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- to the fourteenth century. As the first king in a new dynasty, historians gave ... Taejo Wang Geon (태조 왕건) was born in 877 into a wealthy merchant ...14 KB (1,907 words) - 02:50, 27 February 2023
- The U.S. ended its occupation in part to bolster its efforts in the ... and maimed vast numbers of civilians. Partly in response to devastation caused ...33 KB (4,957 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- ), a Tamil dynasty, ruled primarily in southern India until the thirteenth ... a military, economic and cultural power in Asia. The Chola territories ...44 KB (6,505 words) - 17:15, 10 December 2023
- among the original thirteen colonies settled in the seventeenth century (though ... The first Europeans to settle New England landed in present-day Massachusetts ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 23:24, 28 June 2022
- was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and ... In 1954, Karol Wojtyla, later Pope John Paul II, defended his doctoral ...14 KB (2,180 words) - 00:58, 9 November 2022
- low, barren rock formations. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of ... Today, the country enjoys the third highest per capita income in the ...26 KB (3,773 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- Sikhism is a religion that began in sixteenth-century Northern India ... As a religion, philosophy and way of life, Sikhism is centered on ...38 KB (5,913 words) - 22:00, 29 January 2023
- thumb|240px|right|The Clock Tower, completed in 1925, is the most recognizable ... a national coeducational research university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second ...16 KB (2,170 words) - 04:41, 4 March 2023
- was an uprising of Japanese peasants, most of them Christians, in ... After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Christian lords Konishi ...25 KB (3,619 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- to porn or porno, and sometimes referred to in official matters as x-rated ... the introduction of Kinsey's sexology in the late 1940s, the growing ...30 KB (4,376 words) - 05:39, 30 November 2022
- of Nigeria, is the most populous country in Africa. Archaeological evidence ... colonial rule. Nigeria re-achieved democracy in 1999 after a sixteen-year interruption; ...37 KB (5,342 words) - 16:58, 5 June 2023
- author, adventurer and statesman preeminent in the world of French politics ... André Malraux was born on November 3, 1901 in Paris. His parents ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- the first popularly elected president in Russian history. He led the ... Yeltsin was a deeply unpopular figure in Russia, with an approval rating ...42 KB (6,205 words) - 19:43, 20 November 2023
- the void left by the Pyu. The kingdom grew in relative isolation until the ... number of temples and religious monuments in the capital of Bagan. The last ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 06:14, 18 November 2022
- The kingdom began when the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded India ... in the easternmost part of the Pakistani Punjab, or Pushkalavati and ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- Knitter, Zen Buddhism: A History (India and China) (World Wisdom, 2005, ISBN ... techniques have become increasingly common in secular Western culture, where ...38 KB (5,451 words) - 00:07, 13 July 2021
- a specific ethnic background, culture, or religion live in seclusion, voluntarily ... the city. The continued existence of ghettos in many parts of the world is ...30 KB (4,539 words) - 23:27, 21 October 2023
- The term ‘absolutism’ has both a moral and political connotation ... In terms of politics, ‘absolutism’ refers to a type of government ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 06:37, 14 June 2023
- "petra-πέτρα," cleft in the rock in Greek; Arabic: ... The ancient city sits in the Negev Desert's Valley of Moses, ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
- In the Judeo-Christian tradition, as well as in Confucianism and other ... Honor became a guiding principle in Western society, from its earliest ...15 KB (2,339 words) - 13:28, 2 February 2024
- The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa ... The Central African Republic that is one of the poorest countries ...29 KB (4,266 words) - 23:52, 3 December 2023
- the coastal region surrounding Toraja. In fact, the term "toraja ... Sulawesi, Indonesia. The majority still live in the regency of Tana Toraja ...36 KB (5,331 words) - 23:49, 9 January 2024
- a united nation for the first time in centuries from a plethora of ... When the Indian independence movement succeeded in ending the British ...40 KB (5,861 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
- grounds for moral good and justice. In particular, many cyberethicists ... In the late eighteenth century, the invention of cameras spurred similar ...26 KB (3,869 words) - 06:51, 12 January 2024
- [[Image:Louvre at night centered.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Louvre ... are famous landmarks, including the Louvre, in Paris, the British Museum, ...27 KB (4,097 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... of South Korea's population lives in the Seoul National Capital ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- Brown bear is the common name for a large bear, Ursus arctos, ranging ... and predator, it plays an important role in the ecosystem. ...31 KB (4,742 words) - 04:37, 22 November 2023
- father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- to becoming chancellor, he had served in the Hamburg Senate (1961-1965 ... his own nation was "doing everything in [its] power to make it come ...30 KB (4,486 words) - 17:03, 6 February 2022
- Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 ... then there has been a revival of the religion in China. ...93 KB (13,393 words) - 18:33, 22 November 2023
- Fig is the common name given to any vine, shrub, or tree in the genus ... In addition to the common fig, Ficus carica, the most well known species ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- Monasteries may vary greatly in size from a small dwelling accommodating ... The life within the walls of a monastery may be supported in several ...53 KB (8,288 words) - 19:55, 9 November 2022
- who discovered the agent for syphilis, in 1911. mother and teachers became a medical doctor. In 1900, he came to the U.S. and ...17 KB (2,515 words) - 15:47, 25 January 2023
- Papua New Guinea or PNG) is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern ... Papua New Guinea is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in ...23 KB (3,412 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- Kazakhstan has borders with Russia, the People's Republic of ... Khan Tengri Mountain, on the Kyrgyz border in the Tian Shan range, is 23 ...51 KB (7,364 words) - 17:17, 5 October 2022
- of western culture, it has its equivalents in the various other cultures ... of questions were interesting or relevant in a given era, it is generally ...69 KB (10,119 words) - 04:14, 24 November 2022
- ), is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand ... Samarkand revolted against its Mongol rulers in 1365, and became the ...15 KB (2,116 words) - 01:14, 21 April 2023
- embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death, when ... that were often unsafe and could result in serious harm or even death ...56 KB (8,002 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- ), a form of ritual dance drama, originated in the Southern Indian ... on human nature and inspire higher thought in its audiences. Buddhist drama ...22 KB (3,220 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- Marxism, in a narrow sense, refers to the thoughts and theories of ... and analysis of capitalism as it existed in Europe during the first half ...86 KB (12,847 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature). Examples of legendary creatures can be found in medieval bestiaries ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- In addition to the threat of tsunamis and earthquakes, natural hazards ... for Isle of Gold), apparently because mines in the Sumatran highlands were ...19 KB (2,798 words) - 07:32, 14 June 2023
- The "video" in "video game" traditionally refers ... game consoles. These platforms are broad in range, from large computers ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- (1783) after the defeat of British forces in the Revolutionary War. Its ... considered essential by plantation owners in the South, was reluctantly ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- of Nepal, is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia. It is a culturally ... is higher than the percentage of Hindus in India, making it the single ...47 KB (6,833 words) - 16:19, 11 November 2022
- pandemic that first struck Europe in the mid-late-fourteenth century ... Marseille (1720–1722), and the 1771 plague in Moscow. The disease was completely ...48 KB (7,671 words) - 23:50, 11 January 2023
- Iowa is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America ... economic situation does not necessarily fall in line with the rest of the nation ...28 KB (4,107 words) - 18:56, 7 February 2023
- dynastic succession that is highly unusual in a democracy. Her sense of duty ... eagerness for change sometimes saw her act in ways that seemed to compromise ...30 KB (4,508 words) - 00:36, 27 January 2021
- Bureaucracy is a concept in sociology and political science referring ... used from the early eighteenth century in Western Europe to refer not ...17 KB (2,464 words) - 18:44, 22 November 2023
- The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, or Mauritania, is a country in ... longitudinally bisecting these plains in the center of the country. ...28 KB (4,027 words) - 09:19, 10 March 2023
- term that denotes specific activity in nerve pathways. It is the transmission ... the pain. Management of pain may be handled in various ways. Various drugs ...18 KB (2,786 words) - 10:58, 11 March 2023
- In a matriarchy, power lies with the women of a community. Conclusive ... However, such societies generally occur in times of societal stress ...26 KB (3,881 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- Birds range in size from the tiny hummingbirds to the huge ostrich ... The path of humans and birds have intersected in many ways throughout ...31 KB (4,741 words) - 02:41, 8 March 2023
- where any person can find instruction in any study."–Ezra Cornell ... Cornell University is a private research university located in Ithaca ...42 KB (5,828 words) - 03:33, 8 January 2024
- In his early years Chamberlain was a radically minded Liberal Party ... Several monuments honor his legacy in the City of Birmingham. Throughout ...63 KB (9,535 words) - 21:17, 6 May 2024
- Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in both total area and population ... In 1482, when the Portuguese first landed in what is now northern ...17 KB (2,316 words) - 06:01, 28 July 2023
- and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the ... One of the founders of Rhode Island was Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams ...30 KB (4,360 words) - 20:52, 16 April 2023
- This article is about the Australian territory in the Indian Ocean ... is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 1645 miles ...27 KB (3,857 words) - 21:39, 10 December 2023
- Bissau, is one of the smallest nations in continental Africa. Formerly ... crime and drug traffickers have moved in. ==Geography== ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 03:07, 12 July 2023
- ISBN 8934908475) He emerged as a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, introducing ... Born Lee Young Joo in Korea on April 10, 1912, Seongcheol was the ...36 KB (5,271 words) - 19:47, 21 April 2023
- account of valid and fallacious inference, in order to allow one to distinguish ... 1800s logic has also been commonly studied in mathematics, and, more recently ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- the development of scientific humanism in Europe. He was a patron of ... exotic animals and the third largest garden in France, containing many rare ...16 KB (2,441 words) - 23:35, 14 November 2022
- held the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President ... Hull was born in a log cabin in Olympus, which is now part of Pickett ...16 KB (2,419 words) - 03:02, 8 January 2024
- or The Lights of Canopus (in Persian) The Lights of Canopus, described ... or Kalilag and Damnag (in Syriac) Ion Keith-Falconer. Kalilah and Dimnah ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 06:28, 18 November 2022
- vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area ... In the Oxford English Dictionary a mountain is defined as "A ...28 KB (3,998 words) - 16:21, 17 January 2023
- the Julian calendar. It is also celebrated in other cultures, such as the ... displays of fireworks at midnight, welcoming in the New Year. In contemporary ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- is a predominantly Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located 18 miles ... Portugal and the Dutch, the British gained control in 1796. ...42 KB (6,170 words) - 15:45, 27 April 2023
- East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political ... events, Java is the 12th largest island in the world and the fourth largest ...34 KB (5,087 words) - 01:03, 9 February 2023
- Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world ... of an agglomeration of all the races in the world, with no respect ...42 KB (5,904 words) - 22:53, 20 November 2023
- and geographer. He was born around 780 in Khwārizm (now Khiva, Uzbekistan ... number system to the Western world in the twelfth century. ...22 KB (3,234 words) - 17:58, 10 November 2022
- patriarchs. His story is contained in the Hebrew Bible, in the Book ... has been the subject of much elaboration in the later Abrahamic traditions ...17 KB (2,732 words) - 18:11, 11 November 2023
- to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior ... to understand the role human behavior plays in social dynamics while incorporating ...53 KB (7,102 words) - 01:28, 12 April 2023
- the river Daugava. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states. UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world. ...31 KB (4,622 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- form is called halite. It is highly soluble in water and is the salt most ... As the main ingredient in edible salt, it has long been used as a ...16 KB (2,377 words) - 15:04, 27 April 2023
