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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
31: ... for maritime activity with ships sailing for [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Iceland]], [[Madeira]], [[Az...
71: ... a fleet of 100 caravels had been lost. (Astoundingly, both the Niña and the Pinta were spared.)
74: ...of the coveted Indian spices, such as the exceedingly expensive black pepper, ginger or cloves. In his...
77: ...1493]], with 17 ships carrying supplies and about 1200 men to assist in the subjugation of the Taíno an...
112: ...one reason for his explorations, he grew increasingly religious in his later years. He claimed to hear... - Steel (28384 bytes)
36: ...that warfare and mass migrations beginning around 1200 BC disrupted the regional tin trade, forcing a sw...
54: ...s system, high-purity wrought iron, charcoal, and glass were mixed in crucibles and heated until the i...
60: ...resulted was also beyond the capabilities of a single man. To this end, [[waterwheel]]s were employed...
66: ...Spanish ones has been credited as one factor in England's [[1588]] defeat of the [[Spanish Armada]].
68: ...inent. One difference he observed was that the English ore contained some calcareous material, and so... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
44: *[[Douglas Adams|Adams, Douglas]], (1952-2001), British author of [[Hitchhiker'...
87: ...[Joseph Addison|Addison, Joseph]], (1672-1719), English poet - Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
5: ...the poet [[Ambrose the poet|Ambrose]] as "exceedingly fair and lovely". A marriage was arranged for he...
7: ... when Saladin received these gifts he was exceedingly delighted and gave thanks to those who brought t...
11: ...ccession would be adjudicated by the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. The selection ...
19: ...King of France. It was his uncle [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lion-Hearted]], a close ally and f...
23: ...) and [[Melisende of Lusignan|Melisende]] (born [[1200]]), and one son, Amalric ([[1201]]–1205). K... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
25: ...ince Nassau, had 32 larger and 200 smaller ships, 1200 guns, and 14,000 men; the Swedes, commanded by Gu... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
17: ...:''' Different levels of DNA condensation. (1) Single DNA strand. (2) Chromatin strand (<font color="#...
90: <td>~1200</td> - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
1: ...es and monumental Church mosaics were the crowing glory. One of the most famous of the surviving mosai...
5: ...and these are looked at individually, such as [[Anglo-Saxon art]] or [[Viking art]]. Medieval art was ...
17: ... Germanic traditions through contact with the [[Anglo-Saxon]]s creating what is called the [[Hiberno-S...
25: ...ed manuscripts, textiles, ceramics, metalwork and glass. There was an early formative stage from 600-9...
29: ...ic]] in England (1332), [[Decorated Gothic]] in England (1285), and [[Flamboyant Gothic]] in France (1... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ...[[stoneware]]". Fine earthenware with a white tin glaze is known as [[faience]].
4: ...plex extremely high-fired [[ceramics]], where the glaze and body fuse completely, are generally referr...
30: ...to the surface to produce texture. Shredded fiberglass can be used as an additive to improve tensile ...
38: ... a higher silica content, sometimes approaching a glaze recipe. This is particularly useful if the ba...
40: === Glazing and firing techniques === - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
25: ...ean]] civilization covers the time period of 3000-1200 BC, during the [[Bronze Age]], in the area of the...
27: ... player and a harpist were found together in a single grave on [[Keros]], dating from 2700 - 2750 BC. - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ...lk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.
15: ...) before the cocoons are gathered and thus the single thread which makes up the cocoon has been cut in...
33: [[James I of England]] introduced silk growing to the American colo...
40: http://www.islamonline.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=61261
57: ... according to the Hou Hanshu.'' Draft annotated English translation.[http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
7: Even within a single work, often archeologists will offer several pos...
107: :In the kinglist summaries from the third century BC historian ...
241: *Amenmesse (Menmire) 1203-1200
242: *Seti II (Userkheperure-setepenre) 1200-1194 - Finland (29511 bytes)
53: ...0–500 BC) and [[Iron Age]] (500 BC–AD 1200) were characterized by extensive contacts with [[...
