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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]])
    14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
  2. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    1: ...g|right|thumb|250px|''[[Book of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199...
    3: ... religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
    6: ===The Roman Beginning===
    7: ...aggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in turn.
    9: ...[Image:Susanna.jpg|left|thumb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
  3. Guyana (12153 bytes)
    1: ...hat is disputed, as is the most southern part of the border with Suriname (upper Corentyne river).
    8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="125px" | [[Image:Guyana_coa.png]]
    41: | From the [[United Kingdom]]
    50: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
    62: ...y]] and were finally ceded the area in [[1814]]. The three became a single British colony known as [[B...
  4. Israel (51605 bytes)
    1: ...f Aqaba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
    12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
    13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic]] |
    18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
    37: ... = &nbsp;- [[Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel|Declaration]] |
  5. United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
    5: ...ve_name = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
    6: common_name = the United Kingdom |
    11: national_anthem = [[God Save the Queen]]<sup>3</sup> |
    12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English...
    17: ...[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |
  6. 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]])
  7. Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
    1: Below is a table of the '''dynasties in Chinese history'''.
    5: ...are the commonly used conventional dates marking the generally agreed point at which power in [[China]...
    7: ...ed over by different groups. At times like these there was no dynasty ruling a unified China.
    9: ...everything changed all at once all over China in the year 1644 would make a nonsense of what actually ...
    11: ...d '''E''' for a table of its '''emperors''' (or other rulers).
  8. Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
    2: ...ic Church]] is taken as a major early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of thought]],...
    5: ...Italy]], as the son of [[Vincenzo Galilei]], a mathematician and musician.
    7: ...nd [[astronomy]] until [[1610]]. During this time he explored science and made many landmark discoveri...
    10: ...primary justifications for his description as "father of science."
    12: ...o Koyr鬠the law was arrived at deductively, and the experiments were merely illustrative thought expe...
  9. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    2: ...esman]], [[spy]], [[freemason]] and [[essayist]]. He was knighted in [[1603]], created '''Baron Verula...
    4: ...d with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
    8: ...ose sister married William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the great minister of Queen Elizabeth.
    10: ..., living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
    12: ...cious intellect, and was accustomed to call him "the young Lord Keeper."
  10. Dentistry (9670 bytes)
    1: :''This article is about the dental profession. For tooth care, see [[oral hy...
    3: ...Apollonia]], martyred in Alexandria by having all her teeth violently extracted, not, one would have t...
    7: ...(Bachelor of Dental Surgery) or B.D.Sc degree (Bachelor of Dental Science).
    9: ...meet their requirements as the governing body of the profession, before being allowed to practice.
    11: ...D.S. and D.M.D. require equivalent education and the professional practice is identical.
  11. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    1: [[Image:brahe.jpeg|right|]]
    3: ...ch institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. Hi...
    5: ...rahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
    8: ...anish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had pr...
    10: ...ed, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
  12. Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
    1: ...1478]] &ndash; [[February 2]], [[1529]]), one of the most important [[renaissance]] authors and a dipl...
    8: ...ovico Gonzaga]], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
    10: ...te often; during one of his missions to [[Rome]], he met [[Guidubaldo da Montefeltro]], duke of [[Urbi...
    13: ...sin of both Castiglione and the duke), and many others. Notably, guests used to organise intellectual ...
    15: ...erds, he originally depicts the court of Urbino. The work contains echoes of both ancient and contempo...
  13. William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
    1: ...in the famous [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed.]]
    2: ...s in the [[English language]], as well as one of the world's pre-eminent [[dramatist]]s.
    4: ...rmed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both [[...
    6: ...s especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 years.
    8: ...s of works based on Shakespearean phrases]], and the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays...
  14. Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
    1: ...his form of [[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
    4: ...ce |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
    10: ...[[Anatolia]]n coast, threatening the commerce of the [[Roman Empire]].
    12: ...fleet, pursued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death.
    14: ...press the threat. (See [[Pompey#Campaign against the pirates]]).
  15. Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
    2: ...d in command of the English fleet which defeated the [[Spanish Armada]] in [[1588]].
    7: ...rait painted quite late in his life. Francis was the eldest or second eldest of twelve children.
    9: ...John Hawkins]]. Together, Hawkins and Drake made the first English [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-tradin...
    12: ...hich claimed many English lives but earned Drake the favour of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabet...
    13: ... the central mountains of the isthmus of Panama. When Drake returned to [[Plymouth]] on [[August 9]], ...
  16. Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
    1: ...e Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometr...
    4: ...atural phenomena. In his theology, he insists on the absolute freedom of God’s act of creation.
    6: ... [[machine intelligence]], blossomed into, e.g., the [[Turing test]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese ...
    8: ...statement is ''[[Cogito ergo sum]]'' (''I think, therefore I am.'').
    11: ...''Baccalauréat'' and ''Licence'' in [[law]] in [[1616]].
  17. Inquisition (9274 bytes)
    1: ...ng [[heresy]]. Its actions and interactions with the local governments are subjects of considerable hi...
    5: ...became the objects of efforts to bring them into the fold.
    7: ...rch Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics.
    11: ...nquisition]], the [[Portuguese Inquisition]] and the [[Roman Inquisition]].
    16: ...al [[bishop]]s, which in Greek is ''episcopos''. The episcopal Inquisition was not very effective for ...
  18. Alchemy (42222 bytes)
    1: ...my is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]].
    2: ...science of chemistry prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
    4: [[Image:Chemistry_flask.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by
    8: ... [transmutation] of gold and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not ...
    11: ...ns, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in the gaps.
  19. Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
    3: ...his article covers his travels, as they have had the most lasting importance to World History.
    7: ... account of his travels called ''Des sauvages'' (The Savages).
    9: ...ere Champlain lived until 1607 while he explored the Atlantic coast.
    13: ... passions, which he embarked on periodically for the rest of his life.
    15: ...onists. Of the twenty-five people who stayed for the winter only 8 survived, most having died of [[scu...
  20. Baffin Bay (763 bytes)
    1: ....jpg|thumb|right|250px|An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bay's sea ice.]]
    3: ... It is not navigable most of the year because of the presence of large numbers of [[iceberg]]s.
    5: ...rait]]. These channels are covered year-round by the polar ice cap.
    7: ...fin]], the first person to navigate the bay, in [[1616]].

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