- to a sacred geometric device commonly used in the religious practice of Hinduism ... the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises." ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- Azərbaycan Respublikası), is situated in the Caucasus region of Eurasia ... after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. An early source of ...40 KB (5,942 words) - 05:17, 26 August 2023
- their teachings, which were most prominent in the first few centuries of ... of the teachings must have arisen somewhere in what is today known as the ...36 KB (5,554 words) - 19:08, 31 December 2023
- Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by ... and writing system by the great King Sejong in 1446, the hangul. Sejong wanted ...33 KB (5,273 words) - 00:25, 8 May 2021
- is a landlocked and mountainous country in Central Asia. It borders Kazakhstan ... struggling to recover and gain a foothold in the modern world. ...39 KB (5,879 words) - 16:28, 21 March 2024
- The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... #039;s independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the ...46 KB (6,808 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- have earned dogs a unique position in the realm of interspecies relationships ... In a process generally thought to span at least 14,000 years, humans ...38 KB (6,036 words) - 11:04, 2 August 2023
- colonies or administrative dependencies in which indigenous populations ... continue to impact the lives of many people in the world today, informing ...36 KB (5,415 words) - 07:40, 14 January 2023
- the Soviet Union from 1985 until its demise in 1991. The first Soviet leader ... Gorbachev was wildly popular in the West, largely because of the way ...27 KB (3,969 words) - 17:52, 9 November 2022
- Ganesha is one of the most easily recognizable gods in the Hindu pantheon ... his metaphysical ability to remove obstacles in his devotees' lives. Widely ...34 KB (5,402 words) - 04:23, 18 April 2024
- Petit Martinique) and several tiny islands in the southeastern Caribbean ... In 1983, Grenada was invaded by U.S.-led troops that toppled the pro ...26 KB (3,667 words) - 18:33, 31 January 2023
- Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and ranks sixth in ... metropolitan area was the fifth-largest in the United States. A commercial ...34 KB (4,831 words) - 03:00, 24 November 2022
- first widely publicized American sighting in 1947. Many thousands of such ... While different in appearance, reports of these objects share certain ...29 KB (4,399 words) - 01:37, 3 May 2023
- Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country ... forces disarmed 17,000 militia and rebels in the largest UN peacekeeping ...38 KB (5,601 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2023
- of law enforcement agencies worldwide. In the wake of this reality, the ... with 300lbs of smuggled morphine shipped in cylinders of soda sulphate ...41 KB (6,357 words) - 21:12, 30 January 2024
- a tumultuous journey through a youth spent in and out of prison, he was briefly ... In his book, Soul on Fire, he renounced many of his former attitudes ...17 KB (2,660 words) - 00:10, 13 February 2024
- make up the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million ... E. The first written records of Japan appear in Chinese history texts from ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- Latvija or Latvijas Republika), is a country in Northern Europe. to the east. It is separated from Sweden in the west by the Baltic Sea. ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- existed as a South Indian empire based in the Deccan. Established in ... The previous temple building traditions in South India came together in ...55 KB (7,789 words) - 20:20, 3 May 2023
- of Nauru, is a small, oval-shaped island in the western Pacific Ocean, ... island's wealth significantly reduced in value, in the 1990s Nauru briefly ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 04:23, 11 March 2023
- as his wife after an angel appeared to him in a dream and directed him to ... Joseph's death is not recorded in the Bible. He is reported by ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- some bisexuals are and remain fairly stable in their level of attraction throughout ... While it appears that throughout history people have commonly indulged ...20 KB (2,817 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- In typical usage, the term water refers to its liquid state, but the ... factors, including the Earth's location in the Solar System. If Earth ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning ... are various islands and archipelagos located in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean ...25 KB (3,770 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2022
- was the Prime Minister of India, briefly in 1996, and from March 19, 1998 ... Vajpayee was also a poet, writing in his native language, Hindi. His ...47 KB (6,896 words) - 18:41, 19 August 2023
- century German economist who believed in the "National System" ... List was born in Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany in 1789. Unwilling ...19 KB (2,994 words) - 11:05, 11 April 2024
- with disabilities. She played a leading role in most of the significant political ... Helen Keller was born at an estate called Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- "The Lady") was born June 19, 1945 in what was then known as Rangoon ... broke with his culture's traditions in the naming of his daughter ...32 KB (4,792 words) - 17:51, 22 August 2023
- In addition to extensive territory around and beyond the Baltic, Sweden ... of the United Nations and a major donor in the fields of aid and development ...18 KB (2,669 words) - 00:38, 27 February 2023
- Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, ... Baseball is a rare sport in which there is no time limit for play ...67 KB (11,273 words) - 11:05, 20 September 2023
- Dionysus was an important figure in the religious imagination of the ... In general, the name Dionysus is of uncertain significance; it may ...32 KB (5,115 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- 300px|Jürgen Habermas during a discussion in the Munich School of Philosophy]] political scientist, and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory ...27 KB (3,751 words) - 16:42, 14 May 2024
- as many as 30 major population centers in what is now the Norte Chico ... The Norte Chico civilization, one of the oldest and most sophisticated ...37 KB (5,637 words) - 02:50, 16 November 2022
- as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem. Christian churches ... Mary is the most prominent female figure in Christianity and is considered ...30 KB (4,633 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- had a strong impact on feminist theories in the twentieth century. ... de Beauvoir was born on January 9, 1908 in Paris to Georges Bertrand and ...19 KB (2,875 words) - 22:12, 29 January 2023
- millennial kingdom. For postmillennialists, in contrast, the return of Christ ... These millennial views in Christianity, in spite of their differences ...47 KB (6,873 words) - 18:00, 9 November 2022
- and stateswoman. She was the first woman in Canadian history to become ... condition ultimately ended with her death in 1993. Several instances of ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:42, 2 April 2024
