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- Welcome to the [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ New World Encyclopedia ... that leads to human happiness, well-being, and world peace. ...1 KB (162 words) - 15:02, 27 June 2021
- some of the great cultural high points in world history. ... During the Imperial era of Russian history, St. Petersburg was the ...6 KB (876 words) - 07:17, 17 November 2023
- some are independent museums. The Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley ... in Munich. Others, such as the Computer History Museum in Mountain View ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995. ... * Lee, Gil-sang. 2006. Exploring Korean history through world heritage ...6 KB (909 words) - 00:56, 4 August 2022
- In July 2004, UNESCO awarded the site World Heritage Site status, the ... Complex of Goguryeo Tombs inscribed on the World Heritage Sites List contains ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 00:21, 8 January 2024
- The Circus World Museum is a large museum complex in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in the U.S., devoted to circus-related history in America. The museum ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- the Kara-Khitan Khanate, disappearing from history after falling to the Mongols. ... simply as Khitay or Khitai. The Muslim world began referring Khitan as ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 02:50, 5 October 2022
- * Mickler, Michael L. 40 Years in America: An Intimate History of ... * Wilson, Andrew (ed.). How Can the Religions of the World Be Unified ...1 KB (153 words) - 23:44, 2 November 2022
- royal architecture and landscaping in the world, demonstrated by UNESCO& ... The palace suffered damage throughout its history, but the rebuilders have ...8 KB (1,063 words) - 01:18, 4 December 2023
- == History == Korean Buddhist scholars first carved the Tripitaka Koreana ... Koreana, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as ...7 KB (985 words) - 17:42, 2 May 2023
- pioneering the idea that in today's world a think tank whose mission ... think-tank involving people from around the world in the effort to promote ...7 KB (1,074 words) - 00:34, 29 November 2023
- * Tyrrell, Ian R. Woman's world/Woman's empire: the Woman ... E. Willard, 1855-96. Women in American history. Urbana: University of Illinois ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 23:22, 17 May 2023
- == Etymology and History == The name barite is derived from the Greek ... to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best Specimens, with ...4 KB (639 words) - 08:06, 20 September 2023
- the Ajivikas since their scriptures and history have not been directly preserved ... thirteenth century, but by this point in history the term Ajivika may have ...6 KB (943 words) - 05:13, 30 April 2021
- of British society to itself and to the world. Using the vehicle of humor ... punch.co.uk/cartoonhistory03.html |title= History of the Cartoon |accessdate ...8 KB (1,281 words) - 23:46, 2 December 2022
- “The Classical Age: 510-323 B.C.E.,” The Encyclopedia of World ... * Nardo, Don. Classical Greece and Rome. World history by era. v. ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- circle. During different stages in Korean history leading up to the to the ... == History == Pak Chung-bin (1891-1943; Great Master Sotaesan) attained ...8 KB (1,141 words) - 14:59, 17 April 2023
- unearthed in China, these were lost during World War II. Subsequent inferences ... coincide with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. ...8 KB (1,212 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- it is one of the largest peninsulas in the world. Its shape has also been ... ranges. It is claimed that here are the world's highest density of ...9 KB (1,374 words) - 02:34, 5 October 2022
- Israel and the Jewish diaspora around the world. It maintains an online edition ... to important events in the paper's history. On February 1, 1948, the ...8 KB (1,170 words) - 02:34, 1 August 2022
- known for its reference works like the world famous Funk & Wagnalls ... Holdings, Inc.; and in 1993 it acquired The World Almanac and related properties ...7 KB (985 words) - 05:46, 15 June 2023
- tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. ... presidency, FIFA established the World Cup, inaugurated in 1930 ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- in extensive research, especially during World War II. His study of radio ... Not only did radar greatly assist the Allies in the world war, but ...7 KB (1,005 words) - 05:01, 17 June 2023
- to March 2008 it was commonly known as the World Conservation Union, although ... The formation of the IUCN six decades ago as the world's first ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- in the chair of political economy and history at the East India College ... contemporary facts, aided by the study of history. He believed that economic ...8 KB (1,180 words) - 01:42, 14 December 2022
- Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world ... as one of the greatest news agencies in the world. With such a vision comes ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest ... the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage ...15 KB (2,151 words) - 22:17, 6 October 2023
- in recognition of its significance as the world's first synthetic plastic. ... rights in many countries around the world. [http://www.bakelite.de/eng/DF_04 ...6 KB (839 words) - 05:49, 26 August 2023
- at Harvard, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Chicago ... at the Boston Society of Natural History; and from 1867 to 1869 as ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- feels no interest in the surrounding world. ==History== ... that some of the "goods" in this world might be valuable and worth ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 05:58, 11 August 2023
- who founded the field known as the history of ideas. As a professor ... and constantly adding to itself. The history of ideas is the study of ...10 KB (1,444 words) - 17:35, 16 August 2023
- fourth largest body of water of any of the world's principal oceans. ... oceanographers to be the youngest of the world's oceans, formed only ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- In some parts of the world, however, the plumbing trade remains virtually ... The World Plumbing Council (WPC) has appointed a representative to ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 01:54, 10 April 2023
