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101Anglo-Burmese Wars — (1824–26, 1852, 1885) Conflicts between the British and the Burmans (Burmese) in present day Myanmar. King Bodawpaya s conquest of Arakan, which bordered on British controlled territory in India, led to border conflicts between Arakan freedom… …
102Bāb, the — orig. Mīrzā ʽAlī Muḥammad of Shīrāz born Oct. 20, 1819, or Oct. 8, 1820, Shīrāz, Iran died July 9, 1850, Tabriz Iranian religious leader who founded the Bābī religion and was one of the central figures of Bahāī. The son of a merchant, he was… …
103Cézanne, Paul — born Jan. 19, 1839, Aix en Provence, France died Oct. 22, 1906, Aix en Provence French painter, one of the founders of modern painting. In 1859 he entered law school; in 1861 he left to study art in Paris. Critics denounced the works he exhibited …
104Lassalle, Ferdinand — orig. Ferdinand Lasal born April 11, 1825, Breslau, Prussia died Aug. 31, 1864, near Geneva, Switz. German socialist, a founder of the German labour movement. He took part in the revolution of 1848–49 and established contact with Karl Marx and… …
105Sheba, Queen of — flourished 10th century BC In Jewish and Islamic traditions, ruler of the Kingdom of Sabaʾ (Sheba) in southwestern Arabia. In an Old Testament story, she visited King Solomon to test his wisdom. In Islamic tradition she is known as Bilqīs and is… …
106Shelley, Percy Bysshe — born Aug. 4, 1792, Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, Eng. died July 8, 1822, at sea off Livorno, Tuscany English Romantic poet. The heir to rich estates, Shelley was a rebellious youth who was expelled from Oxford in 1811 for refusing to admit… …
107animal communication — Transmission of information from one animal to another by means of sound, visible sign or behaviour, taste or odour, electrical impulse, touch, or a combination of these. Most animal communication uses sound (e.g., birds calling, crickets… …
108Latin American art — Introduction artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present. This article… …
109Tao Sheng — ▪ Chinese Buddhist monk Pinyin Dao Sheng , secular name Chu born c. 360, , P eng ch eng, China died 434 eminent Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar. Tao Sheng studied in the capital city of Chien k ang (Nanking) under Chu Fa t ai,… …
110narrow-minded — adjective a) having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas b) intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced Syn: bigoted …
