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- Charlemagne (11466 bytes)
2: ...ly King of the [[Lombards]], and [[Holy Roman Emperor]] — [[Imperator]] and [[Augustus]].
5: ...us fiction concocted as a way of honoring the Emperor. Other commentators weighing the primary records...
8: ...as the brother of the [[Lady Bertha]] mother of [[Roland]].
10: ...-simile of a Miniature of the "History of the Emperors" (Library of the Arsenal).]]
12: ...gne more than 18 battles to win this victory. He proceeded to force [[Catholicism]] on the conquered, ... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...]], now in [[France]], William succeeded to the throne of England by right of conquest by winning the ...
14: ...ntrol of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at [[Caen]] in the [[Battle of Val-賭Dunes]] i...
16: ...ritime]]). He was 26, she was 22. Their marriage produced four sons and six daughters (see list below)...
18: ...d [[Robert, Count of Mortain]] played significant roles in his life.
23: ... if this story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress and so may have felt free to bre... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...nown as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Ad...
7: This article begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...tive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Bronze Age (9344 bytes)
2: ... the [[Neolithic]] is directly followed by the [[Iron Age]].
4: Most surviving bronze implements are [[tool]]s or [[weapon]]s, thoug...
6: The date of the arrival of a Bronze Age varies from culture to culture.
8: ==Near East Bronze Age==
9: ... formations, characterised as the start of the [[Iron Age]]. - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...the [[greenhouse effect]] caused primarily by anthropogenic (human-generated) [[carbon dioxide]] (CO<s...
5: ...wg1/339.htm]]). Much of this uncertainty results from not knowing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, but...
7: ...ous detrimental effects by causing [[flood]]s, [[drought]]s, heat waves, reduction of [[agricultural]]...
11: ...e/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the term "anthropogenic climate change" is used to indicate the pr...
16: ... Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] [http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13057]. - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ... fifty days, which follows this holiday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...spels]]. The [[Gospel of John]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the...
6: ...er" and "Ostern", are not etymologically derived from ''Pesach'' and are instead related to ancient na...
57: ...xcept formerly in a few states, all of which had dropped it by the [[1980s]].
61: ...hurches in western continental Europe used a late Roman method until the late [[8th century]] during t... - Mycenaean Greece (6175 bytes)
2: ...mythology]]. The Mycenaean period takes its name from the archaeological site [[Mycenae]] in the north...
6: ...ollapse of their Bronze Age civilization around [[1100 BC]]. The collapse is commonly attributed to the ...
8: ...[[1400 BC]] the [[Mycenaeans]] extended their control to [[Crete]], center of the [[Minoan civilizatio...
10: ...arge circular burial chambers with a high vaulted roof and straight entry passage lined with stone. Th...
12: ...00 BC]] the Mycenaean civilisation collapsed. Numerous cities were sacked and the region entered what ... - Hydrogen (20221 bytes)
6: <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">'''hydrogen''' – [[helium]]</td>
8: <tr><td rowspan="3" valign="center"> <br />'''H'''<br /...
16: ... [[List of elements by number|Number]]</td><td>Hydrogen, H, 1 </td></tr>
20: ...riod]], [[periodic table block|Block]]</td><td>[[group 1 element|1 (IA)]], [[period 1 element|1]], [[s...
26: ... bgcolor="#a0ffa0"><font color="green">'''Atomic properties'''</font></th></tr> - Polonium (10219 bytes)
7: <tr><td rowspan="3" valign="center">[[Tellurium|Te]]<br>'''P...
19: ...riod]], [[periodic table block|Block]]</td><td>[[group 16 element|6 (VIA)]], [[period 6 element|6]], [...
25: ...n="2" align="center" bgcolor="#cccc99">'''Atomic properties'''</th></tr>
35: <td>[[Electron configuration]] </td><td><...
37: <td>[[electron|e<sup>-</sup>]] 's per [[energy level]]</td><td>... - Amazon Rainforest (4064 bytes)
7: ...sin drained largely by the [[Amazon River]], with 1100 [[tributaries]]. This basin was formed in the [[...
