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21515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj%20Mahal | Taj Mahal | The Taj Mahal is an Islamic religious building, mosque and tomb built in the 17th century by king Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Its chief architect was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
The building is in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Widely thought as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, it is on... |
21521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan | Aryan | Aryan is the name that an ancient people speaking Indo-Iranian languages gave to themselves. Descendants of the Aryans include speakers of Sanskrit and Avestan which are related to the Indo-European languages. Ancient Persians and Vedic peoples used the name Aryan to mean nobles. The name "Iran" itself means the Land o... |
21523 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian | Venetian | Venetian might mean:
Anything related to Venice
Anything related to the Republic of Venice, as state that existed from the late 7th century until the late 18th century
Venetian language |
21531 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy | Gypsy | Gypsy may mean:
Roma people (also: Romani people), ⲣⲱⲙⲁ (meaning in coptic language: men or human being) is a group of people of Indian origin, there Ancestors was the untouchable Chingari tribe of the Chandala group from North-West India, who once came to Egypt and moved later to Europe, often living in caravans. The... |
21532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. There are about 32 million people living in Uzbekistan, now. The neighbouring countries are Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is a doubly landlocked country, of which there are only two in the world. Mo... |
21533 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1200s | 1200s |
Events and trends
1200 University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France
1202–1204 Fourth Crusade – diverted to Constantinople
1205 April 14: Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Latins
1209
Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209–1218)
the Franciscans are founded.
1200s |
21534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Arab%20Emirates | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country in Western Asia. It borders Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is Earth's tallest artificial structure.
References |
21538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can | Can | Can could mean:
A cylinder shaped object used for storing other things, especially liquids and food. They are usually made of metal.
A verb meaning that something is possible, for example, "I can read a book."
The buttocks.
A toilet.
Can, an experimental music group from the 1970s
Life in Turkish, can; also, Turk... |
21539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok | Wok | A wok is a Chinese pan used for cooking. It has a round bottom. The most common use for the wok is stir frying, though it can also be used for deep frying, smoking, braising, roasting, grilling, and steaming.
In Indonesia, the wok is known as a wadjang, kuali in Malaysia, and kawali (small wok) and kawa (big wok) in ... |
21540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Navy | United States Navy | The United States Navy is part of the United States Armed Forces (the military of the USA). It is the largest navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 U.S. allies or partner nations. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnag... |
21542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro%20bono | Pro bono | Pro bono is a Latin phrase meaning "for [the] good", that is used to mean that a legal professional (lawyer) who would otherwise be paid money for their work,
works without being paid, for the benefit of society,
typically on behalf of a person or organization who cannot pay for some reason, such as poverty.
Related p... |
21543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy | Ziggy | Ziggy could mean:
A comic strip character created by American Greetings in 1968;
The first name of Ziggy Marley, the son of reggae artist Bob Marley.
The first name of the fictional character Ziggy Stardust.
it:Personaggi minori di PK#Zigfried Flagstarr |
21550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20formula | Chemical formula | A chemical formula is a way that chemists describe a molecule. The formula says what atoms, and how many of each type, are in the molecule. Sometimes the formula shows how the atoms are linked, and sometimes the formula shows how the atoms are arranged in space.
The letter shows what chemical element each atom is. The... |
21551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard%20University | Harvard University | Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a member of the Ivy League. Harvard was started on September 8, 1636, and it is the oldest university in the United States. Harvard's current president is Lawrence Bacow. The school color is crimson, which is a dark red color.
Harvard used sl... |
21553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil%20language | Tamil language | Tamil is a Dravidian language. It is spoken in the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry states of India and parts of Sri Lanka. Many people in Singapore and Malaysia also speak it. Many people speaking Tamil live in various places around the world.
The Tamil language is part of the Dravidian language family, which includes... |
21555 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala | Kerala | Kerala is a state in the Republic of India. It is in the south-west of the country. The west coast of the state is on the Arabian Sea. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are to the east.
