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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they ...
5: ...hroughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...e isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|...
9: ...[[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans.
11: ...sive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...y of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.
3: ... a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small ...
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the founding o...
18: === Foundation === - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...o them. Among the most famous explorers of the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]]...
3: ...[Iberia]]. These that were a combination of traditional European and Arab designs were the first ships...
5: ==Exploration by land==
6: ...e world maps prior to the age of European exploration]]
7: ...further east. The [[Papacy]] also launched expeditions in hopes of finding coverts, or the fabled [[Pr... - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
7: *the ''Analytica Priora'', i
20: ... in the Aldine edition of Aristotle, Venice, 1495-1498; his ''De Fato'' and ''De Anima'' were printed al... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ... were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of [[anatomy]], [[a...
9: ...do himself simply signed his works "Leonardo" or "Io, Leonardo" ("I, Leonardo"). Most authorities the...
11: ...n showed them to the painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], who subsequently took on the fourteen-year old...
12: ...d to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari]]).
16: ..., Leonardo and the others were kept under observation by Florence's [[Officers of the Night]] - a kind... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...ess of 200,000. Florence is the capital of the region of Tuscany and briefly ([[1865]]-[[1871]]) the c...
5: ...:FlorenceSymbol-giglio.png|thumb|right|127px|"Giglio di Firenze" - symbol of the city]]
17: ...]] and [[Frankish rule]], during which the population may have fallen to as few as 1,000.
19: ...hs, one of whom was [[Dante Alighieri]]. This factional strife was later recorded by the White Guelph ...
23: ...9. Lorenzo was a great patron of the arts, commissioning works by [[Michelangelo]], [[Leonardo da Vinc... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...go and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between the [[26th century BC|26...
8: ...nwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...echnology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourish...
14: ...13th century AD, followed almost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined w...
20: ...[[British East India Company]]. A failed insurrection in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutin... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
2: ... or at least the region that would become that nation.
4: ...s and is best known as John Cabot for his explorations made under the English flag. Most notably, in ...
12: ...cover, and finde, whatsoever iles, countreyes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, wha...
16: ...ng the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been sent out to look for [[Hy-Brazil]], an...
20: ...dland|St. John's]]. He went ashore to take possession of the land, and explored the coast for some tim... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
2: ...ist of explorers|explorer]] noted for his exploration of the west coast of [[North America]] while sai...
5: ...ey to believe he was born of poor parents "around 1498 or 1500," and then worked for his keep in the hom...
10: ...pain]], [[Antonio de Mendoza]], to lead an expedition up the Pacific coast in search of trade opportun...
11: ...abrilho mon.jpg|thumb|205px|right|The Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California]]
12: ...Santa Barbara Channel]] and around [[Point Conception]], eventually sailing as far north as the [[Russ... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...go and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked between the [[26th century BC|26...
8: ...nwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...echnology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourish...
14: ...13th century AD, followed almost without intermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined w...
20: ...[[British East India Company]]. A failed insurrection in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutin...
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