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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...h [[Medieval]] Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ...Geoffrey Ashe and Leon Fleuriot, have argued for identifying Arthur with a certain [[Riothamus]], "Kin...
9: ...ing the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little ...
11: ...eves that Arthur is a half-forgotten Celtic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a suppos... - 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: ...ary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, called a [[piet?. - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
7: ...]], now suggests that Neanderthal humans may have developed a sophisticated and more complicated artis...
9: ...ron]] and [[manganese]] and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardl...
12: ...objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig]], [[Denmark]], are known as well.
15: ... by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord and sticks with a growing sophistication. S...
20: ... style are to be classified as art is a matter of definition. - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...ichard Wagner]]'s [[opera]]tic cycle ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''. Since then, other composers have...
4: ...nted an instrument that could intone the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less incisive like a...
8: ...ly gives them sustained tones rather than melodic motifs in such passages. In Bruckner's Eighth and Ninth... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
6: ==Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great==
7: ...standardized statuary representation, the Greek models inspired both bronze and stone statues of the B...
10: ...sattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Avalokitesvara), often portraye...
13: ...ts common motif of the ''vajra'', the diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as th...
15: ...he protection of the specific tantric practices underway in the monastery to prevent corruption of the... - Australian Aboriginal art (4187 bytes)
1: ... clothing. To an extent, Aboriginal art also includes artistic embellishments found on weaponry and to...
3: ... and tell stories. Rare ochres for paints were traded throughout northern Australia.
7: ...to the medium resulting in an effect similar to modern [[spraypaint]].
9: ...igines. These are thought to be the origins of "modern" Aboriginal Art.
13: ...fter heating in the fire, the bark is flattened under foot and weighed with stones or logs to dry flat... - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
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22: ...and the production of all places that have come under the varying levels of Islamic influence.
32: ...architecture may be identified with the following design elements:
37: *extensive use of decorative [[Arabic calligraphy]] - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...sel) from [[lightning]] damage. Other names include '''lightning conductor''', '''lightning arrester'...
4: ... that tends to become so during storms. If the underground cable will resist [[corrosion]] well, it m...
6: ...he main power conductors. This conductor is grounded at various points along the link. Electrical su...
8: ..., as it is possible for lightning to strike the side of a building.
10: ... likely to be struck if they are nearer to the leader than this critical distance. It is standard pra... - Mango (12190 bytes)
34: ...es as a common [[motif]], known as the [[paisley (design)|paisley]], in Indian textiles.
36: ... to be the most commonly eaten fresh fruit worldwide. Mangos also readily naturalize in tropical clima...
38: == Description ==
41: ...ing a single [[seed]], 4-7 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, 1 cm thick.
45: ...though much less than poison ivy. Some people get dermatitis from touching mango peel or sap. Persons ... - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
5: ...connotations which run counter to recent Chinese ideologies and because the dragon has aggressive, war...
11: ...scend to heaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front ...
13: ...estor, they sometimes refer to themselves as "the descendants of the dragons".
17: ...legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles.
23: ... than the emperor to use the five-clawed dragon [[motif]]. Korean sources seem to disagree with this theo... - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...gin of the crochet technique is a subject of considerable controversy. The word is not to be confused ...
5: ==Definition==
7: ... many stitches into a single loop. Stitches are made by pulling one or more loops through each loop of...
12: ...th America, or China, but there is no decisive evidence of the craft being performed before its popula...
14: ... point to the tambour hooks used in tambour embroidery in France in the seventeenth century, and conte... - Cahokia (4221 bytes)
1: ...re]] and the term "Cahokian" is sometimes used to describe the culture.
3: ...s referring to the city of Cahokia were ever recorded among the tribes.
5: ...This single building was 105 feet long, 48 feet wide and about 50 feet high. A 50 acre (200,000 m...
7: ...f a group of peoples known now as the [[Mound Builders]].
9: ...Cahokia had been at its peak (Around 1800, [[Philadelphia]] broke Cahokia's record). - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
4: ...[[Atahualpa]], the last Inca, was killed on the orders of the [[Conquistador]] [[Francisco Pizarro]], ...
6: ... hundred local languages were spoken. The Inca leadership encouraged the worship of their gods, the fo...
11: The foreign name '''Inca Empire''' is derived from the word '''Inca''', which means "[[Emp...
17: ...ed their new village. There Manco became their leader and became known as [[Manco Capac]].
19: ...nd the city of Cuzco. They traveled by means of underground caves until reaching Cuzco where they esta... - Sequencing (2283 bytes)
2: ...lymer]]. Sequencing results in a symbolic linear depiction known as a '''sequence''' which succinctly...
4: ==Nucleotide sequencing==
6: ... 1977 [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=265521]. However, it i...
8: ...many benefits over the conventional methods, include:
16: include: - Iris (anatomy) (11258 bytes)
3: ...he '''iris''' (plural '''''irises''''' or '''''irides''''') is the most visible part of the [[eye]] of...
10: ...of an abnormally vascularised iris. Despite the wide range of colours, there is only one pigment that ...
12: ===Genetic and physical factors determining iris colour===
13: ...arent and the white [[sclera]] lies entirely outside the area of interest. It is a common misconcepti...
15: ...e not mobile, and we cannot reversibly change the degree of pigment dispersion. Abnormal clumping of ... - Kudu (2825 bytes)
2: ... in Hindu and Buddhist architecture. A decorative motif often carved with a bust-length figure in it as i...
14: ... very quickly and at six months are fairly independent of their mothers.
19: ...liquid they provide. The lesser Kudu is less dependent on water sources than the greater kudu.
23: ...virus, and many [[scientist]]s think recurring epidemics of the disease have reduced kudu populations ...
31: A Kudu horn is a [[musical instrument]] made from the horn of the Kudu [[antelope]]. A form o... - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: .... Some of his most famous works include the [[Brandenburg Concertos]], [[The Well-Tempered Clavier]], ...
7: ...e distant relatives, while his sons [[Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]], [[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach]] and [[J...
13: ...te library, at which point the elder brother demanded to know how Sebastian had come to learn them.
17: ...; Bach was equally at home talking with organ builders and with performers.
19: ...essive accomplishment in his day, especially considering that he was the first in his family to finish... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
3: ... today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago�.
7: ...a�s contribution to science and technology include:
18: ...birth place of [[chess]], [[ludo]], snakes and ladders and playing cards.
24: ...f which is �''void''�, and zero emerged as a derivative symbol to represent this philosophical co...
26: ... unknown to ancient Indians and find display in [[motif]]s on temple walls, which are in many cases reple... - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
4: ...000 and 1900. The central norms of this tradition developed between 1550 and 1825 centering on what is...
8: Musical works are best understood in the context of their place in musical hi...
14: ... 1815-1910 a period which codified practice, expanded the role of music in cultural life and created i...
15: * [[Modernism (music) | Modern]], 1905-1975 a period which represented a crisi...
16: ..., which includes late Romantic, Modern and Post-Modern styles of composition. - Rio Bec (1828 bytes)
7: ... atop them. However, the steps are only a design motif that creates the illusion of functional stairs. ...
9: ...l components, the R�Bec towers hold the typical decorations of a [[pyramid]] and its upper temple an...
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