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Architecture

2007-04-04T23:33:22Z

Goodoldgrandpa:

Architecture is the art and science of constructing the built environment.

Architecture in the [[Middle Ages]] can be seen in the majestic [[Church|churches]] built during that era. There were two main styles: Romanesque and Gothic.

Romanesque architecture is characterized by thick walls, rounded arches and small windows. The Gothic style, developed later, consisted of taller, perpendicular structures with long windows, pointed arches and "flying buttresses" (stone supports on the outer walls of churches).

Gothic architecture, with its tall, pointed spires is said to reflect the desire of people of the Middle Ages to grow closer to [[God]], reaching towards heaven and away from the earth. Spires were a source of pride for churches, and stressing the limits of architecture resulted in frequent collapses of church buildings - much like minature Towers of Babel. Tall windows allowed sunlight to illuminate the interior, unlike Romanesque architecture, in which windows were small and interiors were dim. A particularly stunning example of Gothic architecture is the Notre Dame in Paris, on which construction began in 1163 during the reign of Louis VII], and was completed about 200 years later in about 1345. The Notre Dame features a beautiful stained-glass "rose window," which is another distinguishing characteristic of Gothic churches.

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Allies

2007-04-04T23:32:42Z

Goodoldgrandpa:

The [[Allies]] were the victorious countries of World War II, fighting to defeat the [[Axis]]. While the Allies were fighting against fascism, some Allied countries, notably [[the Soviet Union]} were far from democratic states themselves. France and Great Britain, while embracing values of libery and democracy in the context of the struggle against fascism, had colonial records which were inconsistent with those values.

The Allied countries were:

[[Poland]]: 1939, 1 September,
[[Australia]]: 1939, 3 September,
[[New Zealand]]: 1939, 3 September,
[[United Kingdom]]: 1939, 3 September (included colonies),
[[France]]: 1939, 3 September,
[[Nepal]]: 1939, 4 September,
[[South Africa]]: 1939, 6 September,
[[Canada]]: 1939, 10 September,
[[Norway]]: 1940, 9 April,
[[Belgium]]: 1940, 10 May,
[[Luxembourg]]: 1940, 10 May,
[[Netherlands]]: 1940, 10 May,
[[Greece]]: 1940, 28 October,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1941, 6 April,
[[Soviet Union]]: 1941, 22 June,
[[Tannu Tuva]]: 1941, 25 June,
[[Panama]]: 1941, 7 December,
[[Costa Rica]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[Dominican Republic]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[El Salvador]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[Haiti]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[Honduras]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[Nicaragua]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[United States of America]]: 1941, 8 December,
[[Peoples Republic of China]]: 1941, 9 December,
[[Guatemala]]: 1941, 9 December,
[[Cuba]]: 1941, 9 December,
[[Czechoslovakia]](Government-in-Exile) : 1941, 16 December

Neanderthal

2007-04-04T23:32:22Z

Goodoldgrandpa:

Thought by evolutionists to represent some sort of "caveman". In fact, fits well within the normal height-weight ratios of modern humans - [[Homosapiens]].