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- to the Earth's axis of rotation and containing the Earth's ... noctis, meaning "circle equalizing day and night." This term was ...14 KB (2,035 words) - 07:25, 6 September 2023
- Republic, Slovakia) between the fourteenth and sixteenth century. Members ... One Jagiellonian briefly ruled both Poland and Hungary (1440–44), and two ...13 KB (1,810 words) - 12:40, 6 November 2021
- was the last Emperor of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between ... as a puppet state of Imperial Japan, and in 1934, he was officially ...23 KB (3,342 words) - 03:35, 7 December 2022
- "good news," deriving from the Old English "god-spell" ... generally one of four canonical books of the New Testament that describe the ...17 KB (2,705 words) - 18:26, 26 December 2022
- singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch ... region's traditional music. In Persian and Azeri classical music, singers ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- with separate pages normally bound together and given a cover. Although the ... Jewish scholarly works due to controversy and dispute particularly regarding ...13 KB (1,930 words) - 22:22, 7 January 2024
- account of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control ... from a collection of oral stories composed and recited by traveling monks ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 17:35, 30 April 2023
- American virtuoso jazz pianist, bandleader, and songwriter whom many consider ... family where he was exposed to opera and a rudimentary musical education ...15 KB (2,337 words) - 18:02, 2 April 2024
- The First Epistle of John is a book of the Bible New Testament, the ... or authors who wrote the Gospel of John and the other two epistles of ...12 KB (2,015 words) - 17:22, 28 March 2024
- the deposed King James VII of Scotland and II of England and his son ... one of the most infamous battles in British and Irish history and a key part ...20 KB (3,207 words) - 01:44, 26 September 2023
- partner dances, which are enjoyed socially and engaged in competitively around ... the foxtrot is a purely American creation, and the tango is known to have ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- Thomas Middleton (1580 – 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright ... Middleton was born in London and baptized on April 18, 1580. He was ...15 KB (2,278 words) - 21:23, 30 April 2023
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... Old-time music has its foundations in the family which helps to generate ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- – August 25, 1936) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a prominent ... at the Second Party Congress in 1903 and ultimately became the Communist ...22 KB (3,260 words) - 22:04, 25 October 2022
- Barley is any annual cereal grass of the genus Hordeum, and in particular ... Beyond its own reproduction and development as a plant species, barley ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 08:08, 20 September 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Archaeological sites ... Brunel Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, and Jean-Marie Chauvet, for whom ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 00:45, 5 December 2023
- known as the di (笛) or hengdi (橫笛), and has varieties including the ... with one blowhole, six finger holes, and an additional hole, called ...13 KB (2,031 words) - 09:18, 15 January 2023
- several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus and the Buddhists. Kathmandu District ... important regions of India, Pakistan, Tibet, and China, Kathmandu Valley has ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- today's monetary value), as a Western style facility without any Japanese ... was brief, it became famous for its parties and balls, which introduced many ...14 KB (2,063 words) - 02:43, 16 December 2022
- and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the ... him. Fought between Scottish Calvinists and others in Scotland, including ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 21:03, 3 November 2022
- The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical ... The Old Testament consists of many distinct books by various authors ...62 KB (8,829 words) - 16:26, 30 January 2024
- His inability to accept the norm and prescribed limits of an artistic ... The amputation of his arm was a traumatic experience for him, and ...21 KB (3,355 words) - 03:36, 6 August 2022
- animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, and fur-bearing animals, but does ... enabled the development of human societies and cultures, fostered commerce ...26 KB (3,786 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- called Second Viennese School. As a student and significant follower of Arnold ... nevertheless found committed adherents and eventually became a dominant ...12 KB (1,713 words) - 06:59, 31 July 2023
- Old Havana ( La Habana Vieja many treasures from the city's long and colorful history. Old Havana ...17 KB (2,656 words) - 00:04, 18 November 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Food Category:Lifestyle ... with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and mozzarella cheese. Other toppings ...33 KB (5,022 words) - 20:42, 9 April 2023
- by members of the Franciscan, Dominican and Augustinian orders. They were ... nomination included both their architectural and historical significance. In ...16 KB (2,426 words) - 13:08, 10 March 2023
- "feather-like" gray-green leaves and an edible fruit in the form ... is known as the Canary Island Date Palm and is widely grown as an ornamental ...25 KB (3,862 words) - 22:43, 28 March 2023
- Outamaro) was a prolific Japanese printmaker and painter, and is considered ... to the Dutch community in Nagasaki, and when his work reached Europe ...10 KB (1,595 words) - 13:48, 3 May 2023
