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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
1: ...0px|Gardens of Semiramis, 20th century interpretation]]
5: ...tely substantiate what look like fanciful descriptions.
7: ...s of thought think that through the ages the location may have been confused with gardens that existed...
10: ...t|thumb|300px|Hanging Garden, Assyrian interpretation]]
11: ...den.gif|a hanging Garden, 21st century interpretation]] - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|righ...
5: ...59_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor ...
9: ...litan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city... - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
4: ... new continent had been discovered, a bold contention in his day when everyone, including [[Christophe...
10: ...s were forgeries written by others of the same period.
12: ... have been the publication and widespread circulation of his letters that led [[Martin Waldseem�ller...
16: ...er]] and returning to [[Spain]] by way of [[Hispaniola]]. Vespucci claimed, in a letter to Lorenzo di ...
18: ...ount does not mention the broad estuary of the [[Rio de la Plata]], which he must have seen if he had ... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...hristian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...ry ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam in Greek) is mentioned by name in three of the four [[Gospels]], and ...
8: ...tions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...l (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...18|Matt. 1:18]]-[[Matthew 1:25|25]]) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this ... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...d how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[...
4: Adam—אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
12: [[Image:AdamAndEve fx.png|200px|thumb|right|Traditional woodblock print portraying Adam and Eve in the...
13: ...is nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion over all the lower creatures (Gen. 1:26; 2:7).
15: ...t, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
5: ==Biography==
9: ... a Hungarian [[Zionism|Zionist]] student organization.
11: ...ning in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]].
13: .... She was captured before she could begin her mission and was interned in the [[Horthy Miklos Prison]]...
28: ... many singers sang it and this song ends some versions of the film ''[[Schindler's List]]'': - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ... covers an approximate area of [[1 E12 m2|2.5 million]] [[square kilometre|km²]] (965 000 [[...
6: ... the origin and development of [[Western Civilization]].
9: ... + ''terra'', 'land, earth'), in [[Greek]] "mesogeios".
11: ...1493;ן), "the middle sea", a literal adaptation of the German equivalent ''Mittelmeer''. In [[Tu...
13: ... for the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding regions when employed in informal speech. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...Jacob wrestled God, Genesis 32:24-32). The population of Israel is predominantly [[Jew]]ish with a lar...
10: national_motto = n/a |
11: image_map = LocationIsrael.png |
12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
24: population_estimate = 6,876,883 | - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...]] as a [[treason|traitor]]. More was [[canonization|canonized]] in [[1935]] by the [[Roman Catholic ...
5: ... admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...earing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...d his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually reserve...
12: ...of requests". After undertaking a diplomatic mission to [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roma... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...e itself, (it inaugurated the [[scientific revolution]]). His theory affected many other aspects of hu...
5: ==Biography==
10: ...gna]] and [[Padua]]. His uncle financed his education and wished for him to become a [[bishop]] as wel...
12: ...with Domenico Novara, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''.
16: ...ntuition of his theory. His collection of observations and ideas on the theory started in [[1504]]. - African American (19830 bytes)
6: ...entured servants]] and the estimated 10 to 11 million Africans who arrived in the U.S. as [[slavery|sl...
9: ...SA 2000 black density.jpg|thumb|200px|2000 population density]]
10: ...ew York City]] had the largest black urban population in the United States in 2000. Among cities of 10...
15: ...raham Lincoln]], and was one reason for the secession of the [[Confederate States of America]] which l...
17: ... with it a wave of lynchings and other vigilante violence. - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
7: ...y disappointed his parents by returning home in [[1501]] at age 16, rather than studying law like his gr...
10: ...til 1506. He took part in the conquest of [[Hispaniola]] and [[Cuba]] and was granted a large estate o...
12: ...r said. Thus warned, Cortés organized his expedition and set sail on the morning of [[January 18]], [...
14: ==Cartas de Relacion==
15: ...s." [http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/international/pages/SECOLAS/CAFryer.htm] - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
2: ... or at least the region that would become that nation.
4: ...s and is best known as John Cabot for his explorations made under the English flag. Most notably, in ...
12: ...cover, and finde, whatsoever iles, countreyes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, wha...
16: ...ng the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been sent out to look for [[Hy-Brazil]], an...
20: ...dland|St. John's]]. He went ashore to take possession of the land, and explored the coast for some tim... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
131: *[[Gerolamo Cardano]] (Italy, [[1501]] - [[1576]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
2: {{Infobox_Biography |
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529...
12: ...s undoubtedly impacted upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
14: ...lerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
21: At the age of seventeen in [[1501]] he entered the University of [[Erfurt]]. The yo... - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
10: | place of birth=[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]
18: ...resident in the [[1908 Republican National Convention]] with the backing of his predecessor and close ...
20: ...ion|17th Amendment]], mandating the [[direct election]] of [[United States Senate|senators]] by the pe...
22: ...g]] the Republican vote and resulting in the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Taft later became [[Chief... - Persian rug (6404 bytes)
1: ==Introduction==
2: [[image:Qalibaf-isfahan.jpg|right|thumb|A traditional rug weaver in Isfahan. See special page on [[I...
3: ...doubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of [[Persian]] ([[Iranian]]) culture and art, a...
5: ...abesque]]s, [[palmette]]s, [[cloud band]]s, medallions, and overlapping geometric compartments. Some s...
8: ...y useful discoveries during archaeological excavations, save for special circumstances. - Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
1: ...used on [[tank]]s, [[engineering vehicle|construction equipment]] and certain other off-road vehicles....
12: ...rpillar tracks have since revolutionized construction vehicles and land [[warfare]]. The tracks system...
14: ... to be found in theories of [[pre-historic]] erection of large stone monuments, when [[megalith]]s may...
18: ...1493;"ם ''(or זחלים for short), which enables greater mobility than ...
25: ...on to even out the ride over rough ground. Suspension design is a major area of research; early design... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...le East]]ern city of key importance to the [[religion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam...
4: ...nal, religious, and socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old City" is surrounded by walls and...
6: ...e country's seat of government and otherwise functions as capital. Many countries do not recognize Isr...
12: ...n between the name and ''Shalim'' the personification of dusk in [[Ugarit|Ugaritic]] myth. See also [[...
18: ...uled by [[Melchizedek]], regarded in Jewish tradition as being a priest of God and identical to [[Shem...
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