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- He is commonly placed in the Baroque school, of which he was the first great ... enemies. By the next year, after a career of little more than a decade, ...56 KB (8,917 words) - 22:11, 25 November 2023
- Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled ... became unpopular. However, the value of on the job training and practical ...23 KB (3,363 words) - 15:55, 11 August 2023
- Reis before being promoted to the rank of Pasha and becoming the Kaptan ... A series of smaller victories followed over French and Spanish adversaries ...38 KB (6,070 words) - 17:40, 30 January 2022
- 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
- (January 23, 1947 - ), was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to ... Sukarnoputri means "daughter of Sukarno" (Sanskrit) and ...23 KB (3,414 words) - 09:38, 10 March 2023
- ) is the capital, chief seaport, and largest city of Algeria, the ... in Algiers. The city fell under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1518 ...19 KB (2,767 words) - 00:36, 9 January 2023
- The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as ... enthusiastic: Some powers linked the demise of the Ottomans with the fate ...61 KB (9,207 words) - 07:39, 25 May 2024
- The State of Illinois is a state of the United States of America, ... About 2,000 Native American hunters and a small number of French villagers ...44 KB (6,183 words) - 16:22, 12 February 2024
- staff and equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital ... In accordance with the original meaning of the word, hospitals were ...34 KB (4,867 words) - 16:01, 25 April 2020
- ) is a term used in a variety of different contexts. Originally, the ... refers to scriptural texts that fall outside of the Biblical canon. However ...29 KB (4,388 words) - 06:03, 11 August 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
- is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian ... Celebrations often include large displays of fireworks at midnight ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- [[Image:Imhotep.JPG|right|thumb|Statuette of Egyptian polymath Imhotep ... educated, or who excels, in a wide variety of subjects or fields. It is based ...38 KB (5,454 words) - 00:21, 12 April 2023
- [[Image:Mexico.Tab.OlmecHead.01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Monument 1, ... people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, roughly ...35 KB (5,268 words) - 00:32, 18 November 2022
- Many ascetics believe the action of purifying the body helps to ... Historically, there have been two main categories of asceticism: ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 03:51, 18 August 2023
- Sir Francis Galton (February 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911), cousin ... to lead to an increase in the number of people manifesting the desirable ...23 KB (3,472 words) - 04:50, 9 April 2024
- to God" is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and ... Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, governed the first Muslim ummah (nation ...71 KB (11,340 words) - 17:01, 18 March 2022
- Freedom of religion is a political principle guaranteeing freedom ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations ...36 KB (5,594 words) - 10:49, 11 April 2024
- The King James Version of the Bible, or Authorized Version, first ... ==History of the Text== The New Testament of the King James Version ...44 KB (6,927 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn) is one of several names for ... Different geographic definitions of Palestine have been used over ...86 KB (12,843 words) - 06:24, 18 November 2022
