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29814 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia%20%28mythology%29 | Gaia (mythology) | Gaia (Ancient Greek: Γαῖα), also spelled Gaea, is the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology. She was a primordial being, one of the first to have sprung forth from the void of Chaos. She is the mother and wife of Ouranos (Father Sky), with whom she sired the Titans, the Hekatonkheires, and the Elder Cyclopes.... |
29815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erebos | Erebos | Erebus is the god of darkness in Greek mythology. He came out of Chaos. He was also known to be the god fire; and he was that until Hephaestus took his place along with the ability of metal works. He is the twin of Nyx, the Goddess of Night.
Mount Erebus and a small crater on Mars are named after the Greek God.
Greek... |
29816 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallisto | Kallisto | Kallisto or Callisto was a nymph in Greek mythology, a companion of Artemis. Zeus came to her looking like Artemis, and with him she was the mother of Arkas. Hera in her jealousy made Kallisto a bear. Then her son was looked after by Maia, a nymph.
Related pages
Callisto (moon)
Nymphs |
29817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele | Semele | Semele is a person in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. She has a child called Dionysus, who grows up and becomes a god.
People in Greek mythology |
29818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie%20Williams | Robbie Williams | Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and occasional actor. In the United Kingdom, he has sold more albums than any other British singer. He has sold more than 70 million records worldwide.
Williams performed his first songs in 1990, with the group Take That. In 1995, he left Take... |
29819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion%20%28Titan%29 | Hyperion (Titan) | Hyperion (, Hyperíōn - "The High-One") is the Titan god of light, son of Gaia and Ouranos. The eldest of his brothers next to Okeanos, Hyperion ruled over the eastern corner of the world, which was given to him as a reward for his part in Ouranos’ castration (he held Ouranos by his left foot). By his sister, the Titane... |
29820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharata | Bharata | Bharata has several meanings. Some of the meanings are given below:
A king of Ancient India named Bharat. Ancient name of India was Bharatavarsh, the country of Bharata.
Bharata was the name of one of the brothers of Rama, a god of the Hindus.
A writer named Bharata wrote a book long back. The book is named Natyash... |
29822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga | Durga | Durga is one of the goddesses in Hinduism and is a form of Devi, the supreme goddess. In Bengal, she is said to be the mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya as well of Saraswati and Lakshmi. She is considered a divine mother, a guardian, and a warrior who protects divine law and righteousness, and these are her main roles.
... |
29823 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia | Theia | Theia is a Titan in Greek mythology. She is the titan of sight. Her parents are Gaia and Uranos. With her brother Hyperion her children are Helios, Selene, and Eos. She was also considered the moons eyes because Selene was her daughter and Selene was the titan of the moon.
Titans |
29824 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themis | Themis | Themis is a Titan in Greek mythology. She is the titan of law and order. Her parents are Gaia and Uranos. She is also featured in the game Golden Sun 2 as the famous and one of the weakest weapons around the game called the Themis Axe.
Titans |
29825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi%20Shankara | Adi Shankara | Adi Shankara (also called Shankaracharya; 788–820) was an Indian religious philosopher. He was born in Kalady, in the Indian state of Kerala. He traveled to many parts of Ancient India. Shankara wrote many books in Sanskrit. He founded a branch of Hindu thoughts named Advaita. He wrote many books such as Saundarya laha... |
29826 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Garda | Lake Garda | Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. In Italian its name is Lago di Garda.
It lies in the north of Italy between Venice and Milan, in the regions of Veneto, Lombardy and Trentino.
The lake is 51.6 kilometres long and 17.2 kilometres wide. It covers an area of 369.98 square kilometres.
Other websites
Lake Garda... |
29827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award | Award | An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize that they have done something very good. Usual awards are medal, trophy, ribbon, certificate, or plaque for example. Sometimes awards are called prizes, such as the Nobel Prize.
Awards can be given by any person or institution. Governments and mil... |
29828 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetis | Thetis | In Greek mythology, Thetis (Greek: Θέτις) is a sea nymph, one of the fifty Nereids, the daughters of Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, and Doris. Like other sea figures, Thetis bore the gift of prophecy as well as the ability to change her shape at will. She was married to the mortal hero Peleus, by whom she is the mothe... |
29830 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli is a city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called Nellai. Thamirabarani River flows through Tirunelveli.
Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet that is generally referred to as 'Alwa' in Tamil. There are tiny villages in and around Tirunelveli like Alwarkurichi, Kalidaikurichi, Rangasamudra... |
29834 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic%20worker | Domestic worker | A domestic worker is a person who works within the scope of a residence. A domestic worker is a paid employee. They are free to leave their employment if they wish. Many domestic workers are required by their employer to wear a uniform when in their employer's home.
In the Victorian era, Britain had many domestic work... |
29835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra | Cassandra | Cassandra or Kassandra (, also 'Alexandra') was a person in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Priam of Troy and Hecuba, and twin sister of Helen. She was famous for her prophesies of bad events.
The god Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy so that she would love him, but Kassandra did not want him. This ma... |
29836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda | Leda | Leda is a person in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of a king, and the wife of King Tyndareos of Sparta.
Zeus seduced her as a swan, and Leda laid two eggs. When they hatched, her children Helen, Klytaimnestra, Castor and Pollux) came out. Helen was a child of Zeus, and the myths vary on who was the father o... |
29841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndareus | Tyndareus | Tyndareos (or Latin Tyndareus) was a character in Greek mythology. He was the king of Sparta, and husband of Leda.
He was the father of Klytaimnestra and Kastor. His wife Leda also had Helen and Polydeukes by the god Zeus.
Menelaos, husband of Helen, became the next king of Sparta after Tyndareos.
People in Greek m... |
29842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemachus | Telemachus | Telemachos (or Latin Telemachus) is a person in Greek mythology. He is the son of Odysseus of Ithaca and Penelope. While Odysseus was trying return home, many believed him to be dead. Suitors surrounded his home, trying to claim Penelope as their wife. Athena came to Telemachus in disguise and gave him advice. She told... |
29843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20Vivaldi | Antonio Vivaldi | Antonio Vivaldi (born Venice, 4 March 1678; died Vienna, 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer. He was the most important composer in Italy at the end of the Baroque period.
Vivaldi wrote more than 400 concertos for various instruments, especially for the violin. The scores of 21 of his operas, including his first an... |
29844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon | Agamemnon | Agamemnon () was a legendary king of Mycenae, as told in The Iliad. The son of Atreus and Aerope, he was the brother of Menelaus, and the commander of the unified Greek forces in the Trojan War. His wife was Clytemnestra, with whom he sired Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis. Homer's Iliad tells th... |
29846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menelaus | Menelaus | Menelaus (, Menelaos - "wrath of the people") is one of the central figures in Homer's Iliad and a hero of the Trojan War. He was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, and the brother of Agamemnon. He was the king of Sparta. His wife was Helen of Troy, said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She... |
29849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clytemnestra | Clytemnestra | Clytemnestra (or Klytaimnestra) was a person in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Tyndareos of Sparta and his wife Leda. She was married to Agamemnon, King of Mycenae. With him she had children Iphigenia, Elektra, Orestes and Chrysothemis.
After the Trojan War, Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthos killed ... |
29852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion%20instrument | Percussion instrument | Percussion instruments are instruments which are played by shaking or hitting. There are many different kinds of percussion instruments. A person who plays a percussion instrument is a percussionist. Percussionists are usually able to play lots of different percussion instruments, because the basic skills required a... |
29854 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrians | Hurrians | The Hurrians or Khurrites were people who lived in and around northern Mesopotamia from about 2500 BC. They were a large ethnic group, and had some cities and kingdoms, but they also lived in small groups among other ethnic people. The first known piece of music to be written down was Hurrian.
Ethnic groups in Asia
Me... |
29864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneiroi | Oneiroi | The Oneroi (Greek: dreams) were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep in Greek mythology. They were the personification of dreams. They were Morpheus, Phobetor (or Ikelos) and Phantasos.