- mountain) directly east of Gyeongju, in Gyeongsang province. If legends ... stature of the religious and cultural site. In 1995, Bulguksa was added to ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 18:42, 22 November 2023
- The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, or Uruguay, is a country located ... Uruguay is also unique in South America as the only country in the ...30 KB (4,199 words) - 13:47, 3 May 2023
- Heath's accession represented a change in the leadership of the Conservative ... Although he refused appointment as Ambassador to the United States ...28 KB (4,351 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- River and the Ghaggar River-Hakra River in what is now Pakistan and western ... The Indus civilization peaked around 2500 B.C.E. in the western part ...32 KB (5,016 words) - 21:11, 22 March 2024
- Circumcision predates recorded human history, with depictions in stone ... Male circumcision is a religious commandment in Judaism, expected ...30 KB (4,501 words) - 22:23, 10 December 2023
- Greeks and Romans, who explored and settled in North Africa. Fifteenth century ... but also of courage and determination in the face of geographical and ...29 KB (4,463 words) - 06:53, 12 September 2023
- moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business setting, and any ... In the increasingly conscience-focused marketplaces of the twenty ...55 KB (8,456 words) - 18:51, 22 November 2023
- a Creator God. Abrahamic religions believe in a single-point origin of modern ... ancestors of humankind, referred to in a group as hominids. The discipline ...20 KB (2,921 words) - 11:00, 11 March 2023
- Turkmenistan (also known as Turkmenia) is a country in Central Asia ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- In Christianity, an Apostle (Greek: Ἀπόστολος apostolos: ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...30 KB (4,741 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, ... through a process of importing myths from China (and, indirectly, from India ...37 KB (5,598 words) - 02:59, 19 April 2023
- Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history ... William Franklin Graham Jr. was born on November 7, 1918, in the downstairs ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- of Nisan (on the Hebrew calendar), normally in the early spring. ... to Jerusalem, at the time when the Temple in Jerusalem was still standing. ...28 KB (4,349 words) - 09:03, 18 November 2022
- Shakyamuni (“sage of the Shakyas,” in Pali "śakamuṇi" ... " that bind us to suffering and keep us in ignorance. More than any other ...39 KB (6,288 words) - 18:32, 22 November 2023
- Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States ... as federal land over any other state in the nation. Nearly 69 percent ...34 KB (5,052 words) - 04:36, 11 March 2023
- define what people regard as most valuable in a human being. Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle dealt with virtues ...43 KB (6,406 words) - 20:37, 3 May 2023
- is a Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian ... enabled the federation to develop rapidly in a little over 30 years, from ...41 KB (6,013 words) - 11:40, 3 May 2023
- as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920. The League's ... After a number of notable successes and some early failures in the ...54 KB (8,084 words) - 06:07, 6 March 2023
- Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country ... In 1895 the name "Rhodesia" was applied to the Ndebele territory ...31 KB (4,520 words) - 05:42, 13 June 2023
- is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting ... feast day, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ascension ...33 KB (4,923 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which ... as it has failed empirical tests in controlled studies. ...33 KB (4,705 words) - 18:24, 19 August 2023
- at Kalyani, today's Basavakalyan in Karnataka, and alternatively ... deccan during the rule of Vikramaditya VI in the late eleventh century. ...49 KB (7,018 words) - 17:18, 4 May 2023
- [[Image:Carl_Jung_(1912).png|right|thumb|200px|Carl Jung in 1912]] ideas. According to Jung, archetypes reside in the level of our unconscious ...28 KB (4,297 words) - 06:17, 12 August 2023
- Abolitionism (from "abolish") was a political movement in ... ” others “slaves” can be found in Aristotle (384–328 b.c.e ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (IPA: ... Bangkok is the 22nd most populous city in the world, with a recorded ...46 KB (6,646 words) - 03:29, 17 September 2023
- ), commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia. The name India ... people), and the most populous democracy in the world. This population ...64 KB (9,559 words) - 13:04, 4 March 2024
- based on respect, congruence, and empathy in promoting healthy psychological ... Rogers was born on January 8, 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 00:14, 19 January 2024
- , and formerly known as "Persia" in the West, is one of the world ... importance because of its central location in Eurasia. Iran is significant ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 11:17, 6 March 2024
- duty of Muslims to strive, or “struggle” in ways related to Islam, both ... ). The word jihad appears frequently in the Qur’an, often in the ...48 KB (7,155 words) - 12:39, 1 August 2022
- and accidents. The principal causes of death in developed countries are diseases ... Nearly every culture has had some belief in an afterlife, some form of ...47 KB (7,217 words) - 08:56, 28 January 2024
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central ... length of navigable waterways and streams in the continental 48 states. ...39 KB (5,531 words) - 22:12, 3 March 2023
- the first (and to date, the only) president in U.S. history to fill that office ... decision took considerable courage, yet in the light of history many recognize ...30 KB (4,525 words) - 17:06, 28 August 2021
- Category:Religion [[Image:D056449.png|300px|thumb|right|D056449. Design ... believe that the spirits of the dead exist in a "spiritual world" ...21 KB (3,205 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- However, when Louis-Napoleon became emperor in 1852, he legitimized his cousin’s ... toppled an unjust, totalitarian system in the name of brotherhood, equality ...48 KB (7,305 words) - 01:24, 11 November 2022
- or simply Shqipëria) is a Balkan country in south-eastern Europe. Its motto ... than 40 years of communist totalitarian rule in the late twentieth century ...58 KB (8,519 words) - 04:58, 17 June 2023
- was the Governor of Georgia (1971–1975). In 1976, Carter won the Democratic ... significant government and judicial posts. In foreign affairs, Carter's ...56 KB (8,252 words) - 21:54, 3 January 2024
- for enabling everyone to be involved in the decision making process ... records, as well as being referred to in ancient texts, and modern democracies ...75 KB (11,285 words) - 09:26, 28 January 2024
- Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration ... earliest societies, and human trafficking in the twentieth century brought ...45 KB (6,813 words) - 01:19, 12 April 2023
- Rhodes takes credit for expanding the Empire in Africa, credit for expansion ... Captain Benjamin Raffles, was involved in the slave trade in the Caribbean ...33 KB (5,257 words) - 16:24, 8 February 2023
