Monte Rosa (mountain group in Europe)
Italy volume 6 page 172
Montevideo (capital city of Uruguay)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 176, picture,
volume 8 page 176
MORE TO EXPLORE
Uruguay volume 14 page 42
Montezuma II (Aztec emperor)
Aztec volume 1 page 240
chocolate volume 3 page 109
Cortes volume 3 page 201
Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne (French
aviator)
airplane volume 1 page 57
balloon volume 2 page 16
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel (French
aviator)
airplane volume 1 page 57
balloon volume 2 page 16
Montgomery (state capital of Alabama,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 176
MORE TO EXPLORE
Abernathy volume 1 page 9
Alabama volume 1 page 60
Montgomery bus boycott picture, volume
8 page 177
Montgomery, Lucy Maud (Canadian
author)
literature for children volume 7
page 164
Montgomery bus boycott (U.S. history,
1955)
50th anniversary picture, volume 8
page 177
King volume 7 page 66
Parks volume 10 page 36
month
calendar volume 3 page 9
time volume 13 page 67
Monticello (building in Virginia, U.S.)
Jefferson volume 7 page 17
Montpelier (state capital of Vermont,
U.S.)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 177, picture,
volume 8 page 177
164 Mongolian gerbil BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Montreal (city in Quebec, Canada)
outdoor dining picture, volume 3
page 25
Montreux Jazz Festival (music festival in
Switzerland)
performance by Youssou NDour picture,
volume 15 page 60
Monts, Pierre de (French explorer)
Nova Scotia volume 9 page 102
Monument to the Discoverers (monument
in Lisbon, Portugal) picture, volume
4 page 173
mood disorder (psychology)
mental illness volume 8 page 100
Moon (Earths satellite)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 178, picture,
volume 8 page 178
MORE TO EXPLORE
celestial navigation picture, volume 9
page 25
Earth volume 4 page 90
eclipse volume 4 page 97, picture, volume
4 page 98
solar eclipse picture, volume 4 page 98
gravity attraction with Earth picture,
volume 5 page 144
Moon phases picture, volume 8 page 179
near side craters picture, volume 8
page 178
satellite volume 12 page 41
solar system picture, volume 12 page 127
tides volume 13 page 64, picture, volume
13 page 64
moon (planetary satellite): see in index
satellite
Moon exploration
Apollo Program picture, volume 4
page 175
Armstrong volume 1 page 188
Moor (North African people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 180, picture,
volume 8 page 180
MORE TO EXPLORE
Gibraltar volume 5 page 114
Mali volume 8 page 32
Mauritania volume 8 page 79
Moore, Clement C. (U.S. scholar and
author)
Santa Claus volume 12 page 31
Moore State Park (park in Massachusetts,
U.S.) picture, volume 8 page 72
moose (mammal)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 180, picture,
volume 8 page 181
MORE TO EXPLORE
deer volume 4 page 26
Moqui (Native American people): see in
index Hopi
Moravia (historic region in Europe)
Czechoslovakia volume 3 page 238
Czech Republic volume 3 page 240
moray eel (fish)
eel volume 4 page 107
More, Sir Thomas (English humanist
and statesman)
utopia volume 14 page 46
Morgan,William G. (U.S. educator)
volleyball volume 14 page 104
Morisco (Spanish Muslim)
Moors volume 8 page 180
Mormon, Book of (religious literature)
Mormons volume 8 page 182
Mormonism (religion): see in index Mormons
Mormons (religion)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 181
MORE TO EXPLORE
temple volume 13 page 42
Utah volume 14 page 45
Salt Lake City volume 12 page 23
Temple Square picture, volume 8
page 182
Morocco (country in northern Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 183
MORE TO EXPLORE
geography
date palms and farmers fields picture,
volume 8 page 184
market in Marrakech picture, volume 8
page 184
Rabat city walls picture, volume 11
page 13
Songhai empire volume 12 page 133
Moroni (capital city of Comoros)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 185, picture,
volume 8 page 185
MORE TO EXPLORE
Comoros volume 3 page 169
Morris,William (British artist)
wallpaper picture, volume 4 page 26
Morrison, Toni (U.S. author) picture,
volume 1 page 45
Morrow, Tracy (U.S. rapper and actor):
see in index Ice-T
Morse, Samuel F. B. (U.S. inventor)
Morse Code volume 8 page 185
technology and invention volume 13
page 27
telecommunication volume 13 page 34
telegraph volume 13 page 35
Morse Code (communications system)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 185, picture,
volume 8 page 186
MORE TO EXPLORE
telegraph volume 13 page 35
mortar (building material)
brick and tile volume 2 page 129
Morte Darthur, Le (stories by Malory)
Arthurian legend volume 1 page 194
Morton, J. Sterling (U.S. politician)
Arbor Day volume 1 page 162
mosaic (art)
ancient Greece picture, volume 5
page 155
ancient Rome picture, volume 11
page 89
depiction of Empress Theodora picture,
volume 2 page 159
Moscow (capital city of Russia)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 186
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Cathedral of Saint Basil picture, volume
4 page 94, picture, volume 8
page 186
massive apartment buildings picture,
volume 14 page 12
May Day military parade picture, volume
14 page 14
Russia and Soviet Union volume 11
page 104, volume 14 page 11
Moscow, Grand Principality of (medieval
