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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated perman...
5: ...wever, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decade...
9: ...[[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas b...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Native America...
27: ...[[1474]], Columbus joined a ship of the [[Spinola Financiers]], who were Genoese patrons of his father... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
14: ...Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
35: ...nnish theologian & scholar and creator of written Finnish language
36: *[[Johannes Agricola|Agricola, Johannes]], (1494-1566), Protestant reformer
50: ...ilio]], (1869-1964), [[Philippines]] independence fighter - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but compl...
6: ...d]], and Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...as considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
15: ...eing going on intermittently since [[1494]] would finally end. [[Louis XV]]'s heir was his grandson, L...
22: ...ing, Marie-Antoinette was presented with the magnificent jewels which traditionally belonged to a Fren... - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...e year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to dis...
12: ...ssils was not overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] a...
14: Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote the first systematic treatise about [[mining]] and [[sme...
16: ...ogic map|geological maps]]; Guettard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin...
18: ...ist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of order... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
3: ...of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships that could leave the relatively passive ...
7: ... [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
9: The first of these travelers was [[Giovanni de Plano Car...
11: ... East was always be too long and difficult for profitable trade and it was also controlled by Islamic ...
15: ...cient Greek geography]] was rediscovered, for the first time giving European sailors some idea of the ... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
17: | '''[[Official language]]'''
65: ...wak]] or [[Taino]] people from South America, who first settled there around the year [[1000]] - [[400...
67: ...enables seized the island in [[1655]]. During its first 200 years of British rule, Jamaica became the ...
80: ...gh her representative, the Governor-General) is a figurehead, and what little real power she has is re...
86: ... of Jamaica is [[P. J. Patterson]] who has held office since the 1992 resignation of [[Michael Manley]... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
120: *[[Jasmine Becket-Griffith]]
218: *[[Charles Ephraim Burchfield]] ([[1893]]-[[1967]])
381: *[[Beverly K. Effinger]] ([[1955]]-)
394: *[[Mikhail Evstafiev]] ([[1963]]-)
412: *[[Stanislaw Fijalkowski]] ([[1922]]-) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World...
9: *[[1497]]-[[John Cabot]] is the first European since the [[Viking]]s to reach the No...
13: ...alboa]] crosses isthmus of [[Panama]], sees [[Pacific Ocean]]
21: ...[[Walter Raleigh]] founds [[Roanoke Colony]], the first English settlement in the New World, in the [[... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ...na]], and is usually considered to be the central figure of the [[Dutch School (music)|Netherlands]] s...
6: ...r the Duke's brother instead. From [[1486]] to [[1494]] (except the year [[1487]]-[[1488]], which he ma...
8: ...rote a setting of the [[Miserere]], Psalm 50, for five voices, widely acknowledged to be one of his ma...
10: ...izens fled as well). His position at Ferrara was filled by [[Jacob Obrecht]] in [[1505]], who died of...
16: ...r most of the contemporary trends, innovated significantly, and was also able to express intense emoti... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ...a [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
3: ...omedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key figure in [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial ...
6: ...[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
7: [[Image:Firenze.PalVecchio.Machiavelli.JPG|thumb|200px|Bust ...
10: ... his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Prince''. - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...dom of Italy. Florence was long ruled ([[1434]]-[[1494]], [[1512]]-[[1527]] and [[1530]]-[[1737]]) by th...
3: ...naissance]]. Florence is famous for its wealth of fine [[art]] and [[architecture]].
5: ...nceSymbol-giglio.png|thumb|right|127px|"Giglio di Firenze" - symbol of the city]]
7: ...ght|thumb|300px|An Overview of Florence (Italian: Firenze)]]
23: ...[[Cosimo de%27 Medici|Cosimo de' Medici]] was the first Medici family member to essentially control th... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
89: *[[Isaac ben Moses Arama]], (1420-1494){{fn|R}}
267: *[[Claude Buffier]], (1661-1737){{fn|R}}
348: *[[Andrea Christofidou]]
387: *[[Lady Anne Finch Conway]], (1631-1679){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}} - Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
11: ...nd first wrote about their medicinal effects in [[1494]].
32: ...in rates at 16,000,000 Scoville units.[http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/assam_chile2.asp]
37: The fruit is eaten cooked or raw for its fiery hot flavor which is concentrated along the top...
49: ...n [[vitamin C]] and are believed to have many beneficial effects on health. The pain caused by capsaic...
54: ...ing to note that the chemical used to give an artificial grape flavoring to food items such as grape s... - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
2: ...y of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unification'''.
6: ...erranean to the Atlantic. Since Italy was not unified politically, most of the small and weak Italian...
10: In 1494 [[Charles VIII]] of [[France]] invaded Italy unop...
31: ==The Italian unification (1796-1861)==
33: ''Main article: '''[[Italian unification]]''''' - Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
8: ...r. He was granted a patent in 1901. He built the first steam powered log hauler at the Waterville Iro...
12: ... were already in use towing artillery over the difficult terrain of the Western Front.
14: ...nd put it in front. This would have been a more efficient method to transport heavy rocks great distan...
18: ...zkum מזקו"ם ''(or זחלים for short), which en...
28: [[Image:Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle.jpg|thumb| [[Warrior (vehicle)|Warr... - Lichen (7988 bytes)
8: ...orms the majority of the lichen's bulk, though in filamentous and gelatinous lichens this may not alwa...
10: ...ichens]], is present this can [[nitrogen fixation|fix nitrogen]], complementing the activities of the ...
14: ...soil, trees, rocks, and walls. They are often the first to settle in places lacking soil, constituting...
16: ...ssue)|thallus]] reveals four layers of interlaced filaments (fungus). The upper layer is formed by den...
22: ... small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal filaments that form in cavities called soralia, whic...
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