- states) are among the wealthiest in the world (with the exception of Yemen). ... the largest uninterrupted sand dune in the world, called the Empty Quarter ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 21:35, 29 December 2023
- the earliest raw materials used in human history. It was used to make various ... == History == People living along the Central Asian trade routes used ...7 KB (962 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- Republic of China, received UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation ... and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom a World Heritage Site in 2004. China ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- is one of many major science museums in the world and is a part of the National ... explains the continuity of scientific history. The Museum also supplies ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- track. It is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain ... Southern Railway. In 1998, it was named a World Heritage Site and in 2004 ...10 KB (1,532 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- used technologies in the contemporary world. With the exception of the ... 2001) credit Cugnot with "building the world's first car with mechanical ...6 KB (974 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- (indigenous name: Kerepakupay Vená) is the world's highest free-falling ... leading to nearby villages. One of the world's great natural wonders ...8 KB (1,292 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- *History of salt ==References== * Farndon, John. The Practical Encyclopedia ... * Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. New York: Penguin, 2003 ...5 KB (705 words) - 16:58, 21 January 2024
- one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. They were said to have been ... compile a list of the Seven Wonders of the World in the late second century ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 20:50, 21 January 2024
- and the inferior rest of the world. Mackinder warned that whoever ... which he saw as in recurring conflict throughout world history. ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 16:56, 21 January 2024
- freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom ... to working for human rights around the world prior to the U.S. entry into ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 12:27, 22 May 2021
- of land power and sea power in world history... The geopolitical tradition ... Theory" in 1904. Mackinder divided the world into two sections, the "World ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 12:53, 5 November 2022
- have been listed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. == History == Around 1000 C.E., Duke Gérard d'Alsace, the founder ...10 KB (1,508 words) - 20:43, 9 April 2023
- most people living in the Turkic speaking world. In its method of preparation ... Turkey one of the largest tea markets in the world, with consumption ...11 KB (1,771 words) - 00:24, 3 May 2023
- of Chengde in Hebei Province, China, is the world's largest existing imperial ... quot; located in Chengde, part of the World Heritage site along with ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 14:51, 5 December 2023
- who opposed U.S. involvement in both World War I and World War II (finally ... life. Even though many people consider World War II as a necessary evil ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- Asia. UNESCO designated Kathmandu valley a World Heritage Site in 1979. It ... The valley has a history of human habitation dating to at least 300 ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- heritage, when designating Luang Phrabang a World Heritage Site in 1995.UNESCO ... [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/479/video World Heritage Video.] Retrieved ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 04:17, 4 November 2022
- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam a World Heritage Site in 2002. UNESCO designated the Minaret of Jam a World Heritage Site along with ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 18:44, 9 November 2022
- and eaten in many countries around the world. It is also used as animal ... quickly spread throughout much of the Old World. When Europeans first ...11 KB (1,640 words) - 07:24, 24 October 2022
- Acrobatic traditions can be found in many cultures throughout the ... Acrobatics in Western history has been a popular subject for fine ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 05:38, 15 June 2023
- Dialectical materialism holds that the world, including human beings ... Engels asserted the primacy of the material world: in short, matter precedes ...15 KB (2,180 words) - 10:24, 29 January 2024
- China in 1988, while UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 2006. ... the Yin Dynasty.Shouyi Bai, An Outline History of China (Beijing: Foreign ...11 KB (1,657 words) - 11:14, 24 May 2023
- collections of American art in the world. Corcoran's goal was ... American Art, which is among the best in the world. Together with its ...7 KB (1,002 words) - 03:02, 8 January 2024
- He made the earliest extant European world map to incorporate the territories ... the creation of a more inter-connected world, as the "discovery" ...8 KB (1,342 words) - 15:30, 1 February 2023
- An Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing a World Heritage Site in 1998. ... UNESCO, designating the Temple of Heaven a World Heritage Site in ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:38, 27 February 2023
- Silver Star medal had its beginning during World War I and is awarded for ... a citation for gallantry in action during World War I were eligible to apply ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, and Lawrence Wodehouse. A World ... W. Fazio, and Lawrence Wodehouse. A World History of Architecture. Boston: ...11 KB (1,700 words) - 23:42, 28 April 2024
- Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights ... The commemoration began in 1978 as "Women's History day ...18 KB (2,541 words) - 23:27, 17 May 2023
