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- born Hiyoshi-maru日吉丸; coming of age (Genpuku) as Kinoshita ... Hideyoshi is noted in Japanese history for a number of political and ...22 KB (3,284 words) - 12:36, 18 April 2023
- The concept of yin and yang (Pinyin: yīnyáng; t=陰陽|s=阴阳|p ... and can also be seen as a process of transformation. The concept ...13 KB (2,041 words) - 11:14, 24 May 2023
- Marxism-Leninism is an adaptation of Marxism developed by Vladimir ... Communist parties subscribed to the teachings and legacy of Karl Marx ...15 KB (2,166 words) - 08:40, 10 March 2023
- who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- Cranes are any of the large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds ... Representatives of the Guidae family, comprising 15 extant species ...19 KB (2,899 words) - 06:15, 11 January 2024
- northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- MARC is an acronym, used in the field of library science, that stands ... The future of the MARC formats is a matter of some debate in the worldwide ...10 KB (1,427 words) - 04:45, 5 November 2022
- The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- from 538 to 710, was a period in the history of Japan during which the capital ... during the Asuka period, borrowing systems of political and social organization ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- to as ADS) is a digital library portal of over 7,000,000 astronomy and ... had a significant impact on the efficiency of astronomical research since ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 18:28, 19 August 2023
- A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes ... balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering and ...25 KB (3,874 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- 28, 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.) is one of the world's foremost exemplary ... Confucius taught personal and public morality, correctness of social ...28 KB (4,530 words) - 19:00, 15 May 2020
- The List of Monarchs of Korea provides a insightful look at the development ... The following list of monarchs has been categorized by historical ...52 KB (6,080 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
- Salmon is the common name for several species of large food and game ... in freshwater lakes—probably as a legacy of the last period of glaciation—salmon ...27 KB (4,219 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...41 KB (6,235 words) - 19:26, 13 March 2024
- known in English as Academies or Academies of Classical Learning, were private ... The bestowal of a calligraphic signboard by the Emperor was an extremely ...12 KB (1,749 words) - 07:12, 14 June 2023
- Srāvastī or Sāvatthī (Hindi: श्रावस्ती), one ... Jetavana is a historical park, with remains of many ancient buildings ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 16:17, 8 February 2023
- As such, he will be the spiritual successor of the historic Śākyamuni Buddha ... The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 05:32, 5 November 2022
- A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, that ... The history of the flag dates back to at least Roman times. The study ...25 KB (3,938 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United ... name from Dwight Eisenhower, in honor of his grandson, Dwight David ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...45 KB (6,097 words) - 10:53, 11 March 2023
- IAST Ayodhyā), an ancient city of India, holds a cherished place ... With the rise of the Gupta Empire (320 to 550 C.E.), Hinduism again ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 07:27, 23 August 2023
- and formerly Vietnamese. Four percent of Chinese characters are derived ... parts where one indicates a general category of meaning and the other the sound ...55 KB (8,141 words) - 17:02, 10 December 2023
- A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ... In addition to completing this level of academic studies, high schools ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- ), were an essential part of the Chinese government administration ... == History of Imperial Examinations == [[Image:Palastexamen-SongDynastie ...21 KB (3,072 words) - 15:27, 4 February 2023
- for people to gather for the purpose of drinking tea, often combined ... The form of a tea house or room varies considerably, just as the occasions ...29 KB (4,641 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- Zen (禅), Japanese for "meditation," is a form of Mahāyāna ... was subsequently transmitted to other parts of Asia including Japan, China ...37 KB (5,736 words) - 05:46, 13 June 2023
- The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...32 KB (4,471 words) - 21:47, 30 January 2024
- Clupea harengusThe most abundant species of fish in the world. ... life, and limbs—if present—in the form of fins. Poikilothermic refers ...18 KB (2,549 words) - 06:51, 17 May 2021
- and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state ... After World War II, Shinto lost its status of state religion; some ...32 KB (5,118 words) - 14:16, 27 January 2023
- Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the Scyphozoan class ... Theoretically, members of Cnidaria have life cycles that alternate ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 18:03, 2 April 2024
- Joseph (also Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth, and Joseph ... he then fled to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod the Great, returning ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus—to adjure) is the practice ... The concept of possession by evil spirits and the practice of exorcism ...20 KB (3,223 words) - 23:55, 24 March 2024
- Psychological warfare is a tactic involving the use of propaganda ... As long as war exists, we can expect new forms of psychological warfare ...20 KB (3,129 words) - 23:30, 2 December 2022
- Viperinae is a subfamily of terrestrial and arboreal venomous vipers ... Because of their venom, viperines are highly feared by people. The ...13 KB (1,863 words) - 00:46, 18 November 2022
- quot;The naughty children"; German Caricature of 1849.]] has been largely rejected in favor of other disciplinary methods ...28 KB (4,287 words) - 03:35, 8 January 2024
- IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes.] ... Working Group on Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) of the International Astronomical ...37 KB (5,416 words) - 07:49, 24 November 2022
- An alphabet is a standard set of letters (basic written symbols or ... A true alphabet has letters for the vowels of a language as well as ...44 KB (6,641 words) - 08:32, 23 July 2023
- Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet ... The great institution of classical dance was founded by Anna of Russia ...19 KB (2,726 words) - 15:54, 6 November 2022
- meaning “to serve”; a samurai is the retainer of a lord. spiritual ethos. Almost all the key leaders of the Meiji Restoration were ...49 KB (7,556 words) - 03:06, 23 December 2022
- , 709–785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor ... history. His style assimilated the essence of the previous 500 years, and ...14 KB (2,115 words) - 03:43, 15 October 2020
- elastic, water-resistant, natural material of commercial importance and for ... in colloquial speech, is the outermost layer of a woody stem, derived from ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:36, 23 May 2020
- participants disrobe and sit in temperatures of over 176°F/80°C . This induces ... wood smoke aroma still lingered and was part of the cleansing ritual. This ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
- [[Image:Caslon-schriftmusterblatt.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|A specimen ... Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design ...43 KB (6,355 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- [[Image:a cup of chai.JPG|thumbnail|190px|right|A cup of masala chai.]] is merely the generic word for tea in much of the world, but for many English ...16 KB (2,494 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953 ... Truman, whose personal style contrasted sharply with that of the patrician ...47 KB (7,091 words) - 13:31, 24 January 2023