- media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting ... and carried on intermittent exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
- century, who established several colonies in Greenland and one short-lived ... population, and plant and animal life. In the nineteenth century alone ...27 KB (3,995 words) - 12:25, 21 January 2023
- Outdoor education refers to organized learning that takes place in ... individuals on the methods of surviving in isolated and dangerous environments ...21 KB (3,090 words) - 05:58, 18 November 2022
- and culture have played an influential role in the evolution of its cuisine ... diaspora but also by the general population in North America, Europe, Australia ...28 KB (4,219 words) - 22:01, 4 February 2023
- jpg|thumb|right|400px|Refugees arrive in Travnik, central [[Bosnia and ... Refugee was defined as a legal group in response to the large numbers ...35 KB (5,240 words) - 19:39, 16 April 2023
- millennia. The oldest Tamil communities live in southern India and north-eastern ... of Tamil, one of the oldest languages in India, has the oldest extant ...56 KB (8,191 words) - 16:28, 13 January 2024
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- purpose, directive principle, or finality in the processes of human history. ... In the Poetics, Aristotle argued that poetry is superior to history ...30 KB (4,545 words) - 04:16, 24 November 2022
- other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found in shrines, temples, churches ... Altars continue to be used in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
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- assumed office at a watershed moment in the twentieth century: the ... Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, the eldest ...47 KB (7,091 words) - 13:31, 24 January 2023
- logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the twentieth century. He and ... and an outspoken critic of the American war in Vietnam. ...75 KB (11,466 words) - 17:25, 29 September 2023
- continent. The city is the third largest in North Africa behind Egypt& ... city by the early fourteenth century, and in the early sixteenth century ...19 KB (2,767 words) - 00:36, 9 January 2023
- one. Even when resources are considered only in terms of physical assets, money ... and emotional happiness or spiritual growth. In such views, wealth is not just ...21 KB (3,362 words) - 23:23, 3 May 2023
- Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... When the Spanish landed in 1531, the Inca empire extended over a vast ...46 KB (6,833 words) - 23:21, 26 August 2023
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- Joseph Smith Jr. While theologically unique in several ways, the major doctrines ... From its headquarters in Independence, Missouri, the church places ...34 KB (5,277 words) - 00:19, 8 January 2024
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- at a racially segregated street car terminal in the United States in 1939.]] belief that people of different races differ in aptitudes and abilities, such ...36 KB (5,283 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- emptive strike against a hostile force, or in response to calls for retaliation ... In accord with Just War theory, wars between nations should be declared ...40 KB (6,411 words) - 22:53, 3 May 2023
- Mississippi is a state located in the Deep South of the United States ... Mississippi was the fifth-wealthiest state in the nation, based largely on ...35 KB (5,105 words) - 11:10, 10 March 2023
- The State of Israel (in Hebrew "Medinat Yisra'el," ... Israel declared its independence in 1948. With a diverse population ...69 KB (10,208 words) - 15:25, 19 March 2023
- weSwatini), or the Kingdom of eSwatini, in southern Africa, is one of ... In 1949 the British government rejected a South African request for ...20 KB (2,991 words) - 14:18, 28 April 2023
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- of the West Indies. The third largest island in the Caribbean Sea, after Cuba ... Christopher Columbus landed on the island in 1494, renaming it Santiago ...31 KB (4,663 words) - 01:31, 8 February 2023
- Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas, after Houston and San Antonio ... it is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city ...34 KB (5,022 words) - 18:06, 24 January 2024
- Japan from 794 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. It is considered the ... little is known about human activity in the area before the sixth century ...36 KB (5,281 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- It is a constitutional monarchy located in northwestern Europe, bordered ... the provinces of North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are ...42 KB (6,042 words) - 16:24, 11 November 2022
- E.) was a kingdom of southern India founded in 1399 by Yaduraya in the region ... Under the Mysore Kingdom, the fine arts flourished in southern India ...57 KB (8,382 words) - 23:21, 21 October 2023
- Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 ... zoological and hydrological features. In addition, it has received designation ...37 KB (5,617 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
- commonly referred to as Algeria, is a nation in North Africa and is the second ... and migrations. Fundamentally Berber in cultural and racial terms, ...34 KB (4,913 words) - 21:02, 20 July 2023
- right|250px|A thirteenth-century slave market in Yemen]] an economic commodity based on human life. In the twenty-first century, this ...45 KB (6,987 words) - 14:55, 27 April 2023
- was selected and construction commenced in 1913. The city's design ... predicted, "unlike any other city in the world." ...37 KB (5,453 words) - 19:15, 25 November 2023
- Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the eastern Deccan. They ruled ... The rise of the Chalukyas marks an important milestone in the history ...41 KB (5,966 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the ... The state's Native American population was included in the 1838 ...37 KB (5,288 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- of the founders of the Republican Party and in 1859 was elected to the Ohio ... Garfield is the only person in United States history to be a Representative ...23 KB (3,377 words) - 21:14, 20 March 2024
- stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the Balkan ... The name for Turkey in the Turkish language, Türkiye, can be divided ...58 KB (8,535 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located ... Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest ...40 KB (5,666 words) - 22:37, 7 January 2024
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- realms from February 6, 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant ... In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- goodness or badness of one’s intentions. In a Christian context, conscience ... goodness or badness of one’s intentions. In philosophical, religious, and ...25 KB (3,722 words) - 21:26, 7 September 2023
- statesman, diplomat, and politician, who, in 1957, became the first Canadian ... on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. In 1969, he chaired a major inquiry ...24 KB (3,567 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- The Ottoman Empire represents one of the largest imperial projects ... the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire in terms of wrong choices, pride ...38 KB (5,718 words) - 05:55, 18 November 2022