- by guild houses, the city's Town Hall and the Bread House. The square ... Never have I seen something so beautiful and exquisite as the town square ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 12:17, 24 January 2023
- or strung along lines, on mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas ... Buddhism has always demonstrated its ability to adopt and absorb shamanistic ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 20:32, 8 September 2023
- music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed ... Ives' upbringing was imbued with religious music and he would ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- is about six kilometers (3.7 miles) away and is thought to have been built ... shrines (said to number one-hundred-and twenty-five shrines), divided ...13 KB (2,113 words) - 03:00, 8 March 2024
- Prophets in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament), written by the ... ==Authorship, Historical Context and Textual Issues== Haggai ...17 KB (2,714 words) - 00:10, 19 November 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law [[Image:Electric ... person being killed is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes ...11 KB (1,758 words) - 02:55, 29 December 2021
- Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching ... Many styles of wrestling are known all over the world and have long ...26 KB (4,025 words) - 01:00, 17 April 2023
- era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. He was also a highly ... of the Swedish mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg and that this prompted a curiosity ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 01:47, 14 December 2022
- of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul ... As part of the canon of the New Testament, they are foundational texts ...24 KB (3,164 words) - 00:13, 30 January 2024
- ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth ... The founding of the city in 1610 pre-dates the settlement of Plymouth ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 01:21, 21 April 2023
- a number of traditions, both ancient and modern. Liturgical music is ... are rooted in the music's conception and composition according to the ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of ... Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh ...30 KB (4,758 words) - 10:59, 15 May 2023
- ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District ... the city was also known as Jahangir Nagar, and was both a provincial capital ...34 KB (4,736 words) - 20:15, 21 January 2023
- air or oxygen to "feed" the fire, and a specific time for the firing. Primitive kilns date back to the early days of civilization and are ...23 KB (3,896 words) - 23:03, 3 March 2023
- of Mary by stating her perpetual virginity and presenting her as the New ... ==Authorship and date== The document presents itself as written by ...10 KB (1,588 words) - 12:08, 24 January 2023
- :This page is about the number and digit 0 or "zero." ... 0 (zero) is both a number and a numerical digit used to represent ...30 KB (4,810 words) - 06:25, 13 June 2023
- Lima was designated the administrative capital and most important ... the blending of pre-Hispanic civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted ...19 KB (3,062 words) - 21:54, 31 January 2024
- The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the ... to Minangkabau adat (customary belief and law). The upward-curved finials ...19 KB (2,924 words) - 18:12, 22 December 2022
- 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era ... " "Little Brown Jug," and "Pennsylvania 6-5000 ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 17:09, 16 December 2022
- foremost exemplary teachers, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced ... Confucius taught personal and public morality, correctness of social ...28 KB (4,530 words) - 19:00, 15 May 2020
- Ahmose I (sometimes written Amosis I and "Amenes" and meaning ... During his reign he completed the conquest and expulsion of the Hyksos ...39 KB (6,109 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- wild America, the America of frontiers and factories, full of American ... or to express her own private triumphs and tragedies. Often it is said ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 18:16, 13 February 2024
- The Book of Obadiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible (and the ... The date of composition is disputed among scholars and is difficult ...15 KB (2,366 words) - 00:28, 19 November 2023
- itself as a community or organic entity, and of how the Church understands ... Church, the relationship between the Church and the State, and question of ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 11:58, 7 May 2024
- Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical ... Baroque composers and philosophers (not unlike the ancients in China ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 10:49, 20 September 2023
- Prophets in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament), and was ostensibly ... ==Authorship and Historical Context== As with many of the Biblical ...15 KB (2,280 words) - 20:35, 17 May 2023
- month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community. A commemoration ... Muslims refrain not only from food and drink, but also tobacco products ...25 KB (3,551 words) - 00:32, 8 December 2022
- from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the Daoist and Zen tradition. He is honored ... evocative poems drew heavily on Buddhist and Daoist themes, often remarking ...19 KB (3,199 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2021
- as a government official was based on merit and not on favoritism or heredity ... systems that developed in other Asian and Western countries. ...21 KB (3,072 words) - 15:27, 4 February 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. Their language ...23 KB (3,468 words) - 06:14, 13 June 2023
