225 résultats pour "slava"

• Olaudah Equiano

• Babylonia - history.

  Below the house was often located a mausoleum in which the family dead were buried. The Babylonians believed that the souls of the dead traveled to the nether world,and that, at least to some extent, life continued there as on earth. For this reason, pots, tools, weapons, and jewels were buried with the dead. B Technology The Babylonians inherited the technical achievements of the Sumerians in irrigation and agriculture. Maintaining the system of canals, dikes, weirs, and reservoirsconstructed...

• ESCLAVON, -ON(N)E, (ESCLAVONE, ESCLAVONNE) adjectif et substantif.

• Définition: ESCLAVON, -ON(N)E, (ESCLAVONE, ESCLAVONNE) adjectif et substantif.

• Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (1820?

• Harriet Tubman - USA History.

• Slavery

• tchèque - Langues et Linguistique.

• serbo-croate, littérature.

  Bosnie, dont les plus belles illustrations sont le Pont sur la Drina (1945) et la Chronique de Travnik (1945). Reconnu comme l’un des meilleurs représentants de la poésie moderne serbe (Ithaque, 1919), Miloš Crnjanski (1893-1977), également d’origine serbe, est surtout l’auteur d’une vaste fresque historique, Migrations (1921 et 1962), qui retrace l’histoire des Serbes dans l’empire austro-hongrois du XVIII e siècle. Poète, essayiste, dramaturge et auteur de romans psychologiques, Miro...

• L'Autriche-Hongrie :Prison des peuples ?

  indiquer librement la langue usuelle (Umgangsprache), celle dont il se sert dans sa vie sociale et professionnelle. Lescitoyens habitants en Hongrie doivent indiquer, en revanche, leur langue maternelle, ce qui n'a rien à voir car ils'agit d'une langue qu'on ne choisit pas. Il n'en demeure pas moins que les peuples ont le droit, théoriquement, deparler la langue de leur nationalité. En réalité, le droit de parler sa langue ne sera respecter qu'en Cisleithanie, ettrès partiellement ou tardivemen...

• Les ensembles linguistiques en Europe

  TRAITS COMMUNS ET RESSEMBLANCES LA PAIIENTt ENTIE W lUNCHES INDCHUIDPlENNES • Le SIIIISirrlt langue classi que de la civilisation brahmanique de 11nde, est lalanne la plus proche de ce que devait être l'indo-européen commun, pour lequel nous ne possédons aucun texte écrit Aussi l'étude du sanskrit aide­ t-elle ~ analyser la parenté liant entre 1 elles les langues indo-européennes . 1 • Un signe évident de cette parenté réside dans la lenne que prend...

• austro-hongrois, Empire

• Biélorussie - encyclopédie.

  nouvelle URSS en 1922, amputée de la partie ouest qui fut rendue à la Pologne avant d'être récupérée par l'URSS en 1939. L'Allemagne nazie occupa, puis détruisit le pays, et décima la population juive. En 1945, la Biélorussie acquit ses frontières actuelles, ainsi qu'un siège à l'ONU. À la faveur de la décomposition générale du bloc de l'Est, elle a proclamé sa souveraineté en juillet 1990 et accédé à l'indépendance l'année suivante. Elle n'en reste pas moins une République très proche de Moscou...

• Le servage

  fouetté en public), il faut encore ajouter d'autres exigences, comme la «taille à merci"· Cette dernière est censée être le prix de la protection du seigneur qui fait une encoche, une «taille» (d'où le nom de la redevance), sur un bâton qui est remis à celui qui s'en est acquitté. La taille consiste assez souvent en une fourniture de denrées (blé, bétail. .. ) et grève particulièrement les serfs qui sont réputés « tt1illtlbles et corvét1bles à merc...

• tchèque (République), en tchèque ?eska Republika, État de l'Europe centrale, issu de la partition de la Tchécoslovaquie le 1 er janvier 1993.

  Une réaction nationale et religieuse contre la germanisation imposée aux Tchèques éclata au XV e siècle sous l'impulsion de Jean Hus. Lorsque s'éteignit la dynastie des Luxembourg en 1437, celle des Habsbourg lui succéda, et conserva la couronne jusqu'en 1918, avec un intermède toutefois de 1458 à 1526, quand régnèrent un noble tchèque hussite, Georges de Poděbrady, puis deux Polonais Jagellons. Les protestants nationalistes s'insurgèrent contre l'empereur Mathias II par la défenestration de Pr...

• Slovaquie.

