Topic Summaries
Atlanta summary
Atlanta, City (pop., 2020: 498,715), capital of Georgia, U.S.
Miami summary
Miami, City (pop., 2020: 442,241), southeastern Florida, U.S., situated on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River.
Tampa summary
Tampa, City (pop., 2020: 384,959), west-central Florida, U.S.
Denver summary
Denver, City (pop., 2020: 715,522), capital of Colorado, U.S.
San Diego summary
San Diego, City (pop., 2020: 1,386,932) and port, southern California, U.S.
San Jose summary
San Jose, City (pop., 2020: 1,013,240), west-central California, U.S.
Chinese Civil War summary
Chinese Civil War, (1945–49) Military struggle for control of China waged between the Nationalists (Kuomintang) under Chiang...
gruiform summary
gruiform, Any member of the order Gruiformes, which contains a loose collection of more than 160 species of birds spread...
John Herschel summary
John Herschel, in full Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet , (born March 7, 1792, Slough, Buckinghamshire,...
instrumentation summary
instrumentation, also called orchestration , In music, the art of combining instruments based on their capabilities of producing...
artificial fibre summary
artificial fibre, Fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing...
Oakland summary
Oakland, City (pop., 2020: 440,646), western California, U.S., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay.
Sacramento summary
Sacramento, City (pop., 2020: 524,943), capital of California, U.S.
ancient Egyptian architecture summary
ancient Egyptian architecture, Architecture produced during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia bce in the...
sangoma summary
sangoma, Highly respected healer among the Zulu people of South Africa.
procellariiform summary
procellariiform, Any of about 140 species of seabirds that make up the order Procellariiformes.
psittaciform summary
psittaciform, Any member of Psittaciformes, an order of more than 360 species of brightly coloured noisy birds.
Anatolian art and architecture summary
Anatolian art and architecture, Art and architecture of ancient Anatolia.
gasterosteiform summary
gasterosteiform, Any member of the order Gasterosteiformes, a group of about 350 species of fishes characterized generally...
geothermal energy summary
geothermal energy, Power obtained by using heat from Earth’s interior.
nuclear power summary
nuclear power, Energy produced by nuclear fission of heavy atomic nuclei.
piciform summary
piciform, Any member of the order Piciformes, which includes the familiar woodpeckers and their relatives the piculets and...
solar cell summary
solar cell, Any device that directly converts the energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photovoltaics...
solar energy summary
solar energy, Radiation from the Sun that can produce heat, generate electricity, or cause chemical reactions.
wind power summary
wind power, Electricity produced by turbines using the energy in winds.
Key Terms: Human Evolution
This list provides definitions of important terms that will help you better understand human evolution.
10 Essential Facts About the Cold War: A Quiz
Use this quiz to test yourself on 10 essential facts about the Cold War.
Hungarian literature summary
Hungarian literature, Body of written works produced in the Hungarian language.
Mongolian literature summary
Mongolian literature, Written works produced through history in any of the Mongolian languages of present-day Mongolia,...
Key People of the Ottoman Empire
List of some of the major figures of the Ottoman Empire, including Osman I, its founder; Mehmed II who destroyed the Byzantine...
Ottoman Empire Timeline
Timeline of important events in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor), the...
Decline of the Ottoman Empire
List of some of the key factors in the decline of the Ottoman Empire. At one point the empire covered much of the Middle...
paleoceanography summary
paleoceanography, Scientific study of Earth’s oceanographic history involving the analysis of the ocean’s sedimentary record,...
Overview of the American Revolution
An overview of the American Revolution, including a list of belligerents, some of the major leaders on both sides of the...
Key Facts of the American Revolution
Summary of important facts related to the American Revolution, the war in which Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies...
American Revolution Timeline
Timeline of important events related to the American Revolution. The 13 American colonies revolted against their British...