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  1. Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
    3: ...e major discoverers of [[Canada]], or more specifically, the interior eastern region that would become...
    5: ...nd improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-own...
    7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrai...
    9: ...ties can be easily ascertained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous...
  2. Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
    5: ...ow [[Ukraine]]), possibly in [[Rohatyn]]. She was captured and taken to [[Istanbul]] in the [[1520s]] ...
    7: ...up to become S?n's favourite [[concubine]]. In [[1534]] she used her influence to have S?n's firstborn ...
    9: ...an astonishing break with tradition, eventually became his wife, leading to one of her sons, [[Selim I...
    11: ...several major works of public building, from [[Mecca]] to [[Jerusalem]], and the first to endow a [[mo...
    19: *[http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/empires/ottoman/roxel...
  3. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
    3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
    6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
    8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
    10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm].
  4. Texas (39610 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |
    36: ... joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|state]] in [[18...
    38: ...akenly applied the word to the people and their location.
    43: ...State''' (after the single star on several historical flags of Texas, including the current Texas flag...
    44: * [[state tree]] — the [[pecan]]
  5. Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
    1: ...expositor"), was a native of [[Aphrodisias]] in [[Caria]].
    3: ...ns]] towards the end of the [[2nd century]] AD, became head of the [[Lyceum]] and lectured on [[peripa...
    4: ...doctrine from the [[syncretism]] of [[Ammonius Saccas|Ammonius]] and to reproduce the pure doctrine of...
    7: *the ''Analytica Priora'', i
    8: *the ''Topica''
  6. 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]])
  7. Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
    1: ...ngst av Carl Larsson 1897.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Carl Larsson]], ''Crayfishing'', watercolor, 1897]]
    3: ...[plastic]]s, [[leather]], [[fabric]], wood, and [[canvas]].
    6: ...[Spain]] and the technology spread to [[Italy]] decades later. Some of the oldest paper manufactures i...
    12: ...nti]] ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), who painted full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
    14:
  8. History of California (38344 bytes)
    1: ... in the 20th century and beyond, see [[History of California (20th century)]].}}
    3: ...zation means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins with European exploration.
    7: ...California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
    10: [[Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
    11: ...Arlington Springs Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces ...
  9. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    1: ...lti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
    2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
    4: ...has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of [[Pope Siricius]...
    6: ...Apostles]], [[Supreme Pontiff]] of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|Universal Church]], [...
    7: ... has been [[Sovereign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]).
  10. 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==
  11. Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
    1: ...d to the [[Counter-Reformation]] within the Roman Catholic Church.
    4: * Anti-hierarchical movements: [[Cathar]]ism, [[Waldensian]]ism, and others
    5: * [[Avignon Papacy]] ("Babylonian Captivity of the Church"), [[Avignon]], [[Western Sc...
    13: * [[John Calvin]] and [[Geneva]]
    15: * Radical Reformers -- [[Thomas_Muentzer|Müntzer]], [...
  12. 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}}
  13. Sikhism (31029 bytes)
    2: ...ture of [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). Sikhis...
    4: ...[Sri Lanka]], east to [[Bengal]] and west to [[Mecca]] and [[Baghdad]]) Guru Nanak preached to Hindus,...
    6: [[Guru Nanak]] was opposed to the caste system. His followers referred to him as the g...
    10: ... Creator. Guru Nanak called God the "True Name" because he wanted to avoid any limiting terms for God....
    12: ...il, so that only spiritual minds, free of desire, can penetrate it by the grace of the Guru (Gurprasad...
  14. Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
    5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
    12: ...d upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
    14: ...atharina von Bora]] began the tradition of [[clerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
    26: ...ied to do for God, it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness.
    28: ...rg]]. Luther earned his Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies on [[March 9]], [[1508]] and a Bachelor'...
  15. Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
    1: ...tate under the King of Sicily. The medi涡l Order can be said to have come to an end following its eje...
    5: ...rno]] in [[Italy]] were given permission by the [[Caliph]] Haroun el Raschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild t...
    7: ...epulchre]] in Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem bu...
    9: ...e [[Krak des Chevaliers]], and [[Margat]], both located near [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The propert...
    15: ...s well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]].
  16. Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
    5: ...ily were also interred. The age of the Conquerors came on the heels of the Spanish [[Reconquista|recon...
    7: ... the [[History of Panama|Conquest of Central America]]. He gained fame as an excellent horseman, fight...
    9: ...alboa]], who discovered the [[Pacific Ocean]] (he called it the "South Sea" below Panama), and [[Ferdi...
    12: ...t day de Soto was again sent to the camp of the Incan army, where he and his men plundered Atahualpa's...
    14: ...d soldier's share of the plunder from Atahualpa's camp, Atahualpa's ransom, and the plunder from Cuzco...

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