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- Medieval art (6359 bytes)
3: ...he [[Islamic art history|Middle East]] and North Africa. It includes the major art movements, national...
15: ''Early Christian art'' covers the period from about 200 (before which no distinct Christian f...
17: ...|Celtic speaking]] peoples of Ireland and Britain from about the 5th century, with the Roman withdrawl...
19: ...ples during the [[V?rwanderung|Migration period]] from about 300-900 (to be completed).
25: ...om 600-900 and the development of regional styles from 900-1500. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
14: ...ds alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface of the weave at a perpendicular ang...
16: ...uard mechanism (see [[Jacquard loom]]) in 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of stea...
21: ...r Axminster]] (1890). These types were developed from the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invent...
26: The warp threads are set up on the frame of the loom before weaving begins. A number o...
30: ...al carpet production are: [[Turkey]], [[Northern Africa]], the [[Caucasus]], [[Iran]], [[Nepal]], [[Tu... - Shofar (6586 bytes)
5: ... the voice of a shofar, "exceeding loud," issuing from the thick cloud on [[Mount Sinai]] that made al...
7: ... praise (Ps. xcviii. 6; comp. ib. xlvii. 5). More frequently it was used as the signal-horn of war, li...
15: ...[halakha|Jewish law]] women and minors are exempt from the command to hear the shofar-blowing, but the...
17: ...ce resembling that of a European [[trumpet]] or [[French horn]], but smaller.
25: Ten appropriate verses from the Bible were recited at each repetition, whic... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
9: ...m'''. In the [[13th century]], the Caribs arrived from South America in the third wave, displacing bot...
11: The name "Barbados" comes from a [[Portuguese colonization of the Americas|Por...
13: ...the Caribbean coast found the island uninhabited. From the arrival of the first British settlers in [[...
15: ...o work the plantations, slaves were brought from Africa; the [[slave trade]] ceased a few years before...
19: ...dos was made in [[1951]], when universal adult suffrage was introduced. This was followed by steps tow... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
17: ...e. A German theorist of a slightly later period, Franco of Cologne, was the first to describe a syste...
19: ...as a stand-in for 4/4 time is actually a holdover from this practice, not an abbreviation for "common ...
21: ...emensis), [[Johannes de Muris|Jehan des Murs]], [[Franco of Cologne]], [[Johannes de Garlandia]] (Joha...
25: ...t known music of the Christian church. The Jewish Synagogue tradition of singing [[psalms]] was a strong infl...
27: ...hant]] was used and shows the influence of North African music. The Mozarabic liturgy even survived th... - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Pope Callixtus I (2210 bytes)
1: ...lixtus I''' (also '''Callistus I''') was [[pope]] from about [[217]] to [[222]], during the reigns of ...
3: ...ynagogue when he tried to borrow or collect debts from some Jews. Denounced as a Christian, Callixtus ... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
12: ...b|200px|Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
20: ...e school to let him go with a medical note from a friendly doctor, but this meant he had no secondary-...
22: ...r Maja was to later marry their son Paul, and his friend [[Michele Besso]] married their other daughte...
26: ...ed his scientific interests with a group of close friends, including Mileva. He and Mileva had a daugh...
37: ... that, in each case, Einstein boldly took an idea from theoretical physics to its logical consequences... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
8: ...in the [[first century]] AD. Christianity brought from Judaism its [[scriptures]] (the [[Old Testament...
10: ... on different interpretations of various passages from the Old Testament (or [[Tanakh]]).
12: ...aism at that time, such as adapting the form of [[synagogue]] worship to [[church]] [[parishes]], [[prayer]],...
26: ...hurch]] is said to extend in an unbroken timeline from this period. This section will examine those f...
45: *[[Justin Martyr]], convert from Greek philosophy - Judaism (54799 bytes)
9: [[Image:Menorah7a.png|100px|right|framed|The seven-branched [[Menorah]] is an ancient ...
11: ...s [[monotheism]]. This notion is derived directly from the [[Torah]] (the [[Hebrew Bible]]) where [[Na...
14: ...world. This is the foundation of Judaism. To turn from these beliefs is to deny God and the essence of...
24: ...[[Israelite]]s from slavery. After [[the Exodus]] from Egypt, God led them to [[Mount Sinai]] and gave...
32: ...uild the temple and the throne would never depart from his children. David himself was not allowed to ... - Rome (33048 bytes)
45: ...ulating in Antiquity; the least likely is derived from Greek ''Ρώμη'' meaning brav...
49: ...rounding hills]] approximately eighteen [[miles]] from the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] on the south side of the...
52: ...h [[Mediterranean]] people, perhaps from [[North Africa]]. In the [[8th century BC]] these Italic spea...
57: ... control of [[List of Kings of Rome|seven kings]] from [[753 BC|753]] to [[509 BC]] beginning with the...
59: ...cline. Around [[500 BC]] Rome gained independence from the Etruscans. - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
12: ...ommunity inside the two Castilles; the two north African autonomous cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]...
41: ...the summer to an outdoor ''terrasa'' much farther from the center of town than their indoor winter loc...
44: ...specially since the [[1975]] death of [[Francisco Franco]], Spain has become increasingly European; Pr...
46: Franco's death ended a decades-long regime of censor...
55: ...m of the day in Spain remains relatively distinct from the European norm. Many shops and some museums ... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
9: ...|thumbnail|300px|Jerusalem and the Old City. View from the Mount of Olives]]
16: ...mbnail|150px|[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] ruins from [[King David]]'s time]]
30: ...G|right|thumb|150px|Sack of Jerusalem. A fragment from the [[Arch of Titus]], Rome.]]
34: ...stricting some Jewish practices. Angry at this affront, the Judeans again revolted led by [[Bar Kokhb...
36: ...city, except under a brief period of Persian rule from 614-629. - Madrid (20882 bytes)
14: ...ia" until they were expelled and every mosque and synagogue was utterly obliterated.
18: ...sh Indies]], but Madrid controlled Seville. Aside from a brief period, 1601 - 1606, when [[Philip III ...
20: ...have a lasting impact on French rule in Spain and France's image in Europe in general.
24: ...rero Blanco would continue the dictatorship after Franco's death--contribute to lead the country towar...
26: ...se of left-wing and republican ideology) accepted Franco's wishes of being succeedled by [[Juan Carlos...
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