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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...led "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...3 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the co...
13: ...lorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Vespucci]] in January of 1501. Since the Europeans th...
15: ...and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - neigh...
17: ...ntown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowada... - 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]]) - List of maritime explorers (2541 bytes)
3: ...d lasted for a little more than three full centuries.
15: *[[Gil Eanes]]
16: *[[João Gonçalves Zarco]]
18: *[[Bartolomeu Perestrelo]]
19: *[[Diogo Silves]] - 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-... - 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. - 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... - List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
7: **[[Cesare Borgia]]
9: **[[Isabella d'Este]]
11: **[[Francesco Foscari]]
15: **[[Francesco Sforza]]
23: **[[Catherine Jagellonica of Poland]] (duchess of [[Finland]], queen of [[Sweden]]) - 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]]
16: *1520s-Spanish begin conquest of [[Maya civilization]]
17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire - Spice (1517 bytes)
2: ... from other plant products used for similar purposes, such as [[herb]]s (which are green, leafy parts ...
4: [[Image:Spices_01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Spices at an outdoor market, Thailand. Image provided by...
8: ...speaker compares his beloved to many forms of spices.
10: ...s quick to describe to investors the many new spices available there.
13: *[[List of herbs and spices]] - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...x|The tsunami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...consisting of a series of [[Ocean surface wave|waves]] generated when water in a lake or the sea is ra...
4: ...ry long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed...
6: ...owever, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage i...
8: ==Causes== - Tuscany (4785 bytes)
1: ... to the north, and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautifu...
3: == Points of interest ==
4: ...ly|Florence]] and in situ in even quite small cities.
6: ...lcino]]) and has 120 protected regions ([[nature reserve]]s).
8: ...ince of Grosseto|Grosseto province]]), [[Crete Senesi]], and [[Siena, Italy|Siena]]. Though it is famo... - 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 ... - Henry the Navigator (6878 bytes)
3: ...[[Africa]] in general, and with the legend of [[Prester John]].
5: ...ted to Christianity. For the purposes of his interest in exploration, however, the appointment proved ...
7: ...nry also arranged for the colonization of the Azores during Pedro's regency (1439–1448).
9: ...]] of the Arabs, made the complicated return voyages, headed upwind, possible; without it, the brother...
11: ...ands]] in 1420, and at Henry's instigation Portuguese settlers colonized the islands. - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...int on earth—the [[Mariana Trench]]—lies some 10,911 m (35,797 ft) below sea level.
5: ...5,000 islands (more than the total number in the rest of the world's oceans combined), the majority of...
7: ...ins the Pacific and the [[Indian ocean]]s on the west, and the [[Straits of Magellan]] links the Pacif...
9: ...e]]s. [[Tsunami]]s, caused by underwater earthquakes, have devastated many islands and wiped out whole...
15: ...es lie adjacent to the outer margins of the wide western Pacific continental shelf. - 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... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...into the territory of the modern-day [[United States]], was the first European to discover the [[Missi...
3: ...42 on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] at present-day [[Lake Village, Arkansas]].
5: ...ere defeated. With discovery of new lands to the west (which seemed at the time to be [[East Asia]]), ...
7: ...for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
9: ...n Ponce de León]], who discovered [[Florida]], [[Vasco Núñez de Balboa]], who discovered the [[Pacific...
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