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- Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: '''Francisco Vásquez de Coronado''' (ca. [[1510]] - [[September 22]],[[15...
7: ...ourse this raised Coronado's interest, and he decided to try to get that [[gold]]. He set out in 1540,...
9: ...othing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[...
11: ...do River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garcia Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and found h...
12: ...ent east, and found villages around the [[Rio Grande]]. Coronado set up his winter quarters in one of ... - Barge (1987 bytes)
4: ...ed by draft animals on an adjacent towpath) contended with the [[railway]] in the early [[industrial r...
6: ...e with the assistance of a tugboat when traveling upstream in faster waters.
16: ...the term '''barge''' is used to describe a boat wider than a [[narrowboat]].
20: ... length, the more the sayer feels it is to be avoided. - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
22: DensityRank = 45<sup>th</sup> |
23: 2000Density = 5.79 |
24: AdmittanceOrder = 47<sup>th</sup> |
27: Longitude = 103?W to 109?W |
28: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N | - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
2: ...m a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. Right: detail of a steamer]]
3: ...erley'']] leaving [[Dunoon]] on the [[Firth of Clyde]].]]
13: ==Early development==
15: ... boatmen took exception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
17: ...t. The boat sank, and while he made an improved model he does not seem to have had much success, thoug... - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: '''Francisco Vásquez de Coronado''' (ca. [[1510]] - [[September 22]],[[15...
5: ...iscan monks, the most notable of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], and several slaves, both native Americ...
8: ...othing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[...
10: ... in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hundreds of Indians.
12: ...ado thought he did so, and was executed. Other guides led him further to Quivira, and he reached a vil... - Augusta, Maine (4876 bytes)
8: founded = [[1754]] |
17: density = 129.4|
24: ...ver]] at the head of navigation or "head of the tide". As of the [[2000]] census, it has a population...
25: ...[Image:Maine_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
30: The oldest wooden fort in America is located on the Kennebec River... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...-[[Cuneiform (script)|cuneiform]] script may precede any other form of writing, and dates to no later ...
5: ...' ethnic group. Sumerian itself is generally regarded as a [[language isolate]] in [[Linguistics]] bec...
10: ...arious [[city-state]]s, each centered on a temple dedicated to the patron [[god]] of the city and rule...
12: ...of almost incessant warfare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
14: ...stence is authenticated through archaeological evidence, is that of [[Enmebaragesi]] of Kish, whose na... - Cherokee (38956 bytes)
14: <small>(f) = federally recognized <br></small>
25: ...250,000 [[Native Americans in the United States|Federally recognized]] Cherokees, have headquarters in...
29: ...ho'' dialect, since [[Hernando de Soto (explorer)|de Soto]] was [[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]]...
33: ...selves which means approximately this. However, modern Cherokee call themselves Cherokee, or Tsalagi.
39: ...red his great work for the Cherokee people was handed down through the [[Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni]], an ancient ... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
1: ...ge:Samuel-de-champlain-s.jpg|thumb|right|''Samuel de Champlain''<br>by Th鯰hile Hamel (1870)]]
3: ...ica]] up to French trade, especially the [[fur trade]]. His influence is still felt in the presence of...
7: ...er 20]], wrote an account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
9: ...he spring of [[1604]] led by [[Pierre Dugua Sieur de Monts]]. He helped found the [[Saint Croix Island...
13: ...s (each two stories tall) and also moat 15 feet wide. This was to become the [[Quebec City, Quebec|cit... - Waterfall (3889 bytes)
1: ...P6_waterfall.jpg|thumb|right|Waterfall Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ... artificial, and they are sometimes used for [[garden]] and [[landscape]] ornament.
4: ... a region, but rather the result of relatively sudden geological processes such as [[thrust fault]]s o...
7: ...a [[rock shelter]] (also known as a rock house) under and behind the waterfall.
9: ...owing over the rock shelf, and there is usually a deep pool just below the waterfall due to the [[kine... - River (12397 bytes)
1: ...b|A Feluca sailing down the nile river.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ...ly widens at its end and forms what is known as a delta or estuary.
7: ...of [[sediment]] develop conspicuous [[river delta|delta]]s at their mouths. Rivers whose mouths are in...
9: Where a river descends quickly over sloped topography, [[rapid]]s ...
25: ...dents (and/or negligence) account for much of the destruction of riparian [[biome|biomes]]. Heated wat... - Giant Salamanders (2511 bytes)
1: ...axobox begin | color = pink | name = Giant Salamanders}}
15: ...he [[United States]]. The [[Japanese Giant Salamander]] reaches 5 feet and feeds on fish and [[crustac...
17: ...ring mating season, these salamanders will travel upstream where, after the fertilization of the eggs, the m...
19: ...were told, had been woven of wool from the salamander: the cloth was completely unharmed by fire. The ...
21: *Genus ''Andrias'' (Giant Salamanders)
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