Encyclopedia - 16th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 16th Century Bc
16th century BC - Overview. 16th century BC - Events. 1700 – 1500 BC -- Hurrian conquests. 1600 BC* — Shang Dynasty of China est...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia - Anhui
Anhui (Chinese: 安徽; Hanyu Pinyin: Ānhuī; Wade-Giles: An-hui; Postal System Pinyin: Ngan-hui, Anhwei or An-hwei) is a province of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia - Moses
Moses or Moshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Moše, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšẹh, Syriac ܡܘܫܐ Muše, Arabic موسى Mūsa, Ethiopic �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conversion Syndrome: Encyclopedia - Conversion Syndrome
Conversion syndrome describes a condition in which physical symptoms arise for which there is no clear explanation. The term stems from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1540s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1540s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC - 1540s BC - 1530s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1400s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1400s Bc
Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC Decades: 1450s BC 1440s BC 1430s BC 1420s BC 1410s BC - 1400s BC - 1390s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1470s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1470s Bc
Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC Decades: 1520s BC 1510s BC 1500s BC 1490s BC 1480s BC - 1470s BC - 1460s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1450s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1450s Bc
Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC Decades: 1500s BC 1490s BC 1480s BC 1470s BC 1460s BC - 1450s BC - 1440s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture
For at least ten thousand years, the Nile valley has been the site of one of the most influential civilizations in the world. Even today,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia - Chariot
Chariot was the name of a WW2 naval weapon, the British manned torpedo. A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. In Latin biga is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henan: Encyclopedia - Henan
Henan (Chinese: 河南; Hanyu Pinyin: Hénán; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the centr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia - Jiangxi
Jiangxi (Chinese: 江西; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāngxī; Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsi) is a southern province of the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia - Zhejiang
Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC - 1500s BC - 1490s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karnak: Encyclopedia - Karnak
El-Karnak is a small village in Egypt, located on the banks of the River Nile some 2.5 km north of Luxor. It stands at 25°43′N 32°39�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1570s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1570s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC - 1570s BC - 1560s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1550s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1550s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC - 1550s BC - 1540s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1590s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1590s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC - 1590s BC - 1580s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of The Dead: Encyclopedia - Book Of The Dead
Book of the Dead is the common name for ancient Egyptian funerary texts known as The Book of Coming [or Going] Forth By Day. The name "Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1440s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1440s Bc
Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC Decades: 1490s BC 1480s BC 1470s BC 1460s BC 1450s BC - 1440s BC - 1430s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1420s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1420s Bc
Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC Decades: 1470s BC 1460s BC 1450s BC 1440s BC 1430s BC - 1420s BC - 1410s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1530s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1530s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC 1540s BC - 1530s BC - 1520s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1600s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1600s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 16th century BC Decades: 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC - 1600s BC - 1590s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1560s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1560s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC - 1560s BC - 1550s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1580s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1580s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC - 1580s BC - 1570s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia Ii - Anhui - History
The province of Anhui was formed in the 17th century. Before then, there was no coherent concept of "Anhui". Northern Anhui was firmly a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belize - First European Contact
European contact began in 1502, when Christopher Columbus sailed along the coast of Belize but did not land on shore. In 1511, the first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Variations Of Hanfu In Different Dynasties
Han Chinese clothing - Men's Hanfu. According to legend, the first ruler of the Chinese nation and the ancestor of the Chinese people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Phonology
This section generally describes the post-Classic phonology of the Greek language. All phonetic transcriptions in this section use the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhodes: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhodes - Geography
The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km long and 38 km wide with a total area of approximately 1,398 km² and a coastlin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Characteristics
Due to the scarcity of wood, the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were unbaked mud brick and stone. From the Old ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henan - History
Northern Henan, along the Yellow River, was the core area of ancient China for at least the first half of Chinese history. The two cities...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Materials Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Materials Technology - 2nd Millennium
Timeline of materials technology - 18th century. 1738 - William Champion patents a process for the production of metallic zinc by dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Ancient Near East