principality of Russia)
Russia volume 11 page 106
Moses (Hebrew prophet)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 187
MORE TO EXPLORE
Judaism volume 7 page 38
Moses being found by the pharaohs
daughter picture, volume 8 page 187
Passover volume 10 page 39
Yom Kippur volume 15 page 94
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Moses 165
moshav (Israeli farming community)
Israel picture, volume 6 page 169
Moshoeshoe (African chief )
Maseru volume 8 page 70
mosque (place of worship)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 188
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architecture volume 1 page 170
Abu Dhabi picture, volume 1 page 15
Brunei picture, volume 2 page 20
Dakar picture, volume 4 page 7
Damascus picture, volume 4 page 10
Iran picture, volume 6 page 148
Iraq picture, volume 6 page 151
Istanbul picture, volume 6 page 171,
picture, volume 8 page 188
Khartoum mosque picture, volume 7
page 61
Male picture, volume 8 page 31
Manama picture, volume 8 page 39
Nicosia picture, volume 9 page 66
Pakistan picture, volume 6 page 166
Islam volume 6 page 164
temple volume 13 page 42
mosquito (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 189, picture,
volume 8 page 189
MORE TO EXPLORE
malaria volume 8 page 25
West Nile virus volume 15 page 33
moss (plant)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 190, picture,
volume 8 page 190
MORE TO EXPLORE
bog volume 2 page 99
Mossi (people)
Ouagadougou volume 9 page 157
Mostar (city in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
celebration picture, volume 2 page 113
moth (insect)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 2 page 157
Mother Goose (fictional character)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 190
MORE TO EXPLORE
nursery rhyme volume 9 page 111
ThereWas an OldWoman Who Lived
in a Shoe picture, volume 8 page 191
Mother Gooses Melody: or Sonnets
for the Cradle (book of rhymes)
literature for children volume 7
page 163
Mother Goose volume 8 page 191
Mother Teresa (Roman Catholic nun):
see in index Teresa, Mother
moth orchid (plant) picture, volume 9
page 146
motion (mechanics)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 191, picture,
volume 8 page 191
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force volume 5 page 51
machine volume 8 page 7
Newton volume 9 page 56
motion picture: see in index movie
motion-picture camera (photography):
see in index movie camera
motion-picture projector
Edison volume 4 page 105
motion sense: see in index kinesthesis
motor, electric: see in index electric
motor
motorbike: see in index motorcycle
motorboat (watercraft)
boat volume 2 page 98, picture, volume 2
page 98
motorcar: see in index automobile
motorcycle
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 192, picture,
volume 8 page 192
motor nerve (physiology)
muscle volume 8 page 208
nervous system volume 9 page 35, picture,
volume 9 page 36
motor-paced race (bicycle race)
cycling volume 3 page 235
motor-skill learning (motor development):
see in index psychomotor learning
motor-skill memory (mental function)
memory volume 8 page 98
Mott, Lucretia (U.S. social reformer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 193, picture,
volume 8 page 193
MORE TO EXPLORE
Stanton volume 12 page 178
womens rights volume 15 page 57
motte and bailey castle (military architecture)
castle volume 3 page 52, picture, volume
3 page 53
mould (fungus): see in index mold
mould (technology): see in index mold
mound builders (prehistoric North
American culture)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 194
MORE TO EXPLORE
Alabama volume 1 page 60
Serpent Mound picture, volume 8
page 194
Mount: see in index under the specific part
of the name, for example, Vesuvius,
Mount except as found below
mountain (landform)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 195
MORE TO EXPLORE
images
Alps picture, volume 12 page 110, picture,
volume 12 page 218
hiking picture, volume 8 page 195
Juneau picture, volume 7 page 39
K2 picture, volume 7 page 50
Mount Everest picture, volume 4
page 167
Mount Fitzroy picture, volume 1
page 118
Mount Kilimanjaro picture, volume 7
page 65
Mount Paektu picture, volume 7
page 81
Mount Whitney picture, volume 12
page 86
New Zealand picture, volume 9
page 62
Pyrennes picture, volume 10 page 171,
picture, volume 12 page 153
Reunion picture, volume 11 page 56
Turkey picture, volume 13 page 111
mountain, volcanic (geology and landform):
see in index volcanic mountain
mountain bicycle (vehicle)
bicycle volume 2 page 69
mountain chain (landform): see in index
mountain range
mountain climbing (sport)
blind climber picture, volume 2 page 90
mountain gorilla (primate)
gorilla volume 5 page 129
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park picture,
volume 14 page 4
166 moshav BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97
mountain laurel (shrub)
laurel volume 7 page 116
mountain lion (mammal): see in index
puma
mountain man (U.S. history)
Carson volume 3 page 45
mountain range (landform)
mountain volume 8 page 195
Venus picture, volume 14 page 66
mountain zebra
zebra volume 15 page 102
Mount Baitou (mountain in North
Korea): see in index Paektu, Mount
Mountbatten, Philip (British prince): see
in index Philip, duke of Edinburgh
Mount Hood National Forest (forest in
Oregon, U.S.)
