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- Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ... figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Chris...
11: ...t|250px|thumbnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by...
13: ... strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...rs only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years...
17: ... and other women (John 19:26). Mary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, calle... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ..., [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived...
5: ...eived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the f...
7: ...e of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ... final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances. - Greek language (35285 bytes)
9: '''Modern Greek'''
13: ...story of some 3,000 years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods:
17: ...n the armies and conquered territories of [[Alexander the Great]], but after the [[Hellenistic]] colon...
21: ...poken by approximately 15 million speakers worldwide, most of whom live in [[Greece]].
32: ... since the [[2nd millennium BC]]. The earliest evidence of this is found in the [[Linear B]] tablets d... - Sport (14061 bytes)
1: ...f these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, and a scoring system. The difference...
3: [[Image:Oly8.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
9: ... of sport throughout history can teach us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of s...
11: ... carbon dating. Although there is scant direct evidence of sport from these sources, it is reasonable ...
12: ...mage:Horse_racing.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
3: This term is also used in [[entomology]] to describe [[social insect]]s species who have a speci...
5:
7: ...r belief.") The language of the [[Gathas]] (the oldest part of the Avesta) is very similar to the lang...
20: ...e sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...e life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]....
6: ... of the term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translatio...
8: ... encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of divers...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Angl... - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...onship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge numbe...
2: ...is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that...
5: ...ht|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
10: ...e. The second interpretation, favoured by more modern scholars such as [[Tom Harpur]], is ''re + ligi...
12: ===Defining "religion"=== - Pope Leo I (11553 bytes)
5: ... request. But nothing shows more plainly the confidence felt in him than his being chosen by the emper...
13: ...], and proceeded against them by holding a public debate with their representatives, burning their boo...
15: ...against the sect, examining its false teaching in detail, and calling for a Spanish general council to...
17: ...]], the disciple of [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and founder of the Alexandrian Church, could have had no oth...
19: ...unity to assert his authority there, which he did decisively in regard to a number of questions of dis... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...ugustus, the pre-Augustan state is conventionally described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the struc...
5: ...s traditionally set in [[476]], when [[Odovacar]] deposed the last Emperor and sent the Imperial insig...
7: ...various semantic periods or eras. Such names include [[Byzantine Empire]], [[Eastern Roman Empire]] an...
9: ...r") imperial power showed its naked face, with golden crowns and ornate imperial ritual. We now know t...
14: ===Political Developments=== - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Ronald W. Reagan
4: | order=40th President
7: | preceded=[[Jimmy Carter]]
8: | succeeded=[[George H.W. Bush]]
11: | dead= dead - Herbert Hoover (27123 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Herbert Hoover
4: | order=31st President
7: | preceded=[[Calvin Coolidge]]
8: | succeeded=[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
11: | dead=dead - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
2: ...Thomas Hobbes (portrait).jpg|thumb|Thomas Hobbes: detail from a portrait by John Michael Wright ([[Nat...
4: ...Thomas Hobbes''' ([[April 5]], [[1588]] – [[December 4]], [[1679]]) was a noted [[English (peopl...
6: ...artes|Descartes]] and wrote one of the replies to Descartes' ''Meditations.''
10: ...abandoning his three children to the care of an older brother Francis. Hobbes was educated at Westport...
12: ... Hardwick (and later [[Duke of Devonshire|Earl of Devonshire]]), and began a lifelong connection with ... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
2: ...es the history of '''[[Christianity]]''' and provides links to relevant topics.
8: ...e Christian claim of exclusivity, that only its understanding of "Jewish" teaching is valid, led to an...
10: ...s [[Jesus]] (the [[Incarnation]]), and became the deliverer of both Israel and of all mankind. Christi...
29: ...t to follow what would later be called the [[Noahide Laws]] subset of the [[Law of Moses]]. The [[Dida...
32: ...[[Syria]] is the site of the earliest discovered identifiable Christian house church. - Islam (36809 bytes)
6: ... the word ''Islām'' and means one who "surrenders" or "submits" to God.
12: ...over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death; these are known as [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] , [[...
14: ... but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and beli...
26: ...life. God has given the free will to do and make decisions.)
28: The Muslim creed in [[English language|English]]: - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
6: ...th approximately 940 [[million]] followers worldwide, 96 percent of whom live in the [[Indian subconti...
15: ...not claim sole understanding of the one [[transcendental]] Truth.
17: ... the Hindu, this idea has been an active force in defining the 'Eternal Dharma.'[http://www.ramakrishn...
19: ...n [[Moksha]], the end of the cycle of rebirth and death.
23: ...nu]] (the Preserver of worlds) and [[Shiva]] (the Destroyer of worlds). - Judaism (54799 bytes)
2: ...recorded [[monotheistic]] faiths and one of the oldest religious [[traditions]] still practiced today....
8: ...that "Jewishness disrupts the very categories of identity, because it is not national, not [[Genealogy...
11: ...n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Exodus_20.2FDeuteronomy_5]
13: ... [[Ten Commandments#Jewish understanding|Jewish understanding]] of this is that:
14: ...tion of Judaism. To turn from these beliefs is to deny God and the essence of Judaism. - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: ...ge_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
8: dead=dead|
9: date_of_death=[[18 February]], [[1546]] |
10: place_of_death=Eisleben, Germany
12: ...hings inspired the [[Protestant Reformation]] and deeply influenced the [[doctrine]]s of [[Lutheran]],... - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
2: ... [[1876]]. However, subsequent discoveries have made it clear that Mycenae was not its chief center of...
7: ...s was shown to be untrue. The Aegean civilization developed three distinctive features.
11: ...ipt, but an earlier script [[Linear A]] remains undeciphered.
21: ...ater oblongs are entered from a long side and divided longitudinally by pillars.
23: ...ype see [[Crete]]. In spite of many comparisons made with [[Egyptian]], [[Babylonian]] and [[Hittite]]... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ... [[Pierre de Coubertin|Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''...
11: ''In detail: [[Ancient Olympic Games]]''
13: ...kecheiria)'' or [[Olympic Truce]]. The first recorded celebration of the Games in [[Olympia, Greece|Ol...
21: ...e oils to keep their skin smooth, as well as provide an appealing luster to anyone who saw them.
24: ...cation and foreign relations and so spurred the modern Olympic Games into existence.]]
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