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Local Government | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: Local Government 1000 source: Gianni Dagli Orti, Corbis/Bettmann1066 Normans conquer England and change name of shires (local administrative divisions) to…Brewer's: Begging
Hermits were of the Augustine order; they renounced all property, and lived on the voluntary alms of “the faithful.” Begging Friars were restricted to four orders: Franciscans (Grey…Brewer's: Caracci
(pron. Kar-rah'-che). Founder of the eclectic school in Italy. Luis and his two cousins Augustin and Annibale founded the school called Incamminati (progressive), which had for its chief…Brewer's: Premonstratensian
or Norbertine Order. Founded in the twelfth century by St. Norbert, who obtained permission, in 1120, to found a cloister in the diocese of Laon, in France. A spot was pointed out to him…Brewer's: Palimpsest
A parchment on which the original writing has been effaced, and something else has been written. (Greek, palin, again; psao, I rub or efface.) When parchment was not supplied in sufficient…Theories of the Universe: Scientific Origins of the Universe
Scientific Origins of the Universe Theories of the Universe Scientific Origins of the Universe Bang That Drum A Big Bang Alternative The Accelerating Universe Plasma Cosmology The Standard…Biographies: Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians
Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics…Kent, kingdom of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, kingdom of, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England. It was settled in the mid-5th cent. by aggressive bands of people called Jutes (see Anglo-Saxons). Historians are in…Joseph Marion Hernandez Biography
Joseph Marion HernandezU.S. CongressmanBorn: 8/4/1793Birthplace: St. Augustine, Florida Joseph Marion Hernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress, as a delegate from the…The Devil's Dictionary: Sorcery
by Ambrose Bierce SOPHISTRYSOULSORCERY -n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and…Trending
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