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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
7: ...Since her father's style took heavily inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style wa...
18: ... marry [[Pierantonio Stiattesi]], a modest artist from [[Florence]]. Shortly afterwards the couple mov...
24: ...nd the protection of influential people, starting from Granduke Cosimo II de' [[Medici]] and expecial...
26: ...was rising. The success and the fashion radiating from her figure fueled many voices about her private...
28: From this period we remember the [[La Conversione de... - Botany (8977 bytes)
9: ...plant life can be studied at a variety of levels, from the [[molecular biology|molecular]], [[genetics...
20: ...either directly from [[staple food]]s and other [[fruit]] and [[vegetables]], or indirectly through [[...
22: ...[Gregor Mendel]] laid the foundations of genetics from his studies of plants.]]
25: ...eas|pea]] shape is inherited. What Mendel learned from studying plants has had far-reaching benefits o...
28: ...e from plants. Most [[alcoholic beverages]], come from [[fermentation|fermenting]] plants such as [[ho... - Printing (4400 bytes)
6: ...hich is principally used for [[newspaper]]s and [[catalogue]]s). The largest commercial and industrial print...
11: ...g the more sophisticated [[block printing]] dates from 868 AD (The ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' of AD [[868]]...
13: ... developed the use of raised and movable type and from the start used oil based inks.
18: ...nhope]], [[George E. Clymer|George E. Clymer]], [[Friedrich Koenig|Koenig]] and others introduced new ...
46: * [[Francysk Skaryna]], first [[Belarus]]ian printer - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
1: ...German styling, in a 16th century engraved book [[frontispiece]]]]
7: ...ogue]], which is probably an updated version of a catalogue created by Hipparchus. Its list of 48 [[constella...
11: ...midsummer day increases from 12h to 24h as you go from the equator to the polar circle). He put the m...
14: ...from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that he knew about onl...
16: ...pts of Ptolemy's ''Geography'' however, date only from about 1300, after the text was rediscovered by ... - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...n also shares credit with [[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]] for the development of diffe...
25: ...later life, to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...ience). Newton argued that this should exempt him from the normal ordination requirement, and [[Charle...
36: ...'s ideas, Newton was so offended that he withdrew from public debate. The two men remained enemies un...
38: ...hristianson is not clear on what Newton concluded from this--> - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Pope Linus (3471 bytes)
14: ... Pope for eleven to fifteen years; the ''Liberian Catalogue'' gives a duration of 12 years, 4 months and 12 d... - Pope Anacletus (1263 bytes)
14: ...e individual. On the other hand, the ''[[Liberian Catalogue]]'' and the ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' both state...
16: ..., and is said to have been pope for twelve years, from [[77]] to [[88]], when he allegedly died as a m... - Pope Pontian (1443 bytes)
1: ...hat was available to the compiler of the Liberian Catalogue of bishops of Rome, made in the fourth century ('... - Pope Marcellinus (2692 bytes)
1: ...ellinus''', [[Pope]], according to the [[Liberian Catalogue]], became bishop of [[Rome]] on [[June 30]], [[29...
3: ...tianity|Christians]]. He left Christianity rather free and so the church's membership grew. Caesar [[G...
7: ...alaria, 25 days after his martyrdom; the Liberian Catalogue gives as the date [[October 25]]. The fact of the... - Pope Gelasius I (4083 bytes)
2: ...antinople|Acacius]], patriarch of Constantinople, from the [[diptych]]s, in spite of every ecumenical ...
4: ...d the patriarch of Constantinople was inevitable, from the western point of view, because they had emb...
12: ...blished in a Roman synod ([[494]]) his celebrated catalogue of the authentic writings of the [[Church Fathers...
14: ...e of Gelasius has survived, forty-two letters and fragments of forty-nine others, carefully archived i...
16: ... heritage does not prove that he was a ''black'' African, as at the time most natives of that continen... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
5: ...ting hall of the Mercanzia, a cloth-merchants' confraternity, and Botticello contributed to the set th...
9: [[Image:10ec_ita.png|frame|right|Botticelli's ''Venus'' graces the first ...
11: He was influenced in his art by [[Fra Filippo Lippi]] and [[Antonio Pollaiuolo]]. The ...
14: ...ors, virgins, and the orders of angels, the whole from a design given to him by Matteo, who was a wort...
19: ...lustrate the sentiments that are actually derived from medieval courtly love. ([[Jean Seznec]]'s book ... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ...s cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the ...
8: ...in England was fruitful in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English thought in t...
10: ...e Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Ital...
12: ...]], and to him came the multitude of his admirers from all quarters of Europe.
14: ...ull of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he was in a sin... - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
3: ...semi-circular). However, an amphitheatre differs from a [[Circus Maximus|circus]], which was used for...
9: ==Catalogue of Roman amphitheatres==
33: ===[[France]]=== - World Heritage Site (2339 bytes)
5: ...t exact criteria]). Listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund under certain condition...
11: *[[List of World Heritage Sites in Africa]] - Troy (22846 bytes)
10: ... [[Turkey]]). Troy is known for its riches gained from port trade with east and west, fancy clothes, i...
12: ...est Libyan tribe who said that they are descended from the men of Troy, according to [[Herodotus]]. Th...
18: ...s law was adopted by King [[Dunvallo Molmutius]] (from [[Brutus]]) in his code and is still in effect ...
20: ..., where the Greek gods watched the [[Trojan War]] from, where [[Hera]] distracted [[Zeus]] with her se...
24: ...e of the ancient city today is some 15 kilometers from the coast, but the ancient mouths of Scamander,... - 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. - Film (18911 bytes)
4: ...e field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that [[photographic film]] (also calle...
6: ...ash; whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been remov...
26: ...hey would normally add new, local scenes to their catalogue and, quickly enough, found local entrepreneurs in...
34: ...housands of such theaters were built or converted from existing facilities within a few years. In the...
40: ...HS]] and [[DVD]] sales to consumers; and 28% came from television (broadcast, cable, and pay-per-view)... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ...
55: ... all the major [[ocean]]s, in a wide band running from about 60° S to 65° N [[latitude]]. It i...
57: ... the other large whales. The population has grown from a low point of 20,000 at the [[1966]] moratoriu...
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