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- A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the...90 KB (11,437 words) - 23:07, 29 July 2024
- The early modern period is a historical period that is part of the modern period based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity...116 KB (13,230 words) - 19:32, 15 July 2024
- Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The...85 KB (9,409 words) - 13:14, 2 August 2024
- Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery...107 KB (12,368 words) - 06:02, 7 August 2024
- Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual...95 KB (11,015 words) - 17:14, 30 July 2024
- The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior...83 KB (7,899 words) - 23:25, 30 July 2024
- Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively...91 KB (10,618 words) - 02:27, 2 August 2024
- Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...130 KB (14,022 words) - 00:55, 2 August 2024
- Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an...88 KB (10,368 words) - 09:40, 6 August 2024
- Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public...138 KB (15,290 words) - 03:57, 7 August 2024
- Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society...147 KB (14,392 words) - 18:51, 4 August 2024
- The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the...45 KB (3,010 words) - 10:15, 3 August 2024
- Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience...160 KB (18,559 words) - 21:06, 30 July 2024
- The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. The belief in the evil eye among humans...77 KB (9,828 words) - 02:49, 4 August 2024
- The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff...99 KB (11,762 words) - 15:18, 30 July 2024
- The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging...183 KB (20,553 words) - 15:28, 7 August 2024
- The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts...273 KB (25,205 words) - 04:22, 4 August 2024
- The "Old World" (Latin: Mundus Vetus) is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe after 1493, when Europeans became aware of the existence of...5 KB (391 words) - 15:59, 11 July 2024
- An anachronism (from the Greek ἀνά ana, 'against' and χρόνος khronos, 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition...25 KB (2,665 words) - 19:30, 1 June 2024
- Polygamy (called plural marriage by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced...75 KB (8,259 words) - 06:07, 4 August 2024