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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
6: ...fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the wo...
8: Almost all that is known about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (vi...
13: ...nd he embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battut...
17: ...our days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ...
22: ...on to open its gates to the [[Mongols]], it had become an important trading centre after most of its ne... - Ninon de l'Enclos (3420 bytes)
12: ... "Much more genius is needed to make love than to command armies" and "We should take care to lay in a ...
14: ...aintenon]], the lady-in-waiting who would later become the second wife of Louis XIV. Ninon eventually d...
16: ...Dorothy Parker]]'s poem [http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/parker/12603 ''Ninon De Lenclos, On Her Las... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
3: ... the [[Romantic music|Romantic era]] as well as a composer.
7: ...ence through her presentation of works by earlier composers including those of Bach, Mozart, and Beetho...
11: ...arer than in the present day, she was herself the composer of a few songs and of some charming music, m...
14: ...by her husbands birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who ... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
3: ...onastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[music]].
6: ... in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eventually moved the group to a new [[...
11: ...anding of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would obse...
17: ...f her visions were divinely inspired he created a commission which came to visit Hildegard and they dec...
22: ...s monophonic, designed for limited instrumental accompaniment (usually just using [[hurdy gurdy]] drone... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
8: ...[choreographer|choreography]]. She was also an accomplished tennis player. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
22: ...carry all his life. This [[anglophobia]] would be combined with a distrust and dislike of Eastern arist...
26: ...e him his nickname. The war, and particularly his command at the [[Battle of New Orleans]] on [[January...
34: Jackson was the first U.S. President to come from outside the original Revolutionary circle. ...
51: ...the expansion of credits and speculation, and the commercial progress of the nation's economy was not n...
55: ... (the "[[Tariff of Abominations]]") on imports of common goods were seen by many in Southern states as ... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
3: ...03.pdf], down from 16,464,464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm...
72: ... on extended family networks. Political disunion, competition among the hordes, and a lack of an intern...
74: The process of colonization was a combination of voluntary integration into the Russian...
76: ... water which ensued between the Kazakhs and the incomers caused great resentment against colonial rule ...
80: ...oviet rule, however, took hold, and a [[Communism|communist]] apparatus steadily worked to fully integr... - Angola (15614 bytes)
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48: ...es are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
62: ...mixed-race intelligentsia of Luanda, and links to communist parties in Portugal and the [[Eastern Bloc]...
66: ...ITA and FNLA. In 1976, the FNLA was defeated by a combination of MPLA and [[Cuba|Cuban]] troops, leavin...
74: ...eak]] of the [[Marburg virus]] which is rapidly becoming the worst outbreak of a hemmorhagic fever in r... - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
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11: ...a|Captain Caviglia]], uncovered the Sphinx' chest completely. The entirety of the Sphinx was finally du...
22: ...ilarities with it and was built by his son. When compared with statues of Khafre at the [[Cairo]] Muse...
39: ...on of Leo. The Great Sphinx was possibly built to commemorate this event. One theory claims that the S... - Bes (2294 bytes)
1: ...Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] - Aenesidemus (3613 bytes)
13: #our impressions become less deep by repetition and custom; and - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
2: ...Greeks, those who were skillful in a thing vie in competition; those who have ''no'' skill, judge"'' &m...
8: ...giver, and told Solon's slave that Anacharsis was come to visit, desired to see Solon, and wanted to en...
12: ...e laws of the Greeks has been lost. It was he who compared laws to spiders' webs, which catch small fli...
14: ...in your tongues, your appetites, your passions.' (Compare the philosophy of [[Epicurus]].)
18: ...come to Sardis, as I think it very desirable to become a friend of yours." - Sport (14061 bytes)
1: ...ifference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skil...
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12: ...x|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art] Horse Racing]]
17: ...ntinued with the advent of mass media and global communication. Professionalism became prevalent, furt...
24: ...iven are intended to be illustrative, rather than comprehensive. - Art (11479 bytes)
3: ...heir beauty or emotional power, these creations encompass a vast range of forms, styles, and cultures. ...
29: *[[computer art]]
45: ...e artifacts of many cultures. It can be a form of communication, conveying ideas and emotions that migh...
59: * Communicates on many levels and is open to many inter...
67: ... Italy.Photo courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Castle (27805 bytes)
5: ...Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
7: ...eland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]].
15: ...e others, if they tried anything, were easily overcome as they had no refuge.(Hariulf, ''Gesta ecclesia...
19: ...right|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]]
26: ...well as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local are... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...t St Albans''' in [[1621]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ...n his professional life as a lawyer, but he has become best known as an philosophical advocate and defe...
21: ... 1584 he took his seat in [[parliament]] for [[Melcombe]] in [[Dorset]], and subsequently for [[Taunton...
25: ...e him the position; in fashion, Bacon failed to become solicitor in 1595. To console him for these dis...
29: ...ved a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices. - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...h '''[[faith]]''' or '''belief system'''—is commonly defined as [[belief]] concerning the [[super...
10: ...ord religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The first is ''re + leg...
17: ... of the Divine (if any). This broad definition encompasses all systems of belief, including those tha...
19: ...not appeal to authority or personal experience in coming to their beliefs, but instead rely on epistemo...
25: For a more complete discussion, see [[approaches to distinguishi... - Limbic system (1838 bytes)
- Frontal lobe (4776 bytes)
1: ...ain Clip Art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]The '''frontal lobe''' is an...
7: The frontal lobe comprises four major folds of cortical tissue: the [[...
12: ...ortical tissue that folds into the central sulcus comprise the [[primary motor area]], which controls v...
14: ...ve; impaired in their ability to plan and execute complex sequences of actions; perhaps persisting with...
16: ...] in the frontal lobe gray matter of young adults compared to that of teens, whereas, gray matter in pa... - Amygdala (2653 bytes)
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5: ...al nucleus is the main output for the basolateral complex and is involved in emotional arousal. It send...
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