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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
1: ...semiramidy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gardens of Semiramis, 20th century interpretation]]
3: ... (also known as '''the Hanging Gardens of [[Semiramis]]''') and the walls of [[Babylon]] were conside...
5: ...e at [[Babylon]] has been accrued, but does not completely substantiate what look like fanciful descr...
7: ...he possible use of something similar to an [[Archimedes' screw]] as a process of raising the water to...
8: ...discussed on UKtv's History of the Ancients program The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. --> - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ion and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...enter, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was foun...
14: ...blished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dyna...
15: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
1: [[Image:IbnBattuta.jpg|thumb|250px|Ibn Battuta (1304-1377).]]
2: ...t of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...llah Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn Ibrahim Ibn Battuta al-Lawati al-Tanji'''.
6: ...still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the world in the [[14th century]].
8: ...ory-telling. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter. - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
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5: ... upon which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...est of her life. His letters to her are among the most graphic of all the pictures that we have of th...
10: ...46), and he presently added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural relig... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
1: ...nie Besant - Project Gutenberg eText 13715.png|thumbnail|right|250px|'''Annie Besant''' activist, soc...
2: ...]) was a prominent [[Theosophy|Theosophist]], [[women's rights]] [[activist]], [[writer]] and [[orato...
4: ...n's rights]], [[birth control]], [[Fabian socialism]] and [[workers' rights]]. She was a prolific wri...
5: Her conversion to Theosophy came after reading ''[[The Secret Doctrine]]'' by [[H...
7: ...e Theosophical Society, but also to India's freedom and progress. - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
1: [[image:Margaret_Atwood.jpg|right|framed|Margaret Atwood]]
2: ...ently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was ...
4: ...as also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
6: ... with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Michael Ondaatje]].
8: ...[novel]] ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (made into a movie and an opera), or for her [[Booker Prize]]-wi... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
1: [[Image:george_eliot.jpg|thumb|right|George Eliot]]
3: ...vincial England, are well known for their [[realism]] and psychological perspicacity.
5: ... have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending...
8: ...an to live with [[George Henry Lewes]] in an extramarital cohabitation.
10: ...he remained married to her in name only, while he made house solely with Evans. - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
1: ...of an apartment at the end of the 14th or commencement of the 15th century]]
2: ...rge in his absence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
4: ... du Castel died, and Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in o...
5: ... ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
9: ...to have recourse to [[literature | letters]] as a means of livelihood. - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
1: [[image:AdaLovelace1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ada Lovelace]]
2: ...er 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
3: ...es Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...ry 16]], [[1816]], Annabella left Byron, taking 1-month old Ada with her. On [[April 21]], Byron sign...
8: ... active member of [[London]] society, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...[[Christian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...ls]], and the [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
8: ...Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian churc...
11: ...gel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...e inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle. - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hpb.jpg|thumb|right|Helena Blavatsky]]
2: ... better known as '''Helena Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...She was cared for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently en...
7: ...omb), which closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...laws]] of how they work rather than performing them herself. - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
2: ... [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary is a subject of ongoing debate.
4: ==Mary Magdalene in the New Testament==
6: ...am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."'"
8: ...ding Mary of Magdala, who now returned to Jerusalem.
10: ==The ''Gospel of Mary''== - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
1: [[Image:3213_2.jpg|thumb]]
3: ... a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[Jew]]ish woman who became a [[Partisans (Yugoslavia)|partisan]].
7: ...was six years old. She continued to live with her mother Katherine Szenes and a brother.
9: ...ere. She joined ''Maccabea'', a Hungarian [[Zionism|Zionist]] student organization.
11: ...Caesarea]]. In 1943 she enlisted in the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[E... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...northern Europe]]. It is also known as "'''Rinascimento'''" (in Italian).
5: ... to speak of the Renaissance in two different but meaningful ways: A rebirth of [[classical education...
7: ...|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the blend of art and science during the Ren...
9: ===Multiple Renaissances===
10: ...ern]]". (See [[periodization|periodisation]], [[Lumpers and splitters]]) - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...pecially a piece of the [[body]] or a personal item of a [[saint]]. A [[shrine]] that houses a relic...
7: ...in Acts mentioning how Paul's handkerchiefs were imbued by God with healing power (19:11-12).
9: ...le tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages.
11: ... claims to possess the relic of [[Jesus]]' [[circumcision]] - the [[Holy Prepuce]].
13: ====Romano-Christian [[daemon]]s and the "virtue" of relics==== - Silk (8683 bytes)
1: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...structure, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
5: ...its texture and [[lustre]]. Because of the high demand for the fabric, silk was one of the staples of...
8: ...t of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [[Silk Road]].
11: ...iplomacy, as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices. - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
1: ...|240px|Claudius Ptolemaeus, given contemporary German styling, in a 16th century engraved book [[fron...
3: ...tic civilization|Greek]] [[geographer]], [[astronomer]], and [[astrologer]] who probably lived and wo...
5: ...available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cremona]]) in the 12th century.
7: ...tem of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
9: ... most of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliable. - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...nts of the Millennium by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens Ja...
3: ==Development of the printing press==
4: ...g different [[book]]s was an incredibly time consuming activity.
6: ...nting press was introduced in relatively recent times (thus bringing the technology full circle).
8: ... candidate advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]]. - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ... off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
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3: ...9;yah al-Jaz&#257;&#8217;ir&#299;yah<br>ad-D&#299;muqr&#257;&#355;&#299;yah ash-Sha&#8217;b&#299;yah'...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Algeria_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Algeria]]
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Algeria_coa.png]] - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ...hina Sea]], it is completely surrounded by [[East Malaysia]].
3: ...ian Nations]] (ASEAN) and the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC).
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5: ...7;&#1604;&#1575;&#1605;<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big>
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Brunei_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Brunei]]
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