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- Islam (36809 bytes)
1: {{Islam}}
2: ..." is a [[monotheistic]] faith, one of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s, and the world's second largest [[r...
4: == Etymology ==
6: ...slām'' and means one who "surrenders" or "submits" to God.
10: ...s of the Bible and the Torah have been forgotten, misinterpreted, or distorted by their followers. Wi... - Quran (41479 bytes)
1: {{Islam}}
2: ...lation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the Angel [[Jibr...
4: == Format of the Qur'an ==
6: ...n proceeds to the longest sura, and closes with some of the shortest ones.
10: ...t]], semantical units resembling paragraphs and comprising roughly ten ayat each. - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
3: ...intessential symbol of Hinduism. Its meanings are many.]]
6: ...lone, 3 million people follow some form of Hinduism.
8: ... unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Rig Veda]]:
11: :Transliteration: ''Ekam Sat Viprāha Bahudhā Vadanti''
12: ...glish: "Truth is One, though the Sages know it as Many." - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...deal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]].
4: ...nforced these words by saying "Regard the whole human race as equal".
6: ...tity to the Sikhs. The five baptised Sikhs were named Panj Pyare (Five Beloved Ones), who in turn bap...
8: ...it is written in [[Gurmukhi]] script but contains many languages including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi...
10: ... many names, is eternally One, the Sovereign and omnipotent God (the Truth of Love). - Teotihuacan (6370 bytes)
1: ...ch at its greatest extent included much of [[Mesoamerica]].
3: ...a total surface area of 82.66 [[square kilometre|km²]].
5: ...with the accent on the syllable ''wa'', and by normal Nahuatl orthographic conventions a written acce...
7: ... place where men became gods". But the original name of the city is unknown. Recently the glyph that ...
9: ...also anciently referred to as ''[[Tollan]]'', a name also used centuries later for the [[Toltec]] cap... - Genetic code (15677 bytes)
1: [[Image:RNA-codon.png|thumb|[[RNA]] codons.]]
2: ...ard genetic code''', although a few organisms use minor variations of the standard code.
4: ==Genome expression==
6: ...fer RNA]]s and associated [[enzyme]]s, into an [[amino acid]] chain ([[peptide|polypeptide]]), which ...
8: ... consist of one aromatic ring. In RNA however, thymine ('''T''') is substituted by [[uracil]] ('''U''... - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
1: ...lspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0.5em 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; ...
2: ...&#x11F;u'''</big></big><br/>'''Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye'''
6: ...[Image:Ottoman Coat of Arms.jpg|Ottoman Coat of Arms]]
8: ...style="text-align: center;" | [[Ottoman Coat of Arms]]
11: ...The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power''</small> - Literature (25676 bytes)
1: ...n "Literature" (plural). What is intellectual and meaningful is subjective and often controversial or...
5: ...ation. The [[Hebrew Bible]], [[Persian]] [[Shahnama]], ''[[Thirukural]]'', ''[[Beowulf]],'' the ''[[...
7: ...lications. The [[Western canon|Western Canon]] forms one such literature.
9: ...to the exclusion of [[inscription]]s or [[digital media]].
11: ..., or science fiction) may also become excluded from consideration as "literature". - Law (13360 bytes)
2: ...ial]] treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow the established r...
5: ...rders human activities and relations through systematic application of the force of politically organ...
7: ...body, mandates how public companies must go about making periodic disclosures to investors.
9: ...w]]) or with the government (often involving [[criminal law]]).
13: ...ion between legal systems is the focus of [[legal translation]] and [[legal lexicography]], which deals with th... - Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ... Republic of Iran]]. It declares that [[Shi'a Islam]] of the Twelver ([[Jaafari]]) sect is Iran's off...
4: ...s the [[United States]] no longer has formal diplomatic relations with Iran, [[Switzerland]] handles ...
6: ...aims that Iran still remains a sponsor of terrorism.
8: ...he [[Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran|Kurdish Democratic Party]].
