The Circle of Knowledge: A Classified, Simplified, Visualized Book of Answers

Part 252

Chapter 2521,189 wordsPublic domain

Ladybug 234 Lake: Champlain 76, 584 Como 76, 512 Erie 583 Garda 512 George 76 Huron 583 Lucerne 76 Lugano 76, 77, 512 Maggiore 76, 512 Merom 362 Michigan 583 Ontario 583 Superior 583 Lakes: Distribution of 77 Famous Italian 512 Famous Salt 77 Fresh-water, of the World 76, 79, 80 In Plains 77 Mountain 76 Of Africa 80 Of Asia 77 Of Egypt 344 Of Europe 77 Of Japan 688 Of North America 77 Of United States 583 Relative Size 78, 79 Salt 76, 78 Salt, Area of 75 Salt, Location of 78 Land Measure 858 Language and Literature 712 _et seq._ Languages: (See also under Countries.) Ancient 755 French Words and Phrases 742 German Words and Phrases 742 Greek Words and Phrases 755 Italian Words and Phrases 742 Latin Words and Phrases 755 Modern Foreign 742 Number Spoken 442 Of India 685 Principal of World 442 Spanish Words and Phrases 742 Lapis-lazuli 110 Larch 164 Lark 214 Latin Words and Phrases 755 Latins or Romans 287 Lawn Grasses 156, 157 Laws: Commercial 875 Concerning Notes and Accounts 875 Exemption 875 Interest 875 Legal Interest 875 Statutes of Limitation 875 Usury 875 Lead 104, 113 Leaders 733 Leap Year 865 Leeches 242-243 Leipzig 503 Leland Stanford, Jr., University 620 Lemmings 199 Lemon 141 Length, Measures of 857 Lentils 130 Leopard 195 Letter Writing 734 Acceptance 736 Ceremonial Letters and Notes 736 Divisions of a Letter 734 Invitations 736 Official and Titled Salutations 737 Official or Business Letters 735 Personal and Social Letters 735 Style of Letters 735 Writing Materials 736 Lettuce 130 Lick Observatory 620 Licorice 167 Lighting 101 Lily 148 Limes 141 Lime Tree 164 Lincoln, Abraham 642 Assassination of 644 Linden or Lime 164 Lion 195 Liquid Measures 860 Lisbon 561 Literary Allusions 782 _et seq._ Literature 761 American Literature 775 Books as Liberal Educators 762 Brain of Humanity 761-762 Characters in 782 _et seq._ English 762 Famous Book 782 _et seq._ Famous Poems and Dramas 782 _et seq._ How It Has Created New Worlds and People 761 How It Helps Us Interpret Life 761 Literary Allusions 782 _et seq._ Literary Geography 782 _et seq._ Pen Names of Famous Writers 782 _et seq._ Plots and Scenes 782 _et seq._ References to 782 _et seq._ Rise of Roman 393 Soubriquets and Nicknames 782 _et seq._ Vast Range of 761 Why We Study Literature 761 Lithium 113 Lizards 221 Llama 254 Lobster 231 Locust Tree 164 Locusts 237 Lombards in Italy 404 London 458, 459 Art Galleries and Museums 461 Famous Churches 460 Famous Streets and Bridges 459 General Features 458, 459 Monuments and Public Buildings 460 Parks and Squares 460 Places of Amusement 461 Population of 461 Westminster Abbey 460 Long Measure 856 Longitude and Time 864 Lorelei (Lurlie) 451 Los Angeles 602-603 Buildings of Note 603 Climate 603 Industries of 603 Parks and Public Places of Importance 603 People of 603 Public Library 603 Streets and Business Thoroughfares 602, 603 University of Southern California 603 Louis IX., King of France 488 Louis XIV., King of France 490 Louisville 603 Chief Buildings of Note 603 Educational and Industrial 603 Public Parks 603 Lucerne, Lake 76 Lugano, Lake 76 Lung-Fishes 228-229 Luxemburg, House of 507 Lycurgus, Laws of 374 Lydia 369 Lyric Poetry 740

