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- 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-... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...sence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
5: ..., and its companion, [[The Book of the Three Virtues]]. She also wrote about the victory of [[Joan of ...
9: ...istine married ɴienne du Castel, who became Charles's notary and secretary. After the king's death in...
11: ...ortant works, chiefly in prose, besides minor pieces.
13: ... (1405), valuable as a first-hand picture of Charles V and his court. - 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]]) - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ...t, and a coast on the [[Ionian Sea]] in the southwest. The country is an emerging [[democracy]] and is...
15: ...n of the Albanians is Albanian national consciousness)</small>
21: ...<br><br> - Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]:
24: | '''[[List of Presidents of Albania|Head of State]]'''
25: | [[Alfred Moisiu|Alfred Moisiu]], <small>''President''</small> - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. He is also known for designing many inventions that anticipated modern tec...
7: ... most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[M...
9: ...r to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of...
11: ...ted [[drawing]] and [[painting]]. His early sketches were of such quality that his father soon showed ...
12: ...rea's pupils was Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of person never sufficiently admired and... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed at the head of his ''Vita'' of Botticelli.
5: ...n the other side "the head of the saint being expressive of profound thought and quick subtlety" (Vasa...
7: ...[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' (''...
9: ...ec_ita.png|frame|right|Botticelli's ''Venus'' graces the first of the [[Italian euro coins]] (2002)]]
11: ...ons ideal for his production of several masterpieces. - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: ...iglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] – [[February 2]], [[1529]]), one of the m...
10: ...is duties would have included representative offices for the court; for instance, he accompanied his m...
13: ...tellectual competitions which resulted in an interesting, stimulating cultural life that produced a br...
15: ...epicts the court of Urbino. The work contains echoes of both ancient and contemporary poetry, with rec...
17: ...ose of other guests in some letters to other princes, maintaining an activity very near to diplomacy, ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...s More was the eldest son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer who served as a judge in the [[King's ...
7: ...life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing...
9: ...ucation at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...an Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: ...umb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [[Auto-da-fe]]'' ([[1475]]).]]
3: ...a de sangre]]'' ("cleanliness of blood") against descendants of converted Jews or Muslims. It was als...
6: ...dle Ages]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...s still under [[Moorish]] rule. The large cities, especially [[Seville]], [[Valladolid]], capital of C...
10: ...ile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]]. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Lorenzo de' Medici (6381 bytes)
2: ...– [[8 April]], [[1492]]) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the [[Florentine Republic]] durin...
4: ...love of [[Florentine practical jokes|practical jokes]]. Lorenzo had a very active life and was an avid...
10: ...cy was brutally put down (against the express request of Lorenzo), including the lynching of the Archb...
12: ...ack Florence. The King's son, [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso, Duke of Calabria]], promptly invaded.
14: ...es, and enabled him to secure constitutional changes that enhanced his power. - Medieval medicine (14745 bytes)
1: ... factors such as destiny, sin, and astral influences played as great a part as any physical cause.
5: ===Influences===
7: ...available to him. The boundaries between each profession were loose and movable. Classical medical tex...
9: ...pells had to be separated from the physical remedies, or replaced with Christian prayers or devotions....
11: ...f penance and pilgrimage as a means of curing illness. - Judge (10187 bytes)
3: ...rt]]. The powers, functions, and training of judges vary widely from [[jurisdiction]] to jurisdiction...
5: ...[dog show]] determines which of several [[dog]]s best meets the standards for the [[breed]].
7: ==Judges in the legal system==
9: [[Image:Jamaciajudge.jpg|framed|right|Many judges all over the world continue to wear wigs, a tradi...
10: ...ry hearings, judges wear a black gown. French judges do not wear wigs.]]
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