10: ...f the electorate voted, following appeals by reformist groups. - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|222px|right|An artistic rendition of an imaginary Atlantis]]
2: ...able in one of the cradles of civilization, the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
7: ...Critias learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides.
10: ''Main article: [[Critias %28Plato%29]]''
12: ... illustrate Plato's philosophy of the ideal government. Plato's account purports to be based on a vis... - Babylon (9716 bytes)
3: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}}
4: ...ic word is a translation of the [[Sumeria]]n ''Kadmirra.''
8: ...rabi]]'s empire ([[18th century BC]]) From this time onward it continued to be the capital of Babylon...
10: ... [[Mushezib-Marduk]] and again under [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] but was besieged and taken over by [[Senna...
12: === Early turmoil === - Tower of Babel (13111 bytes)
1: [[Image:TowerOfBabel2.jpg|thumb|250px|"The Tower of Babel" by [[Pieter Brueghel ...
2: ...th. The story is used to explain the existence of many different languages and [[race]]s.
4: == From the Hebrew scriptures ==
5: ...200px|Construction of the Tower of Babel in the [[Maciejowski Bible]]]]
8: ...he earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.</cite> - Corinthian order (9508 bytes)
1: ...enaissance and later architects, through the medium of [[engraving]]s.]]
2: ...t:canon|canon]], the [[Tuscan order]] and the [[Composite order]].)
4: [[Image:Perraultcorinthian.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The origin of the Corinthian Order, i...
6: ...and tight compared to their 19th-century naturalism at the U.S. Capitol (''below, left'').
8: ...actrian]] Corinthian capital, found at [[Ai-Khanoum]], northeastern [[Afghanistan]], [[2nd century BC... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
3: subject_name=Martin Luther |
4: image_name=Luther46c.jpg |
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the E...
6: date_of_birth=[[November 10]], [[1483]] |
7: place_of_birth=[[Eisleben]], [[Germany]] | - Celtic languages (6032 bytes)
2: ...] during the [[1st millennium BC]], but are now limited to a few enclaves in the [[British Isles]] an...
4: There are four main groups of Celtic languages, of which the first...
5: ...spoken in a wide arc from France to Turkey and from the Netherlands to northern Italy.
7: ...c language|Scottish Gaelic]], and [[Manx language|Manx]].
8: ...[Cornish language|Cornish]], [[Cumbric language|Cumbric]], the hypothetical [[Ivernic]], and possibly... - Cherokee (38956 bytes)
3: ...mage=<br>[[Image:Cherokeenationalflagpublicdomainimage.gif|none|200px]]
5: [[Image:UKBflag2.png|none|200px]]
7: [[Image:Easternbandcherokeeflag.png|none|200px]]
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10: |popplace=Enrolled members:<br> - Viking (18085 bytes)
4: ...he medieval Scandinavian population in general is more properly referred to as '''Norse'''.
12: ...t probably are [[Varangians]] in the [[Byzantine Empire]] and a Byzantine ship]]
13: ...ecorded attack, dated June 8, [[793]], was on the monastery at [[Lindisfarne]] on the east coast of [...
15: ... [[Baltic]] coast. Stories tell of raids in the [[Mediterranean]] and as far east as the [[Caspian Se...
17: ===Adam of Bremen=== - Sebastiano Serlio (4494 bytes)
1: ...erist]] [[architect]], was part of the Italian team building Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize th...
3: ...lived in Venice from 1527 to 1540 but left little mark on the city.
4: ...|Serlio's church facade of 1537 crystallized a format that lasted into the 18th century]]
6: ...30s: several contemporary churches compete for primacy: but Serlio's woodcut put the concept in every...
8: ...en were assembled. Serlio took several private commissions, but the only one that has survived in any... - Jean Fouquet (2536 bytes)
6: ...ry French art, and thus became the founder of an important new school. He was court painter to [[Loui...
10: ...s of Europe, at the exhibition of the [[French Primitives]] held at the [[Biblioth豵e nationale de F...
12: ...ng in [[crayon]]; whilst an authentic portrait from his brush is in the Liechtenstein collection.
14: ...es Thompson]] at a London sale, and restored by him to France.
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