  XIX e siècle, l'émigration de quelque 500 000 Slovaques vers les États-Unis. L'idée naissante d'une union avec les Tchèques aboutit en 1918, après la chute de l'Empire des Habsbourg, à la création de la Tchécoslovaquie. Mais, n'ayant pas obtenu l'autonomie dans le nouvel État tchécoslovaque, la Slovaquie se tourna en 1938 vers le Reich. Mgr Josef Tiso proclama l'indépendance de la Slovaquie en 1939, sous la protection de l'Allemagne. Dans la Tchécoslovaquie reconstituée en 1945, les Slovaques,...

• LA QUESTION DES NATIONALITÉS de 1910 à 1919 : Histoire

  Irlande Grande B!etagne Suède Danemark Allemagne • France Espagne Algérie ' Europe : nationalités et frontières politiques Ill Albanais • Croates G1&J Lettons D Allemands D Grecs • Lituaniens , • Bosniaqucs • Hongrois D Macédoniens D • Italiens • Polonais jeune nationaliste bosniaque, Gavrilo Princip, de l'archiduc héritier d'Autriche-Hongrie François-Ferdinand et de son épouse. allumait l'étincelle. Le gouvernement serbe n'était pour rien dans cet...

• LANGUES ET TERRITOIRES (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – Géographie - Enseignements Pratiques Interdisciplinaires)

  TRAITS COMMUNS ET RESSEMBlANCES LA PAIIENTt ENTIE LES BIIAN CHES INDO-E UROPtENNES • Le s11nskrit langue classique de la civilisation brahmanique de l'Inde , est la forme la plus proche de ce que devait être 11ndo-européen commun, pour lequel nous ne possédons aucun texte écrit. Aussi l'étude du sanskrit aide­ t-elle ~ analyser la parenté liant entre elles les langues inde-européennes . • Un sign e évident de cette parenté réside dans la forme que pren...

• scientifique, technique o u d idactique (plus larg e et correspondant à un niveau de discours).

  sic ilie n D ia le cte s ita lie ns m érid io naux p arlé s e n S ic il e . L e sic il ie n r e v êt u ne im porta nce p artic uliè re d u f a it d e l 'o rig in alité cultu re lle d e l 'î le  : l a l itté ra tu re e t l e c in ém a ita lie ns e n p orte nt l e s tr a ces. sig nif ic a tio n, s ig nif ie r C es m ots s 'e m plo ie nt à p ro pos d u p ro cessu s q ui r e lie u n s ig ne d u l a ng ag e ( ic i, u n m ot, u ne l o cutio n, un s y nta g m e l e x ic alis é ) e t s...

• Suriname (country) - country.

  Tongo, a Creole language. Also known as Taki-Taki, Sranang Tongo includes elements of several languages and is the vehicle for most interethnic communication. Otherlanguages spoken in Suriname include Hindi, Javanese, Chinese, English, and French. Small numbers of Native Americans still speak indigenous languages. The main religions in Suriname are Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. The majority of Christians are Roman Catholics, and members of the Moravian Church predominateamong Protestants. E...

• Babylonia - USA History.

  Pharmacology, too, doubtless had made considerable progress, although the only major direct evidence of this comes from a Sumerian tablet written several centuriesbefore Hammurabi. C Legal System and Writing Law and justice were key concepts in the Babylonian way of life. Justice was administered by the courts, each of which consisted of from one to four judges. Often theelders of a town constituted a tribunal. The judges could not reverse their decisions for any reason, but appeals from their...

• Puerto Rico - geography.

  the length of the day remains fairly constant throughout the year. San Juan has a mean July temperature of 28°C (83°F) and a mean January temperature of 25°C (77°F). The average temperature of the seawater surrounding theisland is 27°C (81°F), with little variation during the course of the year. The entire island is cooled by the trade winds from the northeast. This air also contains much water vapor. As the air is forced to rise over the mountains, it becomescooler and the water vapor condenses...

• Lettonie.

  URSS - Géographie URSS - Géographie - Un développement inégal entre les Républiques URSS - Géographie - Un État multinational fédéral Histoire. Les Lettons ont une double origine baltique-slave et finno-ougrienne. Ils furent christianisés au XIII e siècle par les chevaliers Porte-Glaive, établis à Riga en 1201, et par les chevaliers Teutoniques, qui furent maîtres de la Lettonie jusqu'en 1561 et dont l'élite, celle des nobles allemands surnommés les « barons baltes », fut formée de grands p...

