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- Skull (7027 bytes)
2: ...s to protect the [[brain]], acting as a form of [[nature|natural]] [[helmet]], and to support the structur...
5: ...- The skull from the front.png|thumb|Human skull (front)]]
6: [[Image:Gray 188 - Side view of the skull.png|thumb|Human skull (side)]]
10: ...d as part of the skull, as it does not articulate with any other bones.
13: ... by intramembranous (or ''dermal'') ossification, while the bones supporting the brain (the [[occipi... - Hair (11457 bytes)
2: ... are also found on plants, the technical term for which is '''[[trichome]]s''' (see for further discu...
4: ...with the seasons, becoming white during the snowy winter, for example.
6: ...me the new normality and has never entirely gone away since.
11: ...hair]]), on the [[eye]]lids and above them (eyebrows). In most societies people [[shave]], style or ...
13: ...llicle from beneath. Head hair, by comparison, grows for a long duration and to a great length befor... - List of flowers (2544 bytes)
1: ...lected images of some of these blooms on the [[flower album]] page.
3: ...e fall (autumn) after the plants have finished flowering.
5: ...nt]]''' is a plant that takes between twelve and twenty-four months to complete its lifecycle.
7: ... that lives for several years and may not even flower in its first year.
9: ...he plant will die, giving seeds (and therefore flowers) only once in its lifespan. - 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: ...ore]] church of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Florence was the capital of the Renaissance]] - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] in [[1543]], while others wish to extend it into the [[18th century]]. Nevert...
3: ...y [[Aristotle|Aristotelian]]; at its end, science was [[mathematics|mathematical]], [[mechanics|mecha...
7: ...ncor and cross-purposes in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differ...
9: ...e with "other narratives" or alternate ways of knowing, or the like.
11: ...Margolis, 2002). It may be summarized in the following lists of significant advances in science: - Pottery (17136 bytes)
1: ...right|250px|A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. (Cappadocia, Turkey)]]
2: ...]". Fine earthenware with a white tin glaze is known as [[faience]].
4: ...lain." Complex extremely high-fired [[ceramics]], where the glaze and body fuse completely, are gener...
6: ...r. The potter's most basic tool is the [[potter's wheel]].
8: ...d help in the dating of some historic cultures as well. - Sculpture (5545 bytes)
1: ...stic expression. Sculpture is primarily concerned with space: occupying it, relating to it, and influ...
5: ...ribed as ''sculpturesque'' if it shares qualities with [[classicism|classical]] figurative sculpture ...
8: ...s_love_small.jpg|thumb|right|A sculpture: "Mother with child"]]
32: * [[wood, as a medium|wood]]
37: In his late writings, [[Joan Miró even proposed that some day... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...di]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [[blessing]] and his ...
2: ...as been said “A picture is worth a thousand words”, and so it is that '''iconography''' i...
4: ... of the god (the drums of change, the flower of new life, the fire of destruction, etc.). The many he...
6: ...al [[God]] is overturned in the [[New Testament]] when [[God]] takes material flesh in the form of [[...
8: ... be matched by written text. Because the honor shown them passes over to the [[archetype]], [[icon]]s... - 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 ... - 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.]] - Seal (device) (5951 bytes)
2: ...to make this impression. The study of seals is known as [[sigillography]].
6: ...nments still attach seals to [[letters patent]]. While many instruments required seals for validity ...
8: ...ret]]. Seals are no longer commonly used in this way, except for ceremonial purposes.
11: ...rtify that a person has given an [[oath]] or acknowledgement, see [[notary public]]
16: ...[[Mesopotamia]] seals were engraved on cylinders, which could be rolled to create an impression on cl... - Blast furnace (4721 bytes)
1: ...y this is used for the production of [[pig iron]] from [[iron ore]].
4: ...dently developed there, or whether the technology was transmitted to [[Europe]] by the [[Mongol Empir...
6: ...Europe had progressed to the point that fuel-wood was becoming a [[strategic resource]], and the use ...
9: ...hter materials on top. A valve was opened to allow the slag to pour out, and once emptied, another v...
11: The exact nature of the reaction is: - Weaving (6924 bytes)
1: ... (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or artistic designs, including ...
3: ...makes it more economical for mills to use them to weave all of their fabrics, regardless of the compl...
5: ...ing is called [[ikat]]. Fabric decorated using a wax resist method is called [[batik]].
9: ...uctures from the simplest plain weave, through [[twill]]s and [[satin]]s to complex computer-generate...
11: ...ing [[weft]] in certain areas, rather than in the weave structure itself. - Greek language (35285 bytes)
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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'''. - Process (6114 bytes)
1: ...management]], [[process theory]], and [[:Category:Nature]].
4: ...it is as the basis of a [[clock]]. Below are a few specific examples of processes.
5: *The [[Bessemer process]] is a way of producing [[steel]].
7: *[[Evolution]] is a ''natural process'' which explains the origin of species. (generally as...
8: ...tion (theology)|creation]] of the universe by God would be an example of a ''divine process''. (gene... - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
1: ...German styling, in a 16th century engraved book [[frontispiece]]]]
3: ...omer]], and [[astrologer]] who probably lived and worked in [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]].
5: ...a;ξις'', "The Great Treatise"). It was preserved, like most of Classical Greek science...
7: ...t unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
9: ...of his sources beyond the perimeter of the Empire were unreliable. - 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: ...ments of [[high culture]] for repressing "[[human nature]]".
12: ...| capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...sic]]) to any organized sound(s). The question of what the art form called music actually consists of...
4: ...s|muse]]. In ancient Greece, the word ''mousike'' was used to mean any of the arts or sciences govern...
6: ...ith language (but something which may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
8: ...astronomy]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was split into three major kinds: [[musica universa...
10: ... refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea o... - Science (19868 bytes)
3: ==What is science?==
4: There are different theories of what "science" is.
8: ...ers in terms of the thing's structure or internal nature.
10: ...ake accurate predictions about earthquakes or the weather to qualify as sciences. Empiricist philosop...
14: ... language, so the very notion of testing theories with [[facts]] is problematic. - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
1: ...um corps, between the high [[soprano]]s and the low [[contra]]s. It has a forceful tone, as if sound...
5: ... are euphoniums, despite the persistent confusion which has led in some quarters to three-valve eupho...
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