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1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
   1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
   6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
   12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
   17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
   1: ...l [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
   2: [[Image:Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [ht...
   3: ...icas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
   5: ...t Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
   7: ...tober]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
3. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
   16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
   17: ...[[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
   21: ...d Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
   25: *[[Agnes de Poitou]], (1020-1077), regent of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] [[1056]]-[[1068]]
   27: ...Agnew, Spiro]], (1918-1996), [[Vice President of the United States]]
4. Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
   1: ...e-Antoinette, painted by Wagenschon shortly after her marriage in [[1770]]]]
   2: ...uis XVII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
   4: ...w baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess."
   6: ...rl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
   7: ...re Antoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
5. Geology (12007 bytes)
   1: ...y, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
   3: ... elements such as [[sulfur]], [[chlorine]], and [[helium]].
   5: ...ialised terms such as ''selenology'' (studies of the [[Moon]]), ''areology'' (of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]...
   7: ...it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|theological]] jurisprudence.
   10: ...erred that the land was formed by [[erosion]] of the [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|depos...
6. Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
   1: ...ost famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Ca...
   3: ...ely passive [[Mediterranean]] and sail safely on the open [[Atlantic]].
   6: ...was one of the most accurate world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
   7: ...ched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Prester John]].
   9: ...is journey was written up as ''[[Travels]]'' and the work was read throughout Europe.
7. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
   1: ...e west of [[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
   8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="135px" | [[Image:Jamaica_coat_medium.gif|Jam...
   24: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]
   44: ... [[West Indies Federation]] and [[United Kingdom|the UK]]</font size="-1"><br>[[August 6]], [[1962]]
   52: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
8. List of painters (54090 bytes)
   1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
   10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
   16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
   22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
   27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]])
9. Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
   1: ...mage:Columbus.jpg|thumb|In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue]]
   3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
   7: ...on one of the [[Bahamas]] Islands, "discovering" the [[New World]] (for [[15th century]] [[Europe]])
   8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
   9: ...ng]]s to reach the North American mainland, which he claims for [[England]]
10. Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
    2: ...e central figure of the [[Dutch School (music)|Netherlands]] style.
    6: ...Ercole I of [[Ferrara]] hired him for the chapel there; so Josquin returned to Italy.
    8: ...'s name. While there he also wrote a setting of the [[Miserere]], Psalm 50, for five voices, widely a...
    10: ...tion to them has been discovered by researchers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in 1521.
    14: ...Baroque music|Baroque]] era, with the decline of the polyphonic style.
11. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    1: ...lli.jpg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
    3: ... theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
    6: [[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
    8: ...lawyer of some repute and belonged to an impoverished branch of an influential old Florentine family.
    10: ...]], and these characters fill a large space of ''The Prince''.
12. Florence (11538 bytes)
    1: ...4]], [[1512]]-[[1527]] and [[1530]]-[[1737]]) by the [[Medici]] family.
    3: ...e city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Florence is famous for i...
    5: ...humb|right|127px|"Giglio di Firenze" - symbol of the city]]
    9: ...he bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]]
    17: ... [[Lombard]] and [[Frankish rule]], during which the population may have fallen to as few as 1,000.
13. List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
    1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
    13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
    21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
    25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
    32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}}
14. Chile (capsicum) (7837 bytes)
    1: ... is the fruit of the plant ''[[Capsicum]]'' from the nightshade family (''[[Solanaceae]]'').
    5: ...s]]; they are now grown around the world because they are widely used as [[spice]]s or [[vegetable]]s ...
    9: ...) with the Old World [[Black pepper|peppers]] of the ''[[Piper]]'' genus.
    11: ...nd first wrote about their medicinal effects in [[1494]].
    17: The most common species of chile peppers are:
15. History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
    2: ...history of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unification'''.
    6: ...[Protestant Reformation]], which deeply weakened the catholic church.
    8: ...nd Spanish rivalries would present themselves in the Italian peninsula
    10: ...ith the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the command of [[Gonzalo de C�rdoba]].
    13: In 1798 France declared war on the Kingdom of Naples
16. Caterpillar track (7234 bytes)
    1: ...perhaps 30 [[PSI]] (207 k[[Pascal|Pa]]), whereas the 70 tonne [[M1 Abrams]] has a ground pressure of j...
    6: ...of caterpillar track were reported in use during the [[Crimean War]].
    8: ...ring, [[Benjamin Holt]], paid Lombard $60,000 so they could produce vehicles under his patent.
    10: ...terpillar track in [[1905]]. Holt also purchased their patent.
    12: ...e towing artillery over the difficult terrain of the Western Front.
17. Lichen (7988 bytes)
    2: ...n-tree.jpg|thumb|500 px|right|Yellow and white lichen growing on a tree]]
    3: ...en.jpg|thumb|230 px|right|Crustose and foliose lichens on a wall]]
    4: ...chen_squamulose.jpg|thumb|230 px|right|Foliose lichen on basalt]]
    5: [[image:Lichen_fruiticose.jpg|thumb|230 px|right|''Usnea austra...
    6: [[Image:Lichen02.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Lichen on rock]]

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