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- Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
1: [[Image:RosaLuxemburg.jpg|right|frame|Rosa Luxemburg]]
2: ... the government. Luxemburg and hundreds of others were captured, tortured, and killed.
6: ...iden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
8: ...ur of its leaders were put to death and the party was broken up. Some of its members managed to meet ...
10: ...ltaneously. Her specialised subjects were ''Staatswissenschaft'' (the science of [[form of government... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
1: [[fr:Ching Shih]]
2: ...ang. She married in [[1801]], to one [[Cheng I]] who commanded a [[pirate]] fleet and fought in a [[...
4: ...ering. She shortly thereafter fell into an affair with her adopted son, having already made him her l...
6: ...caught, one of his ears was cut off and he was shown off through the squadron as an example.
8: ...of his life in a comfortable government position, while Ching Shih died at the age of 60 in [[1844]],... - Back (949 bytes)
8: ...is defending the [[goal]]. It is often qualified with additional "measures", [[left back]], [[quarte...
10: ...ngland, '''The Backs''' (in the plural and with a capital letter) means the area behind the main colleges, ... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...h century]] in [[northern Europe]]. It is also known as "'''Rinascimento'''" (in Italian).
5: ...f [[classical education|classical learning and knowledge]] through the rediscovery of ancient texts, ...
10: ...elieve to not be accurate. The entire period is now often replaced by the term "[[Early Modern]]". (S...
12: ... concentrate on the Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
17: ...urch of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Florence was the capital of the Renaissance]] - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...ury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading al...
2: ...''graphos'' "writing") is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as ...
4: ...y is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general terms, called [[palaeograph...
8: ...ts vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in...
10: ...yae]]'' 書藝, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East ... - Minuscule (2323 bytes)
1: ... cursive minuscule, which no longer stay bound between a pair of lines.
3: ...Alcuin]] for use in the court of [[Charlemagne]], which quickly spread across Europe. Here for the f...
5: ...ries tend to accept it as a spelling variation. However, ''miniscule'' is still less likely to be use...
8: ...n all nouns were capitalized, a system still followed in [[German language|German]] but not in [[Engl...
10: ...ce seems to be imported (and is commonly not used when printing Ancient Greek materials even today). - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
1: ...esty]] from the [[Aberdeen Bestiary]] (folio 4v), would be considered illuminated.]]
3: ...s are the most common type of artifact to survive from the middle ages. They are also the best survi...
7: ...rtaking in progress right now please see http://www.saintjohnsbible.org/
10: ...ury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading al...
11: ...ury Bible. The script is [[blackletter]], also known as Gothic script.]] - Greek language (35285 bytes)
2: |familycolor=lawngreen
13: ... "Hellenic") is an [[Indo-European]] [[language]] with a documented history of some 3,000 years. It i...
15: ...ties in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ... '''New Testament Greek''' (after its most famous word of literature).
19: ...lar language of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. Also known as '''Byzantine Greek'''. - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...'culture''''', from the [[Latin]] <i>colere</i>, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally ref...
6: ...tually tried to eliminate popular or mass culture from the definition of culture.
8: ... music]] "is" more refined than music produced by working-class people such as [[punk rock]] or than ...
10: ...dview]], people with different customs from those who regard themselves as cultured do not usually co...
12: ...| capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...irteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°...
4: While al-Qāhirah is the official name of the ...
6: ...invade Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are e...
7: [[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] hi...
11: ...r multicolour composite image is focused over the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, seen as a large bright area... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...reigned over most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and a...
5: ... to unify such a vast territory under his empire, which in retrospect exceeds the boundaries of the p...
7: ...d there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'Their Highnesses', 'Their Ma...
10: ...iving, he threw his sword away. Ashoka found the sword and kept it.
12: ==Rise to power== - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #...
6: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Flag of the Arab Republic o...
7: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Coat of arms of Egypt.png|8...
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Flag of Egypt]]
10: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Coat of Arms of Egypt|The Great S... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
18: * [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] (18th–20th Dynasties)
19: ...ate Period]] (21st–25th Dynasties) (also known as the Libyan Period)
27: ...early tribes naturally migrated to the Nile river where they developed a settled [[agriculture|agricu...
29: ... their culture indicates that by [[6000 BC]] they were [[herding]] cattle and [[construction|construc...
31: ...xture of [[Europe]]an, [[Middle East]]ern, and [[Africa]]n''"). - Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
2: ...emphis, Egypt|Memphis]]. The Old Kingdom was followed by a period of disunity and relative cultural d...
4: ...urial places. For this reason, the Old Kingdom is frequently referred to as ''"the Age of the Pyramids...
8: ... Djoser was his [[vizier]] [[Imhotep]], who oversaw the constructions of that necropolis.
10: .../a-s/history/herlin/textsup.htm#_ftn18 ''ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS TO ca. 1500: Pharaonic Egypt to...
14: ...th dynasty of Egypt|Fourth dynasty]], which began with [[Sneferu]] ([[2575 BC|2575]]–[[2551 BC]... - First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2409 bytes)
2: ...torians place the 'downfall' of the Old Kingdom - with the end of either the [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt...
4: ...tributed to the great famine and the subsequent downfall of the Old Kingdom.
6: ...monarch in history. The latter years of his reign were marked by inefficiency because of Pepy's advan...
8: ...gdoms fell apart and regional leaders had to cope with the famine.
10: ...ypt]] and a clash between the two rival dynasties was inevitable. - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ...dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasty]], roughly between [[1986 BC]] and [[1633 BC]].
5: ...ween the Eleventh and [[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to ...
7: ==The Twelfth dynasty==
8: ...otep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resulted in ...
10: ...le reign. The co-regencies lasted throughout the Twelfth dynasty and provided great stability. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
4: | wh image name=Gw1.gif
11: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
15: | wife=[[Martha Washington]]
19: ...ontinental Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
10: | place of birth=Shadwell, [[Virginia]]
14: | wife= None; wife [[Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he to...
18: ...], [[Archaeology|archaeologist]], [[slavery|slaveowner]], [[author]] and founder of the [[University ...
20: ...cy include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
23: ...et [[Flat Hat Club]] — before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University o... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
7: <tr><td>'''Followed:'''</td><td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></tr>
10: ...td>[[Kinderhook (village), New York|Kinderhook, New York]]</td></tr>
12: ...d><td>[[Kinderhook (town), New York|Kinderhook, New York]]</td></tr>
13: <tr><td>'''Wife:'''</td><td>[[Hannah Van Buren|Hannah Hoes Van... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
17: | '''Successor:''' || [[Andrew Johnson]]
22: | [[Hardin County, Kentucky]]<br />(site now in [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue County]])
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
39: *[[Andrew Johnson]] ([[1865]])
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