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Maccabees 360 Macedon: Later History of 382 Rise of 379 Under Philip 379 Macedonian Wars 693 Mackerel 226 Madrid 565 Royal Palace 565 Maelstrom 87 Maggiore, Lake 76 Magi, The 371 Magna Charta 467 Magnesium 113 Magnetite 104 Mahogany 164 Mainz 452 Malays 287 Mammals 191 Mammoth Cave 584 Man: Ape-man of Java 269 Cro-magnon Man 269 Development through the Ages 273 First Migrations of 268 In the Stone Age 270 Neanderthal Man 269 Piltdown Man 269 Prehistoric 267-275 Primeval Home of 268 Man and the Human Family 267 Mango 141 Manhattan Island 607 Maple 164 Maps: Distribution of Animal Life 188 Distribution of Plant Life 120 Panama Canal and Connections 649 Marathon, Battle of 376 Marius and Sulla, Civil War between 394 Markhor 202 Marmoset 192 Marmot 199 Marten 196 Marsh Crow’s Foot 169 Marsian or Social War 693 Martynias 170, 171 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 594-595 Mate or Paraguay Tea 141 Matterhorn 56 Mayence (Mainz) 452 Meadow Saffron 169 Measures--See Weights and Measures. Mecca 405 Medes 297, 368 Cyaxares 369 Origin and Character 369 Media: Founded by Cyaxares 369 Medical Signs and Abbreviations 864 Medina 405 Mediterranean and Its Arms 444 Mediterranean Regions (Map) 298 Mediterranean Sea 85 Medo-Persian Empire 368 Meerschaum 113 Melon 130 Melrose 464 Memphis, Egypt 352 Mercury 113 Merovingians 487, 493 Mesquite 164 Messenian Wars 692 Metaphor 733 Metonymy 734 Metre, In Poetry 740 Metropolitan Museum 612 Mexican War 640, 641 Causes and Results of 641 Commanders 641 Principal Battles 641 Troops Engaged 641 Mexico 669 Cities 671 Climate and Landscape 669 Government 670 Gulf of 85 History 671 Mexico City 671 People 670 Production and Industry 670 Rivers and Lakes 669 Surface 669 Mexico City 671 Cathedral 671 Description of 671 Mica 106, 114 Mice 199 Middle Ages 403 Nature of Period 404 Milky Way 32 Millet 126 Milwaukee 603, 604 Business District 604 Chief Buildings 604 Industries and Manufacturing 604 Public Places of Interest 604 Streets of 604 Minerals: Crystallization of 103 Dictionary of 103 Rare Metals 115 Scale of Hardness 103 Table for Identification of 104, 105, 106, 107 Useful, of the Earth 102 Mink 196 Minneapolis 604 Chief Products 605 Chief Streets--Business and Residential 604 Notable Institutions of 604 University of Minnesota 604 Minoan Age, The 373 Mirage 102 Mistletoe 174 Mists 94 Mithridates, Designs against Rome 394 Mithridatic Wars 693 Mockingbird 214 Modern Languages 742 Mohammed 405 Mohammedanism: Characteristics of 405 Rise of 405 Mohammedans, Conquest of Egypt 348 Mole 196 Molluscs 229 Money: English or Sterling 869 French 869, 870 Of Germany 870 Of United States 869 Mongolians 288 Mongoose 197 Monkey Tribe 191-194 Monk’s-hood 169 Monte Rosa 56 Months, Names of 868 Moon: Effect upon the Tides 86 Phases of 19 Surface of 29 Moonstone 110 Moors 288 Mormon Temple and Tabernacle 617 Moscow 544-545 Burned in 1812 294 Noted Buildings and Monuments 545 Moses, In Egypt 359 Moslems 405 Mosquito 240 Moths 236 Mount Ararat 57 Mount Assiniboine 57 Mount Blanc 56 Mount Elburz 56 Mount Everest 56 Mount Nebo 361 Mount of Olives 364 Mount Popocatepetl 57 Mount Ranier 57 Mount Robson 57 Mount St. Elias 57 Mount Salcantay 57 Mount Sinai 56, 361, 362 Mount Tabor 361 Mount Vernon, Home of George Washington 627 Mount Zion 364 Mountain Lion 197 Mountains: Alpine Region 445 Celebrated Peaks 56, 57 Famous 72, 73 Height of 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 Name and Location of 74, 75, 76 Of British Isles 75 Of Europe 445 Of France 445, 447 Of Great Britain 445 Of Italy 446, 511 Scandinavian 446 The Caucasus 446 Mountains and Plains: Of United States 580 The Urals 446 Mouse Tower 452 Mulberry 141 Mushroom 130 Musk-ox 202 Mycenean Age 373 Mythology: Assyrian Gods 357 Babylonian Gods 357 Charts of 846, 847 Dictionary of 820-847 Egyptian Gods 348 Greek and Roman 820-847 Legendary History of Greece 373 Of Constellations 36 Oriental 820-847 Phœnician Gods 368 Scandinavian 820-847

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