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- Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
13: ...it into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
27: ...nquer the Levant and Egypt. In the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conqu...
29: ...of the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south.
35: | The Emperor Romanus IV is defeated by the [[Seljuk Turks]] at the [[Battle of ... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
3: This term is also used in [[entomology]] to describe [[social insect]]s species who have a speci...
5:
7: ...r belief.") The language of the [[Gathas]] (the oldest part of the Avesta) is very similar to the lang...
20: ...e sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras ... - Human (48024 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Hominoidea]]}}
21: ...rimate]] belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[...
24: ...he upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed [[brain]] and consequent capacity for abst...
27: ...ly [[philosophy of mind]], attempts to fathom the depths of each of these perspectives. [[Art]], [[mus...
30: ...and [[manipulate]] the world around us led to the development of [[technology]] and [[science]] as a s... - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ... [[Johannes Kepler]]. The work of Galileo is considered to be a significant break from that of [[Arist...
7: ...610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveries.
10: ...ion. These are the primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
12: ...00s]]. According to Koyr鬠the law was arrived at deductively, and the experiments were merely illustr...
14: ... rolling balls) were replicated using the methods described by Galileo (Settle, 1961), and the precisi... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
1: {| border="1" width="325" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ...
10: ...outh Vietnam<br>• Reunification of Vietnam under communist rule<br>
15: ...n="top" style="text-align:center"|[[North Vietnam|Democratic Republic of Vietnam<br>(North Vietnam)]]<...
24: ...IA]]:''' ?<br>'''Total dead:''' 287,232<br>'''Wounded:''' 1,496,037
25: ...fficial Vietnamese estimate: 1,100,000 <br>'''Wounded:''' 600,000 - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ... use of the [[tractor]], so fewer farmers were needed to produce a greater harvest of food.
9: [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] campaigned for the U.S. to...
14: In the [[U.S. presidential election, 1920]] the [[United States Republi...
16: ...flected by the extension of credit to a dangerous degree, including in the [[Stock Market]], which ros...
18: ...idely reviled as unmusical noise by much of the older generation). [[Dancing]] was a popular recreatio... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: ...rom the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...ation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thou...
11: The ingredients for a tropical cyclone include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical...
13: ...water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by t...
16: ...ons, tropical storms and a third group whose name depends on the region. - Evolution (27661 bytes)
3: ...[[genetics]] in the [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in the frequen...
6: ...e the [[modern evolutionary synthesis]]. In the modern synthesis, "evolution" means a change in the fr...
8: ...share a common ancestor. It also is often used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts...
12: The theory underlying the modern synthesis has three major aspects:
14: # The [[common descent]] of all [[organism]]s from a single ancesto... - Mammal (11782 bytes)
8: ...ion_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Orders}}
12: **[[Didelphimorphia]]
21: **[[Dermoptera]]
22: **[[Desmostylia]]
23: **[[Scandentia]] - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...onship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge numbe...
2: ...is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that...
5: ...ht|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
10: ...e. The second interpretation, favoured by more modern scholars such as [[Tom Harpur]], is ''re + ligi...
12: ===Defining "religion"=== - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ...shop]], declaring that the office of bishop was a development of later [[Christianity]]. Furthermore,...
4: ...f Saint Peter]] in [[Vatican City]]. He is often depicted in art as holding the keys to the gates of ...
7: ...tatue.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Saint Peter is usually depicted in art holding the keys to the gates of hea...
8: ...ble or piece of rock (but can just as easily be understood to be Matthew changing the feminine "Petra"...
11: ...are no other contemporary accounts of his life or death. Before becoming a disciple of Jesus, Simon ('... - Pope Damasus I (6865 bytes)
3: ...al suffered greatly due to these two unseemly incidents.
7: ..., bishop of Rome with his ecclesiastical correspondence, and writing his answers to the questions refe...
9: ...''De viris illustribus,'' written after Damasus' death: "he had a fine talent for making verses and p...
13: ...nger, being generally more conservative in their idealised views on the greatness of the Empire. This ...
15: ...bishops, claims reinforced by the forged correspondence with Jerome (see below). - Pope Benedict VII (878 bytes)
1: ...]] quietly for nearly nine years, a somewhat rare thing in those days.
5: ...d connected to the [[Crescenti family]]. He succeeded to the papacy as a compromise candidate, to repl...
9: In March [[981]], he presided over a [[synod]] in St Peter's that prohibited [...
14: Predecessor=[[Pope Benedict VI|Benedict VI]]| - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
9: ...French]] and [[English language|English]] often understood by educated classes |
12: government_type = [[Democracy|Democratic]] [[constitutional monarchy|const. monarc...
13: leader_titles = [[King of Cambodia|King]] <br> [[Prime ...
14: leader_names = [[Norodom Sihamoni]] <br> [[Hun Sen]] |
16: area_magnitude = 1 E11| - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...e town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
7: ...hich we find in use within thirty years after his death, but was not properly [[beatification|beatifie...
9: ...n became famous. He had the patronage of [[Cosimo de' Medici]]. According to Vasari, the first paintin...
13: ...the Virgin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed for the Church of th...
15: ...s city; as a fresco-painter, he may have worked under, or as a follower of, [[Gherardo Starnina]]. Fro... - 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. - Bird (20345 bytes)
9: ...color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Order (biology)|Orders]]}}
10: <center>Many - see [[#Bird orders|section below]].</center>
13: '''Birds''' are [[biped]]al, [[warm-blooded]], egg-laying [[vertebrate]]s characterized prim...
15: ...mmingbird]]s to the huge [[Ostrich]] and [[Emu]]. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between ...
17: ...spend almost all their time at sea (e.g. the [[Wandering Albatross]]). Some, such as [[frigatebird]]s,... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Associa...
5: ...emnants'', in [[1901]], after a number of players deserted the team for the [[American League]]. The ...
8: :'''Logo design:''' A red "C" circumscribed by a blue circle...
18: ...teams in [[1870]], each with the singular goal of defeating the Red Stockings. A number of them adopt...
20: ...uth side of the city. The [[Great Chicago Fire]] destroyed the club's ballpark, uniforms and other po...
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