Elowah Falls picture, volume 9 page 147
Mount Nyamlagiri (mountain in Democratic
Republic of the Congo): see in
index Nyamulagira, Mount
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
(monument in South Dakota, U.S.)
Black Hills volume 2 page 87, picture,
volume 2 page 87
South Dakota picture, volume 12
page 150
Mount Rushmore State (state in the
U.S.): see in index South Dakota
Mount Vernon (historic site in Virginia,
U.S.)
Washington volume 15 page 19
mourning dove (bird) picture, volume 10
page 84
Mousa (emperor of Mali): see in index
Musa
mouse (rodent)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 196, picture,
volume 8 page 196
MORE TO EXPLORE
rodent volume 11 page 80
mouse lemur (primate)
lemur volume 7 page 128
mouth (anatomy)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 196, picture,
volume 8 page 197
MORE TO EXPLORE
digestive system volume 4 page 47
dinosaur picture, volume 4 page 51
frog picture, volume 4 page 48
grasshopper picture, volume 4 page 48
human picture, volume 4 page 47, picture,
volume 13 page 80
mouth (river)
river volume 11 page 68
movable type
Gutenberg volume 5 page 172
movement (behavior)
living thing volume 7 page 168
movie
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 197
MORE TO EXPLORE
censorship volume 3 page 69
images
director editing a film picture, volume
8 page 198
model ship from the film Titanic
picture, volume 8 page 199
outdoor set with film crew picture,
volume 8 page 197
poster from Spider-Man 2 picture,
volume 8 page 199
preparing a creature for The Return
of the Jedi picture, volume 8
page 198
movie camera (photography)
camera volume 3 page 21
movie volume 8 page 197
movie projector
movie volume 8 page 197
moving picture: see in index movie
Mozambique (country in Africa)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 200
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Maputo picture, volume 8 page 52
Mozart,Wolfgang Amadeus (Austrian
composer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 201, picture,
volume 8 page 201
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Beethoven volume 2 page 47
classical music volume 3 page 132
opera volume 9 page 142
MP3 player (electronic digital device)
picture, volume 12 page 136
mph (abbreviation)
common abbreviations table, volume 1
page 8
MPLA (political organization in Angola):
see in index Popular Movement for the
Liberation of Angola
Mshweshwe (African chief ): see in index
Moshoeshoe
Mu!awiyah I (Umayyad caliph)
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
mucus (secretion)
amphibians volume 1 page 109
cough volume 3 page 207
lung volume 7 page 184
nose volume 9 page 99
mudflow (geology)
landslide volume 7 page 104
muffler (engine part)
automobile volume 1 page 236, picture,
volume 1 page 235
Mugabe, Robert (president of Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe volume 15 page 106
Mughal architecture
Dhaka volume 4 page 42
tomb in Agra picture, volume 1 page 170
Mughal Empire (history of India)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 202, picture,
volume 8 page 202
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Bangladesh volume 2 page 22
Dhaka volume 4 page 43
India volume 6 page 124
muhajir (people)
Pakistan volume 10 page 13
Muhammad (prophet of Islam)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 202
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Arabia
Mecca volume 8 page 90
Saudi Arabia volume 12 page 44
Caliphate volume 3 page 14
Abu Bakr volume 1 page 14
Islam volume 6 page 163
Islamic statement of faith picture, volume
8 page 203
Koran volume 7 page 77
Muhammad !Abd ar-Ra#uf al-Qudwah
al-Husayni (Palestinian leader): see in
index Arafat, Yasir
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Muhammad 167
Muhammad !Ali (governor of Egypt)
Egypt volume 4 page 110
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
(Arab astronomer and mathematician):
see in index Khwarizmi, al-
Muhavura (extinct volcano in Central
Africa)
Virunga Mountains volume 14 page 97,
picture, volume 14 page 97
mujahideen (Afghan rebels)
Afghanistan volume 1 page 37
mulatto (people)
French Guiana volume 5 page 67
Haiti volume 6 page 8
mule (mammal)
donkey volume 4 page 67
mule-powered boat picture, volume 4
page 150
mule deer (mammal)
animal migration volume 8 page 125
multiple fruit (botany)
berry volume 2 page 64
Mumbai (city in India)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 8 page 204, picture,
volume 8 page 204
mummy (preserved dead body)
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