- transform human society into the harmonious world of true peace was yet to come. ... thought and went to Germany to study history, social economics, and politics ...7 KB (1,052 words) - 17:49, 19 December 2022
- Asian furniture has a quite distinct history. The traditions out of ... China has an incredibly rich and diverse history, and its architecture, religion ...10 KB (1,622 words) - 07:22, 15 April 2024
- as the youngest senator in Liberia's history. He resigned from the Senate ... As World War II gave way to the Cold War, the United States viewed ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- Baleen whales are the largest whales, and include the world's ... and the largest known animals in the world. Like all mammals, whales ...10 KB (1,467 words) - 05:51, 26 August 2023
- as one of the 100 most influential people in history Hart, Michael ... of news and thus the discipline of history has also changed. Visual ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
- and powerful woman in the empire's history." Women's ... part of her life comes from the Secret History of Procopius, published ...8 KB (1,261 words) - 02:27, 19 April 2023
- With the onset of World War I, the world would see the two alliances ... that opposed the Central Powers during World War I. After the outbreak ...9 KB (1,394 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2020
- abandoned and eventually forgotten. The history of Leptis Magna is the same ... Roman Empire, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- has designated the Vijayanagara ruins as a World Heritage Site within the ... In terms of architecture and history, the site has immense significance ...12 KB (1,695 words) - 17:01, 21 January 2024
- 15, 1966) was the founder and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters ... Ambassadors that travel all over the world. He was inducted into the ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 04:45, 14 June 2023
- parliament. With the defeat of Germany in World War I, the monarchy was abandoned ... On November 11, 1918, the armistice between the warring factions of ...7 KB (1,132 words) - 07:09, 6 June 2021
- One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ... also the first ballet institution in the world with two permanent homes ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- islets. UNESCO designated Ha Long Bay a World Heritage site in 1994 and ... The area designated by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage Site includes ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 23:30, 29 July 2023
- and remains a leading dance company in the world today. ... the Ballet Theatre took the stage, and history was made. The company, which ...8 KB (1,230 words) - 02:53, 24 July 2023
- about geography, popular science, world history, culture, current events ... [http://www.trivia-library.com/b/history-of-national-geographic-magazine ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- and influenced news reporting throughout the world. ==Life== ... in Germany where he founded what became the world-renowned financial news agency ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 01:30, 23 November 2022
- East also served to remind Europeans that a world existed beyond their horizons ... of his father's plan to establish a world empire. His military experience ...10 KB (1,537 words) - 15:55, 5 December 2022
- and Westlaw. Law libraries around the world provide research services ... houses one of the most extensive in the world, rivaled by the Law Library ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
- During its nearly 200 year history, Irénée du Pont's business ... of not just the U.S., but ultimately the world. Like Alfred Nobel, he chose ...10 KB (1,478 words) - 21:44, 29 December 2021
- scientists unravel a segment of geological history, and some of these rocks ... igneous activity through the Earth's history, from Archean to present. ...7 KB (933 words) - 19:10, 26 November 2023
- foundational, or crucial role in human history. The idea is not universally ... such as 'Big History,' 'World History' (interested in ...15 KB (2,330 words) - 07:19, 23 August 2023
- and accessible to all scholars in the world. The success of AJOL has ... AJOL-African-Journals-Online History of AJOL], About AJOL. Retrieved ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 07:06, 13 June 2023
- "Ideas," which are the soul, the world, and God. things, and thus we have the Idea of the “world.” Similarly, from experiences ...15 KB (2,342 words) - 06:35, 31 July 2023
- one of the oldest film organizations in the world. It was established in 1933 ... the National Film Library), which is the world's largest film archive ...14 KB (2,028 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- of the cosmos that organizes and orders the world that had the power to regulate ... the relationship between God and the world by applying the Stoic concept ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- Burnham was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition ... to oversee construction of the World's Columbian Exposition ...11 KB (1,511 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- decade of Formula One racing. He won five World Championship titles—a record ... Argentine National Champion. Following World War II, Fangio, then 36, ...9 KB (1,418 words) - 02:02, 8 September 2022
- 1,047 feet high, it was briefly the world's tallest building in ... a short, vital, and exciting period in American history. ...11 KB (1,614 words) - 21:55, 10 December 2023
- Christie’s is a world-famous auction house and the informal name ... as it continues to serve the public the world over by facilitating their ...9 KB (1,246 words) - 21:11, 10 December 2023
- means "order" as well as "world" or "ordered world ... This concept is found throughout the history of thought from ancient ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- of Friends and assisted civilian victims of World War I. ... In April 1917—days after the United States joined World War I and ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 03:35, 24 July 2023
- of water and boasts both Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater ... == History == === Pre-colonial history=== Eastern Africa, due to its ...13 KB (1,820 words) - 17:39, 12 February 2024