- African-American anthropologist, novelist, and dramatist during the time ... Hurston's uniquely autobiographical style of relaying her anthropological ...15 KB (2,285 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- 1160) was a leading scholastic theologian and bishop of the twelfth century ... His date of birth was likely between 1095 and 1100. Nothing is known for ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 01:35, 24 November 2022
- on the stage, called the kōza (高座), and using only a paper fan and ... life, ephemeral reality of secular values, and others. Early rakugo performers ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 17:21, 16 April 2023
- to pay tribute to Zeus, to forge friendships and alliances, and to enjoy or ... 2004, when Athens hosted the Olympic Games and the shot put competitions ...17 KB (2,779 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- It falls at some point between late March and late April each year (early ... calendar. The Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion ...23 KB (3,508 words) - 17:05, 10 October 2020
- done in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history, understanding ... To the extent that history is continuous and not generalized, all ...29 KB (4,535 words) - 16:10, 29 December 2020
- simply as Sinan was the chief architect and civil engineer for sultans ... widely both as a commander of soldiers and a military engineer. By 1539 ...19 KB (2,894 words) - 22:27, 29 January 2023
- refers to the entire structure that carries (and includes) the machine. In ... by Muslim geographers.Ahmad Y. Hassan, and Donald Hill, 1986, Islamic ...16 KB (2,438 words) - 10:59, 15 May 2023
- – January 19, 2006) was an American Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll and soul ... soul music, Pickett's work between 1963 and 1973 left a legacy of dance ...18 KB (2,750 words) - 14:47, 17 April 2023
- Jacopo Tintoretto, she worked in his studio and gained fame for her portrait ... II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527–1576) and King King Philip II of Spain ...11 KB (1,724 words) - 15:54, 6 November 2022
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is regarded ... lies at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin, and Slavic cultures. ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- Jodhpur, Gujarat. For the riding breeches and boots, see Jodhpurs. ... featuring many beautiful palaces, forts and temples, as well as a stark ...14 KB (2,036 words) - 06:32, 5 April 2024
- ) is a collection of more than twenty monuments and sites in Macao ... away. Portugal, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, France, and Holland ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 21:51, 31 January 2024
- Assembly who would be tasked with writing a new constitution and deciding ... signed by Kerensky as Minister-President and Zarudny as Minister of Justice ...44 KB (5,965 words) - 22:22, 29 May 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics Category:Industry and business [[Image:swindon.shopping.arp.750pix ...16 KB (2,407 words) - 01:55, 15 December 2022
- the Greek words chronos ("time") and gramma ("letter" ... traditions including Jewish, Islamic, and Roman traditions. ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 21:54, 10 December 2023
- known as Abyssinia, in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea existed from approximately ... Africa has had no civilizations of its own, and required a supervising, helping ...17 KB (2,624 words) - 04:35, 22 March 2024
- , Cezar' Antonovič Kjui) (January 6, 1835 (Old Style) - March ... His profession was as an army officer and a teacher of fortifications; ...25 KB (3,264 words) - 00:07, 4 December 2023
- ensembles, jazz bands, heavy metal bands, and marching groups. Drum kits ... == Etymology and names == [[File:NAMA Cymbale.jpg|thumb|[[Ancient Greece ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- small white or pink flowers borne in umbels, and a seedlike fruit. The name ... sativa), whose seeds are used as a spice, and sweet cumin or anise (Pimpinella ...12 KB (1,736 words) - 19:46, 11 May 2020
- Images of the Madonna and Madonna and Child are among the central ... single figure in one, refers to a portrait-style image of Mary, but the term ...21 KB (3,389 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- for his creation of the comedy of intrigue and his Restoration plays. The ... notable playwrights such as William Congreve and Richard Brinsley Sheridan ...15 KB (2,460 words) - 08:05, 23 January 2023
- Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the ... with social ethics, the poor, women, and other oppressed groups.Harris ...37 KB (5,253 words) - 12:12, 24 January 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... located some 30 km south of modern-day Cairo and covers an area of around 7 ...17 KB (2,687 words) - 00:23, 8 November 2023
- from the dark ages of the late tenth century and evolved into the Gothic style ... sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers, and decorative arcading. Each ...63 KB (10,037 words) - 21:37, 16 April 2023
- of fire. Dresden's residents organized and cataloged stones from among ... under the direction of church architect and engineer Eberhard Burger, ...20 KB (2,966 words) - 06:08, 3 August 2023
- became the capital of Vietnam when North and South Vietnam were reunited ... boasts more than 1,000 years of history, and that of the past few hundred ...24 KB (3,621 words) - 13:28, 24 January 2023
- in Austria, with a population of 150,000 and is the capital of the federal ... at that time managed in a Vatican-like style and was called the "Rome ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- – March 29 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso ... ===Life and career=== Alkan was born Charles-Valentin Morhange to a ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 00:36, 5 December 2023
