245 résultats pour "possession"
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DIABOLIQUE, adjectif.
Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée, 1958, page 260) : Ø 2.... l'un [des docteurs] assura que la fille était morte entre ses bras et qu'elle était restée sans respiration jusqu'à l'aube, l'autre a reconnu qu'il avait fait sur elle des passes diaboliques, (...), qui avaient eu pour effet de la ranimer brusquement... PIERRE-JEAN JOUVE, La Scène capitale, 1935, page 165. b) [Par référence aux facultés supranaturelles du diable] Imagination, ingéniosité, intelligence, lucidité, prévoyance diaboliqu...
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DÉSIR, substantif masculin.
désirs de l'oreille (MATHIS LUSSY, Le Rythme musical, 1911, page 50 ). — En particulier. Substantif + de désir. · Homme, femme de désir(s). Qui désire. Homme de désir, ne laisse donc plus ébranler ta confiance par les injustices de tes semblables (LOUIS-CLAUDE DE SAINT-MARTIN, L'Homme de désir, 1790, page 41 ). Moi, fils par l'esprit des hommes de désirs, je n'engendrerai qu'un froid critique ou un bibliothécaire (MAURICE BARRÈS, Un Homme libre, 1889, page 192 ). Avec elle [Jeanine] , vous n'aur...
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DISPUTER, verbe.
de. Mesdames Tallien et Récamier donnèrent le ton dans ces jours d'étalage et toutes les femmes disputèrent de folie pour les imiter (HONORÉ DE BALZAC, Œuvres diverses, tome 2, 1850, page 332) : Ø 3. La nuit dont tes paupières couvrent tes yeux dispute de suavité avec celle que l'Italie assoupie et parfumée verse sur ton front. FRANÇOIS-RENÉ DE CHATEAUBRIAND, Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, tome 4, 1848, page 286. b) Emploi pronominal, familier. Se quereller, lutter avec. Un enfant de seize ans qui...
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L'école des femmes (acte 5 ; scène 4) - Molière
« vous ne m'aimez donc pas, à ce compte ? » (vers 1), « Comment, non ? » (vers 2), « Pourquoi ne pas m'aimer, Madamel'impudente ? » (vers 3), « en dirait-elle plus ? » (vers 12), « je vous aurai pour lui nourrie à mes dépens ? » (vers 17), « Lesobligations que vous pouvez m'avoir ? » (vers 21), « N'est-ce rien que les soins d'élever votre enfance ? » (vers 23) C/ Comique de motsLe comique de mot est représenté dans la suite de réplique : « Vous ?/ Oui. / Hélas ! non. » (vers 1)Le comique est sur...
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La Passante du Sans-Souci est une auto-fiction de Joseph Kessel, écrite en 1935 et publiée en 1936, s’inscrivant dans la lignée des reportages kesseliens.
apparition, marquant la fin de la fuite du narrateur de sa propre vie. Il en reprend possession, revêtit son rôle d'écrivain-reporter dans un troisième temps du récit, qui le ramène à la réalité d'une époque qu'il ne peut fuir, filant droit vers la terreur. Le récit est à l'image d'une boucle, qu'une parenthèse ne parvient pas à interrompre, accentuée par l'utilisation d'une forme d'épanodiplose narrative. Il confond les destins de deux acteurs du récit (Elsa et le narrateur), que la narration r...
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Louisiana Purchase Treaty
In 1803 the United States purchased a vast interior region of North America from France for $15 million.
Government if it Shall take place in the United States; It is however well understood that the object of the above article is to favour the manufactures, Commerce,freight and navigation of France and of Spain So far as relates to the importations that the French and Spanish Shall make into the Said Ports of the United Stateswithout in any Sort affecting the regulations that the United States may make concerning the exportation of the produce and merchandize of the United States, or anyright they...
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John Elway Leads "The Drive".
touchdown against a strong defense. Bedlam reigned inside the stadium. In their two previous possessions the Broncos mustered a total of 15 yards. When Elway entered the huddle, however, he cracked a smile. “I couldn't believe it,”Denver receiver Steve Watson told Sports Illustrated. ”He said, ‘If you work hard, good things are going to happen.’ And then he smiled again.” Elway hit running back Sammy Winder for a short gain. After two more short-yardage plays, Elway shifted into high gear....
