-
48 matches to Pale
Megiddo, Battle. 1918. British defeat Turks in Palestine.
Mesolithic. c8000-2700BC. Middle stone age between Paleolithic, Neolithic.
Michael VIII. 1224-82. Byzantine Emperor 1259-. Won Constantinople from Latins. Founded Paleologus dynasty.
Moabites. Palestinian Semites. Conquered by Babylon 582BC.
Moses. c14C BC. Hebrew leader who led his people from Egypt to Palestine. Received the Ten Commandments from God. Founded Israel.
Nabokov, Vladimir. 1899-1977. Russian/US writer. Lolita 1955. Pale Fire 1962.
Pale. Region of a country subject to separate laws or government. 1171-16C part of Ireland subject to English rule. Pale of Settlement 1792-1917, Jews in Russia.
Paleolithic. 2.5M-10,000BC. Old Stone Age.
Paleologus. Byzantine dynasty 1259-1453. Ousted crusader kings. Defeated by Turks.
Palermo Stone. Carved history of Egyptian dynasties I-V.
Palestine. Holy land of Jews, Christians, Moslems. 2100BC Amorites invade. 18C BC Hyksos. 16C Hebrews settle. 1500 Egypt. 142 Maccabees. 63BC Rome...5C Byzantine. 614 Persia. 640 Moslem. 1099 Latin Kingdom. 1187 Saladin. 1291 Mameluk. 16C Ottoman. 1917 Britain. 1920 British under League of Nations mandate. 1947 Partition, Independent Israel.
Palestine Liberation Organization. PLO. 1964. To reclaim land from Israel. 1988 Proclaimed Palestinian State. 1993 Israel-PLO Accord, mutual recognition. Palestinian Authority. Arafat. Terrorism. Munich Olympics.
PalestinianAuthority. 1996-. Government of Jerusalem West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arafat. PLO.
Palestrina. 1525-94. Italian composer. Pioneer of chordal music. A capella choir 1585. Improperia 1560.
Pearson, Lester. 1897-1972. Canadian Prime Minister 1963-8. UN mediator in Palestine 1948, Suez 1956.
Pfitzner, Hans. 1869-1949. German Post-romantic opera composer. Palestrina 1917.
Philistines. 12C BC- Peoples of Palestine defeated by Saul and David 10C BC. Samson.
PLO. Palestine Liberation Organization.
Renaissance Music. c16C. Freer, flexible polyphony; steady, predictable rhythm. Palestrina. Gabrieli. English madrigals.
Settlement, Pale of. 1792-1917. SW region of Russia where Jews allowed to settle, travel.
Stone Age. Period before use of metal tools. Date varies by region: Near east -c3500BC Paleolithic. Neolithic.
Talmud. 5C Palestinian, 6C Babylonian. Compilations of rabbis’ opinions and decisions. Mishna. Gemara.
Zionist World Congress. 1897. Defined Basel Program to establish Palestinian Homeland. Herzl.