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- Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...sence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
5: ..., and its companion, [[The Book of the Three Virtues]]. She also wrote about the victory of [[Joan of ...
9: ...istine married ɴienne du Castel, who became Charles's notary and secretary. After the king's death in...
11: ...ortant works, chiefly in prose, besides minor pieces.
13: ... (1405), valuable as a first-hand picture of Charles V and his court. - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...the [[18th century]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
7: ...lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...rld; there is no concern here with "other narratives" or alternate ways of knowing, or the like.
11: ...rized in the following lists of significant advances in science:
15: ...h largely superseded by later work, are none the less important contributions to science.) - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
1: ...px|Byzantine art was the high art of the Middle Ages and monumental Church mosaics were the crowing gl...
3: ...vals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.
5: ...and [[sculpture]]; and there were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style...
9: ...acy of the early [[Christian church]]. These sources were mixed with the vigorous "Barbarian" artistic...
13: Art in the Middle Ages is a broad subject and art historians traditional... - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ...Costume jewelry|Costume jewellery]] is made from less valuable materials. However, jewellery can and h...
3: Examples include [[bracelet]]s, [[necklace]]s, rings, and ...
7: ...wellery, or, as is the case in many Western cultures, [[marriage|married]] people wearing a [[wedding ...
9: ...n various forms has been made and worn by both sexes in almost every (if not every) human culture, on ...
14: This is a jewellery [[timeline]] from the first uses of [[metal]] in [[history]] to the [[Renaissance]... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...ere small (perhaps 4 x 1 x 1/3 feet and four octaves in range), the last instruments built were up to ...
5: ...a small brass 'tangent' at the far end which strikes the strings (normally paired) above. The note is ...
7: ...o each string. They are usually chosen so that notes which are rarely heard together (such as C and C#...
11: ...s too quiet to use in any but the smallest ensembles. [[Johann Sebastian Bach|J. S. Bach]]'s son [[Car...
13: ...d Troeger, and Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers including Peter Bavingto... - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: ...nīl''), in [[Africa]], is one of the two longest [[river|rivers]] on [[Earth]].
8: The word "Nile" comes from the word ''Neilos'' (Νει&lam...
10: ==Longest river==
12: ...r than the mighty Amazon, partly because it receives not a single tributary from its halfway mark at t...
14: ... gives a length of approximately 5584 km (3470 miles). It drains approximately 2.8 million to 3.4 mil... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], [[Italian lan...
15: largest_city = [[Ljubljana]] |
17: ...eader_titles = [[List of Presidents of Slovenia|President]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Slovenia|Prime Mini...
18: leader_names = [[Janez Drnovsek|Janez Drnovšek]]<br>[[Jan...
23: population_estimate = 2,011,070 | - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
1: ...thumb|The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt. Image courtesy
3: ...he west bank of the [[Nile River]], it is the largest single-stone statue on Earth.
5: The Great Sphinx faces due east, with a small temple between its paws.
7: ==Description==
9: ... west bank of the [[Nile River]] within the confines of the [[Giza|Giza pyramid field]], so that when ... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...ilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
6: ...udan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palestine]] and [[Israel]] to the east. The [[Nile]] ha...
8: ... the [[Upper and Lower Egypt]]. [[Nome (Egypt)|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. ...
14: ...lake of the Fayyum as a reservoir to store surpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From the...
16: ...[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] seems to be reflected in... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
3: ...ral practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.
5: ...t was adopted directly after one or other sub-phases of the [[Stone Age]].
7: ...abundance of [[iron ore]] sources made iron more desirable and "cheaper" than bronze and contributed g...
10: ..., more expensive than [[gold]]. Some sources suggest that iron was being created then as a by-product...
13: ...liest known production of steel occurred around [[1400 BC]] in [[East Africa]] ([http://www.wsu.edu:8080... - Sun (20830 bytes)
11: ...×10<sup>6</sup> [[mile|mi]]) <br>(8.31 minutes at the [[Speed of Light]])
13: ...align="left" | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'')
22: | 2.5×10<sup>17</sup> km <br>(26,000 [[light-year]]s)
25: | 2.26×10<sup>8</sup> [[Julian year|a]]
33: | [[1 E9 m|1.392]]×10<sup>6</sup> km<br>(109 [[Earth]]s) - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...ia]], as well as other points. Its influence carries over on to [[Korea]] and terminated eventually in...
3: ...ough Turkestan-Khorasan, through [[Iran]] into [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Anatolia]], and then through [[An...
5: ...e was probably conducted over sections of the routes and it is probable that merchants and travellers ...
11: ...ad domesticated [[horse]]s around [[4000 BC]]. Domestication of the [[Bactrian camel]] followed later....
13: ...thout arousing the hostility of more settled peoples. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patr...
10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
13: ...is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
15: | [[527]] || Justinian I becomes emperor.
24: | The [[Lombard]] invasion results in the loss of most of Italy. - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...ately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of the Medieval era and the beg...
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ...se of the [[dinosaur]]s and of many marine [[species]].
7: ... general there are far more recognized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...[Tommotian]], [[Atdabanian]] and [[Botomian]] stages in [[East Asia]] and [[Siberia]]. It is a key as...
13: ... appearances; 3) The strata of any given area represented only part of the Earth's long history. - Illinois (27007 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Chicago]] |
31: HighestElev = 376 |
33: LowestElev = 85 |
37: ...k]] people, a [[consortium]] of [[Algonquin]] tribes that thrived in the area. The word ''Illiniwek'' ...
39: ... Michigan]]. Most of the state's population resides in Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal ... - Crossbow (7510 bytes)
2: ...d is still used in modern times for various purposes.
4: ==Description==
5: ...ch has a mechanism to wind and shoot its bolts. These bolts are typically called [[quarrel]]s, and do ...
7: ...cess of engaging a bolt forces a more uniform process than that of using a bow and arrow. This consist...
10: ...is at the end of the shelf (also called the bolt rest). - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
3: ...ainter]] known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. There are records that he was born in Broghel ne...
9: ...s also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred...
11: ...p to a religious [[allegory]]. His winter landscapes of 1565 are corroborative evidence of the severit...
14: ...herlandish Proverbs'', [[1559]], with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 [[proverb]]s]]
21: ...andscape with the Fall of Icarus'' c.1558, Mus饠des Beaux-Arts, Brussels - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
3: ...s Roger de la Pasture, Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemi...
9: ...t his visit shows no result on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models; and he returned to [[B...
15: ...n the composition. [[Hans Memling]] was his greatest pupil.
18: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1440]]), [[Madrid]]
19: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1443]]), Sint-Pieterskerk...
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