• L'histoire d'Allemagne

  DE LA PRUSSE A t:EMPIRE LA RIVAUTE AUTRICHE-PRUSSE • la Prusse envisage de créer une Petite Allemagne (sans l'Autriche) fondée sur l'économie. Elle crée un marché unique allemand, le Zollverein (1834), auquel adhèrent une vingtaine d'États allemands du Nord. • l'Autriche s'oppose alors à la Prusse en privilégiant les alliances avec les royaumes du Sud (Bavière et Wurtemberg). réunie à Frandort, siège de la diète, organise l'élection d'une Assemblée...

• Croatie.

  Les députés, au nombre de 150 environ (entre 100 et 160 selon la Constitution), sont élus pour quatre ans au suffrage universel. 3.3. 3 Partis politiques Les deux principaux partis politiques croates sont la Communauté démocratique croate (HDZ, conservateur), fondée en 1989 par Franjo Tudjman, et le Parti social-démocrate (SDP). Le paysage politique compte également le Parti social-libéral (HSLS), le Parti paysan (HSS, eurosceptique), le Parti populaire (HNS, centre gauche), leParti démocrate d...

• Roman Empire .

  A Government Augustus did not derive his power from any single office, but from the authority of his name and his victory. In fact, he carefully pieced together a patchwork of powersthat allowed him to be an absolute ruler and yet avoid the hatred Caesar aroused as dictator. In Latin, the name Augustus implies both political authority and religiousrespect. The Romans had for some time called Octavian imperator , a title once awarded to victorious generals that soon became associated with the r...

• Roman Empire - History.

  A Government Augustus did not derive his power from any single office, but from the authority of his name and his victory. In fact, he carefully pieced together a patchwork of powersthat allowed him to be an absolute ruler and yet avoid the hatred Caesar aroused as dictator. In Latin, the name Augustus implies both political authority and religiousrespect. The Romans had for some time called Octavian imperator , a title once awarded to victorious generals that soon became associated with the r...

• Brazil - country.

  occasional droughts. Brazil contains a wealth of mineral and plant resources that have not yet been fully explored. It possesses some of the world’s largest deposits of iron ore and containsrich deposits of many other minerals, including gold and copper. Brazil’s fossil fuel resources are modest, but this limitation is offset by the considerable hydroelectricpotential of the nation’s many rivers. Although Brazil is an important producer of tropical crops, areas of highly fertile land are limited...

• Cuba - country.

  Only two land mammals, the hutia, or cane rat, and the solenodon, a rare insectivore that resembles a rat, are known to be indigenous. The island has numerous batsand nearly 300 kinds of birds, including vultures, wild turkeys, quail, finches, gulls, macaws, parakeets, and hummingbirds. The bee hummingbird of Cuba is thesmallest bird in the world. Among the few reptiles are tortoises, caimans, the Cuban crocodile, and a species of boa that can attain a length of 3.7 m (12 ft). More than700 speci...

• Ancienne république fédérée de l'URSS créée en 1922, cette vaste plaine de loess aux riches ressources agricoles et minérales, largement urbanisée, est devenue un État indépendant en 1991.

  L'environnement naturel se trouve menacé par les effets d'une gestion prédatrice des ressources, dont la catastrophe de la centrale nucléaire de Tchernobyl (1986) est devenue le tragique symbole. Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les corrélats Carpates Crimée Dniepr Dniestr Donbass Kharkov Krivoï-Rog Noire (mer) Odessa Tchernobyl Les aspects humains. Principalement peuplée d'Ukrainiens, la République comporte cependant une minorité russe forte de plus de 11 millions de...

• Yellowknife (Northwest Territories) - Geography.

  VII HISTORY Indigenous nations have lived around Yellowknife Bay for thousands of years. The historic occupants were the Athapaskan-speaking Dogrib people, hunters of caribou.The Dogrib were displaced briefly in the early 19th century by the Yellowknife band of the Chipewyan nation, who moved into the area to participate in the fur trade.The bay, and eventually the city, were named for the Yellowknife band, whose name is believed to derive from their yellow knife blades hammered out of native...

• Haiti - country.

  Haitian Creole and French are the official languages of Haiti. Haitian Creole, a French-based Creole with influences from West African languages, was made an officiallanguage under the 1987 constitution. It is the mother tongue for nearly the entire population of Haiti and the language of instruction in schools. French is spokenmainly as a second language by a small section of the population. B Religion About 80 percent of Haiti’s people are nominal Roman Catholics, many of them combining an Af...

• Africa.

  The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...

• Africa - Geography.

  The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...

• Ghana - country.

  times of depressed cacao prices, Ghana has significantly increased exports of timber to generate needed revenue. In 1988 Ghana initiated a conservation plan called the Forest Resource Management Project. In 1989 Ghana restricted the export of 18 tree species, and in 1994 thecountry banned the export of raw logs. About 4.8 percent (1997) of the country’s land is officially protected, but illegal logging threatens Ghana’s remaining forests. Deforestation, overgrazing, and periodic drought have led...