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From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - anthology.
And she urged it on him eagerly, and ever he refused,And vowed in very earnest, prevail she would not.And she sad to find it so, and said to him then,“If my ring is refused for its rich cost -You would not be my debtor for so dear a thing—I shall give you my girdle; you gain less thereby.”She released a knot lightly, and loosened a beltThat was caught about her kirtle, the bright cloak beneath,Of a gay green silk, with gold overwroght,And the borders all bound with embroidery fine,And this she p...
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Définition du terme:
BAISER2, substantif masculin.
refroidissement dont m'a punie votre absence; qu'un baiser ach?ve notre r?conciliation sinc?re?: embrassez-moi, Madame. LA DUCHESSE. ? Vous me comblez, Madame. N?POMUC?NE LEMERCIER, Pinto, 1800, II, 8, page 62. ? Par extension. ? Baiser f?odal. [Par allusion au baiser qu'en signe d'engagement r?ciproque le seigneur donnait ? son vassal lorsqu'il lui pr?tait foi] T?moignage de fid?lit?: ? 3.... le drap mortuaire qui servait ? l'enterrement d'un monarque tr?s chr?tien, ?tait envoy? au...
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LOCKE: Etat de nature et liberté
justice » à « choses que j'appelle, d'un nom général, propriétés ») . L'état de nature est un état de liberté Pour Locke comme pour Rousseau, la terre appartient originellement à tous. Il écrit au cours du paragraphe 25 duSecond Traité du gouvernement civil: « il est clair que Dieu (...) a donné la terre aux enfants des hommes, l'a donnéen commun à l'humanité. ». L'état de nature n'est pas un état où il n'y a pas de propriété. Tout homme a un droitégal sur chaque partie de ce qui est commun. Ce...
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CLEF, CLÉ, substantif féminin.
propose d'ouvrir ou de fermer. Ce n'est pas la bonne clef. ? Fausse clef. Clef fabriqu?e dans un but illicite. Le vol a-t-il ?t? commis la nuit?... ? plusieurs?... dans un ?difice habit??... avec fausses clefs ou effraction? (ANDR? GIDE, Souvenirs de la Cour d'assises, 1913, page 624 ). Remarque : Confer passe-partout. ? Sp?cialement. Clef de contact (d'une voiture). Clef permettant de mettre en marche ou d'arr?ter le moteur. ? HISTOIRE. 1. Clefs (des portes) d'une ville. Dans une vill...
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gouvernement légal sent que l'affrontement est imprudent, il évacue.
34 La colonisation À la fin du xixe siècle, nousdisent leslivres, lorsqu’un écolierfrançais veutgonfler soncœur degloire patriotique, il peut faireungeste simple : leverlesyeux pour regarder lacarte dumonde quiorne lasalle declasse etperdre son regard surlesimmenses tachesrosesquis’yétendent surtous lescontinents. Afriqueblanche, Afriquenoire, Madagascar, Indochine,partoutl’empire, partoutlaFrance, partout ledrapeau ! Leslivres nousdisent moinsà quoi peut biensonger alors,deson côté delaplanète...
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Pendant plus de mille ans, Byzance vit s'épanouir, au milieu des périls extérieurs, un État,
une religion et une civilisation en perpétuelle recherche d'équilibre entre Orient et Occident,
entre richesse et pauvreté, entre Antiquité et christianisme.
Justinien Ier Maurice Phokas Procope de Césarée Théodora Tibère II Constantin Les livres Byzance - Justinien entouré des dignitaires de sa cour (mosaïque de San Vitale à Ravenne), page 788, volume 2 Byzance - l'impératrice Théodora (mosaïque de San Vitale à Ravenne), page 789, volume 2 Byzance - l'intérieur de Sainte-Sophie de Constantinople, page 790, volume 2 Héraclius et la conquête arabe. Le règne d'Héraclius I er (610/641) permit le redressement, mais, malgré l'élimination du...
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Boris Vian, L'écume des jours.
I : Un roman fantastique. * Premièrement, il s'agit d'un roman fantastique. ON trouve donc du registre fantastique. Ce genre fait basculer le lecteur dans ununivers étrange qui n'obéit pas aux lois logiques du quotidien. Il exprime les inquiétudes et les terreurs que partage, à chaqueépoque, l'ensemble de la société. De plus ce registre cherche à faire participer le lecteur au doute qui anime les personnages qu'ilmet en scène. Mais il exprime aussi l'effroi devant l'intrusion de l'inexplicable d...
