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- Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: ...ited States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
9: ...ean since the [[Viking]]s to reach the North American mainland, which he claims for [[England]]
15: *[[1519]]-[[HernᮠCort鳝] defeats [[Tlaxcala]], a small state neighboring the [[Aztec]] empi...
18: ...ce]], explores coastline from present-day [[North Carolina]] to [[Maine]]
19: ...ning Spanish claims to the interior of North America - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...f United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
5: === [[1600s]] ===
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
50: ...]] grants charter for a new colony, [[Province of Carolina]]
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
12: ...ons they wished). This whole movement gradually became more concentrated in [[Athens]], which had beco...
14: ...d to wealth, the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed.
20: ...eory of Forms is cast in doubt; more directly ethical questions become the focus. Interestingly, in hi...
22: ...ed to be accepted, because it is known (by all educated persons) to be [[validity|valid]]. A crucial a...
25: ...ly concerned with the nature of God, and the application of [[Aristotle]]'s [[term logic | logic]] and... - 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. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...th higher carbon content than this are known as [[cast iron|iron]].
5: ...d alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ...ults in an alloy containing too much carbon to be called steel.
11: ...ub>3</sub>C. Cementite forms in regions of higher carbon content while other areas revert to ferrite a...
13: ...t cell structure to austenite, and identical chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely lit... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
13: ...]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]...
16: ..., along with her half-sister, Mary, daughter of [[Catherine of Aragon]], was reinstated in the line of...
18: ...st Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] after Elizabeth became queen in [[1558]].
20: ...lerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. L... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...ith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], Flore...
3: ...irst female painter to become a member of the [[Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno]] in Florence. She wa...
7: ...er father's style took heavily inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was just ...
10: ...e of the [[Bologna]] school (which had [[Annibale Carracci]] among its major artists).
12: ...iosi Palace]] in [[Rome]], so Orazio hired the Tuscan painter to tutor his daughter privately. The unf... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
6: ...orians accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if they accept nothing or almost no...
8: ...and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, ar...
13: ... crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...was called Jesus ([[Matthew 1:21|Matt. 1:21]]), because he was to save his people from their sins. Th...
17: ...he dead body of her son is a common motif in art, called a [[piet?. - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
5: ...ul ways: A rebirth of [[classical education|classical learning and knowledge]] through the rediscovery...
10: ...', etc. This terminology is particularly useful because it eliminates the need for fitting "The Renais...
17: ...urch of [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Florence was the capital of the Renaissance]]
21: ...ethod of learning. These new ideas from the past (called the "new learning" at the time) triggered the...
23: ...oint in warfare as [[cannon]] and [[gunpowder]] became a central element. In addition, Byzantine-Greek... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...r start of the scientific revolution was the publication of ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by...
3: ... [[mechanics|mechanical]], and [[empiricism|empirical]].
9: ...is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, not only in its con...
11: ...ay be summarized in the following lists of significant advances in science:
15: *[[Ptolemy]]'s calculations of planetary motion. (This and Galen's ... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
6: ...enerally rare and had to be imported from other locations.
11: ... Hammurabi. The head has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]] (in northern [[Mesopotamia]]),...
16: ...lette, which was used for mixing eye make-up, was carved in relief, and portrayed the victory of [[Upp...
18: ...he most famous is the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]], located near the pyramids. It is about 60 feet high a... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]]
28: * [[1650 BC]] - [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hawaii_lava.jpg|thumb|right|Volcanic flow on the Big Island of Hawaii. Image provid...
3: ...ace as extrusive ([[volcanic]]) rocks. This magma can be derived from either the [[Earth]]'s [[Mantle ...
6: ...e mantle at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
8: ... are the elements which combine to form the [[silicate minerals]], which account for over ninety perce...
12: Igneous rock are geologically important because: - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... [[332 BC]]. Although recent excavations reveal a cattle-[[herding]] society of peoples living in the ...
6: ...t of the [[geography of Egypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Southwest Asia...
10: ... "''God's Land.''" The exact location of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Al...
14: ...c shape formed from a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces. [[Cement|Hydra...
16: ...], in the form of the [[Moscow and Rhind Mathematical Papyri]]. An awareness of the [[Golden ratio]] s... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...aught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of chemicals.
8: ...formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
12: ...05;ية), which means "[[bitumen]]". (Because of the blackened [[skin]] of unwrapped mummies...
15: ...re egyptologie 21.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. [[Mus�e du Louvre]], [[Par...
16: ...wooden tombs, and the extensive process of mummification was made so that the bodies would not decompo... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
5: ...aning varies depending on the country or geographical region. This variation even occurs within Europe...
7: ...rious areas is listed below, broadly in chronological order.
10: ... reproducible by the metallurgy of the time. By [[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly i...
12: == The Iron Age in Africa and India ==
13: ... History of iron and steelmaking]]), dating to circa [[1200 BC]]. - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...nown as [[Magna Graecia|Great Greece]]), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are...
4: ...an Greece|Mycenaean]] civilizations (from about [[1600 BC]] to about [[1100 BC]]), while others argue th...
10: ...18th]] and [[19th century]] Europe and [[The Americas]].
15: ...which no primary texts, and only scant archaeological evidence, survive. Secondary and tertiary texts ...
17: ..., furthermore, concentrate almost wholly on political, military and diplomatic history, and ignore eco... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ''...
39: ... also settled by the [[Sweden|Swedes]] in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]]...
41: ...English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley o...
43: ...r, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey.
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