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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]]) - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
3: ... de' [[Medici family|Medici]]''' ([[April 13]], [[1519]] – [[January 5]], [[1589]]), born in Italy...
5: ...ourteen when she was married (1533), at [[Marseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother wa...
7: ...ggle against [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], was only too glad of the opportunity to str...
9: When her maternal aunt the Duchess of Albany died, Catherine inherited the [[County...
11: ...ver, soon grew weary of the domination of the Guises, and entered upon a course of secret opposition. ... - Painting (4567 bytes)
1: ...erhaps the best-known artistic painting in the [[Western world]].]]
2: ...tes that humans have been painting for about 6 times as long as they have been using written language....
4: ...rocess of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface.
8: ...ros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth. There are examples of [[cave painting]] all over the world.
12: == Painting techniques == - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...topher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], [[Juan Ponce de Le,...
3: ...e a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the rel...
7: ...ns in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Carpini]] who ...
11: ...[[Ottoman Empire]] further limited the possibilities for Europeans. - Texas (39610 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
25: ...]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] <small>(part of west Texas)</small> |
30: HighestElev = [[Guadalupe Peak]], 2,667 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: '''Texas''' joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|stat... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
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]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
14: ...of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Ana...
22: ...U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...liner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
13: ...co N?de Balboa]] crosses isthmus of [[Panama]], sees [[Pacific Ocean]]
15: *[[1519]]-[[HernᮠCort鳝] defeats [[Tlaxcala]], a small...
16: *1520s-Spanish begin conquest of [[Maya civilization]] - 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... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
10: ...xander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Prince''.
12: ...erature. He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in ...
15: ...me view point. Notwithstanding the mitigating themes in ''The Prince'', it was viewed in a negative li...
17: ...also adopted by some of Machiavelli's contemporaries, often used in the introductions of political tra... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...most important [[discovery (observation)|discoveries]] ever, and is the fundamental starting point of ...
8: ...n and the other sister, Katharina, married a businessman and city councillor, Barthel Gertner.
10: ...rara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
12: ...a, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''.
14: ...serve a lunar [[eclipse]] and where he gave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing ... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
26: *[[Harry Bates (sculptor)|Harry Bates]] (1850 - 1899)
41: *[[Georges Braque]] (1882 - 1963)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
58: *[[Danese Cattaneo]] - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the...
5: ...de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diog...
7: ..., Magellan continued his education, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some specu...
9: ... conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: Magellan next journeyed to the [[East Indies]] in [[1506]], taking part in expeditions to the ... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cortes-Hernando-LOC.jpg|thumb|250px|Hernán Cortés]]
7: ...in Italy, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New World]].
10: ...ds|Canaries]] (eliminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would prove devastating in the New World.
12: ... and set sail on the morning of [[January 18]], [[1519]], just as Velázquez arrived at the dock in pers...
15: ...://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/international/pages/SECOLAS/CAFryer.htm] - 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}} - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...6th century|16th]] centuries. They called themselves '''Mexicas''', which was reflected in the name of...
7: ...orary [[Nahuatl]]-speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. More particularly, the term refers to th...
9: ...tino'', or ''Mediterranean'': a broad term that does not refer to a specific culture.
11: ...they should be known as Mexica. The [[conquistadores]] knew them as "Mexica".
13: [[Image:MexicanSculptureRememberingTheSignForTenochtitlanFoundation.JPG|thumb|right|300px... - Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
3: ... on top of the ruins and, over the ensuing centuries, most of Lake Texcoco has gradually been drained....
5: ...e Aztecs, a tribe of people who came in from the west, that the area acquired its importance.
7: ...cs migrated following an ancient legend that prophesied that they would find the site for their new ci...
9: ...routes were developed that brought goods from places as far as the [[Gulf of Mexico]], the [[Pacific O...
11: ... with bridges. The city was interlaced with a series of canals, so that all sections of the city could... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...urch to return to the teachings of the [[Bible]] resulted in the formation of new traditions within Ch...
14: ...the [[German language]] and added several principles to the art of [[translation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s...
17: ...px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at [[Eise...
21: ...degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that univer...
26: ...it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness. - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...e late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ... often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from the medieval empire. By the same reasoni...
7: ...ons. The [[History of Germany since 1945]] continues this page.
10: ...rmanic tribes]], [[Confederations of Germanic Tribes]], [[Germania]], [[Germania Inferior]], [[Germani...
12: ...s Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Rom... - Europium (8579 bytes)
18: | [[Chemical series]]
24: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
30: ...gn="center" bgcolor="#ffbfff" | '''Atomic properties'''
56: ...="center" bgcolor="#ffbfff" | '''Physical properties'''
62: | 1099 [[Kelvin|K]] (1519 [[Fahrenheit|?F]])
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