Encyclopedia - Culture Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Afghanistan - Art
Afghan Art has spanned many centuries. One of the most famous types is the Gandhara Art between the 1st and 7th centuries which was had G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Afghanistan - Holidays
Holidays in Afghanistan are celebrated according to the lunar calendar while other holidays secular holidays are celebrated based on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Afghanistan - Education
Education in Afghanistan has recently been reviatlized after the fall of the Taliban. Primary education lasts six years. If the student d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Afghanistan
The culture of Afghanistan has been around for millenia. Afghanistan's culture is largely influenced by Islam but has also been influence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire
The Kushan Empire (c. 1st–3rd centuries) was a state that at its height, about 105–250, stretched from Tajikistan to the Caspian Sea ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bamiyan Province: Encyclopedia - Bamiyan Province
Bamiyan is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital city is also called Bamiyan. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. While concerned almost exclusively with shipboard security servic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Armenia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Armenia
The culture of Armenia: Armenian language Armenian needlelace Khachkar - a unique Armenian form of art. Stones carved with intricate kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afghan People: Encyclopedia - Afghan People
Afghan is the name used to describe a person from the country of Afghanistan. It is, however, hard to combine the varying groups. Often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeological Survey Of India: Encyclopedia - Archaeological Survey Of India
Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency under the Department of Culture that is responsible about archaeological st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagram: Encyclopedia - Bagram
Bagrām (Also Begram, anciently Kapici or Kapisa) is an antique city 60 kilometers northwest of Kabul in Afghanistan, near today's city o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Tajikistan: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Tajikistan
The Culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Historically, Tajiks and Persians come from very similar stock with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Laos: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Laos
Theravadan Buddhism has contributed greatly to the Lao culture. It is reflected throughout the country both in its language to the temple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contemporary Culture Of North Korea: Encyclopedia - Contemporary Culture Of North Korea
Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty colonies in the northern Korean Peninsula 2,000 years ago, Koreans have been under the cultura...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Malaysia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Malaysia
Malaysian culture is a mixture of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and various indigenous tribes dating back to more than fifteen hundred years ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Iran: Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Iran
If one were to trace the first visual representations in Iranian history, the bas-reliefs in Persepolis (c.500 B. C) would be one of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Martial Arts Program
In 2001, the Marine Corps initiated an internally designed martial arts program, called Marine Corps Martial Arts Progam, or MCMAP for sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Martial Arts Program
In 2001, the Marine Corps initiated an internally designed martial arts program, called Marine Corps Martial Arts Progam, or MCMAP for sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Martial Arts Program
In 2001, the Marine Corps initiated an internally designed martial arts program, called Marine Corps Martial Arts Progam, or MCMAP for sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Culture
The Marine motto "Semper Fidelis" means "Always faithful" in Latin. This motto often appears in the shortened form "Semper Fi" It is also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Mission
The Marine Corps serves as a versatile combat element, and is adapted to a wide variety of combat operations. The Marine Corps was initia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Iconic Phase 1st Century Ce – Present
Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Culture
The Marine motto "Semper Fidelis" means "Always faithful" in Latin. This motto often appears in the shortened form "Semper Fi" It is also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Culture
The Marine motto "Semper Fidelis" means "Always faithful" in Latin. This motto often appears in the shortened form "Semper Fi" It is also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Mission
The Marine Corps serves as a versatile combat element, and is adapted to a wide variety of combat operations. The Marine Corps was initia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Mission
The Marine Corps serves as a versatile combat element, and is adapted to a wide variety of combat operations. The Marine Corps was initia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Tajikistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Tajikistan - Religion
Zoroaster, the prophet of Zoroastrianism, was born in the Balkh area, (northern Afghanistan and Transoxania) and was possibly Bactrian (t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Asia - Culture
Central Asia - Religions. Islam is the religion most common in the former Soviet Central Asian Republics, Afghanistan, Xinjiang and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - The Kushans And Buddhism
Cultural exchanges also flourished, encouraging the development of Greco-Buddhism, a fusion of Hellenistic and Buddhist cultural elements...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afghan People: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghan People - Culture
Afghan people - Contributions to Humanity. The different ethnic groups that today make up Afghanistan made significant contributions in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - Contacts With China
During the 1st and 2nd century, the Kushan Empire expanded militarily to the north and occupied parts of the Tarim Basin, their original ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - A Multi-cultural Empire
In the following century, the Yuezhi tribe of the Guishuang (Ch: 貴霜) gained prominence over the others, and welded them into a tight ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Rank Structure
The following table provide the rank structure of the Marine Corps, in descending order. It includes abbreviations in the style used by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Commandants
