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- Easter (31700 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...which follows this holiday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...ughter of the Passover lambs (perhaps for theological reasons). This would put the Last Supper slight...
6: ...rtility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
9: {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" style="float:right; margin-left:15p... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
1: {{christianity}}
2: ...Jesus. The exact date of his birth was determined centuries later.
4: ...hemes in literature and media, local and regional Christmas traditions remain diverse and vibrant.
6: ==The story of Christmas==
7: ...] and [[Mary]] with baby [[Jesus]], at "the first Christmas"]] - Lent (7959 bytes)
2: {{christianity}}
3: ...derstood and practiced in Western Christianity, except when as noted.
5: ... [[Easter]], which determines that of Lent, is discussed [[Easter#The_date_of_Easter|elsewhere]]. Rou...
7: ...common Dutch word for the spring season, which is called Lente.
9: ... the year [[29]] of the [[Common Era]] in Roman occupied [[Jerusalem]] of [[Palestine (region)|Palest... - Sheep (9256 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sheep}}
2: ...image:Flock of sheep.jpg|150px|Flock of sheep]] | caption = [[Images of sheep|Romney sheep]]}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[mammal|Mammalia]]}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...e [[pen name]] '''Voltaire''', was a [[France|French]] [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[w...
8: ...sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...ansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...ation he had received, it formed the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled hi...
14: ...stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it. - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...e time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''.]]
2: ...the theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]].
4: ...ow had a similar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...cluding mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' and ''[[The Expression...
8: ..., close to [[Sir William Herschel]] and [[Sir Isaac Newton]]. - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
1: {{Crusade}}
2: ...in contrast to the many that followed – to achieve its stated goal.
4: ==Background==
5: ...Viking]]s and [[Magyars]], gave rise to an entire class of warriors who now had very little to do but...
7: ...olds in [[Majorca]] and [[Sardinia]], freeing the coasts of Italy and Spain from [[Muslim]] raids. - Medieval History (23198 bytes)
2: ... beginning of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
4: ... aevus'', is spelled '''''medieval''''' in [[American English]] and sometimes '''''mediaeval''''' or ...
7: ...e:MCD_001.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Romanesque]] [[architecture]] flourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': ...
8: ...chnologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
10: ... quickly vanished, leading to the rise of illiteracy among leadership. - Italy in the Middle Ages (4697 bytes)
4: ==Goths, Byzantines, Lombards (6th-8th centuries)==
6: ...d became the king of the Ostrogoths and moved the capital to [[Ravenna]].
8: ...isarius]] and [[Narses]], conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom after years of warfare, ending in [[552]]...
10: ... when in [[774]] their kingdom was conquered by [[Charlemagne]].
15: ==Rise of the Catholic Church (4th century-8th century)== - History of Italy during the Middle Ages (4697 bytes)
4: ==Goths, Byzantines, Lombards (6th-8th centuries)==
6: ...d became the king of the Ostrogoths and moved the capital to [[Ravenna]].
8: ...isarius]] and [[Narses]], conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom after years of warfare, ending in [[552]]...
10: ... when in [[774]] their kingdom was conquered by [[Charlemagne]].
15: ==Rise of the Catholic Church (4th century-8th century)== - Ladybugs (5703 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Lady beetles}}
3: ...etle.jpg|200px|Asian multicolored lady beetle]] | caption = [[Asian Lady Beetle]]}}
4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Insect]]a}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]}} - History of science in the Middle Ages (30877 bytes)
1: {{histOfScience}}
2: ...d]] will also be accounted for in the present article.
4: ...rceiving nature as a coherent system of laws that could be explained in the light of reason.
6: ...eval science are today [[obsolete]], and partly because of the [[stereotype]] of Middle Ages as suppo...
11: ...ft|In the Early Middle Ages, cultural life was concentrated at [[monastery|monasteries]].]] - Maya (24836 bytes)
1: ...merica|Mesoamerican]] [[Pre-Columbian]] cultures. Contrary to popular myth, the [[Maya people]] never...
5: ...he Olmec and early Maya seem to have influenced each other.
7: ...unds]], the precursors to [[pyramid|pyramids]] erected in later times.
9: ... faded after spreading its influence into the [[Yucatan]] peninsula, present-day [[Guatemala]], and o...
11: ...eir [[genealogy]], [[war]] victories, and other accomplishments. - Maya hieroglyphics (3466 bytes)
1: ...es]], carved in wood or stone, or molded in [[stucco]].
3: ...0px|right|thumb|An inscription in Maya heiroglyphics from the site of [[Naranjo]], relating to the re...
5: ...ealized his error and tried to atone for it by teaching Maya priests to write [[Maya language|their l...
7: ...n times. Most surviving texts in Maya hieroglyphics are from pottery or monuments in sites that were...
9: ...ished accounts of ruined Maya sites in the [[19th century]]. - Maya codices (899 bytes)
1: ...sts]] soon after. In particular, all those in [[Yucatan]] were ordered destroyed by [[Bishop Diego de...
3: ... codices were the primary written records of Maya civilization, although now more text from stone mon...
5: Only three codices and a fragment of a fourth survived to modern t...
7: ...e Madrid Codex, also known as the Tro-Cortesianus Codex
8: * The Dresden Codex - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...t phase of the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]].
4: ...ortés returned to Spain in 1541 where he died peacefully but embittered.
6: ...ends, descriptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
10: ...ish languages in modern times, and is the name which many people know him by today.
14: ... Lord of Monroy]], and wife Mencía de Orellana y Carvajal. - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
1: {{Centurybox|18}}
2: ...endar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ...ic event of the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]]]
6: ...e French revolution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ... change human society and the geology of the surface of the earth. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
1: {{Redirect|Christmas around the world||Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)}}
4: ...ed in different ways around the world, varying by country and region.
7: ===China, Hong Kong and Macau===
8: ...ewWorldCentre.jpg|thumb|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong ...
10: ...and hanging stockings are very similar to Western celebrations.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> - Santa Claus (16146 bytes)
2: ...Santa.jpg|right|frame|A common portrayal of Santa Claus.]]
3: ...glish]] speaking world as well as in [[Latin America]] and [[Japan]].
5: ...s identified with [[Saint Basil]] whose memory is celebrated on that day.
8: ...n [[Sweden]], [[Greenland]], or [[Caesarea_Mazaca|Caesarea]] when identified as [[Saint Basil]]; [[tr...
10: ...stinguish fantasy from reality improves and older children disillusion them. - September 23 (7397 bytes)
1: ...emaining. Also an important date in pagan history celebrating fall.
3: {{SeptemberCalendar}}
5: ... of [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] long-distance race (run by [[Phidippides (Marathon runner)|Phidippi...
6: *[[1122]] - [[Concordat of Worms]]
8: ...egins as [[Suleiman II]] begins his attack on the city.
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