Asia — • Article intended to give a rapid survey of the geography, ethnography, political and religious history of Asia, and especially of the rise, progress, and actual condition of Asiatic Christianity and Catholicism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Slavs — The Slavs † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs I. NAME A. Slavs At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cyrus the Great in the Quran — Main article: Dhul Qarnayn Dhul Qarnayn is thought to refer to Cyrus by some recent Qur anic commentators … Wikipedia
Cyrus the Great in the Qur'an — Dhul Qarnayn (Arabic for the two horned ) is mentioned in the Qur an. The story of Dhul Qarnayn appears in sixteen verses of the Qur an, specifically the 16 verses (Al Kahf). There is extensive ongoing debate on who exactly was the historical… … Wikipedia
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Shinar, The Land of — LXX. and Vulgate Senaar; in the inscriptions, Shumir; probably identical with Babylonia or Southern Mesopotamia, extending almost to the Persian Gulf. Here the tower of Babel was built (Gen. 11:1 6), and the city of Babylon. The name occurs… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Tungooses — Tunguses Tun*gus es, n. pl. (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols. [Written also {Tungooses}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tunguses — Tun*gus es, n. pl. (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols. [Written also {Tungooses}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Armenian Renaissance — The Armenian Renaissance was roughly from the Crusades to present day. [Frederic Macler, La nation armenienne (Paris, 1923)] The changing of the Armenian language and the rise of Armenian literature in the nineteenth century played a big part.… … Wikipedia
Turan — Tūrān (PerB|توران) is the ancient Iranian name [ Emeri van Donzel, Islamic Reference Desk , Brill Academic Publishers, 1994. pg 461. Actual Quote: Iranian term applied to region lying to the northeast of Iran and ultimately indicating very… … Wikipedia