They lived in caves in the far west, near the gates of the Underworld. They were sent through one of two gates there. One gate was ma... |
29865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20X | Malcolm X | El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Arabic: ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: al-Ḥājj Mālik ash-Shabāzz, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) also known as Malcolm X was an African American nationalist and civil rights activist. Before he became Malcolm X, his original name was Malcolm Stuart Little. Malcolm X's father was a... |
29867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereus | Nereus | Nereus (Νηρεύς) is a sea god in Greek mythology. His parents are Gaia and Pontos. With the Okeanid Doris his fifty daughters are the Nereids, sea nymphs of the Mediterranean Sea.
Greek gods and goddesses |
29874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20MacMillan | James MacMillan | James MacMillan (born July 16, 1959) is a composer and conductor.
MacMillan was born at Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. He studied music at the universities of Edinburgh and Durham. He writes a lot of music for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. They play music at schools so that children can listen and join in w... |
29880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemos | Polyphemos | Polyphemos (or Polyphemus) is a Cyclops in Greek mythology. He is the son of the god Poseidon and Thoosa. Polyphemos is a creature of strength and immense stupidity who broke the cardinal rule of hospitality in Ancient Greece. He lived in a cave on an island, and he had sheep. On the island also lived several other Kyk... |
29886 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated%20States%20of%20Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | Micronesia, officially the Federated States of Micronesia, is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in free association with the United States. The capital city of Federated States of Micronesia is Palikir.
The Federated States of Micronesia were formerl... |
29888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4r%20Lagerkvist | Pär Lagerkvist | Pär Lagerkvist (1891 May 23 – 1974 July 11) was a man from Sweden who wrote many books. In 1940, he was elected as a member of Swedish Academy. And in 1951, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1891 births
1974 deaths
Swedish writers |
29890 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatos | Thanatos | Thanatos is the god of death in Greek mythology. He is the son of Nyx and the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep.
Sigmund Freud, a famous psychologist, used the word in one of his theories. THANATOS was the god or personified spirit (daimon) of non-violent death. His touch was gentle, likened to that of his tw... |
29891 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medication | Medication | Medication (also called medicine or pharmaceutical drugs) is the use of legal drugs to treat or cure an illness. Some drugs are freely sold. They are called over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Other drugs are so powerful or dangerous that a doctor must give permission to use the drug. The note from the doctor is called a "p... |
29892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa | Ahimsa | Ahimsa (also ahiṃsā, ahinsa, Sanskrit:अहिम्स) is a Sanskrit word which means "non-violence” or "non-injury". The practice of ahimsa is an important aspect of religions like Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. A person who practices ahimsa generally eats vegetarian foods. A religious person who practices ahimsa does not tak... |
29893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabir | Kabir | Kabir also known as Kabir Das' was born and brought up in a Muslim weavers family by Niru and Nima. He was a mystic poet and a musician and was one of the important saints of Hinduism and also considered a Sufi by Muslims. He is respected by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. He was a disciple of Saint swami Ramananda. He was... |
29894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus%20River | Indus River | The Indus River is the greatest river on the western side of the south Asian subcontinent. It is one of the seven sacred rivers for The Brahmans of Vedic period. It was the birthplace of the early Indus Valley civilization. It flows through China (Western Tibet), India and Pakistan. It is one of the main rivers of the ... |
29895 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannath | Jagannath | Jagannath is a form of the God Shri Krishna. The biggest temple of Jagannath is in Puri, Orissa state, India. He is worshipped in Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, and some parts of eastern India.
Hinduism |
29897 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patanjali | Patanjali | Patañjali (fl. 150 BC or 2nd century BC) lived in the 2nd century. He was an Indian. He wrote the first grammar of Sanskrit language. He also wrote books about yoga.
He is also the author of the Mahabhyasa, a commentary on Katyayana's varttikas on Panini's Astadhyayi as well as an unspecified work of medicine (Ayurveda... |
29911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso | Calypso | Kalypso or Calypso is a nymph in Greek mythology, who lives on the island Ogygia. This island was so hidden that no man would find it twice. Calypso was the daughter of Atlas so she was placed on the island and not allowed to leave.
In the Odyssey, the hero Odysseus comes to her island after escaping from the sea, an... |
29932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20dialects%20of%20English | List of dialects of English | There are several dialects of English used in different parts of the world.
