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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ... [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ..., [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a ...
4: ... a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred Years' War]]...
7: ...the throne to Henry V's heirs, disinheriting Charles, the [[Dauphin]] ([[crown prince]]), and making t...
10: ...[Image:JoanOfArcLarge.jpeg|350px|right|thumb|[[Jules Bastien-Lepage]]'s [[1879]] portrayal of Joan of ... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
1: ... how sculpture has changed extensively over the ages.
3: == Sculpture in ancient times==
4: ...nd. Small female statues known as [[Venus figurines]] have been found mainly in central [[Europe]]. ...
6: ...ld, silver, shells, and a variety of precious stones were used for high quality sculpture and inlays. ...
8: ...ere discovered at [[Tell Asmar]]. Many masterpieces have also been found at the Royal Cemetery at [[U... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ... on the south, and [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] on the west.<!--
13: ...nglish language|English]]: "To die instead as slaves to live") |
15: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Quechua]], [[Ay...
19: leader_titles = [[President of Bolivia|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) | - Biography (6028 bytes)
1: ...tion, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events.
8: ...tailing the lives of [[chief]]s, [[kings]], [[tribes]], [[patriarchs]] and [[prophets]]. ...
12: ...ment]] of the [[Bible]] were biographies about [[Jesus]].
14: == Dark and Middle Ages ==
16: ...s were meant to be inspirational to people, vehicles for [[conversion]] to [[Christianity]]. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...g of the [[Renaissance]] is admittedly arbitrary, 1450 is used here.
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...n European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated i...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
7: ...st known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
11: *[[1651]] - [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] crowned King of [[Scotland]]
15: ...y [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]]. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
1: ...e.jpg|right|thumb|[[Taipei 101]], the world's tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise.]]
3: ...ings, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
5: ...le walk up so many flights of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50&...
7: ...r 300 metres (987 ft) tall. The other development essential to practical skyscraper development was th...
9: ...ure was constructed in [[1884]]-[[1885]] and was destroyed in [[1931]] for the Field's building. Anot... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
1: ...mage:DESPREZ.JPG|Josquin Des Prez]]<br>''Josquin Des Prez''</div>
2: ...Dufay]] and [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], and is usually considered to be the centr...
6: ..., during the period when it became one of the largest and most famous choirs in Europe; the ensemble i...
8: ...s, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...direct connection to them has been discovered by researchers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ... town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
3: ...0px|'''[[Saint Lawrence]] receives<br> the treasures of the Church''', painted [[1447]].]]
7: ...bout [[1418]] with the name of "Fra Giovanni da Fiesole"; "The Angelic" is a laudatory term which was ...
9: ...rnible in his work. He had several important charges in the [[convent]]s he lived in, but this did not...
13: ... ''Coronation of the Virgin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed for... - Hieronymus Bosch (3386 bytes)
1: ...inal, imaginative, and dense use of symbolic figures and [[iconography]], some of which was obscure ev...
5: ...s might have been a contributing factor in his obsession with Hell. He became a popular painter and ev...
8: ...ctions of fantastic punishments of the various types of [[sin|sinners]] on the right panel.
10: These paintings have a rough surface from the applicat...
14: ...eated paintings with a small number of large figures who appear to almost leave the painting and stand... - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
3: ...so known as Roger de la Pasture, Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Fl...
9: ...t his visit shows no result on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models; and he returned to [[B...
13: ...hilip.jpg|thumb|250px|Philip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der Weyden]]
15: ...n the composition. [[Hans Memling]] was his greatest pupil.
18: * ''Descent from the Cross'' ([[1440]]), [[Madrid]] - Petrarch (10447 bytes)
1: ...le of Famous Men and Women.'' c. 1450. Detached fresco. 247 x 153 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence,...
3: '''Francesco Petrarca''' or '''Petrarch''' ([[July 20]], [[1...
6: ...udy the law. However, Petrarch was primarily interested in writing and Latin literature.
8: ...redited with creating the concept of the [[Dark Ages]] which was later adopted, and greatly embellishe...
10: ...nsiderably later as a letter to his friend [[Francesco Dionigi]]. At the time, it was unusual to climb... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...England acted as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both batt...
5: ...ts in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significan...
8: ...gland around 150 years later in the [[Norman Conquest]] of [[1066]], defeating the [[Anglo-Saxon]] lea...
10: ...art of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige.
13: ...ip, count of Evreux]], who became [[List of Navarrese monarchs|king consort Philip III of Navarre]]. - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...simple tools for many millennia, but as time progressed, tools became far more refined and complex. At...
7: ...r the globe from [[Africa]] and the frost-free zones of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The rapid expansion o...
12: ...iculture-associated additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clearance, etc) since 21...
14: ...els of social and economic complexity. However, these civilisations were so different from one another...
16: ...Moche]] and [[Nazca culture|Nazca]] emerged in [[Mesoamerica]] and [[Peru]] at the end of the [[1st mi... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ..., as well as a very important center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [...
6: ...568]]. In the mid-[[8th century]], the Venetians resisted the empire-building efforts of [[Peppin III|...
8: ...rsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner pass]] from Verona in...
10: ...nd the citizens of such towns as [[Bergamo]], [[Brescia]], and [[Verona, Italy|Verona]] rallied to the...
12: ...sport the men, supplies, and (especially) war horses. - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...eople who spoke an [[Indo-European language]] and established a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the m...
3: ...y disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be distinguished from the "[[Hattians]]", ...
7: ... the 19th century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still ...
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and ... - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ... one of the [[Maya language|Maya family of languages]].
5: ...the early Maya and their neighboring Pre-Classic Mesoamerican civilization, the [[Olmec]] culture. Th...
7: ...rsors to [[pyramid|pyramids]] erected in later times.
9: ...g its influence into the [[Yucatan]] peninsula, present-day [[Guatemala]], and other regions.
11: ...ts describing their [[genealogy]], [[war]] victories, and other accomplishments.
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