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- Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: ...ited States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
8: ...-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
21: ...h]] founds [[Roanoke Colony]], the first English settlement in the New World, in the [[Virginia]] terr...
29: ...">[[Timeline of United States history (1600-1699)|1600-1699]]</td> - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...f United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
5: === [[1600s]] ===
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
8: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Jamestown, Virginia]]
9: *[[1607]]-Settlement of [[Popham Colony]] in [[Maine]]
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...union, and was occasionally conquered by external ethnicities, of which many were eventually assimilat...
7: ...n show early habitation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculativ...
14: ... the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Shang]] and...
18: ...) to some 4,000 years ago, but this date has not yet been corroborated. Some archaeologists connect t...
22: ...]], [[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of ... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
10: ..." His most noted students were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air").
14: ... winning debates led to wealth, the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed.
16: ... sophistry, interchangeably, was destroying the piety and moral fiber of the city.
20: ...on for them being more appropriate in running society.
22: ...herefore, some B are C." This syllogism fails if set A is empty. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ... third voyage). However, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: le...
21: ...ni Pellegrino, and Giacomo, and a sister, Bianchinetta.
29: ...portunity to sail into the Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off th...
31: ...maker in Lisbon. At times, the brothers worked together as [[draftsmen]] and book collectors. - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: '''Steel''' is a [[metal]] [[alloy]] whose major component is [[iron]], ...
5: ... (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
8: ... Both temperatures could be reached with ancient methods that have been in use for at least 6000 years...
10: ...pg|thumb|left|250px|This heap of [[iron ore]] pellets will be used in steel production.]]
11: ...cementite-ferrite mixture. Cementite is a stochiometric phase with the chemical formula of Fe<sub>3</s... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: ...ean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
51: *[[Peter Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Peter]], (born 1949), English author, novelist
52: *[[Milton Acorn|Acorn, Milton]], (1923-1986), poet
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
57: *[[Oscar Zeta Acosta|Acosta, Oscar Zeta]] (1935-1974) - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: ..._(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</sm...
7: ..., '''Gloriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor...
9: ...1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...ouncil|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
13: ...r of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen". - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
16: ...essive for the violence portrayed, and was interpreted as a wish of psycological revenge for the viole...
20: ...ived to adulthood — following her mother's return to [[Rome]] in [[1621]] and later move to [[Na...
26: ...ntings, that the appearance of the curvy and energetic heroines is similar to her portraits and selfpo...
30: ...and with her husband. These problems lead to her return to [[Rome]] in [[1621]].
38: ... the artistic novelties of the period and enough determination to live as a protagonist during this wo... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ... and the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theol...
6: ...ugh not all, historians accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if they accept not...
8: ...raditions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
13: ...:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...ew 2|Matt. 2]]). Mary apparently remained in Nazareth for thirty uneventful years. During these years ... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...pean history]]. It marks the transitional period between the end of the [[Middle Ages]] and the start ...
5: ...anslation, used by French historian [[Jules Michelet]], and expanded upon by [[Switzerland|Swiss]] his...
10: ...Renaissance]]'', the ''[[English Renaissance]]'', etc. This terminology is particularly useful because...
19: ...orence]]. One early Renaissance figure is the [[poet]] [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] ([[1265]]–[[132...
21: ...age through ancient manuscripts and the humanist method of learning. These new ideas from the past (ca... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
3: ...ral philosopher]]. Not only were there major theoretical and experimental developments, but even more ...
9: ...cientific revolution took place around the year [[1600]]. That is, at that time there were very large an...
15: *[[Ptolemy]]'s calculations of planetary motion. (This and Galen's anatomy, though larg...
19: '''About [[1600]]'''
22: *The Earth as a magnet - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...ck to Prehistoric times. Most [[Stone Age]] statuettes were made of ivory or soft stone, however some...
6: ...abaster. Copper, gold, silver, shells, and a variety of precious stones were used for high quality sc...