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Parmi les villes les plus visitées au monde, Venise est toujours, selon le mot de Proust, le
« haut lieu de la religion de la Beauté ».
Les corrélats carnaval festival gondole lagune lido masque - Le carnaval Murano tourisme - Anciennes et nouvelles activités touristiques Les livres Venise - gondoles sur un canal secondaire, page 5456, volume 10 Venise - inondation sur la Piazzetta, devant le palais des Doges, page 5457, volume 10 Venise - le Lido, page 5457, volume 10 Venise dans l'histoire La naissance de la ville demeure mystérieuse pour les historiens. Le site, qui semble avoir accueilli dès l'Antiquité d...
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exploration géographique.
4 LES EXPLORATIONS À PARTIR DU XVIII E SIÈCLE Les grandes explorations reprennent au XVIII e siècle avec, cette fois, des visées scientifiques. Il s'agit de savoir s'il existe, comme on le suppose, un vaste continent dans l'hémisphère Sud. Anglais et Français naviguent dans le Pacifique austral. Le Français Bougainville accomplit un voyage de circumnavigation entre 1764 et 1769. James Cook revient de son premier voyage autour du monde en 1771. Il a observéune éclipse de Soleil à Tahiti, et il...
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Le terme "désir" dans l'oeuvre de DESCARTES
LES PRINCIPES DE LA PHILOSOPHIE, LETTRE DE L'AUTEUR A CELUI QUI A TRADUIT LE LIVRE, LAQUELLE PEUT SERVIR ICI DE PREFACE. Ceux que la fortune favorise le plus, qui ont abondance de santé, d'honneurs, de richesses, ne sont pas plus exempts de ce désirque les autres ; LES PRINCIPES DE LA PHILOSOPHIE, PREMIERE PARTIE, Art. 42. et même il arrive souvent que c'est le désir de connaître la vérité qui fait que ceux qui ne savent pas l'ordre qu'il faut tenir pour larechercher manquent de la trouver...
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Grammaire LA PHRASE
Il. LA PHRASE SIMPLE 1° Une phrase simple est une phrase constituée d'éléments essentiels et obligatoires qui permettent d'obtenir une signification. Ces éléments obli gatoires sont : a) le sujet ou le thème ; b) le verbe ou le prédicat. Uenfant joue. sujet verbe Remarque. Les notions de « sujet » et de « verbe » ne permettent pas toujours de rendre parfaitement compte de la réalité. Aussi préférons nous ici la terminologie des« grammaires moderne...
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Criminal Law.
for rehabilitative treatment for the offender. On the other hand, the goals of punishment may at times conflict. The retributive and deterrence theories call for theinfliction of unpleasant experiences upon the criminal, including harsh prison treatment; but the prison environment may not be conducive to, or may even defeat,rehabilitation. No one theory of punishment addresses all the goals of criminal law. A combination of theories and goals plays a part in the thinking of the legislators who e...
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Le Père Goriot Et Germinal : Synthèse
* Etapes: Pension Vauquer; Taillefer; Langeais, Restaud, Bauséant, Nucingen; Arrestation de Vautrin; fils de goriot.* Epreuve glorifiante: reconnu par Goriot* Marque: "A nous deux Paris" Situation Finale * Equilibre: Vie adulte à Paris: société nouvelle* Destinataire: Rastignac a) En quoi le schéma actantiel est-il significatif d'une quête du 19es? Le schéma est bien sur révélateur du 19e siècle car l'objet de Rastignac est de devenir adulte et que le romand'apprentissage est très répandu au 19...
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DURÉE, substantif féminin.
conscience, 1889, page 104. — Expressions diverses. a) Durée concrète. Car notre durée n'est pas un instant qui remplace un instant : il n'y aurait alors jamais que du présent, pas de prolongement du passé dans l'actuel, pas d'évolution, pas de durée concrète. La durée est le progrès continu du passé qui ronge l'avenir et qui gonfle en avançant ( HENRI BERGSON, L'Évolution créatrice, 1907, page 4 ). b) Durée pure. La durée toute pure est la forme que prend la succession de nos états de conscienc...
