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- Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ... manuscript)|miniature]] of [[Christ in Majesty]] from the [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be ...
3: ...s are the most common type of artifact to survive from the middle ages. They are also the best survi...
13: Illumination was a complex and frequently costly process. As such, it was usually ...
35: | Plant-based colors, such as [[saffron]]; yellow earth colors ([[ochre]]); [[orpiment]...
41: | Ultramarine (made from the mineral [[lapis lazuli]]); [[azurite]]; [[... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...ally in [[Japan]]. ''Silk road'' is a translation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ''...
3: ...hrough the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Africa]].
13: ... the way from the shores of the [[Pacific]] to [[Africa]], and deep into the heart of [[Europe]]. Thes...
18: [[Lapis lazuli]] was being traded from its only known source in the ancient world R...
28: ...ains, routes across them were, apparently, in use from very early times. - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
5: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
15: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
31: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
39: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
23: | [[Fracture]]|| Conchoidal to uneven - brittle
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| 1.48 - isotropic (sodium light)
52: A light, relatively hard yet fragile mineral, sodalite is named after its [[sodiu...
54: ...n inclusion in lapis. It is further distinguished from similar minerals by its white (rather than blue...
56: ...ty of sodalite exhibiting [[tenebrescence]]: when freshly quarried, it is a violet to red colour and g... - List of minerals (11610 bytes)
88: #[[Burmite]] (amber from Burma)
188: #[[Franckeite]]
189: #[[Franklinite]] (spinel group)
516: #[[Wolframite]] - Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
15: ...reigner, barbarian, non-[[Aryan]]" may be derived from the name.
22: ...ops, including [[pea]]s, [[sesame seed]], [[date (fruit)|dates]], and [[cotton]], as well as a wide ra...
25: ...emonstrated that this culture did, in fact, arise from its pre-Harappan predecessor. The culture's sud...
28: ...f present-day New York. The houses were protected from noise, odors, and thieves.
30: ...mes or groups of homes obtained water from wells. From a room that appears to have been set aside for ... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...ir'') formed the southern part of [[Mesopotamia]] from the time of settlement by the Sumerians until t...
5: ...adian language|Akkadian]] which belongs to the [[Afro-Asiatic languages]].
12: ...fare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
18: ...g it his capital, and claimed an empire extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. He is t...
24: ...l]]s, [[millet]], [[wheat]], [[turnip]]s, [[Date (fruit)|date]]s, [[onion]]s, [[garlic]], [[lettuce]],... - Achaemenid dynasty (14622 bytes)
5: ...h the Egyptians twice regained their independence from Persia. After the practice of [[Manetho]], [[H...
11: ...Persia)|Anšān]] after seizing that city from the Elamites. Inscriptions indicate that when T...
17: ...sition to choose him. Darius I was chosen monarch from amongst the leaders. He was cousin to Cambyses ...
21: ...emenids and in less than thirty years raised them from an obscure tribe to a world power.
30: ... the most impressive stretch being the royal road from [[Susa]] to [[Sardis]], built by command of Dar... - Civilizations (30128 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
8: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
25: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
41: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
49: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - Gemstone (7411 bytes)
1: ...]]). Some beautiful gemstones are too soft or too fragile to be used in jewelry, for example, single-c...
9: ... exhibit [[pleochroism]] of a sort, or [[double refraction]] to a degree and have an [[optic sign]]. T...
11: ...ay occur in certain locations, "occurrence." Gems from different locations may display different chara...
14: ... is important to understand that diamonds are far from rare with millions of carats mined each year.
18: ...meant to include those gemstones which occur so infrequently in gem quality that they are scarcely kno...
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