Chariot - Egyptian. The chariot, together with the horse itself, was introduced to Egypt during the reign of the Hyksos dynasty in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - History
Jiangxi is centred on the Gan River valley, which provides the main north-south transport route of China. Its encirclement by mountains h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - Moses In History
Also see the article on the Bible and history Most mainstream historians find links between the biblical Moses and the Exodus and histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Bronze Age
The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Beginnings Of Literature
Literature and writing, though obviously connected, are not synonymous. The first writings from ancient Sumeria by any reasonable definit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Archaic Period
The Archaic period includes the Early Dynastic Period, when Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt were ruled as separate kingdoms, and the First an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - History
Zhejiang was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty (16th century BC - 11th century BC). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Phonology
This section generally describes the post-Classic phonology of the Greek language. All phonetic transcriptions in this section use the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Bronze Age
The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatshepsut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatshepsut - Her Rule
Upon Thutmose II's death, the throne passed to Thutmose III, and Hatshepsut—as the boy king's aunt and stepmother—was selected to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Late Period
The Late Period runs from 732 BC to Egypt becoming a province of Rome in 30 BC, and includes periods of rule by Nubians, Persians, and Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Early Modern Period
A new spirit of science and investigation in Europe was part of a general upheaval in human understanding which began with the discovery ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - European Renaissance Literature
Had nothing occurred to change literature in the 1400s but the Renaissance, the break with medieval approaches would have been clear enou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Old Kingdom
The Old Kingdom is period in the third millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilisational complexity and achie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - New Kingdom
The New Kingdom is the period covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, from the 16th century BC to the 11th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Second Intermediate Period
The Second Intermediate Period is a period of disarray between the end of the Middle Kingdom, and the start of the New Kingdom. It is bes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Third Intermediate Period
The Third Intermediate Period marked the end of the New Kingdom after a suprise invasion from the Sea People. A number of dynasties of Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - Middle Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom is the period from the end of the First Intermediate Period to be beginning of the Second Intermediate Period. In addi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pharaohs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pharaohs - First Intermediate Period
The First Intermediate Period is the period between the end of the Old Kingdom and the advent of the Middle Kingdom. The Old Kingdom rapi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - History
This article does not cover the reconstructed history of Greek prior to the use of writing. For more information, see main article on Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Examples
Greek language - Some common words and phrases. Greek (man): Έλληνας, IPA /ˈe̞liˌnas/ Greek (woman): Ελληνίδα /ˌe̞...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Writing System
Modern Greek is written in the late Ionic variant of the Greek alphabet, the oldest discovered inscriptions of which date to the 8th or 9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Grammar
Ancient Greek, like all of the older Indo-European languages, was highly inflected. For example nouns (including proper nouns) have five ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - Later Chinese Literature
Lyric poetry advanced far more in China than in Europe prior to 1000, as multiple new forms developed in the Han, Tang, and Song dynastie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - Literature
Greek language - Typography. Athena, public domain polytonic Greek font Gentium — a typeface for the nations, a freely available fon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Northern Europe
The Trundholm sun chariot is dated to ca. 1400 BC (see Nordic Bronze Age). The horse drawing the solar disk runs on four wheels, and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - Economy
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Russian Tachanka
It might be said that the chariot was briefly revived during the Russian civil war of 1918–1920, when the "tachanka", a cart or wagon w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Central And Western Europe
The only Etruscan chariot found intact dates to ca. 530 BC. It is decorated with bronze plates reminiscent of the Gundestrup cauldron. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Classical Empires
From 492-449 BC the Persians made a series of unsuccessful attempts to conquer Greece. The civilisation that had developed there since th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Iron Age
The destruction at the end of the bronze age left a number of tiny kingdoms and City-states behind. A few Hittite centres remained in nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Variations Of Hanfu In Different Occasions
Han Chinese clothing - Ordinary Life. Han Chinese clothing - Ceremony. ... See also:Han Chinese clothing, Han Chinese clothing - Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Description Of Hanfu
[1] Shenyi (深衣) is a kind of full-length, one-piece robe which links the Yi and Chang together to wrap up the body. It is cut separat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - History Of Hanfu
According to Chinese tradition, Hanfu can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor, a great sage king of ancient China whom legend says ruled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Hanfu And Chinese Culture
Han Chinese clothing - Hanfu and I Ching. According to the I Ching, an ancient work on divination, the Yellow Emperor made Hanfu in ana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - The Influences Of Hanfu On Non-chinese Nations And States
Xiaowen (孝文帝) (467 - 499) was the king of the Northern Wei dynasty of Xianbei Kingdom from 471 to 499. (In other words, his nation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belize - Independence
