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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[15...
5: ...d his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-owning family...
9: ...ere victims of an epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the...
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17: ... The site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... or [[19 July]] 1553 (''[[de facto]]'') until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of t...
13: ...was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed t...
15: ...e|Greek]], [[science]], and [[music]]. In July [[1520]], when scarcely four and a half years old, she e...
17: ...h England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Franc...
19: ... [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts to the Po... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...ecorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...d [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general ter...
8: ...dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Alt...
10: ...34269;, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most...
12: ...he Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for t... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
3: ...nting vary, the most common is paper. Others include [[papyrus]], bark papers, [[plastic]]s, [[leather...
6: ...later. Some of the oldest paper manufactures include [[Fabriano]], Italy, opened in [[1276]], and Arch...
12: ...ed full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
21: ...en.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Francis Picabia]], ''Ridens'', (c. 1929), gouache and watercolor on cardboa...
23: The broader term for water-based painting media is ''[[water... - March (3907 bytes)
4: *March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of [[Pisces]] and e...
6: ...[[Roman Mythology|Roman god]] of war and was considered a lucky time to begin a war.
11: ...Saxons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld...
12: *Names for march in some other modern languages, etymologically equivalent :
18: ... of [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]]'s run in [[1520]]. - Raphael (3466 bytes)
2: ...Santi, Raffaello de Urbino''' or '''Rafael Sanzio de Urbino'''.
4: ...' Born in [[Urbino]], he studied in [[Perugia]] under [[Pietro Perugino]]; but after moving to [[Flore...
8: ...ting Christian [[theology|theologian]]s grouped under [[Jesus]].
10: Under [[Pope Leo X]] he was chief architect of [[Saint...
12: ... his biographer) set a period to his labours, and deprived the world of further benefit from his talen... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
10: ...ents arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these c...
12: ...turned to [[Sant'Andrea in Percussina]], where he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence i...
15: ...because the Catholic church put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith.
19: === A critical reading on where Modernity in Politics starts ===
21: ... his position. And that is the whole point with Modern politics. - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
1: ...uther]] and his [[95 Theses]]. The reformation ended in division and the establishment of new institu...
4: ... Anti-hierarchical movements: [[Cathar]]ism, [[Waldensian]]ism, and others
18: === Underlying Demographic and Economic Factors ===
20: ...rring in conjunction with economic, political and demographic forces that contributed to a growing dis...
22: ...[[Louis XI of France]] (1461-1483), the “spider king,” sought to remove all constitutional... - Nubia (8928 bytes)
1: ... [[Sudan]], but in ancient times it was an independent kingdom.
5: ...9th centuries AD. It is considered ancestral to modern day Nobiin.
9: ...]]. It consisted of semi-nomadic groups who subsided by herding [[sheep]], [[goat]]s, and some [[catt...
11: ...ously the B-Group people were thought to have invaded from elsewhere. Today most historians believe th...
13: ...man beings and it is possible that there was a sudden influx of Saharan nomads. - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...ita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his siste...
9: ...5]] he was sent to [[India]] to install Francisco de Almeida as a Portuguese [[viceroy]] there and est...
13: ...everal medals, Magellan was accused of illegal trade with the Islamic [[Moors]]. He had also been invo...
15: ...ame from "''Fern㯠de Magalh㥳''" to "''Fernando de Magallanes''."
20: ...he ear of Charles and the powerful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
2: ...; İmparatorluğu'''</big></big><br/>'''Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye'''
45: ...ey'', though it should not be confused with the modern [[nation-state]] of that name.
47: ...ern [[Turkey]] during the [[Turkish War of Independence]].
53: ...as its [[emperor]]. The Empire reached its apex under [[Suleiman I]] in the [[16th century]], when it ... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: ...ge_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
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9: date_of_death=[[18 February]], [[1546]] |
10: place_of_death=Eisleben, Germany
12: ...hings inspired the [[Protestant Reformation]] and deeply influenced the [[doctrine]]s of [[Lutheran]],... - Argon (6952 bytes)
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34: ...r|y]] | dm=[[beta emission|β<sup>-</sup>]] | de=0.565 | pn=39 | ps=[[potassium|K]] }} - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...southwestern [[Iran]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2700 BC]] to [[539 BC]], wi...
5: ... Empire]] that succeeded it, and may thus be considered the starting point of the [[history of Iran]].
8: ...], where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]] (see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]]).
10: ...n provincial name [[Khuzestan|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''Hujiyā'', w...
13: ...ndus script|Harappan pictographs]] have yet to be deciphered. Several stages of the language are attes... - Estevanico the moor (3698 bytes)
2: ...as a slave servant in the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's party.
5: ...[Spanish nobility|Spanish nobleman]] with whom he developed close ties.
8: ...utheastern [[Arizona]], and through the [[Sonoran Desert]] to the region of [[Sinaloa]] in [[New Spain...
10: ... feathers from an [[owl]], a bird that symbolized death to the Zuni.
13: ... later accounts is proof enough of the explorer's death.
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