• History of Colonial America - U.

  Despite the lack of settlement, New France prospered as a vast fur-trading enterprise. French explorers traveled deep into the North American continent seeking newsupplies of deerskins and beaver pelts. In 1673 French missionary Jacques Marquette reached the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin. In 1681 explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, traveled down the majestic Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He honored the reign of King Louis XIV (1643-1715) by creating the newcolony...

• Byzantine Empire .

  Emperor Alexius I, founder of the Comnenian dynasty, nevertheless appealed to the pope for aid against the Turks. Western Europe responded with the First Crusade(1096-99). Although Byzantium initially benefited from the Crusades, recovering some land in Asia Minor, in the long run they hastened the empire's decline. Italian merchant citieswon special trading privileges in Byzantine territory and gained control of much of the empire's commerce and wealth. The Byzantines experienced a superficialp...

• L'Autriche, alpestre, germanophone et catholique, est un pays issu d'un vaste empire, et membre aujourd'hui de l'Union européenne.

  Le peuplement de l'Autriche mêle au substrat celto-romain les apports des Huns, Germains, Slaves et Magyars. La religion catholique est encore pratiquée avec ferveur par une population presque entièrement de langue allemande. Le territoire est peu densément peuplé ; si Vienne concentre plus de 20 % de la population nationale, l'Autriche demeure un pays de bourgades, aux rares grandes villes. La montagne alpine se dépeuple à peine, grâce au tourisme et à la petite industrie. La vie économique. A...

• Missouri - geography.

  Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...

• Missouri - USA History.

  Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...

• John Tyler.

  A “His Accidency” Tyler was summoned to Washington, D.C., as acting president. The Constitution seemed unclear as to whether Tyler should now merely assume the duties of thepresident until new elections were held, or whether he should in fact assume the office of president. Tyler chose the latter view and on April 6 had himself sworn in aspresident. This procedure, later taken for granted, exposed Tyler to much censure and abuse. Throughout his term, Whigs and Democrats alike denounced his acti...

• John Tyler

  A “His Accidency” Tyler was summoned to Washington, D.C., as acting president. The Constitution seemed unclear as to whether Tyler should now merely assume the duties of thepresident until new elections were held, or whether he should in fact assume the office of president. Tyler chose the latter view and on April 6 had himself sworn in aspresident. This procedure, later taken for granted, exposed Tyler to much censure and abuse. Throughout his term, Whigs and Democrats alike denounced his acti...

• Aksum.

  doctrine that Christ was both divine and human. The Council of Chalcedon condemned Monophysitism in 451, and since that time the Coptic Church has beenindependent of other Christian churches. After the Council of Chalcedon, priests who continued to teach Monophysitism were persecuted in the eastern Roman Empire, and many migrated to Aksum. The influxof priests, along with the support of the royal family, strengthened missionary efforts in Aksum. Many churches and monasteries were founded after 4...

• Democratic Republic of the Congo - country.

  Except in the high elevations, the country’s climate is very hot and humid. The average annual temperature in the low central area is about 27°C (about 80°F).Temperatures are considerably higher in February, the hottest month. At altitudes above about 1,500 m (about 5,000 ft) the average annual temperature is about 19°C(about 66°F). Average annual rainfall is about 1,500 mm (about 60 in) in the north and about 1,300 mm (about 50 in) in the south. Frequent heavy rains occur fromApril to November...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Hercules - anthology.

  '…amidst the gardens fairOf Hesperus and his daughters three,That sing about the golden tree.' The poets, led by the analogy of the lovely appearance of the western sky at sunset, viewed the west as a region of brightness and glory. Hence they placed in it theIsles of the Blest, the ruddy Isle Erytheia, on which the bright oxen of Geryon were pastured, and the Isle of the Hesperides. The apples are supposed by some to bethe oranges of Spain, of which the Greeks had heard some obscure account...

• Russie

• Russie

  Pour autant, n'y a-t-il pas d'autres peurs, II) La peur nous préserve de multiples dangers : la crainte d'une douleur peut guider nos actions et institue donc unecertaine sécurité. Exemple : face à une flamme, la peur de la brûlure nous incite à nous tenir a une distanceadéquate du feu. Dans l'enfance, les premières expériences de la douleur suffisent à ce qu'on ai peur, et que l'onreconnaisse le danger les prochaines fois. Cette peur rationnelle de la douleur serait alors protectri...

• South Carolina - geography.

  (20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...

• South Carolina - USA History.

  (20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...

• Georgia (state) - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...