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- The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897), also known as the Kingdom ... Within his own community, the Oba is symbolic of a long cultural and ...12 KB (1,841 words) - 09:14, 27 September 2023
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Ignacio (Íñigo) López de ... the hierarchical Church was in dire need of reform, and some of their greatest ...26 KB (4,095 words) - 19:47, 22 December 2022
- the 95 Theses and nailed them to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg ... The remark "It has served us well, this myth of Christ" ...28 KB (4,490 words) - 20:07, 25 October 2022
- for "Reconquest") was a period of 750 years in which several ... themselves and even support certain rulers of the "other side." ...48 KB (7,486 words) - 21:14, 23 July 2022
- South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...34 KB (4,744 words) - 15:36, 4 February 2023
- #039;l-Muzaffar Shihab ud-din Muhammad, Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani, Shah Jahan I ... to the Mughal throne after the death of Jahangir. He succeeded to the ...17 KB (2,508 words) - 19:52, 21 April 2023
- A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes ... balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering and ...25 KB (3,874 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
- May 20, 1989) was a British economist, one of the most influential economists ... Hicks was not a follower of a particular school of economics, but ...15 KB (2,155 words) - 07:42, 3 August 2022
- Didymus, meaning "Twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... throughout the nations. While Saints Peter and Paul were said to have ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...29 KB (4,012 words) - 08:43, 18 March 2024
- and Rhine Rivers. Antwerp, an integral part of an enormous harbor complex ... Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux ...22 KB (3,301 words) - 05:47, 11 August 2023
- The Sacred Heart is a devotional representation of Jesus' physical ... Churches, where, however, it remains a point of controversy as an example of ...16 KB (2,644 words) - 18:34, 22 December 2022
- the Atlantic Ocean, in 1492, in search of a direct sea route to the Indies ... Columbus' voyage took place during the early decades of the European ...38 KB (6,067 words) - 21:42, 10 December 2023
- Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory ... Negatively, attitudes of racial, cultural, religious and civilization ...36 KB (5,415 words) - 07:40, 14 January 2023
- only existed since 1861, by which time Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands ... were limited to Africa. By the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Italy ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 06:22, 11 March 2024
- are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago ... The Maluku Islands are located on the Australian Plate, lying east ...21 KB (3,241 words) - 06:40, 5 November 2022
- The Order of Cistercians (OCist; Cistercienses ), sometimes called the White Monks (from the color of their habit ...26 KB (4,063 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns first inaugurated ... Few contemporary Muslim accounts exist of the crusades, which were ...33 KB (5,138 words) - 15:34, 30 April 2023
- The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern ... priest and missionary and founding member of the Society. Xavier, however ...29 KB (4,469 words) - 08:20, 3 April 2024
- /kɛlt/ now refers primarily to a member of any of a number of peoples ... Although today restricted to the Atlantic coast of Western Europe ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- worst) are two opposing worldviews or states of mind. The former amounts to ... are fundamentally evil, that life is devoid of meaning and thus destined to ...24 KB (3,705 words) - 00:57, 18 November 2022
- #039;s deputy in the Nazi Party. On the eve of war with the Soviet Union, ... 039;s real interests lay with "a policy of friendship with Germany" ...23 KB (3,538 words) - 17:39, 22 December 2022
- ; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ... Age" in contrast to the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and World ...38 KB (5,417 words) - 23:52, 28 April 2023
- The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient ... The original Seven Wonders of the World consists of: The Great Pyramid ...19 KB (2,688 words) - 19:50, 21 April 2023
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) involved all the major European powers ... France (including the North American colony of New France and the French East ...29 KB (4,438 words) - 10:09, 26 January 2023
- The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, "S.J.," "S ... the "Black Pope" after the color of the Jesuit habit) has occasionally ...45 KB (6,894 words) - 21:50, 30 January 2023
- and William Leonard Langer, The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval ... policy that has rewarded veterans of the Bush War with farms previously ...37 KB (5,599 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- sometimes Countess Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. She ... and his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. As the heiress presumptive ...33 KB (5,367 words) - 21:12, 10 December 2023
- The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman ... It entrusted to the Pope the completion of some sections of its work ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- influenced by Marxist thought and a pioneer of "popular education." ... Freire's methods were successful in raising the level of literacy ...18 KB (2,693 words) - 01:43, 23 November 2022
- The Napoleonic Wars comprised a series of global conflicts fought ... to Europe. Though Napoleon brought most of Western Europe under his rule ...46 KB (6,954 words) - 01:24, 11 November 2022
- Ming) T'ai Tsung, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty (明朝) of ... Though he was despotic and ruthless, Yongle is considered one of the ...27 KB (4,177 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- 023.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Executions of the Third of May by Francisco Goya]] Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted ...41 KB (6,212 words) - 21:02, 25 November 2023
- The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the ... The Fall of Granada in 1492 saw the end of the Muslim presence in ...36 KB (5,672 words) - 21:18, 9 November 2022
- A hierarchical Sinocentric model of international relations, dominated ... place at the center with varying degrees of success. The Sinocentric tribute ...21 KB (3,156 words) - 22:30, 29 January 2023
- has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- The Middle Ages form the middle period in a traditional division of ... With the demise of centralized Roman government in the West, trade ...60 KB (9,144 words) - 10:41, 10 March 2023
- align:center;" | [[Image:Elizabeth I of England - coronation portrait ... | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Mary I ...47 KB (7,593 words) - 16:23, 13 February 2024
- also is used to refer to the fruit of this tree, which is characterized ... The fruit, which advances the pomegranate's individual purpose ...26 KB (3,898 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... in politics, especially in the matter of Catholic emancipation, though ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German army opened ... infantry advances. However, a combination of entrenchments, machine gun ...57 KB (8,515 words) - 17:19, 4 May 2023