- The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's ... Africa bears a difference from other regions and cultures. The roles of music ...35 KB (5,601 words) - 21:41, 27 November 2021
- Djenné (also Dienné or Jenne) is a historically and commercially ... of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. It is the largest mud brick ...20 KB (2,929 words) - 16:28, 29 January 2024
- consumed," an allusion to Exodus 3:2 and the Burning Bush. The church adheres to the Bible and the Westminster Confession of ...20 KB (2,987 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- major culture of prehistoric Japan developed and flourished. The word “jomon” ... The Early and Middle Jomon periods correspond to a period of climactic ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 19:45, 4 May 2024
- Henry VIII (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547) was King of England ... Church from the Roman Catholic Church and established Henry as the supreme ...40 KB (6,352 words) - 23:16, 8 February 2022
- Vellum (from the Old French Vélin, for "calfskin" ... ) is a sort of processed animal hide that is thin, smooth, durable ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 15:00, 3 May 2023
- #039;s northernmost borders to the Yalu and Tumen rivers (through the ... Dynasty. An accomplished military strategist and renowned commander, Taejo ...39 KB (5,700 words) - 15:30, 6 May 2024
- ) for short, is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. Bangkok ... Chachoengsao, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom. ...46 KB (6,646 words) - 03:29, 17 September 2023
- through the authority of the Antiquities Act and is managed by the Bureau of ... It is a high, rugged, and remote area which consists of three main ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 14:39, 31 December 2022
- under his reign, as well as the strong and centralized Confucian state ... During his reign, China roughly doubled her size, and most of the ...44 KB (7,021 words) - 13:34, 31 January 2022
- garment that is still worn by women, men, and children. robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and full-length sleeves. The sleeves ...33 KB (5,356 words) - 17:09, 19 May 2023
- turning--which is similar to shaping metal and wood pieces. The potter's ... The techniques of jiggering and jolleying can be seen as an extension ...12 KB (2,032 words) - 05:56, 30 November 2022
- ) are an ethnic group indigenous to China and the largest single ethnic ... groups, taking on aspects of their culture and language. The Han speak a ...26 KB (3,971 words) - 01:40, 9 August 2023
- Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, in New York ... in the United States, for both classical and popular music, renowned for ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 00:35, 29 November 2023
- a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during a long sojourn ... British painters of his generation and largely for the distinctive ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- April 22, 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, best known for ... had notable examples of chivalric romance and allegory, and Cervantes' ...33 KB (5,296 words) - 17:47, 9 November 2022
- on December 24 in Western Christianity and the secular world, and is ... ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to ...27 KB (4,071 words) - 21:38, 10 December 2023
- – January 1, 1953) was an American singer and songwriter, an iconic figure ... from a young age, Williams handled his fame and increasing fortunes with reckless ...23 KB (3,620 words) - 03:08, 28 January 2022
- early 1970s. With five number one singles and six number one albums, the ... Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 and Hotel California, ranked among ...18 KB (2,686 words) - 17:32, 12 February 2024
- jazz composer, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. ... His musical innovations and expertise influenced a wide range of musicians ...29 KB (4,117 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- Rugby union (short for rugby union football and often referred to ... minutes each plus time added on for injury, and is controlled by a single ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- A troubadour was a composer and performer of songs during the Middle ... The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry ...21 KB (3,432 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropologists ... Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology ...13 KB (1,892 words) - 16:43, 13 May 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design ...43 KB (6,355 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- day state of Karnataka between the tenth and the fourteenth centuries. ... between the then ruling Western Chalukyas and Kalachuri kingdoms, they annexed ...35 KB (5,038 words) - 18:09, 15 March 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... Category:Marriage and family Common-law marriage (or common law marriage ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 00:09, 8 January 2024
- discovered in the twentieth century, and most of it is today in the ... Originally, it contained the whole of both Testaments. The Greek Old ...31 KB (4,479 words) - 22:23, 7 January 2024
- Bible. It is part of Judaism's Torah and Christianity's Old Testament ... The language of Deuteronomy is often inspiring and poetic, portrayed ...25 KB (3,999 words) - 07:26, 17 November 2023
- time of the Pyu kingdom, between about 500 and 950, the Bamar, people of ... King Kyanzittha (r. 1084 - 1113) and his successor Alaungsithu (r ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 06:14, 18 November 2022