The capital city of the state is Thiruvananthapuram, even though the city of Kochi is more densely populated. The area of Kerala is 15,005 mi2... |
21556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil | Tamil | Tamil might mean:
Something related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil people, an ethnic group from south Asia
Tamil language |
21557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam | Malayalam | Malayalam is a language. Most people that speak Malayalam live in Kerala, in India. A speaker of Malayalam is called a Malayali.
Malayalam (/malayALam/) is the main language of the South Indian state of Kerala and also of the Lakshadweep Islands (Laccadives) of the west coast of India.
Malayalis (speakers of Malayala... |
21558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is the second largest city in the Tamil Nadu, after Chennai. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of South India. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, whe... |
21560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai | Madurai | Madurai is a city in Tamil Nadu, India. It was the capital of the earlier Pandyan Kingdom.
Meenakshi Amman Temple, Ayiram Kal Mandabam (Hall of Thousand Pillars) are some of the important tourist places in Madurai.
Madurai is always considered to be a good pilgrim center. Tourists from various part of the country and... |
21561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam | Assam | Assam () is a state in the north eastern region of India. It has an area of 78,438 km² (30,285 mi²). It is bigger than Panama but smaller than the Czech Republic. There is one major river (Brahamputra) that flows through the length of the state. The state lies on the foothills of the Himalayas. There are two internatio... |
21562 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arunachal%20Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh or South Tibet is a state between India and China. The country that owns this region is disputed. China says that they own it and call it South Tibet (Zangnan 藏南). In 2017, China started renaming places in this territory. In 2019 China destroyed 30,000 "incorrect" world maps that showed South Tibet as... |
21563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar | Bihar | Bihar (; ) is a state in the Republic of India, covering an area of 38,202 mi² (99,200 km²). The capital is Patna. Bihar is bordered by the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south, and West Bengal to the east. To the north of Bihar is the country of Nepal. In traditional Indian geography i... |
21564 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh is a state within the Republic of India. It occupies . In traditional Indian geography it falls under the East Indian zone.
The capital at present is Raipur which would change to 'Naya Raipur' near Raipur. It has eighteen districts: Raigarh, Bilaspur, Bijapur, Korba, Durg, Janjgir, Raipur, Koria, Sarguja,... |
21565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat | Gujarat | Gujarat (, ) is a state within the Republic of India. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat. This city is named after Mahatma Gandhi. Its area is 75,686 mi² (196,077 km²), excluding the Kori Creek of the Rann of Kachchh: which is disputed by Pakistan , but it includes the Kutch District, in terms of area it is bigger t... |
21566 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana | Haryana | Haryana () is a state in the Republic of India. It is the birthplace of Hinduism. The main dialect spoken in the area is Haryanvi. The area is . It is larger than Denmark but smaller than Estonia. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone.
Provincial symbols of Haryana
Sources |
21567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal%20Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh () is a state in northern India. Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It covers an area of 55,673 km² (21,495 mi²), although the border with China is still disputed. The land contains high mountains. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone. It borders to Jammu and Kas... |
21568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu%20and%20Kashmir%20%28state%29 | Jammu and Kashmir (state) | Jammu and Kashmir was the northmost state of India. The state covered and is mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir used to be a British protectorate in 1860. Jammu and Kashmir borderd the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south-east and south respectively. The other parts of state are adminis... |
21569 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand | Jharkhand | Jharkhand (, ) is a state in the Republic of India. About 20,000,000 people live there. The state covers . It is bigger than Sierra Leone but smaller than Panama. It has many villages and towns. Ranchi is the capital city. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the East Indian zone.
Provincial symbols of Jhark... |
21570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya%20Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh is a state in the Republic of India. The state has an area of . It is bigger than Italy but smaller than Oman. About 70,000,000 people live there. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the West Indian zone. The capital of the state is Bhopal.
