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 16 results starting with #1.


View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).

No article title matches

Page text matches

  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
    26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
    29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
    30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
    31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline.
  2. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
    2: ...ber]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother of [[Louis ...
    4: ...r) of the Austrian empress, [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] and [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emp...
    7: ...ther, the Empress Maria-Theresa, had ruled the Austrian Empire for fifteen years before Antoinette's b...
    15: ...that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]]'s daughters. With Johanna-Gabri...
    19: ... a Thanksgiving Mass was held in her honour. The streets of the city where covered in flowers, which M...
  3. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    7: ... of the school of [[Caravaggio]]. Artemisia was introduced to painting in her father's workshop, showi...
    14: ...trial Tassi was imprisoned for just one year. The trial has subsequently influenced the [[feminism|fem...
    16: ...um of Naples]], is impressive for the violence portrayed, and was interpreted as a wish of psycologica...
    18: ...became a successful court painter, enjoying the patronage of the [[Medici]] and [[Charles I of England...
    22: ===The Florentine Period ([[1614]]-[[1620]])===
  4. Israel (51605 bytes)
    1: ...controls, including the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], borders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]]...
    5: {{Infobox Country |
    60: ...ael (about 25% of the Jewish population, see [[Destruction of Jerusalem]]). After crushing [[Bar Kokhb...
    68: ...s subject to waves of invasions and changes of control, including rule by the [[Seljuks]], [[Fatimids]...
    73: ...ory into two parts. The eastern portion, called [[Transjordan]], became the Arab state of [[Jordan]] i...
  5. Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
    40: In 1614 the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block visited the isla...
    42: ...[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on the land.
    52: ...er, only landowners could vote. Before the [[Industrial Revolution]], when most people were employed a...
    60: As the Industrial Revolution moved large numbers of workers into...
    65: ... district one) and [[Jim Langevin]] (Democrat, district two). (See [[list of Rhode Island Governors]]...
  6. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
    188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
    206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
    219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
    287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]])
  7. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    4: ...is time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
    6: Francis Bacon was born at York House, Strand [[London]].
    10: ...g that time, as later, was delicate. He entered [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1573 at the age of ...
    16: ...ce|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction.
    21: ... his thoughts on philosophical reform in the lost tract, ''Temporis Partus Maximus'', but he failed to...
  8. Religion (72319 bytes)
    5: ...men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
    10: ...st is ''re + legio'' or "re-reading," a meaning attributed by [[Cicero]] to describe the repetition of...
    19: ... This narrower definition places "religion" in contradistinction with [[rationalism]], [[secular human...
    21: ...re causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearance. Th...
    23: ...ligions. This definition places "religion" in contradistinction to "spirituality," and therefore does...
  9. Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
    2:
    7: ...tween the American revolutionaries and the French troops who had assisted them resulted in the spread ...
    9: ...ement. The [[proletariat]] and the non-bourgeois strata of the middle class had either not yet evolved...
    13: Since [[1614]], the French monarchy had operated without resor...
    15: ...ebted, so deeply as to be effectively bankrupt. Extravagant expenditures by [[Louis XIV]] on luxuries ...
  10. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    2: ...he popular imagination. It downplays the previous trend of absolutism and people as subjects and ampli...
    21: ...r-General of the Finances in [[1783]], pursued a strategy of conspicuous spending as a means of convin...
    25: ...inced the short-term creditors on whom the French treasury depended to maintain its day to day operati...
    27: ...n May [[1789]] — for the first time since [[1614]]. Brienne resigned on [[August 25]], [[1788]], ...
    33: ...made this decision, this provoked an uproar. The 1614 Estates had consisted of equal numbers of represe...
  11. Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
    25: metro pop = |
    33: ...he company constructed [[Fort Nassau]], its first trading post near present-day Albany. In [[1624]] [[...
    41: *[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/ny_state_capitol.html PBS report on the Sta...
    48: ...1.8 [[square mile|mi²]] (56.6 [[square kilometre|km²]]). 21.4 mi² (55.4 km²) of i...
    60: ...e/index.htm Albany Medical College]; [http://www.strose.edu The College of Saint Rose]; [[Excelsior Co...
  12. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
    102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    185: *[[Bernard of Chartres]], (d. 1130){{fn|C}}
    187: *[[Bernard Silvestris]] (or ''Bernard of Tours''), (1147-1178){{fn|R}...
    191: *[[Bhartrhari]], (5th century){{fn|R}}
  13. Quran (41479 bytes)
    2: ...he Glorious Qur'ān," also [[Transliteration|transliterated]] as '''Quran''', '''Koran''', and le...
    10: ... turn subdivided into four quarters. A different structure is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical ...
    18: ...idered mere glosses. The traditions governing the translation and publication of the Qur'an state that...
    22: == Stylistic attributes ==
    26: ...: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell prostrate, all save Iblis"), and even stories (such as t...
  14. Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
    30: ...1789|Estates-General]] for the first time since [[1614]]
    40: * [[July 1]]: Louis recruits more troops, among them many foreign mercenaries
    45: * [[July 16]]: Necker recalled, troops pulled out of Paris
    46: ...]: The beginning of the [[Great Fear]], the peasantry revolt against feudalism and a number of urban d...
    65: * [[March 2]]: Abolition of trade guilds
  15. El Greco (2407 bytes)
    2: '''El Greco''' ([[1541]] – [[April 7]], [[1614]]), a Greek [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and [[archi...
    4: ...cessful career as a painter of altarpieces and portraits. Many of El Greco's works are on display at M...
    6: ...[Image:Greco_Trinity.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'' Holy Trinity'', 1577 ([[Museo del Prado]], Madrid)]]
    7: ...sso]] and [[Jackson Pollock]] in their efforts to transform the art of painting of the 20th century.
    16: ==Trivia==
  16. Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
    3: ...France to regain funding. This article covers his travels, as they have had the most lasting importanc...
    5: ==Early Travels==
    7: ...ance on [[September 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
    9: Instructed by [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] to make a...
    23: ...would become an exclusive warehouse for their fur trade and, in return, the Rouen merchants would supp...