- was founded in the twelfth century and developed over the centuries ... international postal, telegraph, railway, and copyright unions. It is an ...18 KB (2,738 words) - 17:14, 29 September 2023
- extremely ascetic lifestyle, the duration and manner of his meditation training ... having learned to read at the age of three, and gaining proficiency to read ...36 KB (5,271 words) - 19:47, 21 April 2023
- portions of his two major works, the Annals and the Histories, deal with the ... for its moral instruction, gripping and dramatic narrative, and inimitable ...43 KB (6,444 words) - 02:48, 27 February 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Communication ... documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing ...32 KB (4,926 words) - 05:47, 30 November 2022
- Christian sites in the Catholic tradition and is the location of principal ... St. Peter's, Santa Maria Maggiore, and St. Paul outside the Walls ...25 KB (3,946 words) - 18:31, 14 October 2022
- is a system of classifying living and extinct organisms based on ... tree of life. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequencing ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 22:30, 10 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle ... of the world. Many were built from timber and represent the earliest form ...35 KB (5,411 words) - 07:52, 9 March 2023
- the failure of the Provisional Government and the 74-year reign of communism. ... decided to grant basic civil liberties and hold elections to a newly ...40 KB (5,691 words) - 16:00, 22 July 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle [[Image:Tea House.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Japanese style tea house at ...29 KB (4,641 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- character as well as for his rich harmonies and stirring melodies. His talent was perhaps too heterogeneous and his stylistic skills ...33 KB (4,939 words) - 01:34, 24 November 2022
- The music of China dates back to the dawn of Chinese civilization ... was an increasing interest in Western music, and attempts to adapt both Western ...33 KB (4,845 words) - 16:58, 24 October 2023
- the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the latter an ... ancestry. He was educated in Cremona, Milan, and finally Rome, where he came ...15 KB (2,361 words) - 20:33, 3 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... Marble sphinx on tomb in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans]] ...16 KB (2,587 words) - 15:21, 27 April 2023
- Kingdom of Montenegro, Kingdom of Greece, and Kingdom of Serbia) first conquered ... The anti-Ottoman struggle that led to Serbian independence in 1878 ...22 KB (3,406 words) - 05:53, 26 August 2023
- hundred Shinto shrines, palaces, gardens and architectural treasures. Kyoto ... Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of Japan, and is home ...36 KB (5,281 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... what are the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco on the Isthmus of ...35 KB (5,268 words) - 00:32, 18 November 2022
- works were canonized in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Though little ... ==Authorship and Historical Context== Habakkuk The prophet Habakkuk ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 00:09, 19 November 2023
- as the radio gained popularity worldwide, and new media and technologies ... Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and ...34 KB (5,125 words) - 20:42, 3 November 2020
- is a general name for printing stamps and impressions thereof that are ... of wood, bamboo, plastic, or ivory, and are typically used with red ...36 KB (5,590 words) - 17:34, 25 January 2023
- Printing is a process for producing texts and images, typically with ... or other paper in either black and white or color, using a negative ...36 KB (5,772 words) - 18:43, 29 April 2023
- Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major ... In 1921, the Yankees and Babe Ruth were outdrawing their counterparts ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 10:12, 22 May 2023
- artist. He lived in Italy for a year and a half from 1629 to 1631 with ... #039;s artwork was a model for the realist and impressionist painters, in ...37 KB (5,925 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- novelist, playwright, short story writer, and critic. He also penned several ... often seek out adventure to fuel his stories and experience the political world ...28 KB (4,089 words) - 10:04, 31 December 2022
- the Egyptian place name "Keftiu" and the Semitic "Kaftor" ... Greek civilization and myth would draw on that of the Minoans. Archeology ...35 KB (5,383 words) - 18:52, 9 November 2022
- out above the surrounding built environment and significantly changes the ... Skyscrapers are amazing feats of architecture and construction technology ...21 KB (3,158 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- , grown as an annual or biennial, and characterized by a large, ... taste offers a unique culinary experience and today radishes are grown and ...16 KB (2,416 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- as well as poets (Guillaume de Machaut) and musicians (Arnold de Lantins ... ===Styles and trends=== The only medieval music which can be studied ...36 KB (5,655 words) - 04:07, 9 November 2022
- The Etruscan civilization is the name given today to the culture and ... Culture that is identifiably and certainly Etruscan developed in Italy ...35 KB (5,526 words) - 04:38, 22 March 2024
- the Pentateuch forms the beginning of the Old Testament. The books of the ... * Leviticus (ויקרא, Vayyiqra: "And he called…") ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- 14, 1986) was an Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer who is ... Borges drew from his extensive readings in literature, philosophy ...30 KB (4,821 words) - 06:22, 6 May 2024