- The Serengeti Plain, located in north-central Tanzania, (Africa) is ... as well as the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- diverse disciplines, such as philosophy, history, law, and economics. Historicism ... If all knowledge is conditioned by history, there is no objectivity ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 15:55, 25 January 2023
- books introducing Korean culture to the western world. ==Preparation ... King about matters relating to the western world. Because of his knowledge ...8 KB (1,205 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024
- her twin children, Apollo and Artemis, into the world. giving testimony to the island's glorious history. ...9 KB (1,335 words) - 09:22, 28 January 2024
- Victor Domingo Silva. In the aftermath of World War II, many poets felt compelled ... altered the ways of writing poetry throughout the world. ...8 KB (1,239 words) - 14:59, 8 October 2022
- The Grand Place was named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1998 ... It was chosen as a World Heritage Site because of its preservation ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 12:17, 24 January 2023
- percussion instruments found around the world. Xylophones are tuned to ... At the end of World War I, there was a sudden craze for dancing, and ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- Le Monde (The World) is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation ... and informing the public about significant world events. As such, it performs ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 18:00, 25 October 2022
- that was highly prized throughout the world for its aesthetic value and ... of Africa continues to have some of the world's highest malnutrition ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- the idea of a modern organization to assure world-wide peace. In another of ... position, Fried defended Germany before World War I by chronicling Kaiser ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 07:20, 20 July 2023
- in 1919. Prior to that, it was used in World War I for the absorption ... In World War II, silica gel was indispensable in the war effort for ...7 KB (1,044 words) - 22:03, 29 January 2023
- great intellectual centers of the classical world. An important city under ... 1982 the ruins of Cyrene were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- Bourges Cathedral was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992. ... The cathedral was added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 19:58, 20 November 2023
- and it has been practiced all over the world, its modern incarnation as ... say exactly when smudging began, and its history is certainly not limited ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 21:20, 30 January 2023
- closely together until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It is believed ... on parade in Paris at the beginning World War I. "We did that ...7 KB (1,061 words) - 15:09, 3 July 2023
- In computer games which depict a three-dimensional virtual world, ... * Beckmann P. A History of Pi. St. Martin's Griffin, 1976. ISBN ...6 KB (932 words) - 09:12, 28 January 2024
- others being Time and U.S. News & World Report—Newsweek has maintained ... == History == Originally called News-Week, the weekly magazine Newsweek ...10 KB (1,451 words) - 23:24, 14 November 2022
- Regarded as one of the best players in the history of the English game, he ... of the finest dribblers of the ball in the history of the sport. ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- The New Kingdom is the period in ancient Egyptian history between ... * Overy, Richard. The Times Complete Atlas of World History, 6th ed ...12 KB (1,918 words) - 16:32, 11 November 2022
- January 7, 1906. Nevertheless, subsequent history would mark the treaty as ... as well as demonstrating the developed world's insensitivity to the ...11 KB (1,628 words) - 04:51, 5 November 2022
- days a week, and host visitors from all over the world. ... number of visitors from all over the world. Even a small museum located ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- perceiving mind. In this view, the natural world has no real existence as ... idealism, the key notion is that the world of ideas has some objective ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 21:10, 26 February 2023
- that exist in a realm that transcends the world we live in. The phenomenal ... express these concepts are products of history. What one identifies as ...9 KB (1,238 words) - 00:03, 13 February 2024
- displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, ... Since modern science was formed in modern Europe, a history of science ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- Park of Brazil was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Together ... technology, it is one of the largest in the world, providing nearly forty percent ...10 KB (1,592 words) - 13:42, 4 February 2023
- Europe, North America, and all over the world, along with the development ... should properly called a "living history museum." This type ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- The United States was fearful of a third World War at this time, and needed ... stated that the Communists planned for world domination. While this was ...9 KB (1,284 words) - 18:28, 2 May 2023
- In a time and place in history where women did not hold significant ... the first of several examples in Japanese history where a woman was chosen ...9 KB (1,420 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- original being not with an element in the world, such as “water,” but ... wind (or breath) and air enclose the whole world. (Diels and Kranz 13B2) ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- site of three major battles in military history. Numerous significant archaeological ... Megiddo was a site of great importance in the ancient world, as it ...12 KB (1,897 words) - 21:46, 28 October 2022
- The Mogao Caves became one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1987. ... 1973. Essays on the Sources for Chinese History. Canberra: Australian National ...10 KB (1,518 words) - 19:28, 9 November 2022
