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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
27: *[[Robert Bartlett]] ([[1875]]-[[1946]]), notable Arctic ...
30: ... ([[1304]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, trave...
32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] explorer
34: *[[Moric Benovsky]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...r the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [...
3: ... the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...erde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better known as John Cabot) was first to reach the A...
7: ... [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the B...
9: ...[[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
29: *[[S.Y. Agnon|Agnon, S.Y.]], (1888-1970), [[Nobel]] prizewinning author
32: *[[Benjamin Agosto|Agosto, Benjamin]], (born 1982), American skater
36: *[[Johannes Agricola|Agricola, Johannes]], (1494-1566), Protestant reformer
53: *[[Ruben Aguirre|Aguirre, Ruben]], (born 1934), Mexican actor - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...(born [[2 November]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austr...
4: ...Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely healthy...
7: ..., had ruled the Austrian Empire for fifteen years before Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of...
13: ... [[1762]], Maria-Antonia became the next child to be involved in her mother's political games.
15: ...la dead, it was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin. - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ...l economic interests include minerals such as [[asbestos]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[z...
7: ...by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurispr...
14: ...den Lebewesen unter Tage'' (book of the creatures beneath the earth). He covered subjects like [[wind ...
18: ...-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of ordering [[rock strata]] (layer...
20: ...ottom of the sea, which in turn were raised up to become dry land. - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
3: ... first the [[Carrack]] and then [[caravel]] in [[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditiona...
7: ...rds. These were almost all Italians as the trade between Europe and the Middle East was almost comple...
11: ... and trade. The land route to the East was always be too long and difficult for profitable trade and i...
13: ==Exploration begins in Portugal==
15: ... crucial to their survival. At the same time the Iberians learnt much from their Arab neighbours. The ... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
1: '''Jamaica''' is a country in the [[Caribbean Sea]], located south of [[Cuba]] and to the wes...
24: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]
67: ...n and produced over 77,000 tons of sugar annually between 1820 - 1824, which was achieved through the ...
69: ...onstant threat of revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in [[1838]]...
71: ...e [[Federation of the West Indies]], a federation between all the [[British West Indies]]. Jamaica at... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey]] ([[1852]]-[[1911]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: ...ine of United States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
8: ...]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
16: *1520s-Spanish begin conquest of [[Maya civilization]]
28: <td align="center"><B>Beginnings to 1599</B><BR>[[History of the United St... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ...strina|Palestrina]], and is usually considered to be the central figure of the [[Dutch School (music)|...
6: ...may have spent in [[Florence]]), Josquin was a member of the papal choir under [[Pope Innocent VIII]]....
8: ...Psalm 50, for five voices, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...performed there, no direct connection to them has been discovered by researchers. He remained at Cond...
14: ...osition; and his fame was only eclipsed after the beginning of the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] era, with... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
8: ...Nelli. His father was a lawyer of some repute and belonged to an impoverished branch of an influential...
10: ...f Florence after the expulsion of the Medici in [[1494]], travelling to European courts in [[France]], [...
12: ...unknown, however a symbolic tomb in his honor can be found at the [[Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze...
15: ...ince'', it was viewed in a negative light largely because the Catholic church put the work in its Inde... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...dom of Italy. Florence was long ruled ([[1434]]-[[1494]], [[1512]]-[[1527]] and [[1530]]-[[1737]]) by th...
17: ...veterans. The seat of a bishopric from around the beginning of the 4th century A.D., the city experien...
19: ...chi]] and [[Corso Donati]]. (See [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]].) These struggles eventually led to the ...
21: ... anti-aristocratic movement, led by [[Giano della Bella]], that resulted in a set of laws called the [...
23: ...amily member to essentially control the city from behind the scenes, his power coming from a vast [[pa... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...t in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
5: ...e Americas]]; they are now grown around the world because they are widely used as [[spice]]s or [[vege...
9: ...istopher Columbus|Columbus]] and named a "pepper" because of its similarity in taste (though not in ap...
11: ...nd first wrote about their medicinal effects in [[1494]].
18: ...', which includes many common varieties such as [[bell pepper]]s, [[paprika]], and [[jalape�o]]s
21: * ''Capsicum pubescens'', which includes the South American [[rocot... - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
6: ...role. The papacy lost much of its importance both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Refo...
10: ...ruary 22, 1495 and was crowned on May 12. In November his armies entered Florence while a revolution h...
35: ... mountainous region between Italy and France) had become kings of Sardinia by increasing their Italian...
37: ...tuation close to that of [[1795]], dividing Italy between Austria (in the north-east and Lombardy), th...
39: At the beginning the new state did not include Rome (under ... - Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
1: ...nd certain other off-road vehicles. Unlike the rubber-made [[Kegresse tracks]] used on [[snowmobile]]s...
8: ...n 1903, the founder of the Holt Manufacturing, [[Benjamin Holt]], paid Lombard $60,000 so they could ...
12: ...and improved during the years. The first tanks to be fielded were developed from Holt tractors which w...
14: ... passed over and put it in front. This would have been a more efficient method to transport heavy rock...
18: ...zkum מזקו"ם ''(or זחלים for short), which en... - Lichen (7988 bytes)
8: ...his practice ignores the fact that the components belong to separate lineages.
14: ...d of the symbiosis with the exchange of nutrients being "voluntary".
16: ...sely packed fungal hyphae. The lower cortex often bears structures, such as [[rhizinae]] or a [[toment...
22: ... lack of differentiation in the thallus, the line between diaspore formation and vegetative reproducti...
25: ...g germination must meet with a compatible partner before a functional lichen can form. This is general...
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