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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...plorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] ...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portugue...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa
30: ...er]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...in]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could r...
3: ...ated by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the ea...
5: ... the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...iversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
9: ...Scandinavians, Columbus's voyages led to a relatively quick, general and lasting recognition of the ex... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
1: [[Image:Isabel la Cata-2.jpg|thumb|| '''Isabella of Castile''']]
2: ...names including ''Isabel I of Castile'' and ''Isabel La Cata'' ("the Catholic").
5: ...rcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
7: ...ddaughter of [[John I of Castile]] and his wife [[Eleanor of Aragon]], a sister of Kings [[John I of A...
8: ...ez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess da Barcellos. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ... is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ...nguage]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle Eas...
56: * [[Bell]]s in [[History of China|China]]
77: * [[3rd century|200s]]: [[Wheelbarrow]]: [[Zhuge Liang]] - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
1: ... (c.1435) Oil on oak panel, 220 x 262 cm [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid]]
3: ... also known as Roger de la Pasture, Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [...
9: ...hing to Italian models; and he returned to [[Brussels]], where he died.
15: ...ngs, only blocking out the positions of the major elements in the composition. [[Hans Memling]] was h...
19: ...ss'' ([[1443]]), Sint-Pieterskerk, [[Leuven]], [[Belgium]] - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...h unit" that was both battlefield and prize (Braudel 1984 p. 353).
5: ... roles of nobles and peasants, and overall key developments in the early growth of nations and new mon...
10: ...ven up the dream of one day reconquering their homeland in Normandy; it was a very rich land and Engla...
13: ...e|Philip IV]] died, leaving three male heirs. The eldest son, [[Louis X of France|Louis X]], died in [...
21: ...hew of King Charles, was his closest living male relative and was the only surviving male descendant o... - Johann Gutenberg (6119 bytes)
4: ...printing already in use there. By combining these elements into a production system, he allowed for th...
6: ...y of [[Mainz]], as the son of a merchant named Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden, who adopted the surname "...
14: ...d as a result Gutenberg was forced to support himself printing sacramental indulgence documents for th...
19: ...lorins each. This was the equivalent of approximately three years' wages for an average clerk, but it ...
26: ...ust sued, and the court's ruling not only effectively bankrupted Gutenberg, it awarded control of the ... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
6: ...[Genoa]], others [[Gaeta]]. The date was around [[1451]], but he moved to [[Venice]] in his youth, and l...
10: ...at he decided to find a route to the west for himself. He went with his plans to England, because he i...
12: ...yes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, whatsoever they bee, and in what part of the ...
16: ...e in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] according to [[Celts|Celtic]] legends. Some people think [[Newfoundland]] ...
20: ...n [[Iceland]]). He sailed to [[Dursey Head]], [[Ireland]], from where he sailed due west to Asia - or ... - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
1: {| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0.5em 0 1em 1e...
14: | ''El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious'' (as written ...
45: ...h gate", due to the greeting ceremony the sultan held for foreign ambassadors at the Palace Gate. This...
47: ...ritories were captured by the [[Allies]], Ottoman elites established modern [[Turkey]] during the [[Tu...
53: ...ed as a ''[[Bey]]lik'' within the [[Seljuk Turks|Seljuk Empire]] in the [[13th century]]. In [[1299]],... - Bosporus (3180 bytes)
2: ....jpeg|thumbnail|240px|right|Bosporus - Landsat satellite photo]]
3: ...h of 750 meters between Anadoluhisarı and Rumelihisarı. The depth varies from 36 to 124 mete...
5: ...Mehmed Bridge over the Bosporus seen from over Rumelihisarı]]
10: ...n [[2008]]. Approximately 1,400 meters of the tunnel will run under the strait, at a depth of about 55...
16: ...gy|Greek myth]] about [[Io (mythology)|Io's]] travels after Zeus turned her into an [[ox]] for her pro...
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