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91pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
92INDE - Les arts — L’art indien a fourni une contribution importante et originale au patrimoine artistique de l’humanité. Contribution importante par la persistance, jusqu’à l’époque contemporaine, d’une tradition dont les manifestations matérielles n’apparaissent… …
93UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
94art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …
95Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… …
96Monument aux Morts (Eastern Somme) — For an introduction, see Monument aux morts of the Western Somme. This article covers some of the monuments aux morts in the eastern side of the Somme region. Contents 1 Allonville 2 Athanase Fossé 3 Villers Bretonneux 4 …
97Taq-e Bostan — Taqwasân or Taq e Bostan or Taq i Bustan (Persian: طاق بستان , Kurdish: Taqwesan) is a series of large rock relief from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD. This example of… …
98Ivoire Barberini — L ivoire Barberini, musée du Louvre L’ivoire Barberini est un objet d art byzantin datant de l Antiquité tardive. Il est conservé au musée du Louvre à Paris. C est un feuillet d ivoire composé de quatre plaques sculptées dans le style… …
99France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
100Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
