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- Vatican City (21873 bytes)
5: The city takes its name from ''Mons Vaticanus'', also known as [[Vatican Hil...
60: ...supposed site of the tomb of [[Saint Peter]], and from then on the area started to become more populat...
75: ...rdinals (one being chosen by lot every three days from each order of cardinals), performs other functi...
77: ...hed to be so, this resolution would not impede it from requesting it."
78: ...umb|right|300px|The main entrance to Vatican City from the top of [[St. Peter's Basilica]], surrounded... - Seti I (4665 bytes)
3: ... not only take into account the existing evidence from various sources, but set which interpretations ...
5: ...ied, the formerly junior Pharaoh started counting from year 1 again. This was probably to establish a ...
7: ... was murdered. It has been suggested that he died from a disease which has affected him for years, pos...
9: ... perpetuated by some large pictures placed on the front of the temple of [[Amon]], situated in [[Karna... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
4: ...s are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or in addition to that of their mother country.
21: ...]''||''[[Let_us_all_unite_and_celebrate_together|African Union Anthem]]
69: |[[Belize]]||[[Land of the Free]]
75: |''[[Biafra]]''||''[[Land of the Rising Sun (national anthem...
111: |[[Central African Republic]]||[[La Renaissance]] (The Rebirth) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
45: ...mply as ''the Porte'', from the [[French language|French]] translation of the [[Ottoman language|Ottom...
47: ...tantinople]] (modern [[Istanbul|İstanbul]]) from the [[Byzantine Empire]], it became the Ottoman...
53: ... in the east to [[Hungary]] in the northwest, and from [[Egypt]] in the south to the [[Caucasus]] in t...
60: ...his was the [[Crimean war]] in which the English, French, Ottomans and others united against Russia.
61: ...om foreign occupation (e.g. Egypt occupied by the French in 1798, Cyprus occupied by the British in 18... - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: Libya is a country in [[North Africa]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]], locate...
3: ...sometimes referring to the entire continent of [[Africa]].
59: ...[[terrorism]]. All Libyan diplomats were expelled from the United States and the United States officia...
61: ... (IRA), [[Euskadi Ta Askatasuna]] (ETA) and the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO).
67: ...man [[La Belle (discotheque)|La Belle]] nightclub frequented by U.S. servicemen on [[April 5]], which ... - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ... envision the gradual establishment of a State of Palestine to include all or part of the [[West Bank]], the ...
10: | align=center width=135px | [[Image:Flag_of_Palestine.png|125px|]]
13: | align=center width=135px | [[Flag of Palestine]]
31: ...eration Organization]] delegations). The State of Palestine is not recognized by the [[United Nations]] or by...
33: ...her UN resolutions and called only for withdrawal from "[[East Jerusalem|Arab Jerusalem]]" and the oth... - Scythia (22520 bytes)
1: ... location and extent of Scythia varied over time, from the [[Altai]] region where [[Mongolia]], [[Chin...
3: ...s as ''Ishkuzai'', who are reported as pouring in from the north some time around 700 BC, settling in ...
7: ...Indo-European word for ''archer'' in turn derives from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root *'''skeud''', ...
9: ...riors, drawn after figures on an [[electrum]] cup from the Kul'Oba kurgan burial near [[Kerch]] ([[Her...
21: ...f scholars conjecture that they migrated westward from [[Central Asia]] between [[800 BC]] and [[600 B... - Byzantine architecture (9737 bytes)
6: ...s of Constantinople]] and [[Yerebatan Saray]]. A frieze in the [[Ostrogoth|Ostrogothic]] palace in Ra...
10: ...ogy)|stone]], [[classical orders]] were used more freely, [[mosaic]]s replaced carved decoration, and ...
14: ...e]] (4th century); or [[annex]]es were thrown out from the central space in such a way as to form a cr...
22: ...d off the ''bema'', where the altar was situated, from the body of the church; this screen, bearing im...
26: ...ow with incrustations of marble slabs, which were frequently of very beautiful varieties, and disposed... - Crimean War (7100 bytes)
1: ... of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]], [[France]], and the [[Ottoman Empire]], joined somewha...
8: ...hip of several holy towns in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and the protection of [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Ortho...
14: ...-deckers, twelve 84-gun 2-deckers and four 60-gun frigates in the Black Sea, plus a large number of sm...
25: ...Tennyson|Tennyson]]'s poem. [[Cholera]] undercut French preparations for the [[siege of Sevastopol]],...
27: ... "paper cigars" — [[cigarette]]s — to French and British troops, who copied their Turkish ... - Hyksos (23575 bytes)
4: ...hink of the Canaanites as being indistinguishable from the [[Phoenicia|Phoenicians]]. The Hyksos intro...
6: ...e names of the Fifteenth Dynasty Hyksos are known from Egyptian monuments, scarabs and other small obj...
9: ...om]] referring to the bedouin chieftains of Syria-Palestine. It is generally accepted that only the six king...
15: ...Fifteenth Dynasty Hyksos rulers as they are known from monuments, scarabs, and other objects are:
26: ...reign (a good Egyptian practice which is attested frequently) remains for future discoveries to resolv... - Hebrews (6043 bytes)
2: ...languages]]), although their culture was distinct from the local [[canaanite]] culture. The extent of ...
6: ...biru]] were [[Hurrian]], and thus not having flew from Egypt.