The Commandant of the Marine Corps functions as the highest-ranking officer of the Marine Corps, though may not be the senior officer in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Appearance
Marines are often confused with soldiers, who are members of United States Army. Both have significant differences in appearance: Marines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Relationship With The Us Navy
Although the Marine Corps report to the civilian Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), they are not considered to be part of the Navy, but rath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - History
United States Marine Corps - Creation. The Marine Corps, originally created as the "Continental Marines" during the American Revolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Reputation Of The Marine Corps
The Marine Corps has a widely-held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Initial Training
Training for commissioned officers occurs through NROTC, the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps; OCS, Officer Candidate School, includi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Organization
United States Marine Corps - Air-ground task forces. The Marine Corps organization is flexible, and task forces can be formed of any si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Miscellaneous
The United States Marines have recently agreed to supply a 2,700-strong unit which will report directly to U.S. Special Operations Comman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Initial Training
Training for commissioned officers occurs through NROTC, the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps; OCS, Officer Candidate School, includi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Initial Training
Training for commissioned officers occurs through NROTC, the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps; OCS, Officer Candidate School, includi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Use Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Use Of Children - History
Throughout history and in many cultures, children have been extensively involved in military campaigns even when such practices were supp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - History
United States Marine Corps - Creation. The Marine Corps, originally created as the "Continental Marines" during the American Revolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Reputation Of The Marine Corps
The Marine Corps has a widely-held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Organization
United States Marine Corps - Air-ground task forces. The Marine Corps organization is flexible, and task forces can be formed of any si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Commandants
The Commandant of the Marine Corps functions as the highest-ranking officer of the Marine Corps, though may not be the senior officer in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Appearance
Marines are often confused with soldiers, who are members of United States Army. Both have significant differences in appearance: Marines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Equipment
United States Marine Corps - Infantry Weapons. Main article: List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps M16 assault rifle M4 carbine M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Relationship With The Us Navy
Although the Marine Corps report to the civilian Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), they are not considered to be part of the Navy, but rath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Miscellaneous
The United States Marines have recently agreed to supply a 2,700-strong unit which will report directly to U.S. Special Operations Comman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Appearance
Marines are often confused with soldiers, who are members of United States Army. Both have significant differences in appearance: Marines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Equipment
United States Marine Corps - Infantry Weapons. Main article: List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps M16 assault rifle M4 carbine M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Relationship With The Us Navy
Although the Marine Corps report to the civilian Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), they are not considered to be part of the Navy, but rath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Miscellaneous
The United States Marines have recently agreed to supply a 2,700-strong unit which will report directly to U.S. Special Operations Comman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - History
United States Marine Corps - Creation. The Marine Corps, originally created as the "Continental Marines" during the American Revolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Reputation Of The Marine Corps
The Marine Corps has a widely-held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Organization
United States Marine Corps - Air-ground task forces. The Marine Corps organization is flexible, and task forces can be formed of any si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Commandants
The Commandant of the Marine Corps functions as the highest-ranking officer of the Marine Corps, though may not be the senior officer in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - The Indo-greeks And Buddhism
Main article: Greco-Buddhism The Edicts of Ashoka, inscribed during the reign of the Indian emperor Ashoka (273-232 BCE), claim that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - Main Kushan Rulers
 6th century BCE  5th century BCE  4th century BCE  3rd century BCE  2nd century BCE  1st century BCE &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - Origins
Chinese sources describe the Guishuang (Ch:貴霜), i.e. the "Kushans" as one of the five tribes of the Yuezhi (Ch:月氏), a loose confe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - Contacts With Rome
Several Roman sources describe the visit of ambassadors from the Kings of Bactria and India during the 2nd century CE, probably referring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Kushan Empire - Decline
From the 3rd century the Kushan empire began to fragment. Around 225 Vasudeva I died and the Kushan empire was divided into western and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Overview
The Indus Civilization is among the world's earliest civilizations, contemporary to the Bronze Age civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Overview
The Indus Civilization is among the world's earliest civilizations, contemporary to the Bronze Age civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - The Indo-greeks And Other Faiths
Indo-Greek Kingdom - Hinduism. The first known bilingual coins of the Indo-Greeks were issued by Agathocles around 180 BCE. These coins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Equipment
