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21New England (medieval) — New England (Latin: Nova Anglia) was a colony allegedly founded in the mid to late 11th century by English refugees fleeing William the Conqueror. Its existence is only attested in two sources, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Namely, the …
22Lizard Union (medieval) — The Lizard Union or Lizard League ( de. Eidechsenbund; pl. Związek Jaszczurczy) was an organization of Prussian nobles and knights established in Culmerland (Chełmno Land) in 1397. Its declared goal was to combat lawlessness, although it… …
23Spherical Earth — Medieval artistic representation of a spherical Earth with compartments representing earth, air, and water (c. 1400). The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC …
24Order of Saint James of Altopascio — Medieval painting showing the hospital of Altopascio and some patients, with the coat of arms of the order (a white cross of tau on a golden field) above. The Order of Saint James of Altopascio (Italian: Ordine di San Giacomo d Altopascio or… …
25roses — Medieval and later poets constantly used the red rose to symbolize sexual love, pleasure, and woman s beauty; these meanings are still well understood, e.g. red roses are given to a woman, paper rose petals are thrown as confetti. It was also… …
26Guildford Synagogue — Medieval SynagogueThe Jews probably arrived in Guildford during the 12th Century. It is widely believed that they built a synagogue (circa 1180) in the High Street, on a site that is now owned by the retail outlet Accessorize . There is a small… …
27legal glossator — ▪ medieval jurist in the Middle Ages, any of the scholars who applied methods of interlinear or marginal annotations (glossae) and the explanation of words to the interpretation of Roman (Roman law) legal texts. The age of the legal… …
28Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
29Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
30education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
