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51861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity%20element | Identity element | In mathematics, the identity element (or neutral element) of a set is a special element of that set. It is special because if it is combined with another element of that set, it does not change the other element.
With addition, the identity element is 0, because adding 0 to some number does not change the number. With... |
51865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse%20function | Inverse function | An inverse function is a concept of mathematics. A function will calculate some output , given some input . This is usually written . The inverse function does the reverse. Let's say is the inverse function of , then . Or otherwise put, . An inverse function to is usually called . It is not to be confused with , whic... |
51867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countable%20set | Countable set | In mathematics (particularly set theory), a countable set is a set whose elements can be counted. A set with one thing in it is countable, and so is a set with one hundred things in it. A set with all the natural numbers (counting numbers) in it is countable too. This is because even if it is infinite, someone who coun... |
51868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable%20function | Computable function | A computable function is an idea from computer science. A function is computable if there is an algorithm that can work out its result in a finite number of steps.
Computability theory is all about such functions.
Theoretical computer science |
51880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacist | Pharmacist | A pharmacist is a person who works in a pharmacy. Pharmacists have to be trained to work there, and have knowledge about the drugs package. Pharmacists interact with customers, give the prescribed medication and telling them about the drugs.
Related pages
Pharmaconomist
Pharmacy
Pharmacologist
Pharmacology
Drugs
H... |
51885 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoosa | Thoosa | In Greek mythology, Thoosa was the name of the mother of the cyclops Polyphemus.
Nymphs |
51896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perch | Perch | Perch is a type of fish. Perch are the fish in the genus Perca.
Perch have "rough" scales. When looking through a microscope, the scales look like a plate with growth rings and spikes on the top edges. On the top side of the fish, there is a mouth, a pair of nostrils, and two lidless eyes. On the bottom sides are the... |
51906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puce | Puce | Puce is a medium grayish red-violet colour.
Puce colours may be pale grayish red-violet, grayish red or brownish-purple colours.
Basically, puce colours are reddish purple colours mixed with gray or brown. A wide range of tones of puce are shown below.
Chinese dried plums, a favorite snack among Chinese people ... |
51907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet is a slight brilliant red colour. It is a colour of the rainbow. It is redder than vermilion. The colour's name comes from the Persian saqirlat.
An early recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language dates to 1250.
Meaning of Scarlet
Traditionally, scarlet is the colour of flame. Pe... |
51909 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/League | League | The word league can mean one of the following:
An association, such as the League of Nations
Sports league, a type of competition often used in games like football and rugby
League (unit), an old unit of measurement which is equal to the distance a human walks in one hour or some other time interval |
51910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worship | Worship | Worship is a word often used in religion. It means to have much respect. If someone prays or says thank to God, people say that they are worshipping God. Worship can also be used as the name for a church service or similar event. This can be called an act of worship.
The Quran talks about worshipping Allah. |
51911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius | Claudius | Claudius ; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October 54 AD) was the fourth Roman emperor. He ruled from 24 January 41 AD to his death in 54 AD. His great-uncle was the first emperor, Augustus, and his uncle was the second emperor Tiberius. His nephew was the third emperor, Caligula. His maternal grandfather was Mark Antony.
Claudiu... |
51912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero | Nero | Nero (Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 AD – 9 June 68 AD) was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.
Nero was the adopted son of his grand-uncle Claudius. He became emperor on 13 October 54, after Claudius died. Claudius was pro... |
51913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trades%20union | Trades union | A trades union (U.S: trade union) is an organization or group of workers who join together to negotiate pay, hours, benefits, and working conditions. Union members and supporters of unions claim that they are necessary because the people that run companies want to pay as little as possible. In the United States, they a... |
51915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer | Officer | An officer is a person who holds a high rank in a uniformed organisation like the military or police. A military officer has a commission, a state document saying others must obey him. Some examples of officer ranks would include captains, majors, and lieutenants, but not sergeants, who are sometimes called non-commiss... |
51916 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul | Consul | A consul could mean one of the following:
Roman consul, the highest office of the Roman Republic: two consuls were elected each year.
