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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]] - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
7: ...ible that Francis, alarmed at the possible extinction of his royal house, would listen to such a propo...
11: ...l de l'H?al]], who advocated a policy of conciliation.
13: ...ly shrank women's waists from their natural dimensions to as little as 43, 38, or even fewer centimetr...
15: ... the troubled period of the [[French Wars of Religion]]. At first she listened to the moderate counsel...
17: ...resumed, in 1570, the policy of peace and negotiation. She conceived the project of marrying her favou... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
6: After the death of Francis and the accession of [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] Jeanne was ma...
10: ... to her declaring [[Calvinism]] the official religion of her kingdom.
12: ... led to the outbreak of the [[French Wars of Religion]] in [[1562]]. Antoine de Bourbon chose to suppo...
14: ...m here she conducted peace negotiations, and in [[1570]] official talks began to marry Henry to the king...
31: {{succession box| - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
14: ... and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...e inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other male...
19: ...], where preparations were made for Mary's coronation.
21: ==Coronation==
22: ... of the Queen and the unique ceremony, the coronation was the talk of Europe. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ry I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...ted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]...
16: ...der the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].
18: ...d to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante a...
20: ...tic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...d how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[...
5: ...#256;ḏām in [[Tiberian Hebrew]], and آدم (ʾĀdam) in [[Arabic lang...
12: [[Image:AdamAndEve fx.png|200px|thumb|right|Traditional woodblock print portraying Adam and Eve in the...
13: ...is nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion over all the lower creatures (Gen. 1:26; 2:7).
15: ...t, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...ptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharao...
10: ...bout three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
12: ...edynastic Period of Egypt|Predynastic Period]] (Prior to 3100 BC)
13: ...[Early Dynastic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
15: ...ntermediate Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Influenza (10335 bytes)
2: ...ian_flu.jpg|thumb|200px|Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the [[Hong K...
3: ...wn, '''the flu''' or '''the grippe''') is a contagious
4: ...ntury|20<sup>th</sup> century]], killing many millions of people. The name comes from the old medical ...
12: ...tigenic drift]] and have more similarity with previous strains.
16: ...ed, year of isolation, sequential number of isolation, and HA and NA subtype (Yohannes ''et al'' 2004)... - 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]]) - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...[research institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mil...
8: ... dead twin which was printed as his first publication in 1572). He also had two sisters, one older ([[...
10: ...h they moved, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...Cosmographia seu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...eavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years.'' -Tycho Brahe, [[1563]] (age ... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
6: ...nd developed some very progressive views on education there, and he and had been the mayor of [[Bordea...
8: ... in the country, he was sent to study at a prestigious boarding school in Bordeaux, the [[Coll觥 de G...
10: ...circ;teau de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570.
12: ...'s ''Theologia naturalis'', then a posthumous edition of Boétie's works. In 1571 he retired to ...
16: During this time of the [[Wars of Religion]] in France, Montaigne, himself a [[Roman Cathol... - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
7: ...man descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] named after him.
9: ...per engraving of