- Eritrea, officially State of Eritrea, is a country situated in northern ... over one million years ago, were discovered in Eritrea in 1995. In 1999 scientists ...41 KB (6,034 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- process of teaching and learning found in the school environment. ... adulthood, allowing them to achieve mastery in whichever area they have interest ...43 KB (6,163 words) - 18:17, 12 February 2024
- Founded in 1693, under English rule, Kingston became the prosperous ... Fires in 1862 and 1882 extensively damaged the city, and an earthquake ...22 KB (3,252 words) - 23:13, 3 March 2023
- system, as do the effects of the pardon. In particular, the issue of whether ... pardoning of a criminal, despite teachings in all world religions that stress ...35 KB (5,395 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- In biological terms, a human being, or human, is any member of the ... biologically and anatomically, but also in psychological, social, and ...94 KB (13,955 words) - 12:18, 4 February 2023
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- ) is the capital and the largest city of Nepal, and is situated in ... Founded in 723, Kathmandu was ruled by the Malla Dynasty from the ...24 KB (3,331 words) - 17:13, 5 October 2022
- characteristic of propaganda is volume (in the sense of a large amount ... Although effective in both wartime and peaceful situations, propaganda ...32 KB (4,797 words) - 01:18, 12 April 2023
- than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental ... are unable to adequately care for a child. In some countries, where single ...42 KB (6,335 words) - 06:13, 15 June 2023
- the Soviet Union between 1928 and his death in 1953. Stalin held the title ... at the conclusion of World War II resulted in the creation of the North Atlantic ...78 KB (11,852 words) - 06:34, 6 May 2024
- adoption. There are a number of variations in the basic family structure ... of its families. For this reason, as stated in Article 16(3) of the Universal ...66 KB (10,046 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- as well as agriculture-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon alone ... stories of ancient India were influential in shaping Japanese stories, though ...36 KB (6,032 words) - 22:05, 24 November 2022
- adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the ... Cuba is the most populous country in the Caribbean. Its people, culture ...72 KB (10,971 words) - 06:40, 11 January 2024
- field political candidates for elections, in an attempt to gain political ... There are many differences in the way political parties operate. The ...68 KB (9,596 words) - 04:49, 10 February 2021
- against the British Raj, a senior politician in Pakistan, and a noted writer ... created Pakistan government. He spent years in jail under both governments ...27 KB (3,941 words) - 22:56, 3 March 2023
- The Comoros (officially the Union of the Comoros) is an island nation ... had a troubled history since independence in 1975, with an inordinate number ...32 KB (4,718 words) - 17:40, 9 March 2024
- Compiled from Finnish and Karelian folklore in the nineteenth century by Elias ... of the bardic hero-shaman Väinämöinen in his quest for a mate, together ...26 KB (4,066 words) - 17:10, 14 May 2024
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- healing. The development of modern medicine in many cases provides effective ... according to the theories of humorism. In recent centuries, since the ...53 KB (7,336 words) - 04:05, 9 November 2022
- and the world's second largest religion. Many Muslims dislike the ... Muslims fail to see this ideal expressed in Western views of the nation ...71 KB (11,340 words) - 17:01, 18 March 2022
- Bantu is a general term for over 400 different ethnic groups in Africa ... Today, Bantu-speaking people are primarily found in Rwanda, Angola ...25 KB (3,899 words) - 07:30, 20 September 2023
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- compared to a novella, typically written in prose and published as a book ... The exact origin of the modern novel is in dispute. Murasaki Shikibu ...82 KB (12,058 words) - 20:51, 27 February 2023
- within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile ... some of the most important developments in human history, including the ...54 KB (7,940 words) - 19:20, 25 March 2024
- occurred. The term "human," in the context of human evolution ... of variation). Abrahamic religions believe in a single-point origin of modern ...73 KB (10,580 words) - 23:55, 7 April 2023
- Christopher Columbus, commonly rendered in Spanish as Cristóbal Colón ... Age of Exploration, following advances in ship design and navigational ...38 KB (6,067 words) - 21:42, 10 December 2023
- ideological, political and social upheaval in the political history of France ... and wealth of the elite, and was perpetrated in the name of liberty, equality ...68 KB (10,394 words) - 10:55, 11 April 2024
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- is an archipelago nation of 155 islands in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles ... A socialist government seized power in a bloodless coup in 1977 and ...23 KB (3,343 words) - 19:52, 21 April 2023
- or good or noteworthy are not beautiful in any usual or reasonable sense ... philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 to mean "the science ...53 KB (8,177 words) - 05:51, 16 June 2023
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., in 1917, to manufacture an electric ... The brand Panasonic was created by Matsushita in 1955, for use in ...25 KB (3,633 words) - 11:11, 11 March 2023
- Few concepts in human history have generated as much fascination, ... Throughout history, the vast majority of people in the world have ...102 KB (16,134 words) - 19:54, 31 December 2023
- [[Image:Cannibals.23232.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cannibalism in Brazil ... to many different tribes and ethnicities in the past, but the degree to ...27 KB (4,188 words) - 19:25, 25 November 2023
- South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United ... Located in the north-central United States, South Dakota is bisected ...41 KB (6,101 words) - 15:37, 4 February 2023
- of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately ... Baroque composers and philosophers (not unlike the ancients in China ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 10:49, 20 September 2023
- the source and Creator of all beings, or in other similar ways, the question ... arguments. Such proofs may seem futile in the contemporary context. However ...81 KB (12,883 words) - 08:12, 24 January 2023
- Malwa (Malvi:माळवा, IAST: Māļavā), a region in west-central ... and dynasties ruling the region. With roots in the Neolithic period, Malwa ...38 KB (5,752 words) - 11:00, 9 March 2023
- Dubai (in Arabic: دبيّ, Dubayy, /dʊ'baɪ/ in English) is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United ...35 KB (5,297 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
- Anarchists argue that humans lived in societies without formal hierarchies ... Anarchism employs a diversity of tactics in order to meet its ideal ...78 KB (10,754 words) - 22:08, 30 March 2023