A modern post in diplomacy, an official who lives in another country to help his own country's citizens. |
51917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachi | Tachi | Gallery Dutta Geneve
The tachi is a Japanese sword, which has a strongly curved blade and is longer than a katana. It was used on the battlefield before katana was, so it is considered to be older. The word Tachi translates as "the soul of bushi" (soul of samurai).
When the katana began to be widely used the tachi sw... |
51918 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western | Western | Western can mean one of the following:
something which lies in the direction of the west, for example the Western hemisphere, the western half of the world
Culturally of the Western world: something involving a Euro-Atlantic viewpoint, as opposed to a Eurasian, Asia-Pacific, Middle Eastern or African one.
Western (genr... |
51919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machaira | Machaira | Machaira was a rare mythic sword used in the Basileus cult. Basileus cult is the cult of the king, because in ancient Rome the word basileus was translated as "king". To get a Basileus title a person should kill a lion with a special weapon. So this weapon was called - Machaira.
Machaira had a very curved blade, wh... |
51920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy | Policy | Policy could mean one of the following:
Political parties will have a policy on different political issues - this means the position the party will take on matters like defense, nuclear power, etc.
an insurance policy is a document which sets out how much something is insured for. |
51923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field | Field | Field can mean:
an area of land in a farm, which may be used for crops or animals; also a meadow or area that is empty of trees, and has mostly grass.
in computing, a field is an item/category of data, e.g. first name; a field contains data about one aspect of the table, e.g. a field can contain all of the first names ... |
51924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucerne | Lucerne | Lucerne (, Swiss German: Lozärn, French: Lucerne, Italian: Lucerna, Romansh: Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and seat of the district with the same name. The city has a population of about 60,000. Lucerne is the biggest and most important city in Central Switzerland. The ci... |
51925 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20hemisphere | Eastern hemisphere | The Eastern hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of the 180th Meridian. It is the opposite of the Western hemisphere. It can be also used to describe Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and Oceania.
Hemispheres
he:המיספירה#חצי הכדור המזרחי |
51926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire is a county in England. It is one of the so-called Home Counties, those counties that border or surround Greater London. The county is also surrounded by Essex, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. The county town is Hertford; the oldest city is St Albans.
Leading towns (2001 census)
Educat... |
51927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower%20Jurassic | Lower Jurassic | The Lower Jurassic is the first geological epoch in the Jurassic that began 201.3 million years ago, and ended at 174.1 million years ago.
The Jurassic period is divided into Lower, Middle and Upper. The Lower Jurassic started after the end-Triassic extinction event at 201.3 million years ago (mya). Its rocks form in... |
51928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress | Congress | In politics, a congress is a political meeting of leaders or representatives of groups of people. Until the 19th century it was usually a meeting of kings or their representatives, for example the Congress of Vienna. Today it often means the main legislature that makes the laws for a state. The word congress can also m... |
51939 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal%20digital%20assistant | Personal digital assistant | A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a handheld computer. Personal digital assistants were designed to replace non-electronic day planners. Many PDAs can work as an address book, a calculator, a clock, and a calendar. Some also have games on them. Newer PDAs are now called smartphones and have Wi-Fi, touch screens, ca... |
51945 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian%20Peninsula | Iberian Peninsula | The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is the southwest part of Europe. Like all peninsulas, it is mostly surrounded by sea. To the south and east of the peninsula is the Mediterranean Sea. To its north and west is the Atlantic Ocean. It is the third largest peninsula of Europe with an area of 582,860 km². The name Iberia i... |
51950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Kardashian | Kim Kardashian | Kimberly Noel "Kim" Kardashian West (born October 21, 1980) is an American socialite. She started her career as a model. She is one of three daughters of Robert Kardashian. Their family has a reality television series named Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kim and her sister Kourtney Kardashian have their own spin-off ... |
51951 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham%20Aliyev | Ilham Aliyev | Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan and has been serving since 2003.