United States Marine Corps - Infantry Weapons. Main articles: List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Marine Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Marine Corps - Equipment
United States Marine Corps - Infantry Weapons. Main articles: List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ai-khanoum: Encyclopedia Ii - Ai-khanoum - Significance
The findings are of considerable importance, as no known remain of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek civilizations had been uncovered in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Iran - Traditional Cultural Inheritors Of The Old Persia
Like the Persian Rug that exhibits numerous colors and forms in a dazzling display of warmth and creativity, Persian culture is the glue ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Art - Influences On South-east Asian Art
The Indian civilization proved very influential on the cultures of South-East Asia. Most countries adopted Indian writing and culture, to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taboo: Encyclopedia Ii - Taboo - Taboo And Art
Many contemporary artists deal with taboo images and ideas including: Matthew Barney Maurizio Cattalan Damien Hirst Joel-Peter Witkin Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Art In Ancient Greece - Definition
Art historians generally define Ancient Greek art as the art produced in the Greek-speaking world from about 1000 BC to about 100 BC. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contemporary Culture Of North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Contemporary Culture Of North Korea - Contemporary Cultural Expression
The role of literature and art in North Korea is primarily didactic; cultural expression serves as an instrument for inculcating Juche id...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Art - Greco-buddhist Art Expansion In Central Asia
Greco-Buddhist artistic influences naturally followed Buddhism in its expansion to Central and Eastern Asia from the 1st century BCE. Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Art - Greco-buddhist Art Expansion In Central Asia
Greco-Buddhist artistic influences naturally followed Buddhism in its expansion to Central and Eastern Asia from the 1st century BCE. Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan - The Kushan Empire Ca. 150 Bce - 300 Ce
In the third and second centuries BC, the Parthians, a nomadic Iranian people, arrived in ancient Afghanistan. The Parthians established ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandhara: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhara - Gandhara Under Graeco Bactrians Sakas And Indo-parthinas
The decline of the Empire left the sub-continent open to Greco-Bactrian expansion. Southern Afghanistan was absorbed by Demetrius of Bact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandhara: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhara - Gandhara Under Turkshahi & Hindushahi
After the fall of Sassanian Empire to Arabs in 644 AD Afghanistan and Gandhara came under pressure from Muslims. But they failed to exten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Art - Southern Influences Of Greco-buddhist Art
Greco-Buddhist art - The art of the Sunga. Examples of the influence of Hellenistic or Greco-Buddhist art on the art of the Sunga empir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Northern Buddhist Art
The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism to Central Asia, China and ultimately Korea and Japan started in the 1st century CE with a semi-le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Iran - Persian Art
See main article: Iranian art Culture of Iran - Persian language and literature. See main article: Persian literature. See main articl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of China - Communist Culture
During the early years after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, traditional Chinese culture was tolerated to some exten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science And Technology In Ancient India: Encyclopedia Ii - Science And Technology In Ancient India - Fine Arts
Max Muller, a German Indologist has once declared that “ If I am asked which nation had been advanced in the ancient world in respect o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram - The Begram Treasure
Begram (Kapisa) became the summer capital of the Kushan Empire from the 1st century, their other capital being in Mathura in central Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Vandalism - Vandalism As Art
Though vandalism in itself is illegal, it is also an integral part of modern popular culture. French painter Gustave Courbet's attempt to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Art
A rich imagery of Asian art is revealed in several spheres, including its sculpture, paintings and handicrafts; music, dance, drama, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandhara: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhara - Gandharan Art
Gandhāra is noted for the distinctive Gandhāra style of Buddhist art, a consequence of merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian and Indian art ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahui People: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahui People - Origins Geography And Demographics
There are two main theories regarding the Brahui that have been proposed by academics. One theory is that they are an ancient hold-over o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Coinage: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Coinage - Hellenistic Period
The Hellenistic period was characterised by the spread of Greek culture across a large part of the known world. Greek-speaking kingdoms w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Art In Ancient Greece - Periods
The art of Ancient Greece is usually divided stylistically into three periods: the Archaic, the Classical and the Hellenistic. As noted a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North-west Frontier Province Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - North-west Frontier Province Pakistan - History
North-West Frontier Province Pakistan - Ancient History. Since ancient times the NWFP region has been invaded by numerous groups includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North-west Frontier Province Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - North-west Frontier Province Pakistan - History
Since ancient times the NWFP region has been invaded by numerous groups including the Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Kushans, Huns,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of China - Society
Culture of China - Education. Education in the People's Republic of China National College Entrance Examination Education in Hong Kong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taboo: Encyclopedia Ii - Taboo - Taboo And Art
Many contemporary artists deal with taboo images and ideas including: Matthew Barney Maurizio Catalan Damien Hirst Lennie Lee Joel-Peter...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article