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- Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ... January]] [[1324]]) was a [[Venice|Venetian]] trader and [[exploration|explorer]] who, together with ...
5: ...affio'') were prosperous merchants in the East trade. The two merchants set out to [[Asia]] in [[1255]...
7: ...ed prominence in Venice and are historically recorded as Venetians.
13: ... more advanced than similar contemporary European developments.
18: ...nt the few months of his imprisonment dictating a detailed account of his travels in the then-unknown ... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...dro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le, and [[Ferdinand Magellan]].
3: ...re a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the re...
6: ...isi's world map.JPG|200px|thumb|right|This map, made by Arab geographer [[al-Idrisi]], was one of the ...
7: ...iddle East was almost completely controlled by traders from the Italian city states. Their close links...
9: ... Polo]] who traveled throughout the Orient from [[1271]] to [[1295]]. His journey was written up as ''[[... - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
7: ...hey had been defeated. In addition, China was divided for long periods of its history, with different ...
9: ...ifferent name), while the last Ming dynasty pretender was not disposed of until [[1662]]. The change o...
11: For more details on the dynasties listed here and their emper...
15: <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" align="cente...
57: ''traditionally divided into''<br> - Crusade (28507 bytes)
1: {{Crusade}}
2: ...hars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
4: ...age of the term "crusade"|Usage of the term "crusade"]].
7: ...h the relative stabilization of local European borders after the Christianization of the [[Vikings]], ...
9: ... the Islamic [[Moors]]. In [[1063]], [[Pope Alexander II]] had given papal blessing to Spanish [[Chris... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1883]], as a member of the minor Inter-St...
7: ... -- originally a pejorative term for Brooklyn residents, shortened to ''Dodgers'' and officially adopt...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over a r...
17: :'''General Manager''': [[Paul DePodesta]]
23: ...they were then known won two successive pennats under [[Ned Hanlon]] in 1899 and 1900. - Ramesses II (3861 bytes)
1: ...gpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Ancient Egypt Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
5: ...d dying in his 90th year. (Note: there is some evidence that places his reign during the 10th Century ...
7: ...Sethnakhte), the Pharaoh [[Merneptah]] (who succeeded him), and prince [[Kha'emweset]].
9: ...peace treaty]], believed to have been drawn up in 1271 BC.
11: ...sses indeed provided the artisans who lived in [[Deir el Medina]] with plenty of work. - Song Dynasty (16385 bytes)
5: ...rt retreated south of the [[Yangtze River]] and made their capital at [[Hangzhou]].
7: ...[[Yuan dynasty]], proclaimed in [[1271]], finally destroyed the Song dynasty in [[1279]] and once more...
12: The founders of the Song dynasty built an effective centrali...
14: ...ax system meant the development of a true nationwide market system.
16: ...rrently the Chinese invented or developed [[gunpowder]], the [[cannon]], the [[flamethrower]], [[print...
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