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  1. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    20: ..., glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother's ...
    33: ...unimportant [[Owen Oglethorpe]], [[Bishop of Carlisle]] had to crown her. The [[communion]] was celebr...
    65: ...jou and Alen篮]]. During the latter's visit in [[1581]], it is said that Elizabeth "drew off a ring fro...
    72: ...the [[Speech to the Troops at Tilbury]]. She famously declared, "I know I have the body but of a weak ...
    74: ...s forced to return to Spain; the victory tremendously increased Elizabeth's popularity. The battle, ho...
  2. Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
    6: Ḥawwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in...
    17: ...m for this end. Thereafter the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon him, and while in an unconscious ...
    40: ==Adam in Islam==
    42: ... as Adam's spouse; however, her name is given in Islamic tradition as Hawwa, as in [[Hebrew language|H...
    44: ...in [[Islam]], he is also seen as a [[Prophets of Islam|prophet]], in the sense that he was one of the ...
  3. United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
    8: ...1617;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1605;&#1578;&#1617;&#1581;&#1583;&#1577;<br>Al-Im&#257;r&#257;t al-&#145;Ar...
    65: ...he federal system; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts.
    71: ... marvels such as [[Burj Al Arab]] and [[The Palm Islands]], and friendliness to the West have led many...
    94: ...hbours. Religious beliefs are mostly [[Muslim]] (Islam is the state religion). However, there are siza...
    99: ...ebsite|internet sites]] that are deemed to be un-Islamic or present information on the UAE, its cities...
  4. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...se during the time of the [[United Provinces]] ([[1581]]&#8211;[[1795]]). After the Napoleonic era, Holl...
    32: Religion = [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Judaism]] |
    72: During the [[19th century]], The Netherlands was slow to industrialize compared to neighboring countr...
    87: ...]]; before that it had been a [[republic]] from [[1581]] to [[1806]] (it was occupied by [[France]] betw...
    102: ...risian language]]) - north, better known as ''Friesland''; capital: [[Leeuwarden]]
  5. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    1: ...adeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Islands]]).
    7: ... progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
    25: An [[Islam]]ic invasion took place in [[711]]. Many of the...
    38: ...nd conquer [[Ceuta]] in North [[Africa]], a rich Islamic trade center. On [[August 21]], the city fell...
    40: ...rly 15th century, Madeira Island and the Azorean islands were discovered. Henry the Navigator's intere...
  6. Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
    45: * [[sledges]] - [[Scandinavia]]
    111: * [[1581]]: [[Pendulum]]: [[Galileo Galilei]]
    119: * [[1620]]: [[Slide rule]]: [[William Oughtred]]
    281: * [[1877]]: [[Induction motor]]: [[Nikola Tesla]]
    303: ...]) [[electric motor|induction motor]]: [[Nikola Tesla]]
  7. Meditation (26064 bytes)
    3: ...arious forms of [[Christian]], [[Jewish]] and [[Muslim]] meditation.
    14: ...th the eyes closed (as long as one does not fall asleep), or with the eyes open: focusing the eyes on ...
    16: ...he key is to acknowledge this shift in attention, slowly pull one's awareness back to the breath, and ...
    34: ...ts own purpose and power. Some mantras can be translated into simple words, but invariably the deeper ...
    80: ...deeply--so it's smart and flexible, but also very slow.
  8. Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
    12: He started to write in 1569, first a translation of the Spanish monk [[Raymond Sebond]]'s ''T...
    18: ...ered from painful [[kidney stone]]s. From 1580 to 1581, Montaigne travelled in France, Germany, Austria,...
    20: While in [[Rome]] in 1581, he learned that he was elected mayor of Bordeaux...
    37: ...ge]] necessary for the raising of children, but disliked the strong feelings of [[romantic love]] as b...
  9. List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
    177: [[Commodore 1581]] --
    296: [[hack (technology slang)]] --
    569: [[Slide rule]] --
    570: [[SLIP]] --
    571: [[SLR parser]] --
  10. Dance (8662 bytes)
    72: ...heatre Art: Source Readings in Dance History from 1581 to the Present''. Princeton Book Co. ISBN 0871271...
    74: ...ical Gestures: Writings on Dance and Culture''. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819565660
    75: ...ory/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader''. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819564133
  11. Bahrain (16123 bytes)
    1: ...'''''), is a [[borderless country|borderless]] [[island nation]] in the [[Persian Gulf]] ([[Southwest ...
    4: ...1605;&#1604;&#1603;&#1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1576;&#1581;&#1585;&#1610;&#1606;<br>Mamlakat al Bahrayn'''</...
