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Brahma

(Encyclopedia) BrahmaBrahmabräˈmə [key], a god often identified, with Vishnu and Shiva, as one of the three supreme gods in Hinduism. In the late Vedic period he was called Prajapati, the primeval…

Kalidasa

(Encyclopedia) KalidasaKalidasakäˌlĭdäˈsə [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Indian dramatist and poet. He is regarded as the greatest figure in classical Sanskrit literature. Except that he was retained by the…

Nepali art

(Encyclopedia) Nepali art. In Nepal, art is traditional and largely religious in nature, with Hindu and Buddhist imagery dominant. As in India, artists were part of a guild structure; the discovery…

White Huns

(Encyclopedia) White Huns or HephthalitesWhite Hunshĕfˈthəlītsˌ [key], people of obscure origins, possibly of Tibetan or Turkish stock. They were called Ephthalites by the Greeks, and Hunas by the…

2004 Olympics: Swimming, Women's

Event  Time   50m FreeInge de Bruijn, NED24.58 Malia Metella, FRA24.89 Lisbeth Lenton, AUS24.91 100m FreeJodie Henry, AUS53.84 Inge de Bruijn, NED54.16 Natalie Coughlin, USA54.40 200m FreeCamelia…

madrasa

(Encyclopedia) madrasa or madrassah, in Islamic countries, a school, historically usually one devoted to higher education in religious studies, but the term may refer to any school. Privately endowed…

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Sakha Republic

(Encyclopedia) Sakha RepublicSakha Republicsäkhˈä [key], formerly Yakut RepublicSakha Republicyək&oomacr;tˈ [key] or YakutiaSakha Republicyək&oomacr;ˈshēə [key], constituent republic (1995…

DK Encyclopedia: History

  HISTORY WHY DO PEOPLE STUDY HISTORY? HOW IS HISTORY USED? DO HISTORIANS AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER? EVIDENCE ARCHAEOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY FIND OUT MORE FIRST MODERN HUMANS WHERE…

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