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1. Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
   2: ...ending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]...
   4: ...'', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars particularly in the Islamic East, mea...
   6: ...ently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of...
   8: ...ting or story-telling. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
   11: ... Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries).
2. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
   7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
   9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
   11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
   14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
   15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively.
3. Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
   2: ...056]]) ruled as [[Byzantine emperor|Byzantine Empress]] from [[January 11]], [[1055]] to [[August 31]]...
   4: ...ere character, she refused the hand of the heir-presumptive, [[Romanus III|Romanus]], who was married ...
   6: ... V]] also led to Theodora's installment as co-empress with her sister. After two months of active part...
   8: ...flicts for the throne between various noble families that lasted from [[1056]] till [[1081]].
4. Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
   4: ...d attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arms against their unpopular king...
   6: ...alk?g]], and Margaret was now the omnipotent mistress of three kingdoms.
   10: ...eptember 1398, in exchange for commercial privileges.
   12: ...d customs and be administered by its own dignitaries, as tending in her opinion to prevent the complet...
   16: ...ined; the licence of the nobility was sternly repressed; the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway were treate...
5. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   2: ... [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[Louis XVI]] and mother o...
   4: ... baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
   6: ...erdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
   7: ...nsidered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
   9: ...r in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to the Empress's amusement.)
6. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
   3: ...he [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. She was a [[First-wave f...
   5: ...Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. President [[Harry S. Truman]] called her the ''First L...
   9: ...s hand to her husband to be. Their marriage was blessed with six childeren, of which five survived inf...
   11: ...scended from the Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
   13: ...s an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President.
7. Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
   3: ...rse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth anniversary.
   7: ...[[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence...
   9: ...amily in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
   11: ...gaged the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her ...
   13: ... of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sisters.
8. Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
   2: ...cy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[China|Chinese]] [[Taoists]] as an [[immortality|Immortal]]. T...
   4: ...''Kwan-se-um'''. In [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], she is called '''Quan ­''' or '''Quan Th&#78...
   6: ...s a woman, whereas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
   12: ...utiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
   16: ...t and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to see everywhere at once and reach out to the ne...
9. Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
   1: ...my Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
   3: ...was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived.
   5: ...'' ([[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of A...
   7: ...ini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
   9: ... It is considered to be among her best performances.
10. Apple (20408 bytes)
    7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
    16: ...e fruits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domestica'' or hybrids of it.
    18: ...Two-red-apples.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Two red apples]]
    23: ...arch with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
    25: ...le for growing in climates unsuitable for ''M. domestica'', mainly for increased cold tolerance.
11. Relic (11473 bytes)
    1: ...sonal item of a [[saint]]. A [[shrine]] that houses a relic is called a [[reliquary]].
    7: ...d chooses to do miracles through the sleeping bodies of His holy servants, or both. Also cited is the...
    9: ...made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages.
    11: ...several others, claims to possess the relic of [[Jesus]]' [[circumcision]] - the [[Holy Prepuce]].
    14: In his introduction to [[Gregory of Tours]] Ernest Brehaut analyzed the Romano-Christian concepts t...
12. History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
    3: ... about [[1300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for...
    9: events in Egyptian history is still a subject of research.
    10: The conservative dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date f...
    13: ...ypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
    14: ...gdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties)
13. Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
    3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
    4: | order=Third President
    8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
    13: | place of death=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
14. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
    15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
    17: | '''Successor:''' || [[Andrew Johnson]]
    28: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
    31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
15. 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.
16. Portugal (61755 bytes)
    1: ...cean|Atlantic]], such as the [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] ...
    5: ...omic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]] stretched across the world. After the r...
    7: ...cial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
    13: ''Main articles: '''[[Lusitanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitani...
    15: ...9, "A Lusit⮩a" paragraph 1}} The [[Conii]] were established in southern Portugal for a long time. Th...
17. Aswan Dam (6375 bytes)
    1: ...ight|thumb|220px|Aerial view of Lake Nasser, courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    5: ...wiped out, while in a low-water year there was widespread drought and famine.
    10: ...e and the height of the dam was raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and 1929–1933.
    13: ...vy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk [[Hydroproject Institute]...
    15: ...cations (see [[Abu Simbel]]) or granted to countries that helped with the works (such as the [[Princip...
18. Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
    2: ... all of the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Chinese art]] (especially the [[porcelain]] industry) reaching unpr...
    6: ...d the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in [[1368]], establishing his capital at [[Nanjing]] and adopting...
    8: ...Xiaoping]] are the two other peasant revolutionaries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.
    10: ...eans "Vast Military" and reflects the increased prestige of the military.
    12: ...dependent peasant landholders predominated in Chinese agriculture.
19. Flower (10503 bytes)
    3: ... the primary means by which individuals of a species are dispersed across the landscape. After fertili...
    6: ...horls (starting from the base of the flower or lowest node and working upwards) are as follows:
    8: ... these are green, but are petal-like in some species.
    9: ... and colored to attract insects that help the process of pollination.
    11: ... pollen grains adhering to the stigma, to the ovules, carrying the reproductive material.
20. Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
    3: ... the principles of [[mass production]] to the process of [[invention]].
    5: ...[[patent]]s worldwide, including the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Germany]...
    7: ...il Edison died. The [[Edison and Ford Winter Estates]] are now open to the public.
    10: ...gland when the colonies revolted. That got him arrested and nearly hanged. He and his family fled to N...
    14: ... child, [[Thomas Alva Edison]]. The economic success in Milan was soon over, though, and seven-year-o...

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