The largest city is Indore. Other main cities are J... |
21571 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur | Manipur | Manipur () is a state within the Republic of India. It has area of 8,628 mi² (22,347 km²). In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone.
The state is bordered by the Indian states of Nagaland to its north, Mizoram to its south and Assam to its west. Its eastern border is the Indian border ... |
21572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghalaya | Meghalaya | Meghalaya () is a state within the Republic of India. Occupying an area of 8,660 mi² (22,429 km²), bigger than the State of Israel but smaller than Belize. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya's population is 2,318,822. The population of Shillong was 314,610 in 2001. There are problems in Meghalaya arise from the divi... |
21573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizoram | Mizoram | Mizoram is a state in the Republic of India. It is in the eastern region beyond Bangladesh. It covers an area of . It is bigger than the nation of El Salvador but smaller than the State of Israel. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone. In 2011, Mizoram had 1,091,014 people. It has le... |
21574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaland | Nagaland | Nagaland is a northeastern state in the Republic of India. It has an area of . It is bigger than East Timor but smaller than Eswatini. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone.
Provincial symbols of Nagaland |
21575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha | Odisha | Odisha, formerly Orissa, is a state in Eastern India, with an area of , and population of almost 42 million. Oriya or Odia is the most widely spoken language in the state and is used on an official basis alongside English. Chilika lake which is located in Odisha is the largest migratory birds on the Indian subcontinen... |
21576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C%20India | Punjab, India | Punjab (, ) is a state in the northern Republic of India. About 24 million people live there. Its national capital city is Chandigarh. The city is a separate territory, because it is also used be the capital of Haryana. The state is in the Punjab region. It covers an area of 19,445 mi² or 50,362 km². It is bigger than ... |
21577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Rajasthan (Sindhi:راجستان) (Awadhi:राजस्थान) or the former : Rajputana is a state in northwestern India. It is the largest state of India in terms of land area; 132,150 mi² or 342,269 km². It is bigger than the Republic of the Congo but smaller than Germany. In traditional India geography it falls under the North India... |
21578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura | Tripura | Tripura () () is a state in Northeast India. It covers an area of .It is the 3rd smallest state of India. It is bigger than Lebanon but smaller than Kosovo. The capital city is Agartala.
Political history
It is a Disputed Territory claimed as Chittagonian Plains by Bangladesh. Bangladesh says that as Tripura was an ... |
21579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand (2000-2006: Uttaranchal); (Sanskrit:उत्तरखन्द्), is a state in northern India. The state had 8,479,562 people as of the 2001 census. It covers an area of . It is bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina, but smaller than Croatia, although the border with China is still disputed. The land contains high mountains. ... |
21580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar%20Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh (, ) is a state in northern India. For short, people call it UP. Lucknow is the capital city of UP.
The population of the state is 199,581,477 (census 2011). Uttar Pradesh has more people than any other state of India. It covers an area of 93,933 mi² (243,286 km²). It is bigger than the United Kingdom b... |
21581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Bengal | West Bengal | West Bengal () is a state in India. It is in the eastern part of the country. West Bengal is the fourth most populous state in India. It is also the seventh most populous sub-national entity in the world. West Bengal is the sixth largest contributor to India's GDP.
Both West Bengal and Bangladesh are parts of histori... |
21583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczecin | Szczecin | Szczecin () is a large city in Poland in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of 2005, 411,119 people live there. The city is on the river Odra (), near the border to Germany. It is one of the largest sea ports on the Baltic. It is the historical capital of the German province of Pomerania. Szczecin has got one of the bigge... |
21586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20area | Metropolitan area | A metropolitan area is a city and its surrounding suburbs. The word "metropolitan" comes from two Greek language words meaning "mother" and "city". A metropolitan area may be much larger than its inner city, and its suburbs may be smaller towns and villages which are now connected to the larger city as it has grown. T... |
21588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi%20language | Marathi language | Marathi () is the language spoken in Maharashtra, India. It is also Maharashtra's official language. The written script is Devanāgarī.
