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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]] - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...|European history]]. It marks the transitional period between the end of the [[Middle Ages]] and the s...
4: ==Historiography==
5: ...t meaningful ways: A rebirth of [[classical education|classical learning and knowledge]] through the r...
10: ...[[Early Modern]]". (See [[periodization|periodisation]], [[Lumpers and splitters]])
12: ...will concentrate on the Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: The '''Middle Kingdom''' is a period in the history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching f...
5: ...t, bringing an end to the [[First Intermediate Period]]. Some authorities point to cultural difference...
8: ...of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resu...
10: ...uilt a new capital for Egypt, (Iljtawy), the location of this capital is unknown but presumably the pr...
12: ...territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Lybians were subdued. - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...gs and endings to various Dynasties. The [[conventional Egyptian chronology]] is a type of [[chronolog...
5: ...atisfactory solution. Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As D...
7: ...roblems of assigning beginnings and endings to various Dynasties, and 2) externally, the problem is re...
9: ...solutions to ultimately settle many of these questions while others may last for eternity.
13: ...prevailing modern Egyptian chronology, so the previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...imarily low, with some hills in the island's interior. It is located 13? north of the [[Equator]] and ...
3: ...ove]] [[swamp]]s. Some parts of the island's interior are also dotted with large sugarcane estates and...
5: ...the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ... and the Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
11: ... used them as [[Slavery|slave labor]] on [[plantation]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving elsewhe... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
10: national_motto = None |
11: national_anthem = [[Zdravljica]] |
23: population_estimate = 2,011,070 |
24: population_estimate_year = 2005 |
25: population_estimate_rank = 142nd | - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ... (masonry)]]. As a civilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydra...
8: ...|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. The Pharaohs were known as the rulers of the T...
10: ...'God's Land.''" The exact location of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Alash...
14: ...nted by the Egyptians. The [[Al Fayyum]] [[Irrigation]] (water works) was one of the main agricultural...
16: ...en ratio]] seems to be reflected in many constructions, such as the [[Egyptian pyramids]]. - 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]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...ch]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and [[me...
29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[2...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 Septe...
57: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 Octob...
85: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[11 Janua... - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: '''Giordano Bruno''' ([[1548]] – [[February 17]] [...
7: ... Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] ...
10: ...|thumb|left|200px|Woodcut illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels a...
11: ...Aquinas]], [[Averroes]], [[Duns Scotus]], [[Marsilio Ficino]], and [[Nicholas of Cusa]]. - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...s the capital of the region of [[Veneto]], population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city s...
6: ...]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and ...
8: ...laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner...
10: ...a]] and Duke of [[Istria]]. Later mainland possessions, which extended across [[Lake Garda]] as far we...
12: ...nice, including the [[Mark the Evangelist|Winged Lion of St. Mark]], symbol of Venice. Only Venetian s... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
143: *[[Giovanni Ceva]] (Italy, [[1648]] - [[1734]]) - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ly of [[steel]], generally mounted upon cross-sectional beams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]]s" or "...
8: ...]s of the train may roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, a typical rail car can hold up...
9: Trains also have a small frontal area in relation to the load they are carrying, which cuts down o...
13: ...any countries. In [[Asia]], for example, many millions use trains as regular transport in [[India]], [...
15: ... to having receipts equal costs (see [[Transportation in South Korea]]). Similarly, passenger rail in ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Native American (42651 bytes)
1: ...rtrait_of_Red_Bird.jpg|thumb|A [[Sioux]] in traditional dress including [[war bonnet]], about 1908]]
3: ...sive tribal list can be found under "[[Classification of Native Americans]]."
7: ...established and many more currently under negotiation.
11: ...nous peoples that are native to territorial possesions of American countries but are not specifically ...
19: ... Native Americans descend from people who [[Migration (human)|migrated]] from [[Siberia]] across the [... - Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
6: ...Byzantine]], [[Islam]]ic, and [[Crusade]]r occupation.
8: ...hkelon was a thriving Middle [[Bronze Age]] (2000-1550 BCE) city of more than 150 acres (607,000 m&...
10: ... capacious that later Roman and Islamic fortifications, faced with stone, followed the same footprint,...
12: ...Testament]] prophets, a proscribed Canaanite religious practice that the [[Hebrews]] only too easily f...
14: ... of its kind, imitated even in Cyprus, and he mentions that this temple was pillaged by marauding "Scy... - Mycenaean Greece (6175 bytes)
2: ... much other [[Greek mythology]]. The Mycenaean period takes its name from the archaeological site [[My...
4: == Mycenaean civilization ==
6: ...eologists and historians doubt that any such invasion took place.
8: ...rol to [[Crete]], center of the [[Minoan civilization]], and adopted a form the Minoan script called [...
10: ... some of the nobility underwent [[mummy|mummification]]. - Calcium (9166 bytes)
9: <div align="right"><small>[[Periodic table (standard)|Full table]]</small></div></t...
17: <td>[[periodic table series|Series]] </td><td>...
19: ...Block]]</td><td>[[group 2 element|2 (IIA)]], [[period 4 element|4]], [[atomic orbital|s]]</td></tr>
21: ...ty]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td><td>1550 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 1....
33: ...dius]] </td><td>no information </td></tr> - Timeline of railway history (5902 bytes)
3: *''c''[[1550]] Horse-drawn [[wagonways]] appear in [[Germany]]...
13: ... rail transport, and large scale railway construction begins in Britain, and then spreads throughout t...
18: ...anapolis]]' Union Station, the first "[[union station]]" in the world, opened by the [[Terre Haute and...
22: ...gotiate tighter curves in the track. This innovation proves rare for steam locomotives but is the mod...
31: ...[Trans-Siberian railway]] in [[Russia]]. Construction completed in [[1904]]. [[Webb C. Ball]] establis... - Slavery (26455 bytes)
1: ...enforced by [[violence]] or other forms of [[coercion]]. Slavery almost always occurs for the purpose ...
3: ==Definitions==
4: ...eave an owner or employer without explicit permission, and who will be returned if they escape. Contr...
8: ...eir overseers. People subject to the above conditions are all covered by a more generic term: '''[[un...
10: ... the term [[involuntary servitude]] means a condition of laboring for another without one's willful co...
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