- in bureaus in nineteen countries around the world. Many of the newspaper's ... that covers current events around the world, with a secular focus and ...9 KB (1,395 words) - 15:32, 30 April 2023
- in some way, lies "behind" the world of observed phenomena. For ... "something" behind the phenomenal world is a necessity for him. On ...9 KB (1,461 words) - 22:14, 16 November 2022
- of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items, with ... contains many important pieces of history. Not only does it house ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- Russian author Leo Tolstoy's theory of history. The title is a ... refutation of the view that great men make history. According to Tolstoy, the ...12 KB (1,826 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- were realized when she helped organize the World's WCTU. The first world ... * Kuhlman, Erica A. A to Z of Women in World History. New York: Facts ...7 KB (1,021 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- == History == [[Image:Baklavas.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Baklavas]] ... Amitai-Preiss, op.cit." Journal of World History 12(2) (2001):476. ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- southwestern Angola that encompasses the world's highest sand dunes ... == History == |left|250px|The Namib Desert, stretching 1,000 miles ...11 KB (1,703 words) - 01:13, 11 November 2022
- popular music, renowned for its beauty, history, and acoustics. Carnegie ... During the twentieth century, Carnegie Hall was one of the world& ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 00:35, 29 November 2023
- |right|250px|The Roman census was the most developed in the ancient ... developed of any recorded in the ancient world and it played a crucial role ...12 KB (1,796 words) - 23:49, 3 December 2023
- hope that Fischer could enter the business world. But Fischer's aptitude ... During World War I, Fischer was in charge of Germany's chemical ...7 KB (1,041 words) - 23:02, 22 June 2023
- Wang Fu-zi wrote over one hundred works on history, literature and philosophy. most sophisticated original minds in the history of Confucian thought. ...11 KB (1,753 words) - 22:51, 3 May 2023
- designated the Golden Temple of Dambulla a World Heritage Site in 1991. Sri Lanka has a long history of the presence and practice of Buddhism ...13 KB (1,949 words) - 18:09, 24 January 2024
- collectively designated by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. == History == The Vijayanagar and Bahamani kings founded the city in ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 19:24, 31 December 2023
- Great Stupa containing relics of Buddha, a World Heritage Site. The monuments ... temples. UNESCO designated the monuments a World Heritage Site in 1989. ...10 KB (1,469 words) - 03:10, 23 December 2022
- Civilization. Mohenjo Daro, one of the world’s first cities and contemporaneous ... 1700 B.C.E. Keys to the foundation of the world's religions that appeared ...14 KB (2,047 words) - 19:32, 9 November 2022
- ministers heading key committees of the World Bank and the International ... Through much of its history, ECOSOC has served primarily as a discussion ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- is used in many cultures throughout the world and dates back tens of thousands ... is still very popular today all over the world, having performed the dual ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- as making important contributions to world history, also unlike his contemporaries ... and Hebrew Union College, but the World War I interrupted his studies ...10 KB (1,410 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
- reject the idea of a God who intervenes in history and punishes the Jews for ... possibilities for humans in a godless world. Relinquishing the belief ...12 KB (1,862 words) - 08:57, 28 January 2024
- island in Europe and eighth largest in the world. It is surrounded by over ... Great Britain played a central role in history; one of the world's ...13 KB (1,955 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- Aristotle’s research into natural history, conducting numerous experiments ... today are two large works on botany, A History of Plants and Reasons for ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 18:21, 30 April 2023
- Unification historiography also resonates with a World history approach ... ==Unification Historiography and World History== In Unification thought ...26 KB (3,993 words) - 02:18, 18 April 2023
- During World War II, the Allies discovered that the Nazis were using ... as part of the Campo dei Miracoli UNESCO World Heritage Site along with ...8 KB (1,257 words) - 18:48, 25 October 2022
- administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Deputy to General ... * World War II Victory Medal * Army of Occupation Medal ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 02:26, 5 November 2022
- In 1973, the 10th Pentecostal World Conference was held at YFGC, and ... In many parts of the world, cell churches have developed where public ...10 KB (1,587 words) - 23:45, 3 December 2023
- of countries (also known as the Allies of World War II) that consisted of ... The Second World War's opposing alliances pitted strong democracies ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- The mid-ocean ridges of the world are connected and form a single ... floor continued to be conducted around the world, it was discovered that every ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 17:32, 9 November 2022
- term was commonly used up until the end of World War II. Zaibatsu were usually ... After Japan’s surrender (1945) in World War II, the breakup of the ...11 KB (1,482 words) - 05:20, 13 June 2023
- Aristotle in an attempt to classify the world's climatic zones. He ... tools for understanding climate in the world's most distant regions. ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 08:03, 23 January 2023
- Sagi, the oldest extant record of Korean history, by Kim Busik. It was completed ... access to political power. In Korean history there were several families ...12 KB (1,858 words) - 22:51, 5 February 2023
- than any other form of rock-cut architecture in the world. ... the awesome architecture that comprises world treasures. ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- numerous topics, including philosophy of history and aesthetics, and was ... in ethics. Croce developed theories of history and aesthetics which rejected ...15 KB (2,246 words) - 09:08, 27 September 2023