8: ...masterpieces have also been found at the Royal Cemetery at [[Ur]] (2650 BC). Among them are a wooden ...
13: ...esopotamia]]), and was donated to the [[New York Metropolitan Museum of Art]] by [[John D. Rockefeller...
16: ...e|Palette]] of King Narmer, from 3100 BC. The palette, which was used for mixing eye make-up, was car... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ...h dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasty]], roughly between [[1986 BC]] and [[1633 BC]].
5: .... Some authorities point to cultural differences between the Eleventh and [[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|T...
10: ... Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Iljtawy with haste to prevent a takeover ...
12: [[Senusret I]] ([[1917 BC]] - [[1872 BC]]) continued the pol...
14: Senusret's successor [[Amenemhat II]] ([[1875 BC]] - [[184... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...es. During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world,...
12: ...stitution establishes the requirements one must meet in order to become President. The president must ...
14: ... remove or amend this requirement, but none have yet been successful.
16: ...orge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008.
21: ...ary. Since 1933, with the ratification of [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Amen... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
6: ...e mantle at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
8: ... [[silicate minerals]], which account for over ninety percent of all igneous rocks.
10: ...ely thin but widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
15: ...ges can be obtained from various forms of [[radiometric dating]] and thus can be compared to adjacent ...
20: ...rence, texture, chemical composition, and the geometry of the igneous body. - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...ecent excavations reveal a cattle-[[herding]] society of peoples living in the region as early as [[60...
14: ... works) was one of the main agricultural breadbaskets of the ancient world. There is evidence of ancie...
16: ... with devising the world's earliest known [[alphabet]], [[decimal system]] [http://www.math.buffalo.ed...
25: * [[2900 BC|2900 BCE]] - [[Senet]], world's oldest confirmed [[board game]]
34: ...icago.org/exhibit/ships/], [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/navy.htm]) - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...ion]] by either natural or artificial means, has retained its physical form. This can be achieved by e...
11: ==Etymology==
12: ...ient Greek historians record that the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, th...
16: ... placed at his/her final resting place through a set of [[Egyptian burial rituals and protocol|rituals...
31: ...aced into tombs. The incision was covered with a metal plate bearing the [[Eye of Horus]] (wedjat) whi... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
3: ...material coincided with other changes in past societies often including differing agricultural practic...
5: ...] for classifying [[prehistory|pre-historic]] societies and its meaning varies depending on the countr...
7: ...reatly to its adoption as the most commonly used metal. The arrival of iron use in various areas is li...
10: ... reproducible by the metallurgy of the time. By [[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly i...
15: ...ving out the stone tool using hunter-gatherer societies they encountered as they expanded to farm wide... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...Graecia|Great Greece]]), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now [[Albania]]...
4: ...an Greece|Mycenaean]] civilizations (from about [[1600 BC]] to about [[1100 BC]]), while others argue th...
14: [[Image:vcycladic.jpg|thumb|left|Marble statuette from the Cycladic islands, 3000 BC]]
15: ...he [[Dorian invasion]]. The period from [[1600 BC|1600 BC]] to about [[1100 BC|1100 BC]] is described in...
20: ...eeks adapted the [[Phoenicia|Phoenician]] [[alphabet]] to Greek and from about [[800 BC|800 BC]] a wri... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ...amplain]] in the northwest. It borders [[Massachusetts]] to the south, [[New Hampshire]] to the east, ...
38: ...ted by the surrounding [[13 colonies|colonies]]. Settlers who held land titles granted by the [[Provin...
48: ...rest in meadow, uplands, lakes, ponds and swampy wetlands.
50: ...areas of the state. Annual [[snow]]fall averages between 60 to 100 inches depending on elevation, givi...
57: ...95 feet. The state's average elevation is 1,000 feet.]] - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
39: ...n by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland.
41: ...h Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stra...
43: ... English Crown [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large...
45: ...es were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.
57: ...er [[Charles Cornwallis]] at the [[Battle of Princeton]].
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