Aliyev succeeded his father Heydar Aliyev who was president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. On August 4, 2003, two months before the presidential elections, he was made prime minister by his fath... |
51954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Armenia | Flag of Armenia | The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor, has three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange on the bottom.
The first modern national flag of Armenia was created in 1885 by Ghevont Alishan. The Armenian Supreme Council adopted the current flag on August 24, 1990. On Ju... |
51956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Sevan | Lake Sevan | Lake Sevan (Armenian: Սևանա լիճ, romanized: Sevana lich) is a large lake in Armenia. It is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. Sevan is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is in Gegharkunik Province. It is above sea level. The surface area of t... |
51957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian%20Kingdom%20of%20Cilicia | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. It was near the Mediterranean Sea in what is today southern Turkey. The country was independent from around 1078 to 1375.
Crusades
The Armenians were the most important of the Crusaders' ... |
51959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Genet | Jean Genet | Jean Genet ( in French) (December 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986), was a French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond (homeless person) and petty criminal. Later in life, Genet wrote novels, plays, poems, and essays, including Querelle, The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Bal... |
51964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Loeb | Lisa Loeb | Lisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American singer. She sings the song Stay (I Missed You).
1968 births
Living people
Singers from Maryland
American rock guitarists
American folk musicians
Musicians from Maryland
People from Bethesda, Maryland |
51970 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain%20Time%20Zone | Mountain Time Zone | The Mountain Time Zone subtracts seven hours from UTC during standard time (UTC−7) and six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−6).
This time zone is called Mountain Standard Time (MST) during standard time (Winter). It is called Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) during daylight saving time (Summer). In the United States... |
51975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20structure | Data structure | In computer science, a data structure is the organization and implementation of values and information. In simple words, it is the way of organizing information in a computer so that it can be more easily understood and worked with. Data structures are different from abstract data types in the way they are used. Data s... |
51984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Lifeson | Alex Lifeson | Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović; August 27, 1953) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the guitarist and co-founder for the Canadian rock band Rush. Lifeson has been a member of the band since 1968.
In Rush, Lifeson plays electric and acoustic guitars. He also plays other instruments including: ma... |
51985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis%20C | Hepatitis C | Hepatitis C is an infection that mostly affects the liver. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes this disease. Often, a person with Hepatitis C does not have any symptoms (health problems or signs that he has the disease). However, chronic infection can scar the liver. Many years of infection may cause cirrhosis. Sometime... |
51987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel%20Foucault | Michel Foucault | Michel Foucault (October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984) was a French philosopher and historian. He wrote about many topics, and influenced many other thinkers.
Foucault studied institutions such as psychiatric wards, hospitals, schools, and prisons, to figure out how they affected the people living in them. He was gay. He ... |
52019 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML | XHTML | XHTML stands for eXtensible HyperText Markup Language. It is markup used to design websites and webpages.
XHTML is much more strict than ordinary HTML, and is based on both XML and HTML. Due to the lax nature of HTML, different web browsers can sometimes display websites incorrectly since there is more than one way to... |
52022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension%20bridge | Suspension bridge | A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Some simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge.
Suspended from two high locations over a river or canyon, simple suspension bridges ... |
52023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangria%20%28colour%29 | Sangria (colour) | Sangria is a dark slightly purplish red. It is the colour of Sangría wine. It is named after this wine. Sangria can also be called a burnt red.
Shades of violet
Shades of red |
52028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb | Coulomb | The coulomb (sometimes written C) is the SI unit of electric charge. It is named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
A coulomb is a quantity of electric charge. The movement of electric charge is called current in an electric circuit. For example, a flashlight bulb that has a current of one ampere will pass one coulomb... |
52029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard%20Euler | Leonhard Euler | Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler) (April 15, 1707 – September 7, 1783) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. He spent most of his adult life in Russia and Germany.
Euler made important discoveries in calculus and topology. He also created many of the words used in math today. He introduced the notation we use to wr... |
52032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundy%20%28colour%29 | Burgundy (colour) | Burgundy is a deep shade of red. It is named after Burgundy wine. This wine is named after the Burgundy region of France.