- of character. He also believed that world peace would be furthered ... Pierre de Coubertin influenced the entire world, bringing people of all nations ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- it is not only the highest desert in the world, but also one of the coldest ... which are the highest volcanoes in the world and the highest elevations ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 18:40, 19 August 2023
- began to write and speak about American history, promoting the concept of ... theory of Charles Darwin to the history of philosophy. His was deeply ...10 KB (1,417 words) - 06:36, 8 April 2024
- may have been the largest building in the world during the seventeenth century ... majesty. The mosque had been largest in the world at the time of its building ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other ... htm The Presidential Medal of Freedom History], Medaloffreedom.com. Retrieved ...9 KB (1,283 words) - 22:24, 30 November 2022
- War of Independence between the Allies of World War I and the Ankara-based ... secular Muslim majority state in the world. The Turkish people were ...15 KB (2,295 words) - 14:56, 2 May 2023
- concept of an organic and dynamic physical world, instead of the mechanism ... to physics, or the study of the material world, as the “second philosophy ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- for a Christian interpretation of the world." Lossky, History ... was Leibnitz's Monadology. In The World as an Organic Whole, Lossky ...12 KB (1,405 words) - 04:12, 15 November 2022
- Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... launched the celebration of "Negro History Week," the precursor ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- Germanic tribe Gothic tribe most famous in history for defeating the Huns after ... The Gepides "vanish" from history as a distinct people soon ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 04:34, 30 November 2022
- == Discovery and history of hiddenite == The first specimens of hiddenite ... World production of lithium from spodumene is around 80,000 metric ...8 KB (1,146 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- * 5x World Series champion (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939) ... While pitching for five World Series teams, Gomez set an unparalleled ...11 KB (1,553 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- In order to preserve and centralize information about British history ... on Chancery Lane. The site was originally a World War I hospital, which was ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- also accepted from Germany, except during World War I and World War II. In ... if any concern, except that he envisioned a world of peace. Rhodes had profited ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- Rolls-Royce planes powered Allied planes in World War I. In World War II, engines ... Rolls Royce engines famously set several world speed records in cars driven ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 02:47, 16 December 2022
- itself, which they diffused throughout the Western world. Hegel's influence soon became powerful in the English-speaking ...8 KB (1,042 words) - 16:16, 11 November 2022
- and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography ... It contains articles about geography, popular science, world history ...17 KB (2,345 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- The Victoria Falls, one of the world's "natural wonders ... in 1885, they are also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The falls ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest educational ... and appreciation of the natural world and its diverse human cultures. ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- Garland Encyclopedia of the world: East Asia- China, Japan, Korea, 901. ... Witzleben. The Garland encyclopedia of world music. Volume 7, East Asia: ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- which would continue to influence the Roman world. The Battle of Aegospotami ... of complete dominance throughout the Greek world and established a political ...9 KB (1,437 words) - 11:30, 20 September 2023
- and “the Lawgiver” in the Islamic World, in Turkish el-Kanuni), ... power reached its zenith and became a world power under his rule. His ...10 KB (1,667 words) - 19:26, 22 October 2022
- architecture, UNESCO designated Huế a World Heritage Site in 1993. ... marked a tragic era of the city's history. After the war's conclusion ...10 KB (1,472 words) - 21:27, 9 February 2024
- and centralization in modern cities around the world. the Western mall. The bazaar has a long history and has served all segments ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
- United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library, ... and related sciences, including some of the world's oldest and rarest works. ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- annually, it is the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ... making it the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ==Traffic== ...7 KB (1,127 words) - 04:15, 29 October 2022
- to be recognized in cultures around the world, a significant step in the ... 1.1_history.htm Workers' Compensation History] American Association of ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 16:31, 10 October 2020
- the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume and the second ... of the richest freshwater ecosystems in the world. About six hundred of these ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 23:20, 21 October 2022
- In more recent history, the John Murray/Mabahiss Expedition of 1933 ... The Arabian Sea is considered to be one of the world's busiest ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family. The ... current moment, and seeking to improve the world's conditions. ...11 KB (1,616 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- Faculty members throughout its history have belonged to a broad ... of the Unification worldview within a world of diverse faiths. ...14 KB (2,005 words) - 18:06, 1 December 2023
