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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
21: *[[George Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|Britis...
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
94: *[[George Everest]], (1790-1866)
111: ...reach [[India]] from [[Europe]] by sea route in [[1498]]
148: ...], (1899-2001) [[Norwegians|Norwegian]]-[[Danish people|Danish]] explorer, Governor of [[Greenland]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...hington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the earth was round...
5: ...s of expeditions to the Americas by a variety of peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans...
11: ...ns, if not hundreds, of millions of [[indigenous people]]s, exploitation of the Americas by Europe, an...
21: ...e younger brothers, [[Bartolomeo Columbus|Bartolomeo]], Giovanni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister...
25: ... studied [[cartography]] with his brother Bartolomeo. Christopher received almost no formal education;... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
15: ...e Arab city from [[641]] until [[1798]] when Napoleon arrived (yellow).
23: ...illages scattered along the strip between Lake Mareotis and the sea, according to a history of Alexand...
27: After Alexander departed, his viceroy, [[Cleomenes]], continued the creation of Alexandria. Th...
29: ...arliest inhabitants was the geometer and number-theorist [[Euclid]]. From this division arose much of ...
31: ...he largest in the world). Ongoing [[maritime archaeology]] in the harbor of Alexandria, begun in [[199... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...in Europe. In the process, Europeans encountered peoples and mapped lands previously unknown to them. ...
6: ...map.JPG|200px|thumb|right|This map, made by Arab geographer [[al-Idrisi]], was one of the most accurat...
15: ... was also through the Arabs that [[Ancient Greek geography]] was rediscovered, for the first time givi...
18: ...access to the [[Indian Ocean]] was possible. In [[1498]] [[Vasco da Gama]] made good on this promise by ...
40: ... the northern part of the Americas as it had few people and far fewer riches than Central America. The... - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
9: *the ''Meteorologica''
20: ... in the Aldine edition of Aristotle, Venice, 1495-1498; his ''De Fato'' and ''De Anima'' were printed al... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian pai...
69: *[[George Ault]] ([[1891]]-[[1948]])
76: *[[Constantine Andreou]] ([[1917]]-)
83: *[[Leonard Bahr]] ([[1905]]-[[1990]])
95: *[[George Barker (painter)|George Barker]] ([[1882]]-[[1965]]) - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
1: [[Image:Leonardo da Vinci.jpeg|thumb|Leonardo da Vinci]]
2: ...masterly paintings, such as ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. ...
7: Leonardo was born in [[Anchiano]], near [[Vinci, Ital...
9: ...ost authorities therefore refer to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not us...
11: ...ear old Leonardo as an apprentice. In this role, Leonardo also worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[... - Florence (11538 bytes)
23: ...arts, commissioning works by [[Michelangelo]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and [[Botticelli]].
25: ...can government, influenced until his execution ([[1498]]) by the teachings of the radical Dominican prio...
38: ...th]] centuries was precipitated by Florentines' preoccupation with money and with [[conspicuous consum...
57: ...the plaza commemorates that event), followed in [[1498]] by the execution of its its instigator, [[Girol...
68: ...ns the monumental tombs of [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]], Michelangelo, Dante, and many other notables. - History of India (31279 bytes)
30: ...eistocene date. Recent finds include a middle palaeolithic quarry in the Kaladgi Basin, southern India...
32: The early Neolithic is represented by the [[Mehrgarh]] culture ...
36: ...f brick. The language spoken by the Indus Valley people is not known; some scholars speculate it may h...
38: ...Although India may bear some of the most extreme geological and climatic features, these difficult con...
40: ...rchaeological resources suggest that the diverse geography of ancient India was increasing in the amou... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
16: ...an]] according to [[Celts|Celtic]] legends. Some people think [[Newfoundland]] may have been found on ...
20: ...but fast and able. The crew consisted of only 18 people. He departed on either [[May 2]] or [[May 20]...
22: ...ot find the mainland until his third voyage, in [[1498]], and letters referring to a voyage by [[Amerigo...
24: ...of �20 a year was granted him. The next year, [[1498]], he departed again, with 5 ships this time. The...
31: In [[1498]]-[[1500]] a few [[Portugal|Portuguese]] traveler... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
5: ...ey to believe he was born of poor parents "around 1498 or 1500," and then worked for his keep in the hom... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
30: ...eistocene date. Recent finds include a middle palaeolithic quarry in the Kaladgi Basin, southern India...
32: The early Neolithic is represented by the [[Mehrgarh]] culture ...
36: ...f brick. The language spoken by the Indus Valley people is not known; some scholars speculate it may h...
38: ...Although India may bear some of the most extreme geological and climatic features, these difficult con...
40: ...rchaeological resources suggest that the diverse geography of ancient India was increasing in the amou...
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