- The British Empire is the most extensive empire in world history and ... remains strong throughout the world: in economic practice, legal and ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- In addition, it is classified as a real number, A real number is a ... but 3 continues to be written as three lines in Roman and Chinese numerals ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- universal feelings and impulsions of life in concrete, definite form." ... Romantic music is related to romanticism in literature, visual arts ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 17:43, 20 December 2022
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- the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history. the 114th United States Congress was sworn in, he became president pro tempore ...48 KB (6,423 words) - 21:40, 4 December 2022
- Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North ... played an important role as a mediator in resolving disputes between ...47 KB (7,144 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- physically, and practice skills needed in adulthood. Adults on occasion ... is a 4,000-year-old stone doll head found in the ruins of a village on the ...41 KB (6,246 words) - 04:50, 1 May 2023
- The difference is often expressed in American circles as some categorical ... a moral purpose of acting altruistically in defense of freedom and democracy ...29 KB (4,328 words) - 06:49, 25 July 2023
- Afri was the name of several peoples who dwelt in North Africa near ... Africa is home to some of the most remarkable natural wonders in the ...46 KB (6,657 words) - 06:01, 16 June 2023
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- April 13, 1519 – January 5, 1589) was born in Florence, Italy, as Caterina ... Diane de Poitiers. Henry's death in 1559 thrust Catherine into ...68 KB (10,504 words) - 16:16, 3 December 2023
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- Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... of democracy. Since its return to democracy in 1990, Chile has been an active ...39 KB (5,549 words) - 16:43, 10 December 2023
- three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 ... Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his ...70 KB (9,939 words) - 08:02, 20 September 2023
- of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific ... Bairiki. Nuclear tests were conducted in the region around one of the ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- more than superficial references to religion and actual places, persons ... Fairy tales are found in oral folktale and in literary form. The history ...47 KB (7,154 words) - 00:31, 25 March 2024
- Teller emigrated to the United States in the 1930s, and was an early ... In his later years, he became especially known for his advocacy of ...41 KB (6,221 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture ...70 KB (10,606 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily ... of Campione d'Italia, an enclave in the territory of the Italian ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- Antigua and Barbuda is a three-island nation located in the eastern ... and Barbuda was colonized by the British in 1632 and endured slavery through ...27 KB (3,940 words) - 06:23, 31 July 2023
- and he was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning ... First elected to the Knesset in November 1959, Peres served continuously ...47 KB (6,756 words) - 19:59, 21 April 2023
- and the rich richer, Portugal restored democracy in 1976. to his values greatly diminishes his place in history. More people regard ...26 KB (3,864 words) - 20:38, 22 December 2022
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- Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe that borders ... lands within its modern borders took place in 1939, when the ethnically Belarusian ...48 KB (6,863 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in southwestern ... its global empire which included possessions in Africa, Asia and South America ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- Kuwait came to international prominence in the post-World War II era largely ... parliament is the strongest of those found in the monarchies of the gulf ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- and the last Shah of the Iranian monarchy. In 1953, he went briefly into ... It was lack of his regime's religious legitimacy in the eyes ...53 KB (8,258 words) - 19:29, 9 November 2022
- Service Order (DSO) and two bars, Mentioned-in-Despatches (MID) (February ... some moral issues that remain of concern in situations involving unconventional ...43 KB (6,762 words) - 01:10, 18 November 2022
- opinion is considered of great importance in a free society, since there ... used by Montaigne two centuries earlier in 1588. "Public opinion ...30 KB (4,541 words) - 18:05, 14 April 2023
- #039;s history since medieval times. Located in the province of Leinster in ... composed some of his greatest works while in the city. Both Orson Welles ...29 KB (4,094 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
- Homosexuality has been widely maligned as deviant or sinful behavior ... the same sex as a part of their identity. In so doing, they may have to ...91 KB (13,332 words) - 16:14, 25 January 2023
- on the African continent and the richest in mineral wealth. The name "Congo ... Its people live in dire poverty and suffer from famine and disease ...43 KB (6,213 words) - 09:27, 28 January 2024
- commonly called Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia and a part of ... and ruins of ancient civilations. Petra in Ma'an, the home of the ...50 KB (7,586 words) - 20:00, 4 May 2024
- In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that used exaggerated ... many important composers of the era were in the employ of the church in ...30 KB (4,617 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- ) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either ... without stigma, because of its iconic usage in Nazi Germany the symbol has ...40 KB (5,959 words) - 00:36, 27 February 2023
- London, situated in south-eastern England at the head of the River ... and cultural centers, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment ...41 KB (5,950 words) - 21:02, 3 November 2022
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- twice, only to be brought back to readers in different incarnations. Today ... Life was founded January 4, 1883, in a New York City artist’s studio ...28 KB (4,420 words) - 22:50, 25 October 2022
- for humankind and consider the text in its original Arabic to be verbatim ... beauty of the original are rarely preserved in translation, so much so that ...49 KB (7,703 words) - 20:37, 24 January 2023
- When the attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fulgencio Batista in ... Communist Party rule, the first and only in the Western Hemisphere. Policies ...103 KB (15,063 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan ... Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world which ...33 KB (4,682 words) - 01:54, 27 February 2023
- , is a small, largely mountainous country in the Middle East, located at ... The name Lebanon ("Lubnān" in standard Arabic; "Lebnan ...55 KB (7,922 words) - 06:11, 6 March 2023
- The First War of Indian Independence was a period of rebellions in ... Mangal Pandey, a Sepoy in the colonial British army, was the spearhead ...43 KB (6,818 words) - 17:25, 28 March 2024