- quot; and those which have a significant history and/or significant purpose ... ===="World"/"ethnic"/"folk" drums==== ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- attractions. UNESCO cataloged it as a World Heritage Site, as a remarkable ... art) and remodeled in accordance with its history. He died on November 21 ...11 KB (1,678 words) - 17:21, 25 January 2023
- designated the Historic Town of Vigan a World Heritage Site in 1999. ... of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic ...13 KB (1,737 words) - 20:19, 3 May 2023
- the national capital. It is one of the world's highest cities, at ... criteria which qualified the old city as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Another ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 05:55, 30 November 2022
- The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH ... of humankind and the natural world is a valuable contribution ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 19:38, 26 March 2024
- The cultivation of peanuts spread around the world after the European ... Although it has been suggested that a now unknown Old World species ...11 KB (1,669 words) - 17:09, 26 March 2023
- to the fifth century B.C.E. Although the history of the building of the fortress ... practice. UNESCO designated Sigiriya a World Heritage Site in 1982, one ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- It was renowned throughout the ancient world as an international center ... it as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. At the time, only the Great ...10 KB (1,528 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written ... DeBlois, An Introduction to the Ancient World (Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0415127734 ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 17:00, 21 January 2024
- 1995) was an Argentine boxer who held the world middleweight title for seven ... to have been one of the greatest middleweights in history. ...10 KB (1,638 words) - 15:24, 27 November 2023
- Today, 14 countries produce most of the world's supply of potash ... has also been identified as one of the world's richest potash reserves ...6 KB (830 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- the Harvard University museum of natural history that his father founded ... *Tiner, John Hudson. 100 scientists who shaped world history. 100 ...9 KB (1,298 words) - 09:40, 15 May 2021
- literature (medical papyri) and is the world's oldest known surgical ... The Edwin Smith Papyrus changed the understanding of the history of ...9 KB (1,436 words) - 23:57, 12 February 2024
- Мир (Mir, which also translates as "world" and "peace" ... revolution on their own, but instead that history could only be made by heroes—outstanding ...11 KB (1,586 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- writing: "There are few things in this world which it is worth while to ... that foreign correspondents contributed world news thoroughly, carefully ...9 KB (1,276 words) - 15:23, 25 January 2023
- and economic advantage through most of history. Espionage in the military ... The use of espionage dates back well into ancient history.|left The ...16 KB (2,298 words) - 12:20, 21 January 2023
- It is difficult to identify a major figure in the history to whom ... Forms are described as being outside of the world as experience by the senses ...12 KB (1,850 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- and is still considered one of the world's great Asian scholars ... known and appreciated in the Western world. ==Life== Arthur Waley was ...12 KB (1,793 words) - 17:37, 16 August 2023
- " Renowned not only for its long history of prosperity accrued from ... of the four greatest civilizations in the world, on a par with China, Persia ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- bringing into sight the goal of making the world free from polio, measles ... == History of immunization == Recognizing that an infectious disease ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 16:11, 27 July 2021
- The term esoteric first appeared in English in the 1701 History of ... == History == Esotericism is not a single tradition, but a vast array ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 21:30, 20 March 2024
- Dynasty, in 1377, is on record as the world's oldest extant movable ... later caught on in Japan. Jikji, as the world's oldest movable type ...14 KB (2,230 words) - 01:10, 9 February 2023
- Sotheby's is the world's second oldest international auction ... Street, where it stands today. Following World War I, the organization began ...11 KB (1,592 words) - 15:12, 27 April 2023
- signatories. The Pact failed to prevent World War II but it did introduce ... number of persons responsible for starting World War II. ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 17:20, 5 October 2022
- The Bhimbetka rock shelters compose an archaeological site and World ... declaring the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka a World Heritage Site, Indian archaeological ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 03:37, 1 October 2023
- architectural monuments in the western world as it is the burial site ... monument to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. ...13 KB (1,948 words) - 07:09, 13 June 2023
- largest known dinosaur fossil beds in the world. Thirty-nine distinct dinosaur ... significance justified it becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 15:24, 29 January 2024
- to build the tallest structure in the world. Although not correctly defined ... The tower throughout history has provided its users with an advantage ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 16:19, 29 April 2024
- Brahman; the doctrine that the phenomenal world is a real transformation ... (approximately fourth century C.E.). The history of Bhedābheda in India ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 03:36, 1 October 2023
- empire, which was to become the largest in history. Following the loss of the ... arguable left a lasting imprint on the course of world history. ...9 KB (1,380 words) - 04:35, 3 August 2022