- the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and sometimes as the March Revolution, ... Russia suffered from a number of chronic economic and social problems ...46 KB (6,600 words) - 01:52, 26 March 2024
- Jewelry also Jewelery and Jewellery, is a personal ornament, such ... word jewel, which was Anglicized from the Old French jouel around the thirteenth ...33 KB (4,967 words) - 20:02, 13 September 2023
- Japanese scripts hiragana (ひらがな) and katakana (カタカナ) as ... Japanese (prior to the advent of kana), and is generally represented ...25 KB (3,410 words) - 02:35, 5 October 2022
- which denotes both a set of prayer beads and the devotional prayer itself ... joyful mysteries, the glorious mysteries, and the sorrowful mysteries. In ...35 KB (5,735 words) - 21:43, 16 April 2023
- did, but their bark paper was more durable and a better writing surface than ... were destroyed in bulk by the Conquistadors and Catholic priests soon after ...17 KB (2,631 words) - 02:21, 9 November 2022
- figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty and the founder and the first ... Korean. Yi Seonggye joined the Goryeo army and rose through the ranks, seizing ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 19:06, 24 October 2022
- as well as the economic, administrative, and cultural center of Romania ... of central Bucharest including centuries old churches and many historic ...32 KB (4,507 words) - 16:51, 22 November 2023
- today southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, and northern Iraq, centered around ... they shared some deities with the Vedas and appear to have bridged the ...37 KB (5,773 words) - 19:19, 9 November 2022
- to convey openness to all religions and all people. The four open ... Sikhs consider the Harmandir Sahib holy because the Holy Scriptures ...15 KB (2,334 words) - 18:54, 23 June 2020
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- 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on February ... the Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, and Kingdom of Ireland. Many of ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using ... of mass destruction by the United Nations, and their production and stockpiling ...61 KB (9,020 words) - 14:48, 5 December 2023
- of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and an influential Founding Father ... author, lawyer, inventor, violinist, and the founder of the University ...48 KB (6,926 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry ... Asimov wrote or edited more than five hundred books and an estimated ...53 KB (8,012 words) - 13:28, 6 March 2024
- dynasty, was a geographically extensive and powerful political and military ... boundaries of the Himalaya Mountains, and to the east into Assam. To ...32 KB (4,663 words) - 00:50, 9 November 2022
- singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet, and disc jockey who has been a ... Much of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when ...41 KB (6,363 words) - 05:45, 16 November 2023
- Kyiv, pronounced [ˈkɪjiu̯], the capital and the largest city of Ukraine ... Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural ...26 KB (3,695 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- , Austro-Bavarian: Weăn,) is the capital of Austria, and also one ... of many illustrious musicians, scientists and philosophers, including ...42 KB (5,917 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- from China. Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Christianity came from China ... see below), a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the ...31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
- Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander ... Burgoyne, Richard Howe, Francis Bernard, and George Sackville. Upon graduation ...15 KB (2,235 words) - 21:09, 30 April 2023
- to Be with You," "Wishin' and Hopin'," and "Son ... was a major fan of American soul music, and created a distinctive, female ...17 KB (2,683 words) - 17:22, 12 February 2024
- building, which has been rebuilt twice, and is often referred to as simply ... Its history begins with John Rich, an actor and manager at Lincoln's ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 20:56, 21 December 2022
- Copenhagen, the capital and largest city of Denmark, is located on ... city of Copenhagen was officially founded and served as a harbor town. In ...28 KB (4,058 words) - 02:55, 8 January 2024
- Bible that is also included in the Christian Old Testament. It contains the ... The book revolves around the legends of these five major judges and ...19 KB (3,100 words) - 00:20, 19 November 2023
- American singer-songwriter, dancer, author, and actress, known as the "Queen ... Beginning her career as a rhythm and blues singer with her future ...23 KB (3,629 words) - 22:06, 21 December 2023
- as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Greensboro ... The son of a Quaker farmer and smith, he was born at Potowomut in ...24 KB (3,805 words) - 01:32, 11 November 2022
- son of Yesugei, head of the Borjigin clan, and his wife, Hoelun. Born as ... Mongol Nation, who brought law, literacy, and learning to his people. The ...50 KB (8,058 words) - 06:47, 18 April 2024
- twelve minor prophets, preceded by Habakkuk and followed by Haggai. It is ... The Book of Zephaniah has been most influential in the Christian and ...21 KB (3,366 words) - 19:07, 20 November 2023
- was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns ... to Captain-General of British forces, and later to a dukedom, Marlborough ...54 KB (8,414 words) - 17:21, 16 December 2022
- 16, 2018) was an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer born in Memphis ... "Respect" written by Otis Redding, and released by Atlantic Records ...28 KB (4,152 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- genre. Flamenco embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. Although ... centered in the provinces of Seville, Cádiz and part of Málaga—the area ...47 KB (7,370 words) - 23:16, 21 April 2024
