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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...the first female artist to paint history and religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes we...
5: ==Biography==
7: ...ly inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in tur...
9: ...humb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...e, Artemisia assimilated the realism of [[Caravaggio]] without being indifferent to the language of th... - 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 | - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ...= The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
12: PostalAbbreviation = RI |
37: ... is an island, while it is just a source of confusion for others. Rhode Island is known as "The Ocean ...
40: In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the isla...
42: ...e site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom for [[Baptist]] settlers. Historically,... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...he natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses. In the context of hi...
10: Biographers believe that Bacon received an education at home in his early years, and that his health ...
12: ...rst met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the ...
14: ...totelian philosophy, which seemed barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
16: ...nry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...gion]], it has taken a huge number of forms in various cultures and individuals.
2: ...egal entity]] (see [[religion-supporting organization]]).
5: ...men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
7: ==The nature and content of religion==
10: ..." rather than "connect," hence interpreting "religion" as "returning to bondage." - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
1: {{French_Revolution}}
2: ...the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarch...
7: ...ad assisted them resulted in the spread of revolutionary ideals to the French. Many in France attacked...
9: ... yet constitute independent classes or class divisions. Therefore, where they opposed the bourgeoisie,...
13: Since [[1614]], the French monarchy had operated without resor... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
1: {{French Revolution}}
2: ... in the popular imagination. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and ...
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarch...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following: - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ... Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of it...
3: ...ca]]. As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population of 95,658. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Alba...
33: ...n|Half Moon]], reached the area in [[1609]]. In [[1614]] the company constructed [[Fort Nassau]], its fi...
37: ...in of Pennsylvania presented the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies...
51: ....98% from two or more races. 5.59% of the population are [[Hispanic American|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (... - 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}} - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...d, revealed to the Prophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the Angel [[Jibreel]] ([[Gabriel]...
8: == The Qur'an as divided for reading and recitation ==
10: ...and memorizing. The seven [[manzil|manazil]] (stations) and the thirty [[juz'|ajza']] (parts) can be u...
14: ...Muhammad. Only five [[pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions]] survive.)
16: ...oints of grammar. Partly in response to the religious need to explain the Qur'an to poorer speakers, ... - Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
1: {{French_Revolution}}
3: '''[[Timeline]] of the [[French Revolution]]'''.
5: ...ents preceding but pertinent to the French Revolution===
16: ===Pre-Revolutionary Phase===
20: ... resistance by e.g. the aristocracy to the imposition of taxes and fiscal reforms. - El Greco (2407 bytes)
2: '''El Greco''' ([[1541]] – [[April 7]], [[1614]]), a Greek [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and [[archi...
7: ...ndividual manner of expression. El Greco's liberation of form, light and colour inspired artists such ...
9: ...ed in the mind. Space is perceived in the imagination rather than misused; light is incandescent, fitf...
17: ...e|Greek]] composer [[Vangelis|Vangelis Papathanassiou]] (born [[March 29]], [[1943]]) published a [[sy... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
7: ...5]], [[1603]] as part of a [[fur trading]] expedition. Although he had no official assignment on the v...
9: ...across the [[Bay of Fundy]] to found the [[Habitation at Port-Royal]] (which had been located with Cha...
13: ...came one of his passions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
17: ==Relations and War with Indians==
19: ... of 1608, Champlain attempted to form better relations with the local Indians. He made alliances with ...
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