Meaning of burgundy
Burgundy is a popular colour in both men's and women's fashion, for furniture and for linens.
In cosmetology, a brighter shade of burgundy called "vivid burgundy" is used f... |
52033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigment | Pigment | A pigment is something that is added to something else to give it color. Natural pigments can come from just about anything. Pigments can be made from animals, plants, rocks and minerals or even the ground itself, for example clay plus salts. Pigments can also be created by people.
An example of a pigment is ultramari... |
52034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra%20Nevada | Sierra Nevada | Sierra Nevada, meaning "snowy range" in Spanish, is the name of at least three mountain ranges:
Sierra Nevada (Spain) protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park, in Andalusia
Sierra Nevada (US) in California and Nevada, United States
Trans-Mexican volcanic belt in Mexico
There are also two single mountains named... |
52057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy%20in%20the%20U.K. | Anarchy in the U.K. | "Anarchy in the U.K." is a punk rock song by the Sex Pistols. It was first released as a single in 1975. In 1976, it was released as part of the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols. The song's lyrics espouse a nihilistic and violent concept of anarchy. It has been covered by various other bands, incl... |
52059 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Chemical%20Romance | My Chemical Romance | My Chemical Romance (often abbreviated to MCR or shortened to My Chem) is a rock band from New Jersey that began in 2001. They released their first album in 2002. The band has released four albums to date. The band consists of Gerard Way (lead vocals), Ray Toro (lead guitar/vocals), Mikey Way (bass guitar), Frank Iero ... |
52063 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt%20blue | Cobalt blue | Cobalt blue is a cool blue colour. People used to make it using cobalt salts. Cobalt blue is used widely by artists. Many pieces of glassware have this colour--glassware that does have this colour is called cobalt glass.
The first written use of cobalt blue as a colour name in English was in 1777.
Meaning of coba... |
52065 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1180 | 1180 |
Events
April 13 – Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter
November 18 – Philip II becomes King of France
During the third year of the Jisho era of Japan, a devastating whirlwind damages Kyoto.
Emperor Antoku, reign of 81st emperor of Japan starts (1180-1185)
Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by ... |
52066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure%20%28color%29 | Azure (color) | Azure is a color that looks like the color of the sky on a bright, clear day. It is a pure chroma on the RGB color wheel halfway between blue and cyan. The complementary color of azure is orange.
Meaning of azure
Azure is one of the national colors of Italy on its Coat of Arms. Nations which use tones of Azure in ... |
52068 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viridian | Viridian | Viridian is a teal-green color with a hue toward green. The name comes from the Latin word viridis which means "green".
Meaning of viridian
Viridian is a pigment used in art.
Viridian is a popular color for painting dining rooms.
Viridian is the name of a city in the English translation of Pokémon Red and Blu... |
52070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier | Tarsier | The tarsiers are prosimian (non-monkey) primates. They got their name from the long bones in their feet. They are now placed together with the simians (monkeys).
They live in trees, and are entirely nocturnal. Tarsiers are the only primates which are wholly carnivorous. They mainly eat insects, but some are also know... |
52081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical%20computer%20science | Theoretical computer science | Theoretical Computer Science is domain of Computer Science that looks at the notion of information and about how information can be processed. It also looks at the way models are built in computer science. Common divisions of theoretical computer sciences include:
Automata theory: An automaton is an abstraction of a ma... |
52097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian | Pedestrian | A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically.
History
The main way humans get around is by walking. The first humans walked out of Africa about 60,000 years ago. We wal... |
52098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti%20Deutsch | Patti Deutsch | Patricia Deutsch Ross (born Elaine Patricia Deutsch; December 16, 1943 – July 26, 2017) was an American actress. She was best known for appearing the television game show Match Game in the 1970s. She was also known for doing voices in animated movies. Deutsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Deutsch died in Los... |
52102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20double | Body double | A body double is a person who works in the movie or television production industry. Body doubles are models that act in scenes that actors or actresses do not want to do. For example, body doubles sometimes act in love scenes or scenes of nudity, where a person's body is shown.