People living in Maharashtra and parts of neighboring states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, union-territories of Daman-diu and Dadra Nagar ... |
21589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarati%20language | Gujarati language | Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken in Gujarat, India and also in neighbouring Pakistan. There are millions of Gujaratis who speak it as their first language. Gujarati is the 20th most common language in the United States of America.
References
Indo-Aryan languages
Languages of Pakistan
Languages of Ind... |
21590 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi%20language | Punjabi language | Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language. It is the first language of about 130 million people, and is the 10th most spoken language in the world. Most of the people who speak this language live in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is also spoken in Haryana, India Himachal Pradesh, India and Delhi, India, uttarprade... |
21592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism | Sikhism | Sikhism is a religion originally from India .It is one of the 5 Dharmic faiths or Indic Faiths which means it was originated in Indian Subcontinent and whose followers are called "Sikhs". The word Sikh means student or discipline. Their holy book is the Adi Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
It is one of the 5 Dharmic or Indic Fai... |
21593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveri%20River | Kaveri River | Kaveri is a river in south India. It flows from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.
Rivers of Tamil Nadu |
21595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal | Bhopal | Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India, and the second largest city of the state, after Indore. Bhopal is also called the City of Lakes. It is the headquarters of Bhopal District. It is in the central part of India.
The city is believed to have first been called Bhojpal, named after the King of Bhoj. According... |
21596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect | Dialect | A dialect is a form of a language spoken by a group of people. People who live in the same place may share a dialect; this is called a "regiolect". People who are similar in some other way, such as social class, may share a dialect.
There is no absolute difference between a dialect and a language. British English and... |
21597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Thanjavur is a town in Tamil Nadu, India. It was the capital of earlier Chola Kingdom. It is called the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu. Cauvery river flows through Thanjavur.
Settlements in Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur district |
21600 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozi | Lozi | Lozi could mean:
The Lozi language
The Lozi people
Lozi (Homeland) (Bantustan) in South West Africa |
21602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman | Oman | Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a foolish country
in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea to the south and east, a... |
21604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee | Refugee | In 1951, the United Nations (UN) law called Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, said a refugee was a person who is forced to leave their country due to natural disasters or war and conflict
owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particula... |
21606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperbelt | Copperbelt | Copperbelt is a province in the northern part of Zambia. It is named after the copper reserves. It has an area of 31,328 km2. It occupies the upper portion of the Kafue river basin on the central plateau of southern Africa, 900 to 1,500 m above sea level.
It is one of the Zambia's ten provinces and the hub of the coun... |
21607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levy%20Mwanawasa | Levy Mwanawasa | Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (September 3, 1948 – August 19, 2008) was a Zambian politician. He was the President of Zambia from January 2002 to his death.
References
1948 births
2008 deaths
Presidents of Zambia
Vice-Presidents of Zambia |
21609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee | Cherokee | The Cherokee (ah-ni-yv-wi-ya in Cherokee language) are Native Americans who at the time of European contact in the 16th century lived in the area that is now called the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark hills. They were one of the tribes referred to as the Five Civil... |
21611 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soup | Soup | A soup is a kind of food. People make soups by boiling things in water. Then they put the things they boiled into a bowl and eat them. Vegetables are in most soups. You can also put meat in soups. Soups that are thicker than normal, with more meat or vegetables, are stews. The liquid in soup is broth.
Traditionally,... |
21612 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1420s | 1420s |
Events and trends
Masaccio and Masolino paint the Brancacci Chapel, in Florence, Italy.
Brunelleschi designs the church of Church of San Lorenzo, Florence.
Joan of Arc leads the army of France.