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DEMANDE, substantif féminin.
l'usure (JOSEPH ARTHUR COMTE DE GOBINEAU, Correspondance [avec Alexis de Tocqueville] , 1843, page 66 ). Une bonne (...) à ma demande si M. Letailleur était là, m'a répondu que non (EDMOND DE GONCOURT, JULES DE GONCOURT, Journal, 1889, page 1066 ). c) [Le groupe déterminant est un propos rapporté au discours direct] La demande : « Prenez-vous du thé? — Voulez-vous du thé? — une tasse de thé? » (HONORÉ DE BALZAC, La Cousine Bette, 1846, page 217) : Ø 3. À ma demande : — Alors, vous allez m'appren...
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Napoleonic Wars .
Before the effect of British sea power could be manifest, however, Napoleon increased his power over the Continent. In 1806 Prussia, aroused by Napoleon's growingstrength in Germany, joined in a Fourth Coalition with Britain, Russia, and Sweden. Napoleon badly defeated the Prussians in the Battle of Jena on October 14, 1806,and captured Berlin. He then defeated the Russians in the Battle of Friedland and forced Alexander I to make peace. By the principal terms of the Treaty of Tilsit, Russiagave...
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Henry VIII
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Henry VIII (1491-1547), king of England (1509-1547), the image of the Renaissance king as immortalized by German artist Hans Holbein, who painted him hands on
hips, legs astride, exuding confidence and power.
that was completed by 1540. The crown then took possession of all their property, paying small pensions to the approximately 10,000 monks and nuns who weredeprived of their homes. In a reversal of roles, many towns were forced to assist the same people who had once provided charity to the less fortunate. To pay for hiscontinued wars, Henry sold the former monastic lands to nobles and gentry, who thereby gained an interest in the success of Henry’s reformation and becamedependent upon the king. T...
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Henry VIII.
that was completed by 1540. The crown then took possession of all their property, paying small pensions to the approximately 10,000 monks and nuns who weredeprived of their homes. In a reversal of roles, many towns were forced to assist the same people who had once provided charity to the less fortunate. To pay for hiscontinued wars, Henry sold the former monastic lands to nobles and gentry, who thereby gained an interest in the success of Henry’s reformation and becamedependent upon the king. T...
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Henry VIII .
that was completed by 1540. The crown then took possession of all their property, paying small pensions to the approximately 10,000 monks and nuns who weredeprived of their homes. In a reversal of roles, many towns were forced to assist the same people who had once provided charity to the less fortunate. To pay for hiscontinued wars, Henry sold the former monastic lands to nobles and gentry, who thereby gained an interest in the success of Henry’s reformation and becamedependent upon the king. T...
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Hundred Years' War.
knowledge of English tactics. Du Guesclin became Constable of France (head of the army) in 1370, and when he died in 1380, Clisson succeeded him. Charles also reorganized the French military, developing a full-time, professional army for the first time, and established a regular system of taxation to pay for it. Inaddition, France gained an important ally on the throne of the Spanish kingdom of Castile, Henry II, who had pledged support for Charles V. When the Caroline war began in 1369, the Eng...
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Hundred Years' War .
knowledge of English tactics. Du Guesclin became Constable of France (head of the army) in 1370, and when he died in 1380, Clisson succeeded him. Charles also reorganized the French military, developing a full-time, professional army for the first time, and established a regular system of taxation to pay for it. Inaddition, France gained an important ally on the throne of the Spanish kingdom of Castile, Henry II, who had pledged support for Charles V. When the Caroline war began in 1369, the Eng...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Prometheus and Pandora - anthology.
The world being thus furnished with inhabitants, the first age was an age of innocence and happiness, called the Golden Age. Truth and right prevailed, though not enforced by law, nor was there any magistrate to threaten or punish. The forest had not yet been robbed of its trees to furnish timbers for vessels, nor had men builtfortifications round their towns. There were no such things as swords, spears, or helmets. The earth brought forth all things necessary for man, without his labour inplo...
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Pittsburgh - geography.
