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Ten Commandments

(Encyclopedia)Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical systems of Judaism, Christianity,...

Commandments, Ten

(Encyclopedia)Commandments, Ten: see Ten Commandments. ...

ten tribes

(Encyclopedia)ten tribes: see lost tribes.

Ten, Council of

(Encyclopedia)Ten, Council of, in the republic of Venice, a special tribunal created (1310) to avert plots and crimes against the state. It was a direct result of the unsuccessful Tiepolo conspiracy against the Ven...

Ten Thousand Islands

(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand Islands, group of small islands in the Gulf of Mexico, off SW Fla., covered with mangrove forests and surrounded by clam beds. Most of the islands are in Everglades National Park. ...

Decalogue

(Encyclopedia)Decalogue: see Ten Commandments. ...

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

(Encyclopedia)Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, period of Chinese history between the fall of the T'ang dynasty (a.d. 907) and the establishment of the Sung dynasty (a.d. 960). It is named for the five successive sh...

Ten Thousand, March of the

(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand, March of the: see Xenophon. ...

Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of

(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes

(Encyclopedia)Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...