8: ...was from [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]], down the river from the seat of power – [[Memphis, Egypt|Memp...
10: ...ous areas of Canaan, over time becoming separated from other Canaanites, and thus taking separate path...
18: Today, modern-day [[Jews]] are descended from only a few of these Tribes. The Tribes of [[Ju... - Tyre (5124 bytes)
1: ...bout 23 miles, in a direct line, north of [[Acre, Palestine|Acre]], and 20 south of [[Sidon]]. The modern cit...
3: ...])" (Driver's Isaiah). In the time of [[David]] a friendly alliance was entered into between the [[Heb...
5: ...ge]] of seven months in which he built a causeway from the mainland to the island, but continued to ma...
7: ...hen]], and [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]], on his return from his third missionary journey, spent a week in c...
9: ... in Tyre. In the 13th century, Tyre was separated from the royal domain as a separate crusader [[Vassa... - Samaria (7953 bytes)
9: ...sraeli forces during the [[1967]] [[Six-Day War]] from [[Jordan]]. Jordan withdrew all claims to the W...
19: ...mselves claim to be descendants of [[Israelites]] from the Northern Kingdom who escaped deportation an...
26: ...[[kingdom of Israel|Israel]], purchased this hill from Shemer its owner for two talents of [[silver]],...
29: <blockquote>''It was the only great city of Palestine created by the sovereign. All the others had been...
31: Samaria, the city, was frequently besieged. In the days of [[Ahab]], [[Benh... - Akkadian Empire (9189 bytes)
4: ...n]], and [[copper]] is mentioned as being brought from [[Magan]] (probably modern [[Oman]]).
14: ...erite from Magan (the Sinai peninsula) and timber from [[Dilmun]] in the [[Persian Gulf]]. Some of his...
18: ...is period is called [[Old Babylonian]] and lasted from [[2000 BC]] until [[1600 BC]]. During the first...
20: ...tter is one ordering the dispatch of 240 soldiers from [[Assyria]] and Situllum, a proof that Assyria ...
28: ...ylonia was conquered by [[Kassites]] or Kossaeans from the mountains of Elam, with whom [[Samsu-Iluna]... - Sargon II of Assyria (8855 bytes)
1: ...C]]) was an [[Assyria]]n king. He took the throne from [[Shalmanassar V]] in [[722 BC]]. It is not cle...
3: ...abitants of the towns of [[Assur]] and [[Harran]] from taxes.
6: ...Sargon conquered [[Gaza]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], destroyed [[Raphia]] and won a victory over Eg...
10: ...nst [[Urartu]] in 714 is well known from a letter from Sargon to the god Ashur (found in the town of [...
18: ...the Assyrians; 334,000 objects in total. A relief from Dur Sharrukin depicted the sack of Musasir as w... - Lent (7959 bytes)
3: ...ls this period [[Great Lent]], to distinguish it from the [[Advent|Winter Lent or Advent]] that prece...
9: ...an occupied [[Jerusalem]] of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
13: ... Thursday, especially by Roman Catholics), [[Good Friday]], and [[Holy Saturday]] forms the [[Easter T...
24: ...relaxed, though in the Eastern church, abstinence from the above mentioned food products is still comm...
26: ...ence has been limited by the [[Bishop]]s to the [[Friday]]s of Lent and Ash Wednesday. On other abstin... - Zinc (12445 bytes)
181: ...1400 BC]] have been found in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and zinc objects with 87% zinc have been found ...
183: ...[[zinc oxide]]s in calamine were reduced, and the free zinc metal was trapped by the copper, forming a...
185: ...ware of the existence of zinc as a metal separate from the seven known to the ancients. In the West, t...
187: ...that it had a separate set of chemical properties from other known metals.
204: ...s can lead to reduced sperm count and sex drive. Frequent ejaculations can lead to zinc deficiency. - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
15: ...t. The fresco-paintings, ceramic motifs, reliefs, free sculpture and toreutic handiwork of [[Crete]] h...
21: ...e complexity, and the greater oblongs are entered from a long side and divided longitudinally by pilla...
23: ...rom the rest of the plan by corridors, is entered from a vestibule on a short side, and has a central ...
29: ...en records, only a summary history can be derived from monuments and archaeological remains. But the d...
33: ...s, showing a progressive development in technique from bottom to top. - Ramesses II (3861 bytes)
5: ...d from c. [[1314 BC]] to [[1224 BC]] and reigned from [[1290 BC]] to [[1224 BC]], He ruled for a to...
7: ...ers among his wives were [[Isisnofret]] and Maetnefrure, Princess of [[Hatti]]. The writer [[Terence G...
9: ... the modern [[Israel]], [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]). At the [[Battle of...
13: ...eved to have demanded that his people be released from [[slavery]]. - Slavery (26455 bytes)
6: ...av</i>, which originally meant landless [[serfs]] from [[Eastern Europe]], including parts of [[Rome|t...
8: ...ll forms of slavery and similar labour systems. Unfree labour is now the preferred term of many schola...
10: ... accepted that payment of a [[wage]] signifies "[[free labour]]", with quite different disadvantages e...
16: In sweatshop labor cases, unfree labourers are often told that they are working ...
18: ...rous abuses are reported to the authorities which frequently turn a blind eye. In all countries, peop...
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