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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]]) - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[S...
5: ...arance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar port...
9: ...tained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown wa... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ..., however, were in many cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Ma...
13: ...se assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his ...
15: ...ives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ...iage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second s... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...phy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand...
2: ...corative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...xamples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
7: {{Main|Chinese painting}}
8: ...Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract art. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
6: ... [[Fabriano]], Italy, opened in [[1276]], and Arches, France, opened in [[1492]].
10: ...wet [[plaster]]. One well-known example of buon fresco is the [[Sistine Chapel]], begun in [[1508]] an...
12: ...d full-scale cartoons as precursors for tapestry designs.
27: ==Techniques==
29: ...ied with other implements in experimental approaches or mixed with other materials (usually [[acrylic]... - March (3907 bytes)
4: ...Aquarius]] and ends in the constellation of [[Pisces]].
8: ...]. [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same ye...
10: ...led Anthesterion. In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''[[Yayoi]]'' (&...
11: ...axons also called March Rhed-monat (for their goddess [[Rhedam]]); ancient [[Britons]] called it hyld-...
12: *Names for march in some other modern languages, etymologically equivalent : - Raphael (3466 bytes)
2: ...note below about earlier confusion about these dates). He was also called '''Raffaello Sanzio, Raffae...
4: ...lorence, Italy|Florence]] he soon adopted the styles of [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] and [[Michelang...
8: ...ristian [[theology|theologian]]s grouped under [[Jesus]].
10: ...s a sort of supervisor for Roman [[archaeology]] research.
12: ...ration, was carried before him in the funeral procession. The unrelenting hand of death (says his biog... - 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... - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
1: ...ost importantly [[Lutheranism]], [[Reformed churches]], and [[Anabaptist]]s. It also led to the [[Coun...
5: ...lonian Captivity of the Church"), [[Avignon]], [[Western Schism|Great Schism]]
10: ...hilipp Melanchthon]], [[Indulgences]], ''[[95 Theses]]'', [[Nicolaus Von Amsdorf]]
20: ...tion with economic, political and demographic forces that contributed to a growing disaffection with t...
22: ...un in the thirteenth century was carried to a successful conclusion. - Nubia (8928 bytes)
1: ...le]] and in northern [[Sudan]], but in ancient times it was an independent kingdom.
5: ...the 8th and 9th centuries AD. It is considered ancestral to modern day Nobiin.
9: ...als of other nations. The first noticeable cultures in Nubia were those found throughout the region, ...
11: ...-Group was merely A-Group but far poorer. The causes of this is uncertain, but it was perhaps caused b...
13: ...revival of lost arts. At this time the [[Sahara Desert]] was becoming too arid to support human being... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Madhya Pradesh]] are found the earliest known traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock sh...
8: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]...
11: ...|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where ...
17: ... [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century... - 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 ... - 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}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
31: | '''[[Rise of the Ottoman Empire|Establishment]]'''
43: ... center;" | Part of the [[History of Turkey]] series
45: ... the [[Osmanlı]] dynasty. In diplomatic circles it was often referred to as the ''[[Sublime Porte...
47: ...s were captured by the [[Allies]], Ottoman elites established modern [[Turkey]] during the [[Turkish W...
53: ...Eastern culture|East]] and the [[Western Culture|West]]. - 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. - Argon (6952 bytes)
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20: {{Elementbox_ionizationenergies4 | 1520.6 | 2665.8 | 3931 }} - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Madhya Pradesh]] are found the earliest known traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock sh...
8: ...om [[Central Asia]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]...
11: ...|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where ...
17: ... [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ...kad]], centered in [[Susa]], in what is now southwestern [[Iran]]. The Elamite period is considered to...
8: ..., where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]] (see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)]]).
10: ... fact, the modern provincial name [[Khuzestan|Khuzestān]] is derived from the Old Persian root ''...
13: ...iest date back to the third milennium BCE, the latest to the [[Achaemenid Empire]].
16: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}} - Estevanico the moor (3698 bytes)
2: ...western United States|Southwestern]] [[United States]] expeditionary logs as a slave servant in the Sp...
5: ...Spanish nobleman]] with whom he developed close ties.
8: ... to the region of [[Sinaloa]] in [[New Spain]] (present-day [[Mexico]]), where they were reunited with...
10: ...lled at the [[Zuni]] village of [[Hawikuh]] (in present-day [[New Mexico]]); the tribe regarded him wi...
13: ...various associates, and the lack of references to Estevanico in later accounts is proof enough of the ...
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