Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
1: [[image:ogrody_semiramidy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gardens of Sem...
3: ...Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar II]] around [[600 BC]] (present-day [[Iraq]]). However, t...
7: ...mething similar to an [[Archimedes' screw]] as a process of raising the water to the required height.
8: <!-- discussed on UKtv's History of the Ancients program The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. -->
13: ...ion to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.]] - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...r the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema b...
5: ...thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Portuguese]]) is the name of both a [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Braz...
9: ...area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 mi... - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
4: ...ght the seafaring trailblazers setting out from European docks were travelling to [[East Asia]].
10: ...ing deliberate fabrications, others have instead proposed that the two letters were forgeries written ...
14: ...yage was made in [[1497]] (which allegedly began from [[C�diz]] on [[May 10th]] of that year). Littl...
16: ...mazon River]] and reaching 6�S, before turning around and seeing [[Trinidad]] and the [[Orinoco Rive...
18: ...doubtful, since his account does not mention the broad estuary of the [[Rio de la Plata]], which he mu... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...nd the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theolog...
8: ...f Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian chur...
13: ...for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the catt...
15: ...among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this period Joseph died, for he ...
17: ... of Mary in the Gospels until we find her at the cross along with her sister Mary, and [[Mary Magdalen... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...te, '''Eve''' (or '''Hawa''') was either created from his [[rib]] (Genesis 2.21-22), or created at the...
4: Adam—אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
15: ...ivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good an...
17: ...he eyes of them both were opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves.
20: ...[Jesus]] was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[hum... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
7: ...d to live with her mother Katherine Szenes and a brother.
9: Szenes entered a private protestant girl's school open – with increased ...
11: ...ted in the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Speci...
13: ...r comrades crossed the Hungarian border in small groups. She was captured before she could begin her m...
17: ...her last day, November 7, 1944. Her remains were brought to [[Israel]] in 1950 and buried in the cemet... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ...nean Sea'' in [[oceanography]] to distinguish it from other [[mediterranean sea]]s in the world.
6: ...ians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], and the [[Middle-East]] (Arab/Persian/Semi...
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''med...
11: ... it is called "ha-Yam ha-Tichon" (הים התיכון), "th...
13: ... contraction for the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding regions when employed in informal speech. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...a]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of...
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by th...
58: === Historical roots ===
60: ...cia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] &... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...an Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ... admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
9: ...own her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical ed...
12: ...[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertre...
14: ...ion that entailed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England. - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ... human life as well, opening the door to young astronomers everywhere to challenge the facts and never...
7: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
8: ...us' father. His brother Andrew became canon in [[Frombork]]. A sister, Barbara, became a [[Benedictine...
10: ...Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disc...
14: ... [[eclipse]] and where he gave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing of this remai... - African American (19830 bytes)
1: ...an Africa]]. Many African Americans also have [[Europe]]an and/or [[Native American]] ancestors.
6: ...country-of-origin identifiers. However, the term properly can be applied to nearly all black citizens ...
10: ...rcent, followed closely by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
15: ...sial issue in American society and politics. The growth of [[abolitionism]], which opposed the institu...
17: The [[Emancipation Proclamation]] of [[1863]] declared all slaves existi... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
5: ...] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the [[Aztec]]s).
7: ...y disappointed his parents by returning home in [[1501]] at age 16, rather than studying law like his gr...
10: ...iminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would prove devastating in the New World.
12: ...nger the captain of the expedition, but Cortés' brother-in-law killed the messenger and told him what...
15: ...bout the Aztec empire and the clash between the European and Indian cultures. However, as early as the... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ...a]]n mainland, he and his men being the first [[Europe]]ans since the [[Viking]]s verifiably known to ...
6: ...s give [[Genoa]], others [[Gaeta]]. The date was around [[1451]], but he moved to [[Venice]] in his yo...
10: ...m the [[equator]], so the voyage from western [[Europe]] to eastern Asia would be shorter at higher la...
12: ...d finde, whatsoever iles, countreyes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, whatsoever t...
16: ...largest seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been se... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
21: *[[al-Marrakushi ibn Al-Banna]] (Morocco, [[1256]] - [[1321]])
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...mpacted upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
17: ...ht|220px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at ...
19: ...pper]] mine in nearby [[Mansfeld]]. Having risen from the [[peasantry]], his father was determined to ...
21: ...505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that university.
26: ...ood works to please [[God]] and to serve others through prayer for their souls. Yet peace with God esc... - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[Theodore Roosevelt]]
8: | succeeded=[[Woodrow Wilson]]
14: | wife=[[Helen Herron Taft]]
18: ...ng of his predecessor and close friend [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
20: ...esidential election]], and during his presidency prosecuted the [[Trust-busting|trusts]], strengthened... - Persian rug (6404 bytes)
1: ==Introduction==
3: ...nian]]) culture and art, and dates back to the [[Bronze Age]].
5: ...pets are [[wool]], but several [[silk]] examples produced in [[Kashan]] survive.
10: What has remained from early times as evidence of carpet-weaving is not...
14: ...vered in the grave of a [[Scythia]]n prince by a group of Russian archaeologists under the supervision... - Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
1: ...|Pa]]), whereas the 70 tonne [[M1 Abrams]] has a ground pressure of just over 15 PSI (103 kPa).
8: ...jamin Holt]], paid Lombard $60,000 so they could produce vehicles under his patent.
12: ...illery over the difficult terrain of the Western Front.
14: ...pment of the axle which keep a rotating cylinder from moving.
18: ...ed on the Israeli [[Merkava]] tank which helps improve mobility and speed, some of the Israeli patents... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...#1513;ָׁלַיִם''' '''Yerushalayim'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]...
4: ...c groups. The section called the "Old City" is surrounded by walls and consists of four quarters: [[Je...
6: ...ctory in the [[1967]] [[Six-Day War]], it has controlled the entire city and claims sovereignty over i...
9: ...thumbnail|300px|Jerusalem and the Old City. View from the Mount of Olives]]
16: ...bnail|150px|[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] ruins from [[King David]]'s time]]
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).