Africa
Nigerian English
South African English
Sudanese English
Zimbabwean English
Asia
Hong Kong English
Indian English
Hinglish
Japanese English
Engrish
Malaysian English
Manglish
Pakistani English
Philippine English
Singapore... |
29940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20theory | Music theory | Theory of Music is all about trying to understand how existing music works and how new music could or should be organized. Someone who makes a special study of music theory is a music theorist.
People who make their own music are composers. People who play or sing music are “performers”. It is important for both compo... |
29941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana | Ravana | According to hindu epic, Ravana (IAST : Rāvaṇa; / ˈrɑːvənə) was a demon king of the island of Lanka.
In the Ramayana, Ravana is described as a symbol of evil, though a learned scholar well versed in the Vedas. He appears as the primary antagonist, and is said to be the most revered devotee of Shiva, with his image bei... |
29942 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devaki | Devaki | Devaki was a woman mentioned in the Mahabharata. Her father’s name was Devaka, and she was the younger sister of Kansha, a cruel king of Mathura of Ancient India. Devaki was married to Vasudeva, a son of Sureshana. Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu (a god of Hindus) was son of Devaki and Vasudeva.She was Krishna's real mo... |
29943 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda | Ayurveda | Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system from the Indian subcontinent. Ayurveda is [scientific]. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) says the practice of modern medicine by Ayurveda is quackery. Ayurvedic texts say that the gods of Hindu mythology gave medical knowledge to legendary Hindu philosophers, who then g... |
29949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges | Ganges | The Ganges (English pronunciation: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez), also called the Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा Hindi: गंगा Urdu: گنگا Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gonga), is the third largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. The Ganges river is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographers, H... |
29952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arges | Arges | Arges, Argeş, or Argeș might mean:
Arges (Cyclops), a Cyclops in Greek mythology
Places in Romania
Argeș County, a county
Argeș River, a river in the south of the country
Curtea de Argeş, a city along the banks of the Argeş River
Ţinutul Argeş, a former administrative division |
29953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita | Sita | In Hinduism, Sita was the daughter of Janaka and wife of Rama, an avatar of god Vishnu. The word Sita means “furrow”, that is, the line created on the farm when it is ploughed. She is believed to be the daughter of Bhūmi in many legends.
There is a story about Sita's birth. Her father Janaka was ploughing the land an... |
29955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halimah%20bint%20Abi%20Dhuayb | Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb | Halima Sadia () was an Arabic Beduin woman. She was a foster mother and took care of the prophet Muhammad for the first six years of his life. Halimah and her husband were from the tribe of Sa'd b. Bakr (a large North Arabian tribe).
Relationship with Muhammad
Foster mothers came to Mecca to feed children. It was the... |
29956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadijah%20bint%20Khuwaylid | Khadijah bint Khuwaylid | Khadijah bint Khuwaylid () (555 - 619) was the first wife of the Muhammad, an Islamic prophet. Her nickname was Khadijah al-Kubra. She was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad and Fatimah bint Za'idah. Khadijah is widely known as the first person to convert to Islam. Khadijah is known as Umm-al-mu'minin which means "the ... |
29958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/555 | 555 | 555 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
King Chlothar I adds the Frankish territories of Metz and Reims.
King Erb of Gwent dies; his kingdom is divided into Gwent and Ergyng in Southern Wales (approximate date).
Chinese Liang Dynasty: Jing Di, age 12, succeeds his father Yuan Di.
Bi... |
29959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/619 | 619 | 619 (DCXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
Heraclius prepares to leave Constantinople. He moves the Byzantine capital to Carthage.
The Second Perso-Turkic War is fought. It ends with a strong Persian victory.
Muhammad's wife, Khadija, dies a... |
29960 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasvati%20%28disambiguation%29 | Sarasvati (disambiguation) | Sarasvati may mean several things. Some of the meanings are written below:
Sarasvati was a river of Ancient India: Saraswati River.
Sarasvati is a goddess of Hindus: Sarasvati.
Sarasvati is a common name of girls in India. |
29961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasvati%20River | Sarasvati River | Sarasvati River was one of the major rivers of Ancient India. The river flowed through parts of western and northern India. Then in Allahabad, the river merged with the Jamuna River.