- insufficient to guarantee women around the world full enjoyment of their rights ... At the Copenhagen World Conference on the Decade for Women: Equality ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- his legacy and his continuing impact on the world. His descendants, members ... Times: The Institution That Influences the World (Random House Trade Paperbacks ...10 KB (1,585 words) - 06:04, 15 June 2023
- Delhi, India, has been awarded the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation in 2007. ... Category:History Category:Philosophy and religion Category:Religion ...10 KB (1,606 words) - 02:24, 8 December 2022
- is one of the oldest universities in the world today. It was the first Jesuit ... to Catholic churches all over the world.Pontificia Universita Universita ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 16:14, 17 January 2014
- lives of other human beings and issues that face the world. ... for newspaper photographers in the world. It was founded in 1912 in ...14 KB (2,031 words) - 22:46, 28 March 2023
- described as the first true empire in world history. It was a flourishing ... has been described as the first true empire in world history ...13 KB (2,078 words) - 07:18, 16 June 2023
- and sometimes regarded as the best in the history of the genre. Known for ... concert halls in Europe and around the world. She appeared on the popular ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:25, 5 November 2022
- The first world championship for the game was awarded in 1847. Random ... that it was played throughout the Western World for thousands of years. ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 18:36, 13 February 2024
- the Sunni form, which dominated in the Arab world, the Iranian people were ... in its glory.Elton L. Daniel. 2001. The History of Iran. (The Greenwood ...15 KB (2,168 words) - 11:36, 6 September 2022
- to as the father of English natural history. He published important ... Professor of chemistry and natural history, Edward Hitchcock also ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- also knit the human family into a single world community. The world of today ... family is said to have had a sea-faring history. Dias was well educated ...10 KB (1,706 words) - 11:00, 20 September 2023
- Howler monkey is the common name for the tropical, arboreal New World ... Howler monkeys are New World monkeys. New World monkeys are one of ...13 KB (1,967 words) - 19:31, 7 February 2024
- a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian Federation ... Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948 ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 07:08, 3 August 2022
- at the Collège de France. Gilson taught history of medieval philosophy from ... possible to have knowledge of the external world. In its most vivid presentation ...8 KB (1,224 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, designated a World Heritage Site ... * Paranavitana, Senarat and Cyril Wace Nicholas. 1961. A Concise History ...12 KB (1,690 words) - 08:40, 24 November 2022
- Fulbright alumni around the world recognize the importance of continued ... reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- The camp is reportedly one of the most secure facilities in the world ... from hot Washington, D.C. summers. During World War II, German U boats ranged ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- 1896; and Storia delle dottrine politiche (History of Political Doctrines) ... 1896; and Storia delle dottrine politiche (History of Political Doctrines) ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 03:46, 18 April 2024
- short, career as an explorer of the New World earned him a place in history ... Henry Hudson captained four separate, recorded voyages to the New ...9 KB (1,487 words) - 15:22, 25 January 2023
- proceeds on the observation that human history from its very beginnings ... education, knowledge, logic, method, and history. These branches of philosophy ...20 KB (3,078 words) - 01:38, 3 May 2023
- Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India, has ... In architectural history, Agra Fort has played an important role. ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 06:48, 16 June 2023
- and Other Franciscan Sites" a World Heritage Site in the year ... == History == Around 1000 B.C.E. a wave of immigrants settled in the ...13 KB (1,967 words) - 05:01, 18 August 2023
- realm of a spatially and temporally limited world as humans, animals, trees ... beyond sensible imagery and the tangible world. The same source recorded ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 14:28, 20 May 2023
- and measurement instruments. Nikon is the world's largest manufacturer ... Nikon is pronounced differently around the world. The Japanese pronunciation ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- an important step in the advance toward a world of peace in which all people ... for women. This was the first time in the history of law in the United States ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 02:16, 11 August 2022
- Ifugao, UNESCO has declared the terraces a World Heritage Site. Ifugao, a ... Commonly referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," ...12 KB (1,820 words) - 03:26, 17 September 2023
- In conventional Korean history, the posterior Samhan (the three confederacies ... is basically a question of getting the history right. To accomplish that ...10 KB (1,333 words) - 21:05, 31 October 2022
- one who introduced, to the English-speaking world, a new methodology of the ... in religion and God's work in human history. His desire was to open ...12 KB (1,721 words) - 10:46, 12 May 2023
- The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world's largest ... The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world's largest ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 00:43, 24 November 2022
- a link between "the archaic world of the tropical Eocene and ... Oligocene faunal stages (division of geologic history by paleontologists ...6 KB (898 words) - 00:21, 18 November 2022
- was the author of several books on Israeli history and foreign policy. It was ... At the outbreak of World War II, Eban went to work for Chaim Weizmann ...12 KB (1,691 words) - 07:15, 13 June 2023
- Nile). It is the fifth-longest river in the world, draining a basin of nearly ... the second-largest rainforest in the world, the Congo Rainforest, second ...14 KB (2,084 words) - 19:05, 15 May 2020