Body doubles are usually models that ha... |
52126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergenerational%20conflict | Intergenerational conflict | An intergenerational conflict is either a conflict situation between teenagers and adults or a more abstract conflict between two generations, which often involves prejudices against another generation.
Furthermore, intergenerational conflict describes cultural, social or economic discrepancies between generations. Th... |
52135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergenerational%20contract | Intergenerational contract | An intergenerational contract is an agreement between different generations. It assumes that future generations will honor the contract and provide a service to a generation that has done the same service for an older generation.
The most common use of the term is in social security and refers to the consensus to pro... |
52136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca%20rope%20bridge | Inca rope bridge | Inca rope bridges were simple suspension bridges over canyons and gorges to provide access for the Inca Empire. Bridges of this type were suitable for use since the Inca people did not use wheeled transport - traffic was limited to pedestrians and livestock. These bridges were an important part on the Inca road system ... |
52137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewok | Ewok | Ewoks are a fictional race of small, bear-like creatures from George Lucas' Star Wars universe. They first appeared in the film Return of the Jedi.
They live on the forests on the moon of the Planet Endor. They often wear the skins or skulls of animals they have hunted. The most famous Ewok is Wicket W. Warwik, a bra... |
52139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca%20road%20system | Inca road system | The Inca road system (El Camino Inca) of Peru was the most extensive among the many roads and trails that were constructed in pre-Columbian South America.
It went across the Andes mountains and reached heights of over 5,000 m (16,500 feet) above sea level. The Inca road system covered approximately 22,500 kilometres ... |
52150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%20Pictures | Columbia Pictures | Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American company that produces movies and at one time, television shows. It is now one of the "Big Five" American movie studios and the oldest, busiest and most well-known member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, which is owned by the Japanese company Sony. Sony Picture... |
52180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason | Jason | Jason was a hero in Greek mythology. He was born in Thessaly, northern Greece. Jason was the captain of the ship called the Argos. The men who helped to sail the boat were called the Argonauts. The word Argonaut comes from the name of the boat: Argo and the word ending -naut meaning "sailor".
Jason and the Argonauts... |
52197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color%20code | Color code | A color code is a system for displaying information by using different colors. Color codes are often difficult or impossible for blind and color blind people to understand.
Examples of color codes:
Bottled gases
Electrical wiring
Electronic color code
Web colors for HTML color codes
25-pair color code
Fire extinguish... |
52200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary%20color | Complementary color | Complementary colors are pairs of opposite colors. What is meant by opposite can be different between color science, and art and the printing process.
Color science
In color science "complementary colors" are colors opposite to each other on the color wheel. Primary colors and secondary colors are typically paired... |
52204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decriminalization | Decriminalization | Decriminalization is making something legal that was illegal.
For example, alcohol was illegal in USA during the 1920s. However, people felt strongly against it, and made it legal again.
Law |
52209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battledress | Battledress | Battledress is a general term for the military uniform worn into combat, as opposed to 'display' dress and formal uniforms worn at parades and functions. It may be either monochrome (often a shade of green or brown) or in military camouflage colours.
References
DPM: Disruptive Pattern Material by Hardy Blechman and Al... |
52214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp | SketchUp | SketchUp is a 3D modelling program made for architects, engineers, and moviemakers. It is easier to use than most programs used for three dimensional drawings. SketchUp was created by the company @Last Software and released in August 2000. In 2006, @Last Software was bought by Google. They released SketchUp6 in Januar... |
52216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism | Islamism | Islamism is a group of ideologies that say that Islamic nations should be run by sharia (Islamic laws). Generally, it is the idea that Islam should guide both society and politics, as well as people's personal lives. Important people who have inspired Islamist movements include Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Malcolm X, Ayatollah K... |
52218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poitiers | Poitiers | Poitiers is a city in France, the prefecture of the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The town is picturesque; and its streets are interesting for their remains of ancient architecture, especially of the Romanesque period, and the memories of great historical events.