71: ...n got even more influence; other people worked single-mindedly to oppose the communists.
125: ...n [[2002]] but slowed down in [[2003]] because of global depression.
129: == Globalisation ==
130: ...rriers, Finland eventually became one of the most globalised nations in the world. - Israel (51605 bytes)
60: ...ism, Christianity, and [[Islam]]. Starting around 1200 BCE, a series of [[History of ancient Israel and ...
87: ..., the armies of six Arab nations attacked the fledgling state.
125: ...d the ongoing efforts of Israeli, Palestinian and global peacemakers.
152: ...tem best classified as "mixed": it has a strong Anglo-American influence, but in some parts has borrow...
190: ...e in ''Haredi'' society, with a small group of single Haredi annually joining in to serve in various f... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...ecent years the [[definite article]] has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest cou...
60: ...t in feudal Sudan. Important kingdoms in the next 1200 years include [[Makuria]] and the [[Kingdom of Se...
62: ...st state survived until being overwhelmed by an Anglo-Egyptian force under [[Horatio Kitchener|Lord Ki...
85: In December 1999, a power struggle climaxed between President al-Bashir and then-sp...
92: ...torial dispute with Egypt over the [[Hala'ib Triangle]]. Since [[2003]], the foreign relations of Sud... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
13: ...tes que esclavos vivir''<br>([[English language|English]]: "To die instead as slaves to live") |
59: ...tural]] techniques before it disappeared around [[1200]] A.D., probably because of extended [[drought]]....
65: ... was proclaimed in [[1809]], but 16 years of struggle followed before the establishment of the republi...
81: ...hree other military governments in 14 months struggled with Bolivia's growing problems. Unrest forced ...
85: ... The reforms and economic restructuring were strongly opposed by certain segments of society, which in... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
10: ...[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly in the [[Middle East]] but did not supplant the ...
13: ...ory of iron and steelmaking]]), dating to circa [[1200 BC]].
17: ...s system, high-purity wrought iron, charcoal, and glass were mixed in crucibles and heated until the i... - Writing system (16928 bytes)
17: ...e called [[Linear writing|linear]], but there are glyphs in [[Non-linear writing|non-linear writing sy...
23: ...script]] may have evolved independently, around [[1200 BC]].
41: A '''logogram''' is a single written character which represents a complete gr...
43: As each character represents a single word (or, more precisely, a [[morpheme]]), many ...
49: ...other east Asian languages. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and the Mayan writing system are also logog... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
25: ...s ([[Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point|Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points]]) fo...
42: | End of [[ice age|recent glaciation]] and rise of modern [[civilization]]
63: ... [[Cetacea|whales]] diversify. First grasses. Reglaciation of [[Antarctica]]; start of current ice a...
126: ...[[trilobite]]s and [[nautiloid]]s in decline. [[Glaciation]] in East [[Gondwana]].
137: ...pear, first trees ([[Archaeopteris]]). First (wingless) insects. In the sea [[Strophomenida|strophom... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
9: ...is used in this sense to refer to the potential [[global civilization]].
44: ...and malachite beads. Around [[1500 BC|1500]] to [[1200 BC]] Jericho and other cities of [[Canaan]] had b...
46: ...of [[Ur]], [[Eridu]] was the southernmost of a conglomeration of early [[temple]]-cities, in [[Sumer]]...
52: ...tools|stone]] and bone [[tool]]s, [[bead]]s, [[bangle]]s, [[pendant]]s and occasionally [[animal sacri...
54: ...ent [[Indus Valley]] artifacts include beautiful, glazed stone [[fa葉ce]] beads. The [[Indus Valley C... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...– [[April 9]], [[1626]]) was an [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], [[spy]], [[f...
8: ...Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His mother, [[Ann Cooke Bacon]]...
16: ...they went abroad with Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of go...
18: ...in February 1579 necessitated Bacon's return to England, and seriously influenced his fortunes. Sir Ni...
25: ...d Earl of Essex]] (1567-1601), [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth]]'s favourite. By 1591 he was ...
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