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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... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...74]] - [[July 27]], [[1946]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[writer]], [[poet]], [[feminism|femin...
13: ...rted by a stipend from her brother Michael's business.
17: ...returned to France and volunteered to drive supplies to French hospitals; they were later honored by t...
19: ...eight, she had a large circle of friends and tirelessly promoted herself. Her judgments in literature ...
21: ...o "wives" to chat. Alice was four foot eleven inches tall, and Gertrude was five foot one inch (Grahn ... - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
1: ...px|Byzantine art was the high art of the Middle Ages and monumental Church mosaics were the crowing gl...
3: ...vals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.
5: ...and [[sculpture]]; and there were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style...
9: ...acy of the early [[Christian church]]. These sources were mixed with the vigorous "Barbarian" artistic...
13: Art in the Middle Ages is a broad subject and art historians traditional... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...umping the liquid sugar onto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the...
3: ...n Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amber.
5: ...fic type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorat...
9: ...e and will break into sharp shards. These properties can be modified, or even changed entirely, with t...
16: ==Properties and Uses== - Manuscript (5266 bytes)
1: ...[[graffiti]]''), or in [[cuneiform]] writing, impressed with a pointed stylus in a flat tablet of unba...
3: ...e been discovered in [[Bulgaria]]. Technically, these are all [[inscription]]s rather than manuscripts...
6: ...n to express the plural, just as ''pp'' means "pages".)
8: ...lumen'' in Latin) or [[book]]s (''[[codex]], codices''). Manuscripts were produced on [[vellum parchm...
10: ...fessional copies were made simultaneously by scribes in a [[scriptorium]], each making a single copy f... - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ...e]] of [[Christ in Majesty]] from the [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be considered illuminate...
3: ...d time periods, they are the only surviving examples of painting.
7: For a look at a modern undertaking in progress right now please see http://www.saintjohnsbible....
9: == Techniques ==
10: ... letter P in a Bible of 1407AD, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...uth Holland in [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
14: official_languages = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Fr...
17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime minister of ...
20: leader_names = [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] <br> [[J... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] ...
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
7: ...ermany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]]
23: |'''Largest City''' || [[Berlin]]
27: |'''[[President of Germany|President]]''' || [[Horst K?r]] - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...German]]: ''K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[...
13: ...tark<br>([[English language|English]]: Strength lies in unity'')</small>
21: |'''Largest City''' || [[Brussels]]
28: |[[List of countries by area|Ranked 136th]] <br>[[1 E10 m2|30,510 km&s...
31: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 77th]] <br>10,309,725<br>338... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...nce]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Saxony]]. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] were later drawn i...
3: ...name "Seven Years' War" is used in the United States to refer only to the [[Europe]]an portions of the...
5: ... and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
8: ...ces]] and to forge new [[Military alliance|alliances]].
10: ...d Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies. - Medieval literature (14207 bytes)
1: {{Middle Ages Tall}}
2: ...t oversimplification, and thus the literature is best characterized by its place of origin and/or lang...
4: ==Languages==
5: ...Old Church Slavonic]] the dominant written languages.
7: ...[[King Arthur#The Arthurian romance|Arthurian cycles]]. - January (2450 bytes)
8: ...). A Roman [[superstition]] against even numbers resulted in the addition of one day thus equalling 35...
12: ...er / cold month). In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''Mutsuki'' (...
16: ...] until [[1999]], when it was moved by the [[Japanese government]] in an attempt to lift the economy b...
21: *[[Historical anniversaries]] - February (3791 bytes)
2: ...]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. It is the shortest Gregorian month and the only month with the leng...
4: ...ign of [[Aquarius]] and ends in the sign of [[Pisces]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the...
6: ...[Sextilis]] to honor himself), so that [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[July]] would not contain more days. Howe...
8: ...began in [[March]]. At certain intervals Roman priests inserted an intercalary month, [[Mercedonius]],...
10: ...26376; or 衣更月). It is sometimes also called ''Mumetsuki'' (梅見੍... - March (3907 bytes)
4: ...Aquarius]] and ends in the constellation of [[Pisces]].
8: ...]. [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same ye...
10: ...led Anthesterion. In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''[[Yayoi]]'' (&...
11: ...axons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld-...
12: *Names for march in some other modern languages, etymologically equivalent : - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...egotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and thereby setting the scene for the second ...
7: ...ian]] army at [[Falkirk]] in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jaco...
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circl...
9: ...dier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at...
11: ...recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]]. - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - List of religions (13836 bytes)
1: ...er is only one of several possible. This system uses a filter system for categorization. A group will ...
5: ...s will be listed in order to ensure that all entries on this list are notable and verifiable.
8: ...lassical [[monotheism]], who consider themselves descendants of the patriarch [[Abraham]].''
12: **[[Kharijites]]
15: ***[[Alawites]] - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...England acted as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both batt...
5: ...ts in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significan...
8: ...man Conquest]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]...
10: ...art of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige.
13: ...ip, count of Evreux]], who became [[List of Navarrese monarchs|king consort Philip III of Navarre]]. - Amulet (8206 bytes)
5: ...'', ultimately from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''telesma'') consists of any object intended to bring go...
6: ...jewelry ring|ring]]s, [[plant]]s, [[animal]]s, [[gesture]]s, etc.; even [[word]]s said in certain occa...
10: ... places in [[Argentina]] the god [[Ekeko]] furnishes a standard amulet, to whom one should offer at le...
12: ...e a common amulet that spread through many countries: "to keep the fingers crossed" to attract good lu...
14: ...ponding gem that acts as an amulet, but these stones vary according to different traditions. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...ate actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was outl...
4: ...challenges global governance |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</...
10: ...ref> By the 1st century BC, there were pirate states along the [[Anatolia]]n coast, threatening the co...
12: ...sar raised a fleet, pursued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death.
14: ...e threat. (See [[Pompey#Campaign against the pirates]]).
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