View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).



Search in namespaces :

List redirects   Search for
Navigation

  • Art and Cultures
    • Art (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Art)
    • Architecture (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Architecture)
    • Cultures (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Cultures)
    • Music (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Music)
    • Musical Instruments (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/List_of_musical_instruments)
  • Biographies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Biographies)
  • Clipart (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Clipart)
  • Geography (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Geography)
    • Countries of the World (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Countries)
    • Maps (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Maps)
    • Flags (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Flags)
    • Continents (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Continents)
  • History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History)
    • Ancient Civilizations (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Ancient_Civilizations)
    • Industrial Revolution (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Industrial_Revolution)
    • Middle Ages (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Middle_Ages)
    • Prehistory (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Prehistory)
    • Renaissance (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Renaissance)
    • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
    • United States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/United_States)
    • Wars (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Wars)
    • World History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History_of_the_world)
  • Human Body (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Human_Body)
  • Mathematics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Mathematics)
  • Reference (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Reference)
  • Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Science)
    • Animals (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Animals)
    • Aviation (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Aviation)
    • Dinosaurs (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Dinosaurs)
    • Earth (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Earth)
    • Inventions (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Inventions)
    • Physical Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Physical_Science)
    • Plants (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Plants)
    • Scientists (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Scientists)
  • Social Studies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Social_Studies)
    • Anthropology (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Anthropology)
    • Economics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Economics)
    • Government (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Government)
    • Religion (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Religion)
    • Holidays (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Holidays)
  • Space and Astronomy
    • Solar System (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Solar_System)
    • Planets (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Planets)
  • Sports (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Sports)
  • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
  • Weather (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Weather)
  • US States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/US_States)

Information

  • Home Page (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php)
  • Contact Us (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Contactus)

  • Clip Art (http://classroomclipart.com)
Toolbox
Personal tools