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- Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...d her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoi...
9: ...uding [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] fro...
13: ... [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ...ter [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 154... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
1: ...apel]] is one of the most famous works of art in the world.]]
2: ...dition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[first woman]], or Adam's first wife.
4: ...אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
5: ...3;ָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,
6: Ḥawwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...entury truce between the British and some Arab [[sheikh]]s. It borders [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<...
8: ...1617;ة المتّحدة<br>Al-Imārāt al-‘Ar...
15: ...nter" width="165px" | <font size="-1">([[Flag of the UAE|In Detail]])</font>
36: | Sheik [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan]]
39: | Sheikh [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...n [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
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9: image_flag = Netherlands_flag_large.png |
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13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' | - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
5: ...] stretched across the world. After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...he subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...stablished in southern Portugal for a long time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settle...
17: ...achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period, a process of [[... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ... of meditation are of [[Eastern]] origin, though there exists also various forms of [[Christian]], [[J...
5: ...her thinking processes. The goal in this case is the receipt of spiritual insights and new understandi...
7: From the point of view of [[psychology]], meditation can i...
12: ...es such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a meditative state.
14: ...certain point of an object or image, and keeping the eyes constantly looking at that point. - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
1: ...e:Michel-eyquem-de-montaigne 1.jpg|thumb|right|Michel de Montaigne]]
2: ...nd and especially himself as the object of study. He was a [[Skepticism|skeptic]] and a [[Humanism|hum...
6: ... spoke exclusively in [[Latin]], the language of the educated class.
8: ...aux Parlement, he became very close friends with the humanist writer [[Étienne de la Boé...
10: ...nherited the Château de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570. - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
144: [[Bourne shell]] (sh)
145: [[Bourne-Again shell]] (bash)
156: [[Cache]] --
177: [[Commodore 1581]] --
184: [[Computability theory]] -- - Dance (8662 bytes)
1: ...wn) generally refers to [[human]] [[movement]] either used as a form of [[expression]] (see also ''[[b...
3: ...may be called '''a dance'''. [[Choreography]] is the art of making dances.
5: ...n [[Society|social]], [[Culture|cultural]], [[aesthetic]] [[artistic]] and [[moral]] constraints and r...
10: ...vidence from [[prehistory|prehistoric times]] to the first examples of written and pictorial documenta...
13: ...Emile Jaques-Dalcroze]] which was influential to the development of [[Modern dance]] and modern [[ball... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...nk Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world.
4: ...1605;لكة البحرين<br>Mamlakat al Bahrayn'''</...
16: ...all>''[[National motto]]: [[Bahrainona]] بحريننا''</small>
42: ...dence]]'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />
51: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Bahrainona]] (Our Bahrain) - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]]... - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...rophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the Angel [[Jibreel]] ([[Gabriel]]).
4: == Format of the Qur'an ==
6: ...eds to the longest sura, and closes with some of the shortest ones.
8: == The Qur'an as divided for reading and recitation ==
10: ...r quarters. A different structure is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical units resembling paragrap... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...structure of [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). S...
4: ...Singh]] reinforced these words by saying "Regard the whole human race as equal".
6: ... Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at his request.
8: ... founders of a faith during their own life time. The Sikh Holy Scripture is particularly unique in tha...
10: ...eternally One, the Sovereign and omnipotent God (the Truth of Love). - Ballet (9155 bytes)
1: ...b|The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker]]
3: ...ootwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history.
5: ...rino'', a technical manual on ballet dancing that helped to establish [[Italy]] as a major centre of b...
9: ...efore Henri III and his Court, in the Gallery of the Louvre. (folio, Paris, Mamert Patisson, 1582.)]]
11: ... was attached to the AcadéŠe Royale de Musique, where instruction was based on noble deportment and m... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...ereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...f [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ...nded into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soon grew into a substantial force.
9: ...ar [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], subdivided i...
15: ...trol a number of neighboring islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...my is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]].
2: ...science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
4: [[Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
8: ... [transmutation] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not ...
11: ...ns, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in the gaps. - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...-33. (''Easter'' can also refer to the season of the church year, lasting for fifty days, which follow...
4: ...perhaps for theological reasons). This would put the Last Supper slightly before Passover.
6: ...s a remnant of this fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
57: ... in a few states, all of which had dropped it by the [[1980s]].
59: ... not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The precise date of Easter has often been a matter fo... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...ent [[Middle East]]ern city of key importance to the [[religion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], a...
4: ...us, and socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old City" is surrounded by walls and consists of...
6: ...aintaining their embassies in [[Tel Aviv]] or in the [[suburb]]s.
7: ...tinian]]s also claim all or part of Jerusalem as the capital of a future [[Palestinian state]].
9: ...nail|300px|Jerusalem and the Old City. View from the Mount of Olives]] - Mobile phone (30513 bytes)
4: phones allow connections to be made to the
5: [[Public Switched Telephone Network|telephone network]], normally ...
6: directly dialling the other party's number on an inbuilt keypad. Most
8: ... switching]] is already in use for some parts of the mobile phone network, especially for services suc...
10: ...[[Alcatel]], [[Audiovox]], [[Kyocera]] (formerly the handset division of [[Qualcomm]]), [[LG (Korea)|L...
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