The city itself is very old. It a... |
52219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence%2C%20Dr%C3%B4me | Valence, Drôme | Valence is a city in the south of France, along the Rhône river. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Drôme department in France.
Sister cities
Valence is twinned with:
Asti, Italy, since 1966
Biberach an der Riss, Germany, since 1967
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom, since 1969
Ijevan, Armenia, since... |
52220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence | Valence | Valence can stand for different things:
Places
Valence-sur-Rhône, a city in the south of France, capital of the Drôme department
Valence-sur-Baïse, a city in the Gers region of France
Villages in France:
Valence (Charente), a village in Poitou-Charentes
Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne) a village near Agen
Valence-d'Alb... |
52225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anvil | Anvil | An anvil is a hard piece of metal which is used as a workbench when making things out of iron or steel. An anvil is used by a blacksmith when he needs to hammer hot iron to bend it into the shape he wants. A blacksmith can make new shoes for horses.
Anvils were known in the Bronze Age and possibly earlier. They were u... |
52227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca%20Empire | Inca Empire | The Inca were a pre-Columbian civilization and empire in the Andes of South America. The word Inca can also mean the emperor or king of the Inca people. It was the largest empire in the Americas, and was large even by world standards. It existed shortly before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.
The Inca ru... |
52234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian%20era | Pre-Columbian era | The pre-Columbian era means the history and prehistory of the Americas before there were important European influences on the American continent.
The word pre-Columbian refers to the era before Christopher Columbus, but sometimes it can include the history of American indigenous cultures as they continued to develop a... |
52236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct%20tape | Duct tape | Duct tape, sometimes called duck tape, is a very strong adhesive tape with a cloth backing . Usually duct tape is grey or black, but it is made in other colors including transparent, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, flames, zebra stripe, leopard spot, tye dye, and others. People use duct tape to repair many th... |
52239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text%20editor | Text editor | A text editor is a program that is run on a computer that can create and change text. The text can be saved into a file that is called a "text file". Text editors can be used for a lot of things. Many people use them to write documents. Some people write code (like HTML or C++) using a text editor.
Some text edit... |
52252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valency | Valency | This article is about the chemical concept of valence, or valency. Other meanings are at valence.
In chemistry, valency or valence is the number of chemical bonds that an atom of a certain element can form.
For a long time, people thought that this number was a fixed property of the element in question. They thought ... |
52269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence%20%28Charente%29 | Valence (Charente) | This article is about a village in Poutou-Charentes, other meanings of the word are at Valence
Valence is a village in France, in Poitou-Charentes. It is near Angoulême. In 1999, 240 people lived there.
Communes in Charente |
52274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence%20%28Tarn-et-Garonne%29 | Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne) | This article is about a village in the french department Tart-et-Garonne. Other meanings are at Valence
Valence is a village in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France. It is in the department Tarn-et-Garonne. In 1999, about 4800 people lived there. Together with 23 other, similar villages, it formed the Communauté de comm... |
52275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence-d%27Albigeois | Valence-d'Albigeois | This article is about a village near Albi. Other meanings are at Valence
Valence-d'Albigeois is a village in the department of Tarn, in French region Midi-Pyrénées. It is near Albi. In 1999, 1142 people lived there.
Communes in Tarn |
52282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence-en-Brie | Valence-en-Brie | This article is about a village near Melun. Other meanings are at Valence
Valence-en-Brie is a village in the Île-de-France region in France. It is located near Melun in the department Seine-et-Marne. In 1999, 583 people lived there.
Communes in Seine-et-Marne |
52283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence-sur-Ba%C3%AFse | Valence-sur-Baïse | This article is about the medieval bastide near Condom-en-Armagnac. Other meanings are at Valence
Valence-sur-Baïse is a city in the Gers department of the Midi-Pyrénees region in France. It is near Condom-en-Armagnac. It was founded in 1274 by Gerald V, Count of Armagnac, and the Cistercian Abbey of Flaran as a Basti... |
52286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastide | Bastide | A bastide is a fortified town. They were built mainly in the south of France in the Middle Ages. Most bastides were built between 1229 and 1373, between the Albigensian Crusade and the Hundred Years' War. Today, there are about 400 bastides. They all have a central square, and a rectangular street layout. On the market... |
52289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade | Arcade | This is about an architecture. For the game arcade, check Video arcades.
