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- Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
6: Was born as '''Golda Mabovitz''' in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]] (then part of the [[Russian Empire...
30: ... by joint forces from [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Iraq]]. She was issued...
44: ...ar and captured large areas of territory. She saw no need to seek compromise with the [[Palestinians]]...
53: ... can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to."—Golda Meir, [[March...
55: ...t things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen."—Golda Meir, in a speech ... - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: Born '''Eleanora Derenkovskaya''' on [[April 29]], [[1917]], '''...
4: Deren was born in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. In [[1922]], after a series of a...
6: ...f the Afternoon]]'' (1943). ''Meshes of the Afternoon'' is recognized as a seminal American avant-gar...
8: ...tal film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''.
10: ...involved in [[Haiti|Haitian]] [[Vodoun|voodoo]]. Not only did she film many hours of [[Vodoun|voodoo]... - Mosaic (6524 bytes)
7: ..._of_salonica.jpg|thumb|150px|Early 12th-century [[Kiev]]an mosaic depicting [[St. Demetrius]].]]
12: ...saics, small [[tile]]s or fragments of pottery (known as ''[[tesserae]]'', diminutive ''tessellae'') ...
16: ... north Africa. In Rome, Nero and his architects innovated the extension of refined mosaics to cover th...
20: ... Russia, where Moscow claimed to succeed Constantinople as the "Third Rome."
30: ...od suits small projects which are transportable. Another advantage of the direct method is that the re... - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
37: <tr><td>[[Beirut]] <td>[[Lebanon]]
53: <tr><td>[[Buenos Aires]] <td>[[Argentina]]
65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
87: <tr><td>[[Hanoi]] <td>[[Vietnam]]
109: <tr><td>[[Kiev]] (Kyiv) <td>[[Ukraine]] - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
1: ...orders [[Russia]] to the east, [[Belarus]] to the north, [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Hungary]] to t...
3: ...before being divided between a variety of powers, notably [[Russia]], [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]] and th...
9: {| style="background:none; text-align:center; width:100%;"
18: ..."center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: none''</small>
24: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Kiev]] ({{lang-ua|''Kyiv''}}) - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
21: | Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Os...
27: ...ypt. In the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
29: | [[730]]-[[787]]; [[813]]-[[843]] || Iconoclasm controversies. This results in the loss of ... - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ... [[7 July]] [[1937]] (the start of the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]), or earlier yet the 1931 Japanese...
8: ...aft]], and [[RADAR]] are only a few of many [[Technology during World War II|war-time inventions]].
10: ...|spheres of influence]], the former undergoing economic reconstruction under the [[Marshall Plan]] and...
18: ...ntries did not have a profound impact on the war, nor did they supply the Axis powers with any great a...
22: ...Canada, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Greece, and Denmark were also counted among ... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...ization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as [[Caesar Augustus]]). Although Rome accumul...
5: ...lennium, in [[1453]], the Eastern Empire, better known as the [[Byzantine Empire]], fell to the [[Otto...
9: ...golden crowns and ornate imperial ritual. We now know that the situation was far more nuanced: certain...
11: ...rian monarchs]]), the [[History of Russia|Russian/Kiev]] dynasties (see [[tsar|czars]]), and the [[Germa...
19: ... his ambitions seemed to threaten the republic - now placidly accepted one man rule. - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...hes over a vast expanse of eastern [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]]. With an area of 17,075,400 km&sup...
6: ...ential role on the world stage. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former So...
13: ...ted both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muro...
15: ...o [[11th century|11th centuries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quit...
17: ...s divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
8: ...essiah]] in English); this term is more commonly known as [[Christ]] (''Christos'' in [[Greek language...
10: ...messiah from the time Christianity was born until now, often relying on different interpretations of v...
12: ... own [[Bible]], and later also [[biblical canon|canonized]] the books of the [[New Testament]].
26: ...nd [[Proselyte]]s to the dominant religion of the northern [[Mediterranean]] world. It also gained im...
29: ...taught to follow what would later be called the [[Noahide Laws]] subset of the [[Law of Moses]]. The [... - Byzantine architecture (9737 bytes)
2: ...which was later renamed [[Constantinople]] and is now [[Istanbul]].
6: ... the [[Ostrogoth|Ostrogothic]] palace in Ravenna (now [[S Apollinare Nuovo]]) depicts an early Byzanti...
8: ...px|The 6th-century church of St Irene in Constantinople is a superb sample of the early Byzantine arch...
14: ...pe of plan; for instance, at St Irene, [[Constantinople]] (6th century), the long body of the church i...
18: ...over the central square. On the two sides, to the north and south of the dome, it is supported by vaul... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
7: ...s not, and likely will not ever be, conclusively known.
9: ...], including [[Central Asia|Central]] [[Asia]], [[North Asia]], [[Eastern Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], ...
15: ...is true, his birthplace is most likely the mountainous area of [[Burhan Haldun]]. He was the second so...
17: ...e and his family lived the life of impoverished [[nomad]]s, surviving primarily on [[marmot]]s and oth...
19: ...r a dispute about sharing [[hunting]] spoils. In another, he was captured in a raid by his former [[tr... - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ...ion in general is more properly referred to as '''Norse'''.
13: ...ried to get them to accompany him to the king's manor to pay a trading tax on their goods. The next r...
19: ... 'quos illi Wichingos as appellant, nostri Ascomannos regi Danico tributum solvunt''.
52: ... pirates, as opposed to the descriptions in the [[Norse saga]].
55: ...o those used by the Scandinavian defense fleets, known as the [[ledung]]. The term "Viking ships" has... - Holocaust (53541 bytes)
4: ...olocaust''' was [[Nazi Germany]]'s systematic [[genocide]] ([[ethnic cleansing]]) of various [[Ethnici...
6: ...lion, so much so that the phrase "six million" is now almost universally interpreted as referring to t...
14: ...ally to any mass killings such as the [[Rwandan Genocide]] and the actions of the [[Khmer Rouge]] in [...
20: ...hich taken together distinguish it from other [[genocides in history]].
24: ...[[Karl Binding]], a widely respected judge, and renowned [[Psychiatry|psychiatrist]] [[Alfred Hoche]],... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
10: ...te Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, in...
12: ...ormer [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ...ecting a cultural interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing cam...
20: ...a few days before, while television stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials pop...
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