May 21: Treaty of Troyes With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of... |
21613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad%2C%20India | Hyderabad, India | Hyderabad (pronounced ( )) is the largest capital of the state of Telangana. At over 12.2 million, it has the largest population of any city in the state Hyderabad is an A-1 city under the terms of development priorities. It is also known as city of pearls or city of Nizams. The people of Hyderabad are called Hyderabad... |
21614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan%20Singh | Manmohan Singh | Manmohan Singh (Punjabi:منموہن سنگھ/ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ;Hindi:मनमोहन सिंह; born 26 September 1932) was the 13th Prime Minister of India. A famous economist, he is the Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term, and the first Sikh to hold the office.
Singh was born on 26 Sep... |
21615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira%20Gandhi | Indira Gandhi | Indira Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician. She was Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also Prime Minister of India. Her son, Rajiv Gandhi, later became Prime Minister of India. She married Feroze Gandhi, who was not related to t... |
21616 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo%2064 | Nintendo 64 | The Nintendo 64 (commonly abbreviated N64) was the third home video game console released by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in June 1996 and was meant to compete against the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's first console made for 3D graphics. It uses plastic cartridges ins... |
21623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos | Phobos | Phobos (Greek for "fear", is the root word of phobia) is one of the sons of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology and the twin brother of Deimos. He is known as the god of fear, panic, flight and battlefield rout. He went with his father into battle, driving his chariot and spreading fear in his path. As a son of Aphro... |
21625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos | Deimos | Deimos (; - "dread" or "terror") is the god of terror in Greek mythology. He is one of the sons of Ares and Aphrodite. He is the twin brother of Phobos, god of fear. He and his brother would often go with their father as he rode into battle in his chariot. Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, is named after him.
... |
21629 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa | Krakatoa | Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is an active volcano in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. There are many different ways the name has been spelled. The volcano has erupted repeatedly in known history. The best known of these events occurred in late August 1883.
On 22 December 2018 the central cone collapsed and caused ... |
21630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish | Goldfish | Goldfish (Carassius auratus) are a species of domesticated fish. Goldfish are in the carp family. They were domesticated in China during the Tang Dynasty. Goldfish can reach up to 59 cm in size, and 3 kg in weight. However, most goldfish grow to only half that size. In captivity, goldfish can live for up to 30 years. ... |
21631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature%20ejaculation | Premature ejaculation | Premature ejaculation (also known as PE) is a condition affecting many men. It is when during sexual intercourse (sex) the male cannot stop himself from ejaculating after starting sex. The usual time from starting sex until ejaculation is about 4 to 8 minutes.
Treatment exercises
The condition is usually curable, or... |
21639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch | Witch | A witch is a person who practices witchcraft or magic. Traditionally, the word “witch” was used as an accusation. Witches were accused of bewitching people, or casting spells to control them.
Today, followers of Wicca practice witchcraft and worship nature. Some call themselves witches. Note that the practicioners of... |
21644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1210s | 1210s |
Events and trends
1210
Emperor Tsuchimikado ends his reign as Emperor of Japan
Emperor Juntoku begins to rule Japan
1212 Battle of Navas de Tolosa.
1214 July – Battle of Bouvines; Philip II of France defeats Otto IV of Germany
1215
Fourth Council of the Lateran
Otto IV deposed as King of Germany, replaced by... |
21646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Bank | West Bank | The West Bank is a piece of land in the Middle East. It touches the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. The landscape is mostly hills or desert. The weather in the summer is hot and dry. It is cooler and rainy in the winter.
Right now, the area is under the control of Israel. Some Israelis and other nations disagree on whos... |
21647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Hus | Jan Hus | Jan Hus, or John Huss (c.1370 - 6 July 1415) was born in Husinec, Bohemia (now Czech Republic). He was a Bohemian religious thinker and reformer. He started a religious movement that was strongly influenced by the beliefs of British scholar, John Wycliffe.
