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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...a time when aristocratic ladies were routinely educated. She is viewed by many feminists as the origin...
4: ...Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support her th...
5: ...]]'' and argued against restrictions on female education and inheritance of land. Her most notable wor...
9: ...ifteen Christine married ɴienne du Castel, who became Charles's notary and secretary. After the king'...
11: ...x'' and ''jeux a vendre''--though she took the precaution to assure her readers (''Cent balades'', No.... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Albania (24647 bytes)
17: | align="center" colspan="2" | [[image:LocationAlbania.png]]
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''<br><br> - Population:<br> - [...
39: ... GDP|2003]])<br> - GDP/capita<br> - GDP/capita
40: ... $2,230 ([[List of countries by GDP (Nominal) per capita|Nominal]])
47: ...>[[Greek Orthodox]] <small>20%</small><br>[[Roman Catholic]] <small>10%</small><br> - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
7: ...sant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|Middle ...
9: ...s". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of his illegitimate status.
14: Later, he became an independent painter in Florence.
16: ...e]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitted because no witnesses stepped forward. For some time af...
20: ...al]]. One of his loves may have been Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno (nicknamed Salai (Little Devil)). ... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
3: ...'[[The Birth of Venus]]'': a revived ''Venus Pudica'' for a new view of pagan [[Antiquity]] (Uffizi, ...
5: ... worked beside him, but he made his name in his local Church of Ognisanti, with a Saint [[Augustine]] ...
7: ...illustration, right'') was at the Medici villa of Castello.
11: ...ly were undoubtedly useful for granting him political protection and creating conditions ideal for his...
13: ...delicate requirement in such a subject. The heretical notions seem to be [[Gnosticism|gnostic]] in cha... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: ...iglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] – [[February 2]], [[1529]]), one of the m...
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5: <tr><td>'''Baldassare Castiglione'''</td></tr>
8: ...onzaga]], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
10: ... [[Milan]], where he was a pupil of Merula and of Calcondila. He practiced the court of [[Ludovico il ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and...
5: ...[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...ent in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...ided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually rese...
11: ==Early political career== - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
6: ...the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...ladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large [[Jew]...
10: ...le in arranging Ferdinand's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a pr...
14: ...uisitor whom Ferdinand installed in [[Saragossa]] Cathedral was assassinated by [[New Christian]]s (fo...
16: ...ies with St. Peter's in Rome as part of his political manoeuvering, aimed at consolidating the indepen... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
65: *[[Ammonius Saccas]], (3rd century){{fn|C}}
80: *[[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], (1034-1109){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn...
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
165: *[[Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria]], (1738-1794){{fn|C}} - Lorenzo de' Medici (6381 bytes)
4: ...entine love of [[Florentine practical jokes|practical jokes]]. Lorenzo had a very active life and was ...
10: ... [[Giuliano di Piero de' Medici|Giuliano]] in the cathedral of Florence, killing Giuliano. The conspir...
12: ...ng's son, [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso, Duke of Calabria]], promptly invaded.
14: The Florentines promptly excommunicated the Pope, and Lorenzo rallied the citizens. Ho...
22: ...e note himself, writing poetry in his native [[Tuscan]]. - Medieval medicine (14745 bytes)
1: ...influences played as great a part as any physical cause.
7: ... profession were loose and movable. Classical medical texts, such as those by [[Galen]], were widely u...
9: ...es. Such spells had to be separated from the physical remedies, or replaced with Christian prayers or ...
17: ...ons from a variety of classical works alongside local folk remedies.
19: ...es, even though by the [[Thirteenth Century]] medical leadership had passed to the newer universities ... - Judge (10187 bytes)
5: ...ir|county fair]] might award prizes to the best [[cattle]] or best home-made [[jam]], while a judge at...
11: ...humb|right|French appeal and [[court of cassation|cassation]] judges, in solemn and [[Assize Court]] h...
13: ...(see [[separation of powers]]); especially, political leaders and the executive should not be able to ...
17: ...dversarial system]] of [[justice]] under the applicable rules of [[civil procedure]].
21: ... or not – having an individual vote. Civil cases, however, are heard exclusively by legally tra...
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