    16: ...all>''[[National motto]]: [[Bahrainona]] &#1576;&#1581;&#1585;&#1610;&#1606;&#1606;&#1575;''</small>
    61: ...y the [[Arabs]], under whom the island became [[Muslim]]. Bahrain was in the ancient times known as [[...
    63: ..., meaning "Two Seas" refers to the fact that the islands contain the two sources of water, sweet water...
  12. List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
    1: ...English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
    44: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]]-[[1087]])
    52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]])
    105: *[[Ladislaus Bortkiewicz]] (Poland/Russia/Germany [[1868]] ...
    260: *[[Franc Forstneric]] (Slovenia, [[1958-]])
  13. Quran (41479 bytes)
    1: {{Islam}}
    2: ...s the [[Sacred text|holy book]] of [[Islam]]. [[Muslim]]s believe that the Qur'an is the literal word ...
    6: ...ferent order, roughly by size, also believed by Muslims to be divinely inspired. After a short opening...
    14: ...ey were created after Muhammad. Only five [[pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions]] survive.)
    16: ... The [[Bedouin]] speech changed at a considerably slower rate, however, and early Arabic lexicographer...
  14. Sikhism (31029 bytes)
    2: ...] ideal, and [[bhajan]]s) as well as [[Sufi|Sufi Islam]].
    4: ...uru Nanak]] is, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." [[Guru Gobind Singh]] reinforced these words...
    18: Political pressure from surrounding Muslim nations forced the Sikhs to defend themselves a...
    22: ...h;[[1518]]), a saint revered by both Hindus and Muslims. He made four distinct major journeys, which ...
    26: ...of Ramdaspur later to be named [[Amritsar]]. In [[1581]], [[Guru Arjan]]- youngest son of fourth guru - ...
  15. Ballet (9155 bytes)
    5: ...]) and was a [[ballet comique]] (ballet drama). [[1581]] also saw the publication of [[Fabritio Caroso]]...
    15: ...lerinas such as [[Marie Taglioni]] and [[Fanny Elssler]] pioneered new techniques such as [[pointework...
    17: ...and strong with long muscles, have long legs, and sloped shoulders. The best type of foot for dancing ...
    27: * [[Sleeping Beauty#Sleeping Beauty ballets|Sleeping Beauty]]
    61: ... [[Leonide Massine]], [[Vaslav Nijinsky]], [[Bronislava Nijinska]], [[Jean-Georges Noverre]], [[Jules ...
  16. Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
    5: ...ecks. Although Christians were not allowed to buy slaves, male or female, and had few other privileges...
    9: ... distinguish itself in battles with the [[Islam|Muslims]], its soldiers wearing a black surcoat with a...
    15: ...They also gained control a number of neighboring islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]]...
    19: ...n the Magnificent]] delivered 200,000 men to the island. Against this force the Knights had about 7,00...
    25: ...ord the King of Sicily. Their annual fee for the island was a single [[Maltese falcon]], which they ha...
  17. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    33: ...etween [[Egypt]], [[Greece]] and [[Rome]], the [[Islam]]ic world, and finally back to [[Europe]]. Chin...
    54: ...h in turn have often survived only in Islamic translations.
    56: ... through Greek and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] translations, is generally understood to form the basis ...
    78: ===Alchemy in the Islamic world===
    79: ...n through the years were preserved as Islamic translations. (Burckhardt p. 46)
  18. Easter (31700 bytes)
    4: ...ological reasons). This would put the Last Supper slightly before Passover.
    61: ...ninth century]]). Most churches in the [[British Isles]] used a late [[third century]] Roman method to...
    166: ...ay morning, by which time they have been mysteriously hidden all over the house and garden. According ...
    172: ...our a bucket of cold water on any male. The habit slightly varies across the Czech Republic. Some [[fe...
    188: ...e [http://www.englishheathenism.homestead.com/popesletter.html suggests that] converting heathens is e...
  19. Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
    2: ...igion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]].
    4: ...istian]], [[Armenian (people)|Armenian]], and [[Muslim]].
    24: ...rael]], which had fallen some twenty years previously. However, the city was overcome by the Babyloni...
    41: ...c]] in the Jewish tradition, [[Ishmael]] in the Muslim one.) Note that the octagonal and gold-sheeted ...
    43: Under the early centuries of Muslim rule, especially during the [[Umayyad Dynasty|U...
  20. Mobile phone (30513 bytes)
    40: ...components between the different standards. Obviously, the phone keypad and display should be shared, ...
    42: ... mode, in which, instead of transmitting continuously, the mobile is able to stop sending for a short ...
    46: ...Wireless]]'s [[TDMA]] network in North America is slowly being phased out as a result of its merger wi...
    80: ...le in stand-alone devices, such as [[Ectaco]] translators.
    82: ... However, more natural speech recognition and translation in these devices requires a drastic improvem...

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