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- Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]...
6: ...], [[Duke of Aquitaine]], and her mother was Ʈor de Chⴥllerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte...
8: ... and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, d...
10: ...sent that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. Within a mont...
12: ...paign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - King protea (1245 bytes)
2: ... Protea-Protea cynaroides.jpg|250px|Protea cynaroides]] | caption = }}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''cynaroides'''''}}
12: ...olor = lightgreen | binomial_name = Protea cynaroides | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}}
15: ... largest member of the [[Protea]] genus. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern pa...
19: This unusual flower has a long vase life in flower arrangements, and makes for an exc... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
1: ...r [[jousting|jousts]] and to describe the various devices they carried or [[paint]]ed on their [[shiel...
3: ...ster. Dexter ("right" in [[Latin]]) is the left side of the shield, and sinister ("left") is the right...
5: ...he shield is immaterial and different artists can depict the same coat of arms on many different shape...
7: ...use bold, vivid colours rather than [[pastel]] shades.
9: ...plete depiction of a coat-of-arms, the crest is a design affixed to the [[helmet]]. Crests can also be... - Abydos, Egypt (9715 bytes)
2: ...bydos, like the city on the [[Hellespont]]; the modern [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name is [[Arabet el ...
6: ...c Period|Ptolemaic]] times the place continued to decay and no later works are known (Petrie, ''Abydos...
10: ...r times, so that at last the whole place was considered as sacred to him (''Abydos'', ii. 47).
14: ...ler building was erected behind it, enclosing a wide hearth of black ashes.
15: ...hese were probably the substitutes for sacrifices decreed by [[Khufu (pharaoh)|Khufu]] (or Cheops) in ... - Agathocles of Bactria (7452 bytes)
1: ...920;ΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ "Under the reign of King Agathocles".]]
3: ...ndia]]. In that case, he was a grandson of [[Euthydemus]] whom he qualified as "God-King" on his coins...
5: ... been attacked and killed by the usurper [[Eucratides]], who took control of the [[Greco-Bactrian]] te...
8: ...us]],[[Pantaleon]], and [[Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius]].
11: ...lmost two years before claiming victory over Euthydemus I. It seems hard to believe that a king who ha... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
7: ...en designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden sundial, cast a shadow on a flat surface marked ...
9: However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts ...
11: Most sundial designs indicate [[solar time|apparent solar time]].
12: Minor design variations can measure standard and daylight ...
14: Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further by other cultures, including the [... - Yo-yo (9646 bytes)
5: ...o-yo to the player's hand in this fashion is considered a ''trick''.
11: ...to kill prey from trees. The development of the modern yo-yo began in the Philippines at around this t...
14: ...e|ancient]] [[Greece]]. As shown at right, a vase depicting play<sup>'''A'''</sup>, as well as a speci...
16: ...a welcome source of relief from stress, likely epidemic during that period of [[France|French]] histor...
20: ===The yo-yo in modern times=== - History of Sumer (5370 bytes)
8: ...in [[Mesilim]], king of Kish, who arbitrated a border dispute between [[Lugal-shag-engur]], high pries...
10: ...ceeded his father, Meskalamdug. Mesannepada also defeated Uruk and Kish, thereafter calling himself b...
14: ...yx plates. These were "booty" dedicated to the goddess ''Bau''. One inscription states that ships of ...
17: ..., that had to be paid into the treasury of the goddess Nina and the god [[Ingurisa]].
19: ...agash over Enakalle of Umma. On this, various incidents in the war are represented. In one scene, the ... - 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]]... - Betta Splendens (6541 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Betta_splendens.jpg|250px|Siamese fighting fish]] | caption =}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''B. splendens'''''}}
12: ...arens | color = pink | binomial_name = Betta splendens | author = [[C. Tate Regan|Regan]] | date = [[1...
15: ...(family [[Osphronemidae]]) of [[order_(biology)|order]] [[Perciformes]], but was formerly classified a...
17: ...ed varieties have, however, been developed by breeders (see [[#In the aquarium|In the aquarium]], belo... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...southwestern [[Iran]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2700 BC]] to [[539 BC]], wi...
5: ... Empire]] that succeeded it, and may thus be considered the starting point of the [[history of Iran]].
8: ...], where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]] (see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]]).
10: ...n provincial name [[Khuzestan|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''Hujiyā'', w...
13: ...ndus script|Harappan pictographs]] have yet to be deciphered. Several stages of the language are attes... - Persian rug (6404 bytes)
5: ...of the 16th and 17th century. Common motifs include scrolling vine networks, [[arabesque]]s, [[palmet...
8: ...s used in carpets, including wool and [[cotton]], decay. Therefore [[archeology|archaeologists]] are n...
10: What has remained from early times as evidence of carpet-weaving is nothing more than a few p...
12: Among the oldest pieces discovered are those found in Eastern [[...
14: ...sts under the supervision of [[Sergei Ivanovich Rudenko]]. Radiocarbon testing revealed that Pazyryk c... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
8: ...b|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong Kong]]]]
10: ...mas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including s...
12: ...acau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of ...
14: ...become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, r...
20: ... of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations. - Vincent van Gogh (11980 bytes)
2: ...s]] on [[March 17]], [[1901]] (11 years after his death).
4: ...terlo]] (also in [[the Netherlands]]), has a considerable collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings as ...
9: ...ould be drawn to it later in his life. His sister described him as serious and introspective.
11: ...eserved and were published in [[1914]]. They provide much insight into the life of the painter, and sh...
20: ...ostitute]] Sien Hoornik and her children and considered marrying her; his father was strictly against ...
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