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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...model for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the t...
5: ...nd the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ... and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Br...
9: ... surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to b...
11: ...ic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a supposed change of the sea-god [[Lir]] into [[L... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...605;ريم''') is the mother of [[Jesus]] and the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph t...
6: Most, though not all, historians accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if th...
8: ... their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
13: ...ed to [[Bethlehem]] (Micah 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while t...
15: ...ing these years only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when... - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
7: ... Mask of La Roche-Cotard]] in [[France]], now suggests that Neanderthal humans may have developed a so...
9: ...corated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed. [http://news.bbc...
11: ===Mesolithic===
12: ...t. Patterns on utilitarian objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig]], [[Denmark]], are known as w...
15: ...s and vessels decorated with patterns made by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord a... - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: ...nd [[Edgard Varese]]. The [[euphonium]] is sometimes used as a substitute when a Wagner tuba can not b...
4: ... the Walhalla motif somberly like a trombone but less incisive like a horn.
6: The Wagner tuba comes in two sizes, tenor in B-flat and bass in F, and both are [[tr...
8: ... passages. In Bruckner's Eighth and Ninth Symphonies, the four Wagner tubas are played by four players... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... influence of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] on these cultures.
3: ...nces which have contributed to it over the centuries.
7: ... Greek models inspired both bronze and stone statues of the Buddha to be created for temple use.
10: ...he all-seeing compassionate one who hears our requests.
13: ..., also known as Vajrayana Buddhism for its common motif of the ''vajra'', the diamond thunderbolt (known ... - Australian Aboriginal art (4187 bytes)
1: ...clothing. To an extent, Aboriginal art also includes artistic embellishments found on weaponry and too...
3: ...itory, record history, and tell stories. Rare ochres for paints were traded throughout northern Austra...
7: ...nt directly out of the [[mouth]] onto the medium resulting in an effect similar to modern [[spraypaint...
9: ...t throughout the work of Australian Aborigines. These are thought to be the origins of "modern" Aborig...
13: ...bark is flattened under foot and weighed with stones or logs to dry flat. The "canvas" is then ready t... - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
4: [[Architectural history]] series.</small></td></tr>
11: [[Western architecture]]</td></tr>
22: ... modern expressions and the production of all places that have come under the varying levels of Islami...
32: ...rchitecture may be identified with the following design elements:
33: *large domes - Lightning rod (7638 bytes)
1: ...nclude '''lightning conductor''', '''lightning arrester''', '''lightning discharger''', and '''lightni...
3: ==Construction and uses==
4: ...so during storms. If the underground cable will resist [[corrosion]] well, it may be covered in [[sal...
6: ...ns usually have a web of the lighter conductor wires covering the whole plant.
8: ...o be unsatisfactory for protecting taller structures, as it is possible for lightning to strike the si... - Mango (12190 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Sapindales]]}}
11: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
13: ''M. caesia''<br>
16: ''M. domestica''<br>
20: ''M. longipes''<br> - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
1: [[Image:Chinese_dragons.gif|right|thumb|280px|Chinese dragons]]
3: ...uspicious power in Chinese [[folklore]] and [[Chinese art|art]], it is the embodiment of the concept o...
5: ...ed within China as a national emblem than the Chinese dragon.
7: ...eToeDragon.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Non-imperial Chinese dragon]]
11: ...ir power and allows them to ascend to heaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like ... - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...croche,'' meaning ''hook.'' It describes the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, ...
7: ...gh each loop of the chain. This method distinguishes crochet from other methods of fabric-making as it...
12: ...rtifacts left behind to attest to the practice. These writers point to the "simplicity" of the techniq...
14: ...laimed to be crochet turn out to actually be samples of [[naalebinding]].
16: ...l easily accessible to persons of all social classes. At this time, thread spun from natural fibers wa... - Cahokia (4221 bytes)
1: ...e]] and the term "Cahokian" is sometimes used to describe the culture.
3: ... city of Cahokia were ever recorded among the tribes.
5: ...ted. Of these, 109 have been located and 68 are preserved in the park.
7: ...t was one of two major centers of a group of peoples known now as the [[Mound Builders]].
9: ...Silvernail archaeological site near Red Wing, Minnesota. Until c. 1800, no North American city north ... - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
4: ...ica, centred on the [[Andes|Andean]] mountain ranges. The Inca empire proved short-lived: by [[1533]] ...
6: ...Quechua, although over seven hundred local languages were spoken. The Inca leadership encouraged the w...
9: ...gions between", which referred to the four provinces whose corners met at the empire's capital, [[Cusc...
13: == Origin stories ==
17: ...]] sent forth his four sons and four daughters to establish a village. Along the way, [[Sinchi Roca]] ... - Sequencing (2283 bytes)
2: ...nown as a '''sequence''' which succinctly summarizes much of the atomic-level structure of the sequenc...
6: ...mosome walking]] and [[shotgun sequencing]]. Besides chain termination sequencing, A. Maxam and W.Gilb...
8: Other seqeuncing techniques are under development, which may offer many benef...
19: *[[protease digests]]
30: * [[Sequence motif]] - Iris (anatomy) (11258 bytes)
1: ...|iris]] is the grey-brown area. The other structures visible are the transparent [[pupil|pupil]] (show...
3: ... iris found in some [[cephalopod]]s. The word comes from [[Greek mythology]], in which [[Iris (mythol...
5: ...is often have important effects on intra-ocular pressure, and indirectly on vision.
10: ... colours, there is only one pigment that contributes substantially to normal human iris colour, the da...
13: ...r is all due to its melanin pigment, but this varies only from brown to black. - Kudu (2825 bytes)
2: ... in Hindu and Buddhist architecture. A decorative motif often carved with a bust-length figure in it as i...
10: [[Lesser Kudu]]s come from the [[savanna]]s near [[acac...
14: ...ly be in groups of 6-10 with their offspring. Calves grow very quickly and at six months are fairly in...
15: ...leave the newborn lying out for 4-5 weeks the longest period of any antelope. Then the calf will start...
19: .... The lesser Kudu is less dependent on water sources than the greater kudu. - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ...d, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His works, noted for thei...
7: ...ns, as well as numerous other more distant relatives, while his sons [[Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]], [[Ca...
11: ... In an era when sons were expected to be apprentices to their fathers, we can assume J. S. Bach began ...
13: ...oung Sebastian playing some of the distinctive tunes from his private library, at which point the elde...
19: - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
1: ...uilding]] and [[navigation]], [[sports]] and [[games]].
3: ... made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago�.
9: ...with concepts of [[0 (number)|zero]], the techniques of [[algebra]] and [[algorithm]], [[square root]]...
12: ...stry did not remained abstract but also found expression in distillation of [[perfume]]s, [[aromatic]]...
15: ...duction technology � [[Greek]] historians have testified to [[smelting]] of certain [[metal]]s in In... - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
1: ... articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: [[List of classical music traditions]], For...
4: ...or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, particularly between 1...
8: ...y, for many this is essential to fully enjoying these works. The major time divisions are:
11: ...er use of instrumentation and multiple melodic lines
12: ... and growing popularity of keyboard music and orchestral music - Rio Bec (1828 bytes)
7: ...functional, the towers rise at steep vertical angles that would make ascending them difficult.
8: ... been built into niches in the fronts of the temples, give the appearance of a functional door [http:/...
9: ...win-tower complexes of [[Tikal]]. This might suggests that they were created in an attempt make their...
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