Hus studied at the University of Prague. In about 1400, he bec... |
21648 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstanz | Konstanz | Konstanz (English often Constance) is a university town with a population of around 80,000, on the shore of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The history of the city goes back to Ancient Rome. In the 15th century, the Council of Constance was held there. This ended the Western S... |
21655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther | Panther | Panther can mean
a black panther or white panther, which is a name for a leopard or jaguar with black or white fur.
any animal which belongs to the genus Panthera (e.g. lion) or the subfamily Pantherinae.
in different regions different felines are also called panther: the leopard in Asia and Africa, the jaguar in... |
21656 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant%20messaging | Instant messaging | Instant messaging (often shortened to IM) is a way of two or more people to communicate over a network. When the sender sends a message, this message is sent to all the recipients in the group. People use messaging clients to send and receive messages. The type of message supported depends on the specific client, and ... |
21661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL | AOL | AOL Inc. (previously America Online) is a U.S.-based online service provider and Internet service provider. It has been in business since 1985. Important services in the early years were online chat and online games. Most connections were dial-up. In 2001 AOL bought Time Warner. In 2009 after a spin-off from Time Warne... |
21674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailman | Mailman | A mailman or mail carrier or postman is a person who brings people their postal mail. Normally he works for the post office of the respective country. Of course, there are also women doing this job. They are called mailwomen. For a layman, this occupation is called "letter carriers".
Fictional mailmen are traditional... |
21675 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20postman%20problem | Chinese postman problem | The Chinese postman problem is a mathematical problem of graph theory. It is also known as route inspection problem. Suppose there is a mailman who needs to deliver mail to a certain neighbourhood. The mailman is unwilling to walk far, so he wants to find the shortest route through the neighbourhood, that meets the fol... |
21677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four%20color%20theorem | Four color theorem | The four color theorem is a theorem of mathematics. It says that in any plane surface with regions in it (people think of them as maps), the regions can be colored with no more than four colors. Two regions that have a common border must not get the same color. They are called adjacent (next to each other) if they shar... |
21678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorem | Theorem | A theorem is a proven idea in mathematics. Theorems are proved using logic and other theorems that have already been proved. A minor theorem that one must prove to prove a major theorem is called a lemma. Theorems are made of two parts: hypotheses and conclusions.
Theorems use deduction, in contrast to theories which... |
21679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triceratops | Triceratops | Triceratops was a huge herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous. Its name came from having three horns on its head. They were mainly found in North America. As adults, they grew up to 30 feet long by 9 feet tall (), and probably weighed around 5,400 kg (12,000 lb). Fully-grown, their skull was enormous ... |
21682 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border | Border | The border between two regions is a line, where one region is next to the other. If the regions are countries, the border can only be crossed at certain points. To cross the border, a passport or a visa might be necessary; such as the Wagah border between Pakistan and the Republic of India.
Political geography |
21683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus | Genus | A genus is a rank in the biological classification (or taxonomy). It is above species, and below families. A genus can include more than one species. When biologists talk about a genus, they mean one or more species of animals or plants that are closely related to each other.
As with other taxa, the plural is differen... |
21684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous | Cretaceous | The Cretaceous period is the ninth and longest period in the Phanerozoic eon, lasting 80 million years from 145 to 65 million years ago (mya). It followed the Jurassic period, and is the third and last period of the Mesozoic era. After it came the Cainozoic era.
Though famous for its land fauna, the Cretaceous sea le... |
21689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textbook | Textbook | A textbook is a book used for the study of a subject. People use a textbook to learn facts and methods about a certain subject. Textbooks sometimes have questions to test the knowledge and understanding of the learner.
A workbook is a type of textbook that has only practice questions and exercises. Workbooks are desig... |
21690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom | Axiom | An axiom is a concept in logic. It is a statement which is assumed to be true without question, and which does not require proof. It is also known as a postulate (as in the parallel postulate). The axiom is to be used as the premise or starting point for further reasoning or arguments, usually in logic or in mathematic... |
21693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set | Set | A set is an idea from mathematics. A set has members (also called elements). A set is defined by its members, so any two sets with the same members are the same (e.g., if set and set have the same members, then ).