10: [[Image:Air roots in the Amazon.jpg|thumb|Roots in the Amazon rainforest]]
11: ...ws to avoid [[biopiracy]], but enforcing it is a problem.)
13: ==Environmentalism==
14: ...about the loss of biodiversity which will result from the forest's destruction, they are also concerne... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
2: ...me as originator of the theory of [[evolution]] through [[natural selection]].
4: ...sity. Five years on [[the Voyage of the Beagle]] brought him eminence as a [[geology|geologist]] and f...
6: ...cation in nature. He continued his research and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now in...
15: ...e fifth of six children of [[Robert Waring Darwin|Robert]] and [[Susannah Wedgwood|Susannah]] Darwin (...
19: ... a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop up birds to draw or paint them in natural positi... - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
2: ...asants from many different nations of [[western Europe]], with little central leadership, travelled ov...
4: ==Background==
5: ...ry little to do but fight among themselves and terrorize the peasant population.
7: ...ardinia]], freeing the coasts of Italy and Spain from [[Muslim]] raids.
9: ...ian universe, Jerusalem, which, along with the surrounding land, was considered one giant [[relic]], t... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...nown as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoning, [[Ad...
7: This article begins with the Roman-Germanic period and ends with the Unification ...
9: ==The Germans and the Romans==
12: ...tive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontier on the Rhine]] - Culture of Russia (14552 bytes)
1: '''Russian culture''' began around the 10th century B.C. with the development of...
9: Russian [[icon]] painting was inherited from the [[Byzantine]] churches. It became an offshoo...
14: ...ily Kandinsky]], [[Vladimir Tatlin]], [[Alexander Rodchenko]], and [[Marc Chagall]] amongst others.
18: ... However the latter sought too much independence from the ruling [[Communist Party]] of [[Bolsheviks]]...
22: ...arties to European baroque style, was popular. Througout the majority of the 1900's russian architetu... - European-influenced classical music (18917 bytes)
2: {{History of European art music}}
4: ...ic produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, partic...
10: ...gorian Chant]], was the dominant form until about 1100.
12: ...characterized by the use of [[counterpoint]] and growing popularity of keyboard music and orchestral m...
14: ...10 a period which codified practice, expanded the role of music in cultural life and created instituti... - History of science in the Middle Ages (30877 bytes)
2: ...ough the term 'Middle Ages' usually refers to [[European history]], scientific advances in the [[Easte...
4: ...s and summaries that were often corrupted in the process of copying and [[translation|translating]]. N...
11: [[Image:Silos-Claustro.jpg|thumb|left|In the Early Middle Ages, cultural...
14: ...t was left of intellectual strength, especially through [[monasticism]].
16: ...pretation. Given the limited scientific advances from about [[476]] to about [[1000]], this period cam... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...h a preceding [[Proto-Elamite]] period beginning around [[3200 BC]].
5: Its culture played a crucial role in the [[Achaemenid]] [[Persian Empire]] that s...
8: ...change ''ha'' to ''e'' indicates this word was borrowed prehistorically). Additionally, the Haltamti w...
10: ...|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''Hujiyā'', which means "Elam."
13: ...nguage|Sumerian]], and [[Iranian languages|Indo-European]] languages. Some scholars believe the langua... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
13: | rowspan=2 | [[Azerbaijan]]
20: | rowspan=7 | [[China]]
21: | rowspan=5 | 5 autonomous regions
32: | rowspan=2 | 2 special administrative regions *
38: | 1 autonomous province under international law - Vincent van Gogh (11980 bytes)
2: ... produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1100 drawings) during a period of only ten years befor...
4: ...ogh's work and that of his contemporaries. The [[Kroller-Muller Museum]] in [[Otterlo]] (also in [[the...
9: ... life. His sister described him as serious and introspective.
11: ...en mind. Theo would support Vincent financially throughout his life.
15: ...ed without pay. During this period he started to produce [[charcoal]] sketches. - North Pole (13759 bytes)
5: ==Defining North Poles in astronomy==
6:
10: ...r shape and [[gravity|gravitational]] influences from nearby planets and moons.
12: The projection of a planet's north geographic pole onto t...
14: ...e divided into north and south hemispheres, into pro- and anti-Jovian hemispheres, and into leading an...
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