At one time, Sarasvati was a deep river. The river dried up and became lost over a few hundred years, possibly between 2000 and 1500 BC.... |
29962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming%20dynasty | Ming dynasty | The Ming dynasty was the family of emperors who led China from 1368 to 1644. The name is also used to talk about the that they led and the 276 years in Chinese history that it lasted.
It is also famous for its pottery from Jingdezhen in Jiangxi and Dehua in Fujian.
Name
The Ming dynasty is known in Chinese as the Mí... |
29964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati | Saraswati | Saraswati is one of the Hindu goddesses. The Vedas also mention her name. She is the goddess of speech, learning and knowledge. The legend states that she created the Sanskrit language and invented the vina, a musical instrument similar to a lute. The legend also says that she is the wife of Brahma, one of the gods of ... |
29967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi | Holi | Holi is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated in South Asian countries, especially in India and Nepal. Hiranyanaksap wanted to kill his son, so he called his sister, Holika. She had a magic robe. This robe had the power to save the wearer from burning in fire. Hiranyakashyap ordered his sister to sit o... |
29973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaminster | Beaminster | Beaminster is a town in Dorset, England. The town has a population of 3,000. Beaminster is known for a nine-day music and art festival called the Beaminster Festival. The festival is held every year.
Towns in Dorset |
30003 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20music | Electronic music | Electronic music is music which is made with electronic equipment such as synthesizers or computers. Sometimes electronic music artists create special sounds using tape recorders too.
After World War II, when tape recorders had been invented and were becoming popular, composers started to use them to make music. The ... |
30005 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae | Reggae | Reggae is a music genre that began in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Most music from Jamaica comes from the reggae style.
The music has regular chops on the back beat (off-beat). These are called “skank”, and are played by a rhythm guitarist. The bass drum hits on the second and fourth beat of each measure (each bar). T... |
30006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop | Bebop | Bebop or bop is a kind of jazz that became popular near the beginning of the Second World War, in the mid-1940s. Bebop is often fast. The musicians improvise using a small group of chords which are repeated again and again. Charlie Parker (1920-1955), who was famous for his saxophone playing, was a bebop artist. The ... |
30007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic%20resonance%20imaging | Magnetic resonance imaging | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI), are techniques that doctors use to give a visual representation of soft tissue (flesh) inside the body. Magnetic resonance uses nuclear magnetic resonance to generate these images.
To take an MRI image, the patient lies on a movable bed. T... |
30008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee%20camp | Refugee camp | When there is a war or some other armed conflict in a country, many people will try to flee (run away) from that country. They will go to other countries, around the country where there is no war. Because they fled, they are called refugees.
If there are just a few refugees coming into a country it is generally no pro... |
30010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber | Rubber | Rubber is a material, which can stretch and shrink. It is a polymer. It can be produced from natural sources (e.g. natural rubber) or can be synthesised on an industrial scale. Many things are made from rubber, like gloves, tires, plugs, and masks. A few things can be made only from rubber. Sometimes the word means onl... |
30012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument | Argument | A argument is a way to persuade someone of something. Reasons are given to accept the conclusion. The general structure of an argument in a natural language is that premises (propositions or statements) support the claim or conclusion.
Reason
An argument is a reason to support an opinion.
There can be a "strong argu... |
30013 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20invasion%20of%20Iraq | 2003 invasion of Iraq | The 2003 invasion of Iraq (March 20, 2003 - May 1, 2003) was the war fought by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Poland and some other countries against Iraq, to end the rule of Saddam Hussein. The main reason that the war started was said to be because the British and American Governments believed that... |
30015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet | Helmet | A helmet is a hard or cushioned hat which is worn to protect a person's head. There are many different types of helmets. Some helmets are made from metal. Other helmets are made from plastic. Helmets often have fabric cushions inside and fabric straps to hold the helmet on a person's head.