- "They took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting ... Christians carry palm leaves or branches and hear sermons concerning Jesus ...17 KB (2,712 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- era, Hitchcock remains one of the best known and most popular directors of ... character's identity is usually unmade and then remade. Often, the interregnum ...29 KB (4,441 words) - 08:14, 20 July 2023
- 100,000 inscriptions have now been found, and many of these have been cataloged ... the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, are the earliest ...36 KB (5,521 words) - 22:01, 4 February 2023
- Prague (Czech: Praha), is the capital and largest city of the Czech ... Prague has become one of Europe's and the world's most popular ...35 KB (5,518 words) - 00:31, 12 April 2023
- celebrate special events, learn about Islam, and meet fellow believers. Mosques ... The Arabic word masjid means place of worship and derives from the ...42 KB (6,416 words) - 12:31, 7 May 2024
- see Contemporary Culture of North Korea and Contemporary Culture of South ... Shamanism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Christianity, and it yields ...29 KB (4,255 words) - 06:48, 11 January 2024
- seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish ... the North Sea. Owing to its rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2024
- A basilica, in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, is a church building ... roofed hall built for transacting business and disposing of legal matters ...21 KB (3,233 words) - 03:32, 1 January 2022
- , is an island country in the Persian Gulf and is the smallest Arab nation. ... This wealth has been invested in free education and free health care ...38 KB (5,603 words) - 05:46, 26 August 2023
- on the philosophical aspects of mind and consciousness, and also the ... Yoga is also found in the Puranas, the Vedas and the Upanishads. ...18 KB (2,929 words) - 09:05, 18 November 2022
- combining music, songs, spoken dialog, and dance. The varied emotional ... in large venues, such as big budget West End and Broadway theater productions ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, and Levon Helm. known for backing Bob Dylan in 1965-1966 and then began recording its own ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- (468 sq. km.), it is about half the size of New York City. A small independent ... is a large portion of its Spanish immigrants and their descendants. ...26 KB (3,798 words) - 20:00, 26 July 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... | WHS = Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from ...33 KB (5,140 words) - 03:38, 7 December 2022
- Therefore there are only a few texts in the Old Swedish from that period. ... , the first writer of burlesque ballads; and August Strindberg (late nineteenth ...37 KB (5,478 words) - 16:22, 12 January 2024
- A fan is a device used to induce airflow and generally made from broad ... , drying (usually in addition to heat) and to provide draft for a fire ...28 KB (4,570 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent ... in the easternmost part of the Pakistani Punjab, or Pushkalavati and ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- both as a guide for agricultural activities and because regularity in the ... based on the true motions of both the sun and moon, calculated with sinusoids ...53 KB (8,207 words) - 17:02, 10 December 2023
- Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. Pronounced ... missions. Domestically, a racial, religious and cultural split between Indo ...27 KB (3,980 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- was discovered in the twentieth century and publicly unveiled in 2006 ... the third to fourth century C.E., and its text points to a date ...24 KB (3,824 words) - 19:38, 8 June 2023
- language. Sumer together with Ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley Civilization ... The history of Sumeria dates back to the beginning of writing and ...37 KB (5,525 words) - 22:21, 26 February 2023
- , romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... Moscow is world-renowned for its architecture and its performing arts ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022
- Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north. ... known locally as a center for pearl–diving and boat construction, Kuwait ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- The system of five phases was used for describing interactions and ... ==Origin and meaning== The Chinese character 行 (xing, hsing), though ...19 KB (2,730 words) - 14:06, 20 May 2023
- ) and ‘Attār ( عطار —"the pharmacist"), was a Persian and Muslim poet, Sufi ...25 KB (4,069 words) - 00:42, 25 March 2024
- perform a purely decorative role. The arch dates back to the fourth millennium ... openings such as portals, doors, windows, and fireplaces, especially in ...55 KB (8,185 words) - 23:26, 18 March 2024
- of the Homo genus that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia in the ... suggested that Neanderthals, modern humans, and another hominid known as Denisovans ...80 KB (11,439 words) - 04:24, 11 March 2023
- sandstone cliffs veined with shades of red and purple varying to pale yellow ... Archaeological evidence points to habitation during Paleolithic and ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
- novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. Known for his barbed ... As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and ...34 KB (5,298 words) - 04:37, 18 November 2022
- commonly involved in the design of buildings and large nonbuilding structures ... Structural engineering theory is based upon physical laws and empirical ...56 KB (8,392 words) - 21:05, 26 February 2023
