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1 day ago · The Anglo-Saxon term crīstendōm appears to have been coined in the 9th century by a scribe somewhere in southern England, possibly at the court of king Alfred the Great of Wessex. The scribe was translating Paulus Orosius ' book History Against the Pagans ( c.416) and in need for a term to express the concept of the universal culture focused ...
1 day ago · A stained-glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western ...
1 day ago · Taoism. Korean Taoism. Quanzhen School ("School of the Fulfilled Virtue") Shangqing School ("School of the Highest Clarity") Way of the Five Pecks of Rice. Way of the Celestial Masters. Zhengyi Dao ("Way of the Right Oneness") Syncretic Taoism. Dragon Gate Taoism.
1 day ago · e. The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the ...
1 day ago · Definition A torii gateway to the Yobito Shrine (Yobito-jinja) in Abashiri City, Hokkaido There is no universally agreed definition of Shinto. However, the authors Joseph Cali and John Dougill stated that if there was "one single, broad definition of Shinto" that could be put forward, it would be that "Shinto is a belief in kami ", the supernatural entities at the centre of the religion. The ...
1 day ago · The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, attempted invasions of Southeast Asia, and ...
1 day ago · Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. Died in a famous helicopter crash. Hassan Rouhani, former president of Iran (2013–2021) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran (2005–2013) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former politician. Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force.
