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- Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ...comedy]], and [[satyr play]]s were some of the earliest theatrical forms to emerge in the world. Gree...
7: ...wever, it is impossible to know for sure how fertility rituals developed into tragedy and comedy.
9: ...redited with developing the dithyramb into a formalized narrative sung by a [[chorus]]. Then in [[534...
13: ...he same subject matter as the tragedies, but in a lighthearted way. By this time, plays featured two ...
15: ...in every city probably kept its connection with religious festivals and mythology. - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a ...
6: ...p in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one year y...
7: ...h. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...zart is said to have responded by saying he would like the hand of the Empress's youngest daughter in ...
11: ...] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Naples]... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
1: :Mary Robinson ''is also the name of an English poet, see [[Mary Robinson (poet)]]''
3: ...lised and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She resigned the presidency four mon...
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23: ...le others were [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]]. Robinson was therefore born into a family th... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ...try|Acmeism]] and [[Russian Symbolist poetry|symbolism]].
8: ..., and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
10: ...na particularly disapproved of Marina's poetic inclination. She wished her daughter to become a [[pian...
12: ... during the course of her travels she acquired Italian, French and German languages.
14: ...scribed after his death in 'A Living Word About a Living Man'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
1: ... Joplin on the cover of her posthumously-released live album ''In Concert'']]
2: ...ional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Joplin released four [[album]]s as the frontwoman for s...
4: ...hornton]] and singing in the local [[choir]]. Joplin graduated from Jefferson High School in Port Art...
6: ...ctive drug|intoxicants]]. She was a heavy [[alcoholism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her tradem...
10: ...ogether with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the lat... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
3: ...ster Aimee"''' or simply "Sister," was an [[evangelist]] and media sensation in the [[1920s]] and [[19...
5: == Early life ==
7: Born '''Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy''' in [[Salford, Ontario|Salford]],...
9: ...e an avowed [[Atheism|atheist]], and began her public speaking career at the age of 13 in this context...
11: ...le="float:left;width:160px;margin-right:5px;text-align:center">[[Image:Semples.jpeg]]<small><br>Robert... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ... The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, which can be seen in ...
3: ...las,'' [[Middle English|M.E.]] ''glas,'' [[Old English language|A.S.]] ''glaes''. Germanic tribes used...
5: ...erned with a specific type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, co...
13: ...ompound found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]].
20: ...0 [[nanometre|nm]], also known as [[ultraviolet]] light or UV, to pass. This is due to the addition of... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: ...ron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]
18: ...er]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticulture|horticulturist]], [[Property|...
20: ...eople consider Jefferson to be among the most brilliant men ever to occupy the Presidency. President ... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
3: native_name = República Argentina |
8: ...ad<br>([[English language|English]]: In Union and Liberty)|
14: government_type= Democratic [[Republic]] |
34: established_events = - [[May Revolution]]<br/> - Declared...
35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[181... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
4: [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
6: ...in/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/Ancient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Gre...
9: ... of the three great pyramids in the [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]...
11: ...d of Khafre]], one of Khufu's successors who is believed to have built the [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Grea...
15: ...cture is due to the removal of the polished white limestone casing stones most of which were shaken lo... - Cyperus papyrus (4281 bytes)
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8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cyperaceae]]}} - Luxor (8772 bytes)
7: ...e for touring [[Upper Egypt]], and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a st...
11: ...of them never came to be true, like the golden obelisk of [[Hatshepsut]], but who says that the Mankin...
13: ...r treasures for their expensive trips in the afterlife.
16: ...]]ns, the [[Mitanni]], the [[Hittite]]s of [[Anatolia]] (modern-day [[Turkey]]), the [[Canaanites]] of...
18: ...vision of Egypt; even then, despite its limited political power, Thebes had an edge over all the rest:... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...[Image:VAT74_0643_W.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Basilica of Saint Peter, portrayed by Viviano Codazzi in...
2: ...een buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626...
4: ...thedra]] Petri'', the episcopal throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but wh...
7: ...px|The Second Vatican Council convened in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino ...
8: ...he started construction in [[324]] of a great basilica in this exact spot, which had previously been a... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
7: ...hat wind velocities published in many official publications have often been in error by nearly 50%.
17: ...shape it would not require a weathercock. A small light sphere hanging from the end of 30 or 40 ft (ab...
21: ...gnitude. The pressure tube anemometer (fig. 1) utilizes the increased pressure in the open mouth of a ...
23: ...he air pressure in an ordinary room, in which the doors and windows are carefully closed and a newspaper ...
25: ...uld be placed on it. The statement without the qualifying note was copied from book to book, and at la... - Medieval fortification (8517 bytes)
1: ...fare]], and in turn were modified to suit new [[military tactics|tactics]], [[weapon]]s and [[siege]] ...
5: ...|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usually...
9: ...northern [[Europe]], early in the period they are likely to have been constructed of wood and proof ag...
13: ...access to the rear of the [[curtain wall]] to facilitate movement of the [[garrison]] to a point of ne...
15: ...ieval periods. By [[1600]], the medieval wall is likely to have been seen more as a platform for disp... - January (2450 bytes)
8: ...ers resulted in the addition of one day thus equalling 355 days. Although [[March]] was originally the...
16: ...n an attempt to lift the economy by making more holidays consecutive. - History of California (38344 bytes)
1: ...n the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of California (20th century)]].}}
3: ...tion means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
7: ...s.jpg|thumb|325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
10: [[Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...lington Springs Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...right|Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes are observed during a night-time t...
3: ...:Lightning02.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cloud to cloud lightning]]
6: ...nels rapidly heats and expands the air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
8: ==History of lightning research==
10: ...d some similarity with lightning. [[Benjamin Franklin]] endeavored to test this theory by using a spir... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
7: ...[[Image:Kh-Motto.png|170px]]<br>(Khmer: Nation, Religion, King) |
9: ...rench language|French]] and [[English language|English]] often understood by educated classes |
27: GDP_PPP = $29,344 million |
32: established_events = - Declared<br>- Recognized |
33: established_dates = From [[France]]<br>[[1949]]<br>[[1953... - Lorenzo Ghiberti (754 bytes)
1: ...]) was an important [[Renaissance]] artist, specializing in [[sculpture]] and [[metalworking]].
3: ...oors have twenty-eight panels each depicting a biblical scene from the [[New Testament]]. He then spen...
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