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  1. H | Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · H, h [Generally called ‘ AITCH ’, and sometimes ‘haitch’ in IrE and AusE]. The 8th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It derives from the Phoenician consonant …

  2. Ethnology - Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Ethnology Historical ethnology Functionalism Cross-cultural studies BIBLIOGRAPHY Ethnology is generally regarded as one of the major subdivisions of cultural anthropology, the others …

  3. Russia: History of Dress - Encyclopedia.com

    RUSSIA: HISTORY OF DRESS The systematic study of the history of dress in Russia began in 1832 with the publication of a book by the president of the Academy of Arts, Aleksei Nikolaevich Olenin …

  4. Leninism | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · Leninism BIBLIOGRAPHY The term Leninism refers to the political and economic ideas associated with Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870 – 1924), leader of the Russian Bolshevik Party and of the …

  5. William Miller | Encyclopedia.com

    William Miller (1782-1849) Sources Millenarian prophet A Skeptical Youth. William Miller provided the impetus behind one of the most intense periods of millennial expectation in American history. Born in …

  6. Nebuchadnezzar - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Nebuchadnezzar >Nebuchadnezzar (reigned 605-562 B.C.) was a king of Babylon during whose >long and eventful reign the Neo-Babylonian Empire attained its peak and the >city of …

  7. Young Turks - Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · YOUNG TURKS Name given to groups in Ottoman society who demanded and strove for political and social change in the last several decades of the Ottoman Empire. "Young Turk" is an …

  8. Human Anatomy - Encyclopedia.com

    Different parietal and visceral membranes have different names for the cavities and organs that they protect. The parietal pericardium lines the cavity that contains the heart and the visceral pericardium …

  9. Diana (roman Goddess) | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Diana In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the woodlands, of wild animals, and of hunting. She also acted as a fertility goddess, who helped women conceive and give birth to …

  10. Antiulcer Drugs - Encyclopedia.com

    Antiulcer Drugs Definition 'Antiulcer drugs are a class of drugs, exclusive of the antibacterial agents, used to treat ulcers in the stomach and the upper part of the small intestine. Source for information …