Search results
|
|
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #141.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
7: ...French. Many in France attacked the [[democracy|undemocratic]] nature of the government, pushed for [[...
9: ...e French terrorism was just a [[plebeian]] way of dealing with the enemies of the bourgeoisie: absolut...
12: ===Debt===
13: ...es; however, because noble titles exempted the holder from future taxes, the purchasers of titles were... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...stered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Bastille]], guillot...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
5: ...and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815)|Second Treaty of Paris]]. Collectively, the nearly continuous period of ...
12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws.
14: ..., but on the basis of human culture, origin, and ideology. - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ...n Sea]], showing the location of Carthage (near modern [[Tunis]]). The map also shows [[Italy]] and th...
3: ...de of [[Lake Tunis]], across from the center of modern [[Tunis]] in [[Tunisia]]. It remains a popular ...
6: ...-god [[Melqart]]. Traditionally, the city was founded by [[Dido]], and a number of foundation myths ha...
8: ...as far as [[Sierra Leone]]. Meanwhile, under a leader named Malchus, the city began a systematic conqu...
10: ...h African coast from modern [[Morocco]] to the borders of [[Egypt]]. Its influence had also spread int... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...ch unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
5: ...the roles of nobles and peasants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new ...
8: ...t]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] leadership and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]] power ...
10: ... desire to re-take a former kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth a...
13: ...Philip IV]] died, leaving three male heirs. The eldest son, [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], died in [[1... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ...may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is on...
6: ...zine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
8: ...ce was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over the line was [[ɭile Lev...
12: ...o electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]].
16: ... of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or ... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
4: ...itals.jpg|frame|right|Two defencemen and a goaltender guard their goal. The referee's raised arm indic...
5: ... One of the six players is typically a ''[[goaltender]]'', whose primary job is to stop the puck from ...
8: ...s playing together. The [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defensemen]] usually stay together as a pair, but ma...
10: ...vement of the puck: ''[[Offside (ice hockey)|offside]]'' and ''[[Icing (ice hockey)|icing]]''.
12: ...its game roster, two of whom are typically goaltenders. North American professional leagues restrict ... - Architect (6342 bytes)
4: ...uction]] of [[buildings]], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...d lawyers, because they are often involved in the design and planning of projects that affect the safe...
8: ...an receive is the [[Pritzker Prize]]. It is considered the equivalent of the [[Nobel Prize]] for arch...
9: ...he professional term Architect, which has a legal definition in most areas.-->
11: ...architects. However, non-licensed architects and designers working in the [[construction industry]] a... - Alfred Nobel (7332 bytes)
3: ...]], [[1896]], [[San Remo]], [[Italy]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] chemist, engineer and the [[inventor]]...
5: ...at their family-owned factory in [[Heleneborg, Sweden|Heleneborg]], and a disastrous one in [[1864]] k...
7: ...ingual Swedish-[[Esperanto]]) was published in Sweden in 2003. The play has not yet (May 2003) been tr...
16: ...xture of the other; but eventually the courts decided against Nobel.
21: ...loitation of the [[Baky|Baku]] oil-fields, in the development of which he and his brothers, Ludvig and... - Garrett A. Morgan (5956 bytes)
2: ...rett Augustus Morgan''' ([[March 4]], [[1877]], [[Paris, Kentucky]] - [[August 27]], [[1963]], [[Clevelan...
7: ...y, Morgan had to quit school at a young age, in order to work. However, the teenaged Morgan hired his ...
13: ...all sewn with equipment that Morgan himself had made.
17: ...hi Alpha Fraternity Inc.|Alpha Phi Alpha]], the oldest intercollegiate [[Greek alphabet|Greek-letter]]...
20: ... bravery went unnoticed because of his race. Fire Departments around the country wanted the smoke mask... - Johann Gutenberg (6119 bytes)
4: '''Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg''' (circa [[1398]] – [[Febru...
6: ... son of a merchant named Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden, who adopted the surname "zum Gutenberg" after t...
9: ...s individual sheets of paper were pressed into wooden blocks with the text and illustrations carved in...
11: ...these existing techniques or invented them independently. Some also claim Dutchman [[Laurens Janszoon ...
14: ...because it had to be hand-carved, Gutenberg concluded that metal type could be reproduced much more qu... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...by [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the ai...
6: ..., during the flight. Recent balloons have been made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket shi...
9: ...ion of the hydrogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s...
11: ...ute-long flight started in [[Philadelphia]] and ended in [[Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The f...
13: ...communication during the [[Paris Commune|Siege of Paris]] in 1871. They were also used for observation o... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...ugustus, the pre-Augustan state is conventionally described as the [[Roman Republic]], since the struc...
5: ...s traditionally set in [[476]], when [[Odovacar]] deposed the last Emperor and sent the Imperial insig...
7: ...various semantic periods or eras. Such names include [[Byzantine Empire]], [[Eastern Roman Empire]] an...
9: ...r") imperial power showed its naked face, with golden crowns and ornate imperial ritual. We now know t...
14: ===Political Developments=== - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
1: ...Image:erasmus.jpg|thumbnail|Erasmus. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipa...
2: '''Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus''' (also '''Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], pro...
6: ... he was cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then give...
8: ...in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English thought in the stirring days of King...
10: ... but, as it proved, sufficient, rewards of independent literary activity. From [[1506]] to [[1509]] he... - Astrolabe (4446 bytes)
4: ...he sun; determining local time given local longitude, and vice-versa; and surveying and triangulation.
6: ... Lisbon, which improved on the accuracy of its wooden [[Arabian]] precursors.
8: ...and may be marked with a scale of [[declination | declinations]].
10: ...The astrolabe is therefore a predecessor of the modern [[planisphere]].
12: ...ighted along its length, so that the altitude (in degrees) of the star could be read ("taken") from th... - Prague (7962 bytes)
1: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
14: ...idents.) Prague is located at 50°5' North, 14°28' East (50.08333, 14.4667). [http://earth-info...
16: ...92]], the historic center of Prague has been included in the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific ...
20: ...[University of Prague|Charles University]]: the oldest [[university]] in central Europe north of the [...
22: ...b|250px|thumb|right|Old Jewish Center. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
9: ...Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable speed too qui...
10: [[Image:Cable_car.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
11: ...sembles a very large pair of [[pliers]], and considerable strength and skill are required to operate t...
16: ... operation was the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line|West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], whi...
19: ...l for other cable car transit systems, and this model is often known as the ''Hallidie Cable Car''. - Olympia (2033 bytes)
3: *A music hall in [[Paris]], [[France]], see [[Paris Olympia]]
14: ...poration producing calculators, typewriters, shredders and other office machines.
19: ...ympias|Olympia of Epirus]], the mother of [[Alexander the Great]].
23: ...useum ship]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia PA]].
25: ...[[football]] [[stadium]] in [[Helsingborg]], [[Sweden]], the home of [[Helsingborgs IF]]. - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Lyndon B. Johnson
4: | order=36th President
7: | preceded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
8: | succeeded=[[Richard Nixon|Richard M. Nixon]]
11: | dead=dead
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).