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  • as art. Every culture since the beginning of human existence has sculpted ... As intelligence develops the human ability to use the materials of ...
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  • The term Poor Man's Bible refers to various forms of Christian ... Until the invention of the Printing press in 1439, the average Christian ...
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  • painter who is often said to be the greatest of the Northern Baroque artists ... heritage. Rubens expressed the spirit of the Counter-Reformation, which ...
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  • October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers ... Biographical Dictionary. "His treatment of mankind is full of human sympathy ...
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  • [[Image:Emancipation of Slaves 1834 monument - Victoria Tower Gardens ... Slavery is the social and/or legal designation of specific persons ...
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  • and composer, the second surviving son of five sons from Johann Sebastian ... Bach attended the Thomasschule, at the age of ten, as a day student. J.S ...
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  • labor are collective terms for a variety of work relations in which people ... The institution of the corveé was and remains an accepted form of ...
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  • Archives refer to a collection of records, and also refers to the ... Archives are made up of records which have been created during the ...
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  • in England. He is most famous as a student of Peter Paul Rubens and for his ... By the age of 15 he was already a highly accomplished artist, as his ...
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  • Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. Originally ... Despite the appearance of two significant Berber dynasties, the Almoravids ...
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  • referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the ... Though she shied away from the title of trailblazer, she is often ...
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  • mountain range, forming a continuous chain of highland along the western ... feet (6,960 m) above sea level. The summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean ...
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  • – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament ... It covered the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from ...
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  • techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions; ... In ballet, the expressive, disciplined movement of the human body ...
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  • is used for fishing. Fishing nets are made of mesh usually formed by knotting ... A variety of fishing nets have been developed since antiquity. Local ...
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  • from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus), son of King Pippin ... Charlemagne was crowned Imperator Augustus in Rome on Christmas Day ...
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  • [[Image:Virgil Solis - Tereus Philomela.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Rape ... Rape is a form of assault involving the non-consensual use of the ...
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  • Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music ... As the world is increasingly globalized, preservation of traditional ...
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  • but a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts ... resolved to devote himself to the practice of law. He contributed to the ...
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  • his accession) was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty ... He was reportedly afflicted with some type of disability, and his family ...
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