In architecture, an Arcade is a passage or a walkway that is covered by arches or vaults. It can also be a covered walkway with arches (towards a place or a street).
Images
Architectural elements |
52291 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage%20%28disambiguation%29 | Camouflage (disambiguation) | Camouflage can mean:
Camouflage: protective colouration of living things
Military camouflage used for uniforms, vehicles and ships
Camouflage (band), a German synth-pop band
Camouflage (book), a science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman
Camouflage (TV series) short-lived U.S. game show on TV from 1961-1962
A song by Stan ... |
52292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20camouflage | Military camouflage | Camouflage is a type of clothing, fabric covering, or painted pattern used by militaries and armies to make it harder to see soldiers and weapons such as artillery guns and military vehicles. Camouflage clothes, fabric coverings, and paint use a colored pattern of several colors that is designed to blend in with the su... |
52295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian%20genocide | Assyrian genocide | The Assyrian genocide was a genocide by the Ottoman Empire in which over 300,000 Assyrians were killed during raids.
The Assyrians call it the Sayfo, the Aramaic word for "sword". Many Assyrians were considered unpure by the Turks and were massacred for not giving up Christianity and becoming Muslims. Assyrians lost t... |
52299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Georgia | Democratic Republic of Georgia | The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, Sakartvelos Demokratiuli Respublika), 1918–1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.
Georgia's capital was Tbilisi, and its state language was Georgian. Created on May 26, 1918, on the break-up of the Trans... |
52302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative%20rock | Alternative rock | Alternative rock is a type of rock music that started between 1979-1981 and popular by 1992. Alternative rock is made up of various subgenres that have come out of the indie music scene since the 1980s, such as grunge, indie rock, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop.
These genres are sorted by their collective type... |
52303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20Sullivan | Anne Sullivan | Anne Sullivan (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was a teacher best known as the tutor of Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan married John Macy in 1905. Her health started getting worse in 1914, and she died on October 20, 1936 holding hands with Helen Keller.
Anne Sullivan was born in Feeding Hills, Hampden County, Massac... |
52305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade%20Philharmonic%20Orchestra | Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra | The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1923. Its founder was Stevan Hristić, one of the most important Serbian composers and conductors. The first concert of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra took place on April 28, 1923 with Hristić conducting.
The orches... |
52308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futrono | Futrono | Futrono is one of the 12 municipalities in the province of Valdivia, in the region of Los Lagos of Chile. It is located on the north side of the Ranco lake, but the town of Futrono is not on the shore.
This place was a territory of mapuches indigenous. They called this town, Futronohue. Then, it becomes a port used to... |
52309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes%20the%20Great | Tigranes the Great | Tigranes the Great (, ; also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I) was the king of Armenia. He ruled from 95 BCE to 55 BCE. His country became for a short time the strongest state in the Roman East.
Tigranes was born around 140 BCE and was the son or nephew of Artavasdes I or Tigranes I.
Tigranes the Great rep... |
52317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Canning | George Canning | George Canning PC, FRS (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who was Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister.
Entry into politics
Stratford Canning was a Whig and would introduce his nephew in the 1780s to prominent Whigs such as Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and Richard Bri... |
52318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester%20city%20walls | Chester city walls | The Chester city walls are big intact defensive walls around an important English city of Chester. The city has been defended with walls since the foundation of the Deva Victrix fort on the site in 79.
History
The first walls were built to help the Roman fort in 79, although these were replaced by stronger stone walls... |
52319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicalism | Physicalism | Physicalism is the view that everything in the universe is made out of physical matter. Physicalism does not believe in gods, spirits, or other things that are not made of physical material. A person who believes in physicalism is a materialist.
Epistemology
Philosophical movements and positions |
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