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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...he familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...addy]] agriculture is [[Radiocarbon dating|carbon-dated]] to about 6000 BC, and associated with the [[...
14: ...皇五帝). These rulers were legendary sage-kings and moral examplars, and one of them...
18: ...22799;朝) to some 4,000 years ago, but this date has not yet been corroborated. Some archaeolog...
22: ...he last of the six capitals of the Shang (c 1300–1046 BC). - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ... number of colossal buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The sto...
8: ...y declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Darius Hystaspis]], concerning whom [[Ctesias]] rela...
12: ..., if not his, then that of [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]] (Codomannus), who is one of those whose...
16: [[Image:proskynesis.jpg|thumb|300px|Darius the Great]]
18: ...of Persepolis commenced with [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]], it was probably under this king, with wh... - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: '''Erik the Red''' ([[950]]–[[1003]]; [[old Icelandic language|old Icelandi...
6: ...es of "Groenland" ([[Greenland]]). Erik purposely gave the land a more appealing name than Iceland to lu...
12: ...óðhildr (Thorhild), had four children. He had a daughter, [[Freydís Eiríksdóttir|Freydís]], as w... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
9: ...little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
15: ...ed the later legends, like the [[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], who had a son called Artuir and wh...
19: ... [[Taliesin]] are possibly from a similarly early date: ''The Chair of the Sovereign'', which refers t...
23: ...]] by [[Caradoc of Llancarfan]], Arthur killed Gildas' brother Hueil, a pirate on the [[Isle of Man]]....
25: ...adoc]]'' that Arthur was bettered by Cadoc: Cadoc gave protection to a man who killed three of Arthur's ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lumbus''' ([[1451]]<sup>[[#Early life|1]]</sup> – [[20 May]] [[1506]]) ( ''Cristòfor Colom'' in...
5: ...led by [[João Vaz Corte-Real]] to Terra Verde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better kno...
7: ... in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
11: ...honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian Ameri...
21: ...ant, and his mother was Susanna Fontanarossa, the daughter of a woollens merchant. Christopher had thr... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
1: [[image:david_livingstone.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone]]
3: ...f his meeting with [[Henry Morton Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone...
6: ...the example of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter he later married, and joined the [[London M...
8: ...f the Moffats – although she was pregnant – but returned to [[England]] with their childre...
11: ...orial at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.jpg|thumb|right|David Livingstone memorial at [[Victoria Falls]]]] - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
3: The dating of the Industrial Revolution is not exact, bu...
5: ...ion]], when mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ... institutional changes wrought by the end of [[feudalism]] in [[Great Britain]] after the [[English Ci...
22: ...able as there was privilege and monopoly. The abundant supply of coal and iron ore made the making of ...
30: ...udy tour, gathering information where he could. Today this is called [[industrial espionage]], with mo... - China (38909 bytes)
30: ...ical it unified the written language in China and gave the supreme ruler of China the title of "Emperor"...
34: ...low [[political divisions of China|provincial boundaries]]. In many contexts, "China" is commonly used...
38: ...hina]]" (中國大陸,''zhōngguó dàlù'' in Mandarin), especially when contrasting it with other, p...
45: ...hang]], who settled along the [[Huang He]] river, dating from the 18th to the 12th centuries BC. The S...
55: ...ist state]]—the People's Republic of China—that laid claim to be the successor state of th... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Eli...
7: ...s]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guin...
15: ... of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of...
17: As a granddaughter of the British sovereign in the male line, ...
20: ...[[Entente Cordiale]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was instructed in religion by the [[Archbi... - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ... the [[Nile]] [[1 E4 m|50 km]] north of [[Aswan]] gave it some control over trade routes from [[Nubia]] ...
3: Today, irrigated [[sugar cane]] and [[cereal|corn]] ac... - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
7: ...the [[Roman emperor]] co-heir, along with his two daughters, to his kingdom.
9: ...ccording to Tacitus, Boudicca was flogged and her daughters raped. Dio Cassius adds that Roman financi...
11: ...esieging the last defenders in the temple for two days before it fell. The future governor [[Quintus P...
15: ...) but superior Roman tactics and training won the day at the [[battle of Watling Street]]. The Britons...
17: ...his is unlikely. [[Manduessedum]] near the modern day town of [[Atherstone]] in [[Warwickshire]] has b... - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
9: ...br>They are not in the [[proleptic Gregorian calendar]].<br>———<br>1. Year deducted ...
18: ...ine concubines of the fifth rank. Emperor Taizong gave her the name Mei (媚), meaning "charming, b...
28: ...rable in the imperial court. Her power ended that day, and she had to step down while [[Emperor Zhongz...
69: ..., and the [[Tang Dynasty]] was restored that same day, but the Shenlong era continued to be used until... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: Melisende was the eldest daughter of King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] and the...
11: ... in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melis...
13: ...re heirs. His intention was for a consort for his daughter, not a reigning king-consort. Baldwin chose...
21: ...ons of infidelity was a public affront that would damage Melisende's position entirely.
29: ...or and historian Bernard Hamilton, Melisende also gave large "endowments to the Holy Sepulchre, our Lady... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
3: Agnes was the daughter of [[Joscelin II of Courtenay]], [[County o...
9: ...s questioned by supporters of Amalric and Maria's daughter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There w...
13: ...f [[Humphrey IV of Toron]] to Amalric and Maria's daughter Isabella; one of the terms of marriage was ...
20: ...nay]], [[Latin Empire|Latin emperor]], and [[Yolanda of Flanders]]. She married [[Geoffrey II Villhard... - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
3: ...n of Jerusalem]] [[1192]]–1205. She was the daughter of [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]] and his secon...
7: ...r tower was pointed out to him. Thereupon Saladin gave out orders throughout his army that no attack sho...
23: ... (born [[1200]]), and one son, Amalric ([[1201]]–1205). King Amalric died in 1205, shortly befor...
25: ...er death in 1205, she was succeeded by her eldest daughter [[Maria of Montferrat]].
28: ...'[[Amalric II of Jerusalem|Amalric II]]''', 1197–1205)}} - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...taine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]], [[1204]] in [[Fontevrault]], [[A...
6: ...ad been arranged by his father and her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William I...
10: ... with France until the next generation. She also gave him a wedding present that is still in existence,...
12: ...] from V麥lay, the rumored location of [[Mary Magdalene]]'s burial, dramatically emphasized the role ...
16: ...tence on conquest, the crusade leaders targeted [[Damascus]], an ally until the attack. Failing in thi... - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
5: ...would remain his lifelong true love. They had one daughter born in 1538 Diane, Duchess d'Angoulꭥ (15...
11: ...ce, had the [[Chateau d'Anet]] built for her, and gave her the beautiful [[Chⴥau de Chenonceau|Chⴥau...
15: ...shes, and to provide a resting place for her, her daughter completed the funeral chapel built near the... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: '''Mary I''' ([[18 February]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of Britis...
13: ... Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
17: ...hen suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was eager for...
21: ...rthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although she was illegitimat...
33: ...ss of Suffolk]], and the Duke of Northumberland's daughter-in-law. - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best...
9: ... lived at approximately the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that...
17: ... during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
19: The six-day-old Mary became Queen of [[Scotland]], with [[Ja...
24: On the day of the coronation Mary was dressed in heavy rega...
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