College of Allegheny County (1966), with branches in the city and suburbs. Pittsburgh has many outstanding cultural institutions. The Oakland district is where Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are located. The CarnegieMuseums of Pittsburgh include The Carnegie Museum of Art (including the Scaife Galleries), which holds a distinguished motion-picture and video collection and a uniquestudy of architecture; the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which displays an extensi...
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Scramble for Africa.
additional territorial grabs. The most significant of these rules stated that colonial powers were obligated to notify each other when they claimed African territory.Further, subsequent “effective occupation” of the claimed area was necessary for the claim to remain valid. Through it all, as Europeans negotiated their rights toAfrican territory, not a single African was present. Once the conference was over, it was clear that a European Scramble for African territories was underway. Southern Afr...
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Horse Racing.
interested parties claim the same horse at the same price, lots are drawn to determine the winning offer. Knowledgeable owners and trainers may use claiming races toobtain, at bargain prices, horses whose former owners underestimated the potential of their animals. Two other types of contests are match races and walkovers. A match race pits only two horses, almost always that season’s most successful racers, in a head-to-headduel. A walkover occurs when only one horse has not been scratched (w...
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Shark - biology.
Sharks have two-chambered hearts that are relatively small compared to the rest of their bodies. Blood flows from the heart to the gills, where it collects oxygen fromwater and then distributes it to the other organs and tissues. The small heart produces weak blood pressure, and many sharks must swim continuously to create themuscular contractions needed to circulate blood throughout their bodies. Most sharks are cold-blooded—that is, they do not generate heat by digesting food. Instead, the bod...
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Great Depression in the United States - U.
prices would continue to rise and they could soon sell their stocks at a profit. The widespread belief that anyone could get rich led many less affluent Americans into the market as well. Investors bought millions of shares of stock “on margin,” arisky practice similar to buying products on credit. They paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest, gambling that they could sell the stock at a highenough price to repay the loan and make a profit. For a time this was true: In 1928 the...
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Latvia - country.
The population of Latvia is about 2,245,423 (2008 estimate), yielding an average population density of 35 persons per sq km (91 per sq mi). Latvia is highly urbanized.Some 66 percent of the population lives in urban areas, with nearly one-third of the total population residing in the capital, Rīga. Other important cities includeDaugavpils, an industrial center in the southeast, on the Daugava River; Liep āja, an important port on the Baltic Sea; Jelgava, an industrial center near Rîga; J ūrmala,...
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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...
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Ant - biology.
The workers of many ant species carry a stinger within the hind end of the gaster. These ants use the stinger to defend against their enemies. In some species, workerants lack a stinger but use the tip of their gaster to squirt or dab poison at other small animals and when fighting battles with other ants, fending off predators, or killinginsects or other animals that they use as food. III PHYSIOLOGY Ants have a rigid, external skeleton called an exoskeleton that gives the soft, inner body its...
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Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Italian-born Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making
landfall in the Americas instead.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Christopher Columbus - explorer.
explorers, adventurers, entrepreneurs, merchants, and any others who saw their fortunes tied to the trade winds and ocean currents. Columbus’s brother Bartholomewworked in Lisbon as a mapmaker, and for a time the brothers worked together as draftsmen and book collectors. Later that year, Columbus set sail on a convoy loadedwith goods to be sold in northern Atlantic ports. In 1478 or 1479 Columbus met and married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, the daughter of a respected, though relatively poor, nob...
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Orthodox Church.
formally defined by an ecumenical council, as it was in Catholicism, some Orthodox theologians have taught that the act of becoming a monk or the service of burial canalso be sacraments. The sacramental practice of the Orthodox differs in many details from Western customs. Baptism is administered by immersing the child or adult three times under thewater, each time in the name of one of the persons of the Trinity. It is followed immediately by anointment with chrism, a sacred perfumed oil that r...
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Native American Architecture
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Native American Architecture, traditional architecture of the peoples of who lived in North America before Europeans arrived.
Mound Builders who resided in the area.John Elk III/Bruce Coleman, Inc. Another mound building culture, named Hopewell, also appears to have originated in Ohio but expanded west to Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma, south to Louisiana,Mississippi, and Alabama, east to Georgia and the Appalachian Mountains, and north to Wisconsin, Michigan, and lower Ontario in Canada. The Hopewell culture lastedfrom about 200 BC to 400 AD. Hopewell people built large, linear mounds to create enclosures in geometrical...
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