Soldiers wear steel helmets ... |
30016 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coonskin%20cap | Coonskin cap | A coonskin cap is a hat made from the fur of a raccoon. Usually, the tail of the racoon is attached to the back of the hat. The coonskin cap is a symbol of the early United States frontier. Coonskin caps were first worn by the Native Americans who lived around Tennessee and Kentucky. The American settlers who moved to ... |
30017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy%20Horse%20Memorial | Crazy Horse Memorial | The Crazy Horse Memorial is the world's largest mountain sculpture in progress. It is in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA. The statue depicts Crazy Horse, a famous Lakota warrior. Korczak Ziolkowski started the project in 1948 at the request of Chief Henry Standing Bear and other Native American elders. The statue ... |
30018 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1727 | 1727 |
Events
1727 to 1800 – Lt. Col. Francisco de Melo Palheta smuggles coffee seeds to Brazil in a bouquet starting a coffee empire.
June 11 – George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain.
November 18–Earthquake in Tazriz, Persia – about 77,000 dead
Last execution for witchcraft in Scotland
First ... |
30019 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1720 | 1720 |
Events
The Town on Queen Anne's Creek, North Carolina is renamed Edenton in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles Eden. It is later incorporated in 1722.
The Tuscarora fled North Carolina as a result of European colonisation
Edmond Halley appointed Astronomer Royal
The Academia Real da Historia is founded in... |
30020 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1725 | 1725 |
Events
January 25 – Amaro Pargo receives the title of Hidalgo (nobleman).
February 8 – Catherine I became empress of Russia.
February 20 – The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony.
March 2 – In London, night watchman finds a severed head by the Thames; it... |
30040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarka | Dwarka | Dwarka (with other spelling as Dvarka) was a city of Ancient India. The city was one of seven holy cities of the Hindus. It is also one of the four most important places of pilgrimage for the Hindus. Hindus call such four places as Dhams. Dwarka is located in the western part of India in Gujarat state. During the birth... |
30043 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana | Ramayana | The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic about Rama and Sita. It is one of the two most important ancient epics of India, the first one being the ancient Mahabharata. The epic was originally written by sage (rishi) Valmiki of Ancient India. The book has about 24,000 verses and is divided into seven parts.
The story of... |
30044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata | Mahabharata | The Mahābhārata (; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The other is the Rāmāyaṇa. It tells if issues between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra Warm It also tells the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their successors.
The Mahābhārata includes philosophical and devotion... |
30045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj | Hajj | The Hajj ("pilgrimage") is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the most holy city of the Muslims, and a Fard or mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support the... |
30048 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Civil%20War | English Civil War | The English Civil War happened in the middle 17th century. The term civil war is a war where the sides involved in the fighting are from the same country.
At the centre, there was a struggle between King Charles I and the Parliament of England over how England should be ruled. The King wanted to rule without Parliamen... |
30050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu | Urdu | Urdu, also known as Lashkari or the Lashkari language (لشکری زبان) is the national language of Pakistan and a recognized regional language in India. It is an Indo-Aryan language, meaning it descends from Proto-Indo-Aryan, a language spoken northeast of the Caspian Sea in the third millennia BCE.
It is spoken as a l... |
30051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat | Zakat | Zakat () is one of the five most important aspects of Islam. Zakat means giving charity to the poor. Generally, a Muslim is expected to give zakat as long as they are able. Through Zakat wealth reaches to the poor class of the society. It is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to help those in need a... |
30055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salat | Salat | Ṣalāt (, ) is the practice of prayer in Islam. It is one of the five most important duties for Muslims. To perform Salat, a person's mind must be in a state of ritual purity, which comes from ritual ablution, wuḍūʾ.
Sunni
For Sunni Muslims, salat must be performed at five periods each day. These periods are measured a... |
30056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting%20in%20Islam | Fasting in Islam | Fasting in Islam or Sawm () is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. Fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam, Sawm is observed between dawn and nightfall during the holy month of Ramadan.
Islam
Some exceptions or accommodations for Sawm are made in the case of pregnancy, illne... |
30072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%20Schubert | Franz Schubert | Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797, Vienna 19 November 1828, Vienna) was an Austrian composer. Although he died at the age of 31, he composed over one thousand pieces of music. There were other great composers who lived and worked in Vienna: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, but Schubert is the only one who was born in ... |
30074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowpox | Cowpox | Cowpox is a disease. This disease affects the skin. It is caused by a virus (Cowpox virus) that is related to the Vaccinia virus. People (or animals) who have the disease have red blisters. The disease can be spread by touch from cows to humans. The virus that causes cowpox was used to perform the first successful vacc... |
30075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1535 | 1535 |
Events
January 18 – Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro
April – Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga
June 24 – The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded.
