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- China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ...0px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ... religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional ...
9: ...r belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese folk religion]], ...
11: ...etween the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imp...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]]. - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...Melisende of Jerusalem|Queen Melisende]] had provided an example of successful rule by a queen regnant...
5: ... former Queen [[Melisende of Jerusalem]], who founded the convent of St. Lazarus in Bethany for her si...
9: ...t cousin of Sibylla, arrived in [[1177]] and demanded to have the princess married to one of his own v...
11: ...tween the princess and his prisoner, Saladin demanded a large ransom, which Baldwin himself could not ...
19: ...he accord between Jerusalem and Egypt. Baldwin IV deposed Guy as regent in [[1183]] and attempted to h... - 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: ...emy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the film, ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'' ([[1943]]). The ...
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. - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
4: ...ld eventually become the most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say ...
6: ...'s mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker, worked as a film-cutter. However in later years, more and more hav...
8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men... - Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
2: ...s sequel ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde]]'' ([[2003]]).
5: ...ited States Declaration of Independence]] and founder of [[Princeton University]]. Her father is a sur...
7: ...eth Phillippe, born [[September 9]], [[1999]] and Deacon Phillippe, born [[October 23]], [[2003]].
9: ...ind the character of Greta Wolfecastle in an episode of [[The Simpsons]].
11: ==Filmography== - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...00px|''[[Salvator Mundi]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [...
2: ...[symbolism|symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved.
4: ...ms of change, the flower of new life, the fire of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and ...
6: ...[[Old Testament]] scriptures against the material depiction of the immaterial [[God]] is overturned in...
8: ...irement of the iconographer in order to correctly depict the spiritual realm. For the [[Eastern Orthod... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image provided [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
3: ...na's history, and mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination...
10: ...bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenc...
12: ...y appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after the invention ...
14: ... Chinese poetry. In this period, the highly regarded greatest Chinese poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] ... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
4: ...the ''[[Roaring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of n...
7: ...ed above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home eac...
9: ...ry recalled how their father would beat Babe in a desperate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to...
12: ... every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started mocking his own pitcher. Brother M...
15: ...ot in such good shape. In 1914 the breakaway [[Federal League]], a rebel major league which would las... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...erTheGreat_Bust.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ... as the [[Middle-Persian]] literature as '''Alexander the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian ...
6: ...ady during his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits inspired a literary tradition in...
9: ...[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature a...
11: ...racles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Ac... - Halloween (18290 bytes)
1: ...rt 3.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...[[Scotland|Scots]] and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in th...
4: ... a day of celebration for [[Wicca]]ns and other modern [[pagan]] traditions, though the holiday has lo...
5: ... clipart 2.jpg|thumb|150px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...s the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed on to the [[... - National anthem (4891 bytes)
3: ...h other commonly sung [[patriotic songs]]. The oldest song purporting to be a national anthem is the ...
5: ...aditions, most notably [[Japan]] (which has the oldest anthem in the world, [[Kimigayo]]), [[Iran]], [...
11: ...orious during the [[Nazi]] era as "[[Deutschland, Deutschland ?lles]]."
13: ... the lyrics both for the Indian and for the Bangladeshi national anthems.
15: ...] before a [[play]] or in a [[cinema]] before a [[film|movie]]. Many [[television station]]s have adapt... - The Star-Spangled Banner (15265 bytes)
1: ...ircumstances of its writing. Of the five copies made, two are known to still exist.]]
2: ...ts rendering.bmp|200px|thumb|right|An artist's rendering of the battle at [[Fort McHenry]].]]
6: ...ong ''[[To Anacreon in Heaven]]'', but was only made the national anthem by a [[Congress of the United...
9: ...ey and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Amer...
11: ...rd HMS ''Surprise'', and later back onto the ''Minden'' sloop, waiting behind the British fleet. On [[... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ...own time. Plato did mention it was somewhere outside the [[Pillars of Hercules]] (i.e. the [[Straits o...
7: ...m his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides.
12: ...intended to illustrate Plato's philosophy of the ideal government. Plato's account purports to be base...
14: ... of [[Gades]] (Greek, [[Eumelus]]; Atlantean, [[Gadeirus]]).
17: ... come from the continent beyond the islands, in order to offer sacrifice to the gods of the ocean. - Tower of Babel (13111 bytes)
1: ...x|"The Tower of Babel" by [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]]]]
2: ...s a [[tower]] built by a united [[human]]ity in order to reach the [[heaven]]s. To prevent the project...
8: ...here confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered...
10: === Judeo-Christian analysis ===
11: ...called "[[Babel]]", because there [[YHWH]] confounded the one language of Earth. - 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]],... - Antalya (20816 bytes)
3: ...steep cliff, Antalya is a picturesque city surrounded by mountains, forests, mediterranean sea and man...
5: ...Turkish]] and [[ethnic Greek|Greek]] houses are under protection, is the most popular center in Antaly...
7: ...prominent sites accessible by daily tours are [[Side]], [[Perga]], [[Manavgat]] and [[Alanya]]. Ancien...
10: ...aid "This must be 'Heaven' " and King Attalos founded the city giving it the name "Attaleia" ([[Greek ...
14: Evidence of human habitation dating back over 200 000 y... - Creation (theology) (32465 bytes)
3: ...nihilo]]'' or order from preexisting chaos (see [[demiurge]]).
5: Many who hold such beliefs consider them to be compatible with [[science]]. They may...
7: ...[[Christ]] clearly depicts how much theological understanding evolved in between the writing of the va...
9: ...re not considered reliable forms of scientific evidence. ''(Refer to [[creation science]])''.
11: ...verse]], and a few even support such ideas as [[modern geocentrism|geocentrism]] and a [[Flat Earth so... - Vampire (17166 bytes)
3: ...itions, and are a frequent subject of folklore, [[film|cinema]], and contemporary [[fiction]].
5: ...sed as a tactic of [[psychological warfare]] intended to terrorize the enemy, and it can be used to re...
11: ...to summon the shade of [[Tiresias]]. Roman fables describe the [[strix (mythology)|strix]], a nocturna...
13: ... it between the corpse's legs, or by putting a wooden stake into its heart.
15: ...s [[Walter Map]] and [[William of Newburgh]] recorded the [[Medieval revenants|earliest English storie...
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