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1200–1299 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
The CrusadesKing John(1167–1216)Thomas Aquinas(1225–1274)1200–1204Fourth Crusade.1211Genghis Khan invades China, captures Peking (1214), conquers Persia (1218), invades Russia (1223), dies (…Brewer's: Liar
(The). Al Aswad, who set himself up as a prophet against Mahomet. He was called the Weathercock because he changed his creed so often, the Impostor, and the Liar. Moseilma, another…Crispi, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Crispi, FrancescoCrispi, Francescofränchāsˈkō krēsˈpē [key], 1819–1901, Italian premier (1887–91, 1893–96), b. Sicily. After participation in the Sicilian revolt of 1848 against the…Fichte, Johann Gottlieb
(Encyclopedia) Fichte, Johann GottliebFichte, Johann Gottliebyōˈhän gôtˈlēp fĭkhˈtə [key], 1762–1814, German philosopher. After studying theology at Jena and working as a tutor in Zürich and Leipzig…structuralism
(Encyclopedia) structuralism, theory that uses culturally interconnected signs to reconstruct systems of relationships rather than studying isolated, material things in themselves. This method found…Tasaday
(Encyclopedia) Tasaday, alleged band of 25 hunter-gatherers living in the Philippine rain forest, purportedly contacted by Westerners for the first time in 1971 in southern Mindanao (Cotabato…Wrangel Island
(Encyclopedia) Wrangel Island or Wrangell IslandWrangel Islandrăngˈgəl [key], Rus. Ostrov Vrangelya, island, 1,740 sq mi (4,507 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, between the East Siberian Sea and the…Biographies: Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians
Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics…Brewer's: Cat
Called a “familiar,” from the mediæval superstition that Satan's favourite form was a black cat. Hence “witches” were said to have a cat as their familiar. Cat. A symbol of liberty. The…Brewer's: Saint
Kings and princes so called: Edward the Martyr (961, 975-978). Edward the Confessor (1004, 1042-1066). Eric IX. of Sweden (*, 1155-1161). Etherlred I., King of Wessex (*, 866-871).…Trending
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