- The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation ... The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the transition from ...50 KB (7,409 words) - 17:29, 25 January 2023
- Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated ... Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
- centuries that sought to end the practice of slavery and the worldwide slave ... are created equal, apparent to the framers of the U.S. Constitution, has ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and ... metropolis with an urban population of 3.3 million and a metropolitan ...45 KB (6,393 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2023
- instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck ... Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its ...42 KB (6,679 words) - 22:00, 26 December 2023
- or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... The ancient Balts of this time actively participated in the trading ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- islands are included, it covers six percent of Earth's total surface ... the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae tree ...46 KB (6,657 words) - 06:01, 16 June 2023
- organization (NGO) with the stated purpose of campaigning for internationally ... by a Roman Catholic British lawyer named Peter Benenson and a Quaker named ...30 KB (4,487 words) - 00:59, 9 January 2023
- Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the ... in the United States. The citizens of Los Angeles speak more than ...40 KB (5,759 words) - 07:54, 9 March 2023
- the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery ... By 1921, the British Empire ruled a population of between 470 and ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- [[Image:Costumes of Slaves or Serfs from the Sixth to the Twelfth ... Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism ...31 KB (4,884 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been ... Satellites are useful for a number of purposes. They are used for ...35 KB (4,993 words) - 00:11, 8 January 2024
- The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic ... Eurasia and Africa to the east. A component of the all-encompassing World ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 06:07, 21 August 2023
- The Battle of Gallipoli took place at Gallipoli from April 1915 to ... Çanakkale Savaşları, after the province of Çanakkale. In the United Kingdom ...37 KB (5,841 words) - 21:41, 25 June 2022
- The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter John), popular in Europe ... At first, Prester John was imagined to be in India, with tales of ...29 KB (4,428 words) - 22:39, 30 November 2022
- 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from ... achievements contributed to the prestige of France, its people, its language ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- Viking refers to a member of the Scandinavian seafaring traders, warriors ... ferocity and pillaging raids, the voyages of the Vikings also linked different ...60 KB (9,091 words) - 22:04, 17 April 2023
- modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 ... bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more ...33 KB (5,251 words) - 21:14, 11 January 2023
- [[Image:Emancipation of Slaves 1834 monument - Victoria Tower Gardens ... Slavery is the social and/or legal designation of specific persons ...50 KB (7,650 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- ) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until ... They are divided in two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792–97 ...65 KB (9,639 words) - 10:56, 11 April 2024
- The Bailiwick of Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency ... The defense of all these islands is the responsibility of the United ...44 KB (6,712 words) - 18:59, 16 October 2022
- Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict ... Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. ...80 KB (12,653 words) - 04:49, 16 December 2022
- Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence ... One of the founders of Rhode Island was Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams ...30 KB (4,360 words) - 20:52, 16 April 2023
- A dictatorship is a form of government which is characterized by a ... America. The twentieth century saw the rise of fascist and communist dictatorships ...76 KB (10,337 words) - 22:00, 28 January 2023
- Southern European country with a population of approximately 60 million. It ... and France. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- Fishing is the practice of catching wild fish for food, recreation ... activity that can enhance a personal sense of balance, strengthen intergenerational ...49 KB (7,746 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- 1958), reigned as the 260th Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, ... Pius is one of the few popes in recent history to exercise his right ...51 KB (7,678 words) - 20:42, 9 April 2023
- and scientist who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021, ... Safety from 1994. As the first female leader of the world's third largest ...49 KB (6,775 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- The illegal drug trade is a worldwide black market consisting of production ... The economic reality of the massive profiteering inherent to the drug ...41 KB (6,357 words) - 21:12, 30 January 2024
- that name. In reality, the movement consists of several distinct organizations ... itself contributed towards the development of human consciousness of a world ...66 KB (10,055 words) - 01:47, 8 December 2022
- This article focuses on the civilization of China and its history ... and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations ...48 KB (7,186 words) - 19:00, 23 March 2024
- (香|香 港|港), is one of the two special administrative regions ... Hong Kong was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until ...55 KB (8,196 words) - 16:16, 25 January 2023
- Neocolonialism is a term used by post-colonial critics of developed ... ) and a critique of modern capitalist businesses involvement in nations ...50 KB (7,266 words) - 04:29, 11 March 2023
- refers to the ocean or world ocean, the body of salty water that covers approximately ... A wide variety of organisms, including bacteria, protists, algae, ...69 KB (10,326 words) - 23:04, 22 April 2023
- that is essential for all known forms of life. Laurence D. Barron, ... gaseous state, water vapor. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan ... The location of human and pre-human habitation dating back two million ...40 KB (5,942 words) - 05:17, 26 August 2023
- , killing between one-third and two-thirds of Europe's population. Almost ... Notable later outbreaks include the Italian Plague of 1629–1631 ...48 KB (7,671 words) - 23:50, 11 January 2023
- island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- again from 1942 to 1952, ruling for the rest of his life as an unelected military ... or La Era de Trujillo), was one of the longest for a non-royal leader ...66 KB (9,421 words) - 19:56, 29 April 2024
- Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, a country in ... federal republic, historically consisting of several sovereign states with ...115 KB (16,736 words) - 18:20, 21 May 2024
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly ... Ireland—with King Charles III as head of state. He is also head of state ...123 KB (18,096 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