May 19 – French expl... |
30077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689 | 1689 |
Events
Louis XIV of France passed the "Code Noir," allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies.
January 11 – The Parliament of England declares King James II of England deposed.
February 13 – William III and Mary II are proclaimed co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland and Ireland do not ... |
30078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/532 | 532 |
Events
January 11 – Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral is destroyed. They are put down a week later by Belisarius and Mundus; up to 30,000 people are killed in the Hippodrome.
Justinian I orders the building of a new cathedral – beginning of the construction of the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian signs a peace tre... |
30080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1658 | 1658 |
Events
January 13 – Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London
February 6 – Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea
May 1 – Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne
Septemb... |
30081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/408 | 408 |
Events
In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it.
September – Alaric, king of the Visigoths, lays siege to Rome. |
30082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1696 | 1696 |
Events
April – Fire destroys the Gra Bet (or Left Quarter) of Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia.
August 22 – Forces of Venice and Turkish troops clash near Molino
October 29 – Fuller Baptist Church founded in Kettering, England.
December 24 – Inquisition burns number of Marrano Jews in Evora, Portugal
Peter the G... |
30083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1647 | 1647 |
Events
March 14 – Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
April 3 – In England, letter from the Agitators of the New Model Army, protesting delay of pay, is read in the House of Commons
May 29 – The Rhode Island General Assembly drafts a constitution that separates church and... |
30084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1698 | 1698 |
Events
January 4 – Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire.
June 19 – Volcano of Carguarazon erupts in the Andes and causes a rain of fish
August 25 – Peter the Great arrives back to Moscow – general Patrick Gordon has already crushed the streltsy rebellion – 341 rebels sentenced to be decapitated. Tra... |
30085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret%20Atwood | Margaret Atwood | Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian writer. She is best known for writing novels. She has also published 15 books of poetry. The Edible Woman was her first novel, published in 1969.
Her novel The Handmaid's Tale was the first winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, in 1987. The sequel, The Te... |
30089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow%20Brite | Rainbow Brite | Rainbow Brite was a 1980s animated television show in the United States based on a series of Hallmark cards. It involves a girl called "Rainbow Brite" and the "Color Kids" who are in charge of bringing color to the world. It was produced by DiC Entertainment, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Optix Digital Pictures, Super Soni... |
30091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox | Chickenpox | Chickenpox, also known as chicken pox, is a disease. Usually, it is children who get the disease, but adults can also get it. People who have it get blisters or spots, mostly on the body and in the face. Those blisters are filled with a liquid. At some point, the blisters will drain, and the person will want to scratc... |
30108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1742 | 1742 |
Events
January 24 – Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 16 – Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
February 18 – British attack La Guayra.
April 13 – The first performance of George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah, in Dublin.
May 17 – Frederick the Grea... |
30109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1624 | 1624 |
Events
January 24 – Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
The Netherlands establish a trading colony at Kaohsiung on Taiwan.
Thirty Walloon families settle in the New Netherland colony.
Oslo is destroyed by fire. When rebuilt by Christian IV, it would b... |
30110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1279 | 1279 |
Events
March 5 – Lithuanian forces led by Traidenis defeat the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Aizkraukle.
The first of the Statutes of Mortmain are passed under king Edward I of England, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.
The second of two main surveys of the Hundred Rolls, an Engl... |
30111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1046 | 1046 |
Events
First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks.
Vatha Pagan Revolt in Hungary – Gerard Sagredo martyred in Budapest.
Pope Gregory VI accused of simony at Council of Sutri – abdicates
Henry III crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.
March 5, Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle E... |
30112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonality | Tonality | Music has tonality if it uses the notes of a major or minor scale. Such music is tonal. It is in a particular "key". Nearly all Western music is tonal.
All tonal music is based on a major or minor scale. If the tune “Twinkle, twinkle little star” is played starting on the note C, the notes of a C major scale will be u... |
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