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Beata Bowes
Beata or Beate is a female given name that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian, German, Polish, and Swedish, and which is derived from the Latin ''beatus'', meaning "blessed".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Beate" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. Variants include Bea, Beade and Beáta. The name may refer to: * *Beata Asimakopoulou (1932–2009), Greek actress * Beate Bille, (born 1976), Danish actress *Beata Brookes (1931–2015), British politician *Beata Bublewicz (born 1975), Polish politician *Beate Bühler (born 1964), German volleyball player *Beata Gosiewska (born 1971), Polish politician * Beata Harju (born 1990), Finnish actress and filmmaker *Beate Heister (born 1951), German billionaire *Beata Kaczmarska (born 1970), Polish race walker *Beata Kitsikis (1907–1986), Greek politician * Beate Klarsfeld (born 1939), German Nazi hunter * Beata Kozidrak (born 1960), Polish singer * Beata Losman (born 1938), Swedish archivist * Beata Mikołajczyk (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by their inhabitants as comprising the entire world, with the "New World", a term for the newly encountered lands of the Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas. Etymology In the context of archaeology and world history, the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early civilizations, mostly in the temperate zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, including North Africa. It also included Mesopotamia, the Persian plateau, the Indian subcontinent, China, and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. These regions were connected via the Silk Road trade route, and they have a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