A set cannot have the same member more than once. Membership is the only thing that matters. For examp... |
21696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives | Maldives | The Maldives are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean. They are southwest of India. They are made up of the Maldive and Suadive archipelagos, with over 1,200 islands. These islands are a part of 26 atolls. And they are divided to 20 administrative atolls. People live on about 200 of the islands. It has more than 1126... |
21697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20Minister%20of%20Australia | Prime Minister of Australia | The prime minister of Australia is the head of the executive branch of the government of Australia. The prime minister leads the cabinet of Australia and is the highest ranking minister of the Crown in the federal parliament. The prime minister is appointed by the monarch, who is advised by the governor-general.
The c... |
21698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1190s | 1190s |
Events and trends
1192 – Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in the history of Japan.
May 27, 1199 Friday – John Lackland (1167–1216) became King of England upon the death of his older brother Richard the Lion Hearted. His coronatio... |
21702 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure | Structure | In science, structure is a fundamental concept. It means the arrangement of parts. Examples are the organs in a body, or crystals in a substance like granite.
A structure may refer to buildings, machines and similar things made by people as well as to a rock or a mineral, atoms or sentences. It always reflects the h... |
21704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore%20punk | Hardcore punk | Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is a style of punk music that usually sounds louder, faster and more angry than earlier punk rock music from the 1970s. Hardcore began in the late 1970s. Some of the important bands of the genre are Bad Brains, Black Flag, D.O.A, Minor Threat and Cro-Mags. Hardcore songs often have more poli... |
21709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone | Limestone | Limestone is a sedimentary rock, made up mostly of the mineral calcite, a form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
The calcium carbonate is originally produced by living organisms. Later, some of it goes into solution in sea water. Limestone rocks include mainly organic remains and precipitated carbonate.
Limestone is about... |
21710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root | Root | The roots of a plant is the part that is usually buried in the soil. Roots are usually always under the soil, though–sometimes roots can be above the ground. This is called an aerial root.
Also, stems can sometimes be under the soil (potatoes, for example). Roots do not have leaves, and are different from stems inside... |
21713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo | Demo | Demo may mean one of the following:
Demo (software), a demonstration version of a software program
Demo (music), the first version of a song or album in music |
21717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero%20Gobetti | Piero Gobetti | Piero Gobetti (; June 19, 1901, Turin – February 15, 1926, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a young journalist, intellectual, and radical liberal person. He was a very active critic during the years of crisis in Italy after the First World War and during the early years of Fascist rule. He had to leave Italy and settled down in... |
21720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manama | Manama | Manama is the capital city of Bahrain. It is also the largest city in Bahrain, having almost 150.000 residents.
History
Manama has been a city since at least the 1300s, when it was mentioned in Islamic books. It was owned by Portugal from 1521 to 1602, by Persia from 1602 to 1783, and by the Al-Khalifa family for a l... |
21723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protist | Protist | Protists are single-celled eukaryotes (which are organisms with a nucleus). The term Protista was first used by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. The protists are not a natural group, or clade, since they have no common origin. Like algae or invertebrates, they are often grouped together for convenience.
The term "protist" inclu... |
21726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Apple%20Dumpling%20Gang | The Apple Dumpling Gang | The Apple Dumpling Gang is a Disney movie from 1975, in which three orphan children find gold during California's Gold Rush. Tim Conway and Don Knotts also star in it as two gangsters.
The movie is based on the book of the same name by Jack Bickham.
References
Other websites
1975 movies
Disney movies
Movies ba... |
21730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/0s | 0s | The 0s only had nine years which started in 1 AD and ended in 9 AD.
Significant people
Those people had significant influence on things in this decade.
Erato, Artaxiad Dynasty Queen of Armenia, r. 8–5 BC, 2 BC–2 AD, 6–11
Ariobarzan of Atropatene, Client King of Armenia, r. 1 BC–2 AD
Artavazd V, Client King of Arme... |
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