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- 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... - 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 ... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...1617;ة المتّحدة<br>Al-Imārāt al-‘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... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...se during the time of the [[United Provinces]] ([[1581]]–[[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]] - 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... - 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]] - 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. - 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... - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
177: [[Commodore 1581]] --
296: [[hack (technology slang)]] --
569: [[Slide rule]] --
570: [[SLIP]] --
571: [[SLR parser]] -- - 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 - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...'''''), is a [[borderless country|borderless]] [[island nation]] in the [[Persian Gulf]] ([[Southwest ...
4: ...1605;لكة البحرين<br>Mamlakat al Bahrayn'''</...
16: ...all>''[[National motto]]: [[Bahrainona]] بحريننا''</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... - 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-]]) - 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... - 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 - ... - 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 ... - 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... - 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) - 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... - 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... - 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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