- from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. of its exports. It thus gained independence in 1991 with an already relatively ...45 KB (6,521 words) - 14:59, 27 April 2023
- on just those sorts of complex patterns that in human experience are produced ... a person does not have to believe in God to infer intelligent design ...70 KB (10,563 words) - 12:54, 7 February 2023
- the views that impact the artist's eye. In an effort to represent the ... Early in the fifteenth century, Landscape painting was established ...29 KB (4,569 words) - 20:24, 12 October 2021
- The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the ... speaking peoples at the time of European contact in 1498. ...48 KB (7,150 words) - 17:39, 2 May 2023
- Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern form of ostracism ... who is deemed to have acted or spoken in a questionable or controversial ...39 KB (5,227 words) - 19:39, 26 April 2022
- primarily, and utilized occasionally in Jainism. It is one of the twenty ... to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals in ...71 KB (10,080 words) - 03:16, 23 December 2022
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- coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. It is ... education and academic research, though in recent decades it has increased ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- ) refers to a town in the Indian state of West Bengal, the headquarters ... town with the plains, a World Heritage Site in 1999 and constitutes one of ...33 KB (4,712 words) - 06:27, 15 January 2023
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- of human life circumstances that occurred in the late eighteenth and early ... The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human history ...56 KB (8,479 words) - 16:09, 28 September 2021
- E. – June 10, 323 B.C.E.), commonly known in the West as Alexander the Great ... Alexander is known in Middle Persian literature as Alexander the Cursed ...47 KB (7,410 words) - 20:29, 18 July 2023
- of the Middle East and is a vital factor in Arab politics and in Arab-Israeli ... the Baath Party, and Syria's president in 2007 was Bashar al-Assad, son ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
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- of the Federal Republic of Germany. Located in northeastern Germany, it is ... 1989. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, the city regained its ...35 KB (5,027 words) - 11:02, 28 September 2023
- The largest country in the world by land area, Russia has the world ... the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. After the Soviet ...137 KB (20,217 words) - 18:16, 22 December 2022
- exacerbated by the disastrous Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese war (1904–1905 ... By the end of 1905, the revolution resulted in a number of reforms ...57 KB (8,235 words) - 06:28, 13 June 2023
- as such exists bearing that name. In reality, the movement consists ... Red Cross workers were immediately involved in aid, medical and relief work ...66 KB (10,055 words) - 01:47, 8 December 2022
- The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church ... and the largest organized body of any world religion. [http://www.adherents ...80 KB (12,653 words) - 04:49, 16 December 2022
- organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing ... Médecins Sans Frontières was created in 1971 by a small group of ...42 KB (6,193 words) - 17:12, 25 February 2024
- from the Moon's surface reaches Earth in 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light). on the Moon was Soviet Union's Luna 2 in 1959; the first photographs ...39 KB (6,162 words) - 13:13, 10 March 2023
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- Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia is a landlocked country ... autonomous provinces—Kosovo and Metohija in the south that was under the ...67 KB (9,913 words) - 19:49, 21 April 2023
- statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-nineteenth century ... right and to defend justice had a vital role in international relations. He ...66 KB (10,174 words) - 15:23, 25 January 2023
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- India Company's army on May 10, 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon ... The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that ...41 KB (6,196 words) - 18:35, 4 March 2024
- Act was adopted by the Canadian Parliament in response to concerns of the ... and Hungarian immigrants reside in the province. Broadening its ...41 KB (6,242 words) - 11:07, 9 March 2023
- ), is a country located in Southern Europe, with two small exclaves ... country with the ninth-largest economy in the world. Spain's history ...115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
- on January 20, 2001 and re-elected in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. The Bush family has a significant history in United States politics ...61 KB (9,229 words) - 08:20, 23 January 2023
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- quality of a person or thing, it is in the sense of the natural world ... Despite the extraordinary diversity in nature, there is a sense of ...63 KB (9,360 words) - 04:22, 11 March 2023
- Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe, formerly a part of the Soviet ... the founding Republics of the Soviet Union in 1922. Ukraine and became independent ...72 KB (10,102 words) - 01:29, 3 May 2023
- and recognized as advancing human rights in that they have fought against ... use of the diminutive evokes the difference in size between the guerrilla ...49 KB (7,286 words) - 23:47, 6 March 2023
- , often called Battle of Poitiers and also called in Arabic ... Martel subsequently extended his authority in the south. Ninth-century chroniclers ...68 KB (10,731 words) - 01:40, 26 September 2023
- whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also ... Christianity took root in France in the second century, and became ...109 KB (16,195 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- Saddam Hussein Takrity was born in the town of Al-Awja, 13 km (8 mi ... wife, was a devout Sunni Muslim. Later in his life, relatives from his ...67 KB (10,170 words) - 20:39, 17 April 2023
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- a scholarly study of the mind and behavior in Europe dates back to the Late ... In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated exclusively ...60 KB (8,560 words) - 12:29, 1 February 2024
- delegation entering the radio building in an attempt to broadcast their ... Public discussion about this revolution was suppressed in Hungary ...73 KB (10,504 words) - 12:26, 4 February 2023
- Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, a country in ... as a nation state amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. ...115 KB (16,736 words) - 17:52, 14 December 2023
- There was systematic political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, ... human rights of certain groups and individuals in a society. ...199 KB (24,192 words) - 20:08, 19 September 2022
- regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French ... crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in urban planning, and was a founding ...107 KB (16,223 words) - 20:24, 30 June 2023
