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- Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures ... ==Meaning of the term== Orientalism derives from a Latin word oriens ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- The Gurkha War was fought between Nepal and the British East India ... The Gurkha rose in that aftermath, becoming a power in Nepal from ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 08:38, 8 January 2024
- early Christian theologian, who taught that the Son of God was not eternal ... He was possibly of Libyan and Berber descent. His father's name ...24 KB (3,928 words) - 02:41, 15 August 2023
- castration before puberty. This is done in order for the child to be more ... Castrati were rarely referred to as such. More common was the term ...17 KB (2,678 words) - 14:25, 29 November 2023
- novelist, poet, and critic. Scott was among the first to draw upon history ... Scott’s works follow the transition from the eighteenth century ...17 KB (2,589 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- and mathematician who is considered one of the greatest creators of old ... engravings include Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome ...24 KB (3,763 words) - 05:04, 17 June 2023
- Akhenaten, known as Amenhotep IV at the start of his reign, was a ... was Nefertiti, who has been made famous as the most “beautiful women in ...35 KB (5,451 words) - 07:14, 16 June 2023
- /ləˈkæreɪ/), was a British author of espionage novels. During the ... Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full ...30 KB (4,264 words) - 02:30, 9 February 2023
- Lake Erie is the eleventh largest lake on Earth by surface area. ... Of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest ...20 KB (3,020 words) - 23:16, 21 October 2022
- [[Image:Portrait of David Ricardo by Thomas Phillips.jpg|thumb|right ... is credited with systematizing economics in the nineteenth century, and was ...22 KB (3,471 words) - 08:07, 28 January 2024
- short story writer, sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs." ... Cheever's main themes include the duality of human nature: Sometimes ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 04:43, 3 August 2022
- The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... The development of the office of Prime Minister coincides with the ...42 KB (6,582 words) - 21:49, 26 April 2023
- quot;), also referred to as King David, was the second and most famous king ... The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of the ...25 KB (4,033 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- more advanced designs became a major source of mechanical power during the ... although other sources of heat such as solar power, nuclear power ...41 KB (6,343 words) - 19:56, 9 February 2023
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15, 1708 – May 1 ... . The major American city of Pittsburgh was named for him. Also, Pittsylvania ...49 KB (8,091 words) - 14:59, 10 October 2020
- 1851) was a prolific and influential writer of children's literature ... Sherwood's childhood was uneventful, although she recalled it ...47 KB (7,022 words) - 16:12, 7 November 2022
- |Image_Caption= A crop circle consisting of multiple circles ... |Origin= The term was invented by researcher Colin Andrews in the ...27 KB (4,030 words) - 06:27, 11 January 2024
- 1847) (Irish: Dónal Ó Conaill), known as The Liberator, ... or The Emancipator, A Short History of Ireland: Monster Meetings. BBC. ...44 KB (6,781 words) - 18:16, 24 January 2024
- A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services ... In addition, with the collection of media other than books for storing ...31 KB (4,437 words) - 22:31, 25 October 2022
- remembered primarily for three major works, the Speculum Meditantis, Vox Clamantis ... Gower was very popular in his own times, and his influence on the ...27 KB (4,375 words) - 05:14, 3 August 2022