The government of Guatemala long claimed that Belize was rightfully Guatemalan territory, supposedly inheriting rights to the land from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belize - The British Arrive
The Spanish Empire granted the United Kingdom rights to establish logging camps in the area, but not to set up a colony on this land, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Chinese Clothing: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Chinese Clothing - Hanfu Accessories And Related Garments
Han Chinese clothing - GuanHat. Han Chinese clothing - Shiwu decoration. ... See also:Han Chinese clothing, Han Chinese clothing - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Materials Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Materials Technology - 3rd Millennium
Timeline of materials technology - 21st century. ... See also:Timeline of materials technology, Timeline of materials technology - Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henan: Encyclopedia Ii - Henan - Geography
Henan is flat in the east and mountainous in the west and extreme south. The eastern and central parts of Henan form part of the North Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egyptian Architecture - The Giza Pyramid Complex
Image:Pyramids at giza 01.jpg The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - Culture
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many individual localized cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - Economy
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, Rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; North Zhe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - Administrative Divisions
Zhejiang is divided into 11 prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities: Hangzhou (Simplified Chinese: 杭州市, Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Karnak
The temple complex of Karnak is located on the banks of the River Nile some 2.5 km north of Luxor. It consists of four main parts, the Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egyptian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egyptian Architecture - Luxor
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia Ii - Anhui - Culture
Anhui spans many geographical and cultural regions. The northern, flatter parts of the province, along the river Huai He and further nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia Ii - Anhui - Economy
Agriculture in Anhui varies according to the climate zones that the province crosses. North of the Huai He river wheat and sweet potatoes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia Ii - Anhui - Administrative Divisions
Anhui is divided into 17 prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities: Hefei (Simplified Chinese: 合肥市, Hanyu Pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anhui: Encyclopedia Ii - Anhui - Geography
Anhui is quite diverse topographically. The north of the province is part of the North China Plain while the north-central areas are part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhejiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhejiang - Geography
Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area. Altitudes tend to be highest to the south and west, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - Moses In Media
Moses appears as the central character in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille movie, The Ten Commandments. He is played by Charlton Heston. DeMille...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - Culture
Jiangxi is the main area of concentration of the Gan varieties of Chinese, spoken over most of the northern two-thirds of the province. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - Economy
Rice is the dominant crop in Jiangxi. Cash crops commonly grown include cotton and rapeseed. Jiangxi is rich in mineral resources, leadin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - Administrative Divisions
Jiangxi is divided into 11 prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities: Nanchang (Simplified Chinese: 南昌市; Han...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - Geography
Mountains surround Jiangxi on three sides, with the Mufu Mountains, Jiuling Mountains, and Luoxiao Mountains on the west; Huaiyu Mountain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangxi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangxi - Tourism
Near the northern port city of Jiujiang (九江) is the resort area of Mount Lushan (卢山). A wellknown destination in China, this reso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - Moses In Judaism
A wealth of stories and additional information about Moses can be found in the Jewish genre of rabbinical exegesis known as Midrash, as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - The Horned Moses
Due to a statement towards the end of the book of Exodus (at 34:29-35), in which Moses is depicted as having been disfigured due to his d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - Ethical Dilemmas
If the Bible gives an accurate description of Moses' views, then by "modern standards" some of his commands might amount to calls for mur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moses: Encyclopedia Ii - Moses - Moses In Christianity
For Christians, Moses – mentioned more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure – is often a symbol of the cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Indo-iranians
The earliest chariots known are from the chariot burials of the Andronovo (Timber-Grave) sites of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture in moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - China
The earliest chariot burial site in China, discovered in 1933 at Hougang, Anyang of central China's Henan Province, dates to the rule of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatshepsut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatshepsut - Changing Image
Hatshepsut - In Egyptology. After her death, many of her monuments were defaced or destroyed. Replacing the names on older monuments w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatshepsut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatshepsut - Names
As with most pharaohs, Hatshepsut had a number of names. Her birth name, or nomen, was Hatshepsut, to which she suffixed the epithet Khen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatshepsut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatshepsut - Family And Pre-pharaonic Life
She was the eldest daughter of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose, both of whom were of fully royal blood. Thutmose I and Ahmose are known to ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - History
This article does not cover the reconstructed history of Greek prior to the use of writing. For more information, see main article on Pro...   » Read the article