- is, at frequencies lying below the visible and infrared regions of the electromagnetic ... (but not limited to) the following: Radio and television broadcasting, ship ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- ruling large parts of southern, central and northern India between the ... had been a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas and during the rule of Dantidurga ...53 KB (7,699 words) - 00:10, 14 November 2023
- to the theory that Jesus never existed, and that his story is actually ... The hypothesis was first proposed by historian and theologian Bruno ...41 KB (6,172 words) - 22:02, 17 February 2023
- Deccan, South India, between the tenth and twelfth centuries. Sometimes ... of southern India, the Western Chalukyas and the Chola dynasty of Tanjore ...49 KB (7,018 words) - 17:18, 4 May 2023
- fame in the mid-sixteenth century when gold and silver from the mines in New ... role as a center for the Spanish Inquisition and as a major slave market. It ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 00:39, 29 November 2023
- ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, and the westernmost ... Over the course of its existence, Lisbon has both flourished and suffered ...34 KB (4,753 words) - 07:44, 9 March 2023
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- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Archaeology ... rock surfaces by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. Petroglyphs are ...25 KB (3,776 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
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- in the 1940s. See History of North Korea and History of South Korea for ... constant struggle between forces of unification and division. ...45 KB (6,490 words) - 11:38, 1 February 2024
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- been inspired directly from the teachings of and his experiences with don Juan ... throughout these fantastic encounters and could thereby capture the ...20 KB (3,067 words) - 15:23, 27 November 2023
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- but large bells such as church, clock and tower bells are normally cast ... zvon which are tuned to a common scale and installed in a bell tower ...42 KB (6,679 words) - 22:00, 26 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... E., tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of Ancient ...45 KB (7,190 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2020
- London, England) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Hendrix is recognized ... Hendrix was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 ...26 KB (4,016 words) - 01:11, 9 February 2023
- a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed ... were first released, identified with Dean and the roles he played. Many ...56 KB (8,516 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- artist, author, multi-talented musician, and the lead guitarist and vocalist ... to San Francisco; his mother was of Irish and Swedish lineage whose family ...37 KB (5,901 words) - 08:01, 3 April 2024
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- Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is its largest city, with ... Bratislava was a key economic and administrative center of the Kingdom ...38 KB (5,662 words) - 22:52, 20 November 2023
- a variety of purposes in the individual and collective lives of a religious ... Around the world, scriptures are held in the highest regard and often ...38 KB (5,920 words) - 17:30, 25 January 2023
- the commercial capital of Japan, and is the heart of Japan's ... built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay and designed to withstand typhoons ...25 KB (3,427 words) - 19:39, 20 July 2023
- Scotland (Scottish Gaelic Alba) is a nation in northwest Europe and ... with the Kingdom of England (now England and Wales) to create the kingdom ...48 KB (6,984 words) - 17:25, 12 May 2024
- Lima is the capital and largest city, as well as the commercial and ... city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru and, after independence, was made ...28 KB (4,030 words) - 08:43, 8 March 2023
- The Rolling Stones are an English rock band whose blues and rhythm ... partnership of singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. ...30 KB (4,791 words) - 17:26, 30 April 2023
- Boone is remembered for his exploration and settlement of what is now ... until pioneers reached the Pacific, and newly settled lands were absorbed ...44 KB (6,905 words) - 18:14, 24 January 2024
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- Hermeticism is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs based ... where it unified elements of Jewish and Christian mysticism with Hellenistic ...42 KB (6,476 words) - 10:52, 22 January 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... southern Utah, northern Arizona, northwest New Mexico, and southern Colorado ...40 KB (6,073 words) - 19:47, 26 July 2023
- of national parks, monuments, historical and recreational areas. This Grand ... Zion Canyon, 15 miles (24 kilometers) long and up to half a mile (800 meters ...32 KB (4,872 words) - 06:07, 13 June 2023
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- from the rest of the United States and abroad. from Oregon, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and Latin America in late 1848 ...61 KB (8,925 words) - 18:25, 25 November 2023
- Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan and eastern Indonesia, and the ... major Hindu empires of the Malay archipelago and is considered one of the greatest ...26 KB (3,833 words) - 05:33, 5 November 2022
- quot;) mammal of the family Equidae and the genus Equus. Among the ... The horse was an integral element in warfare and conquest, in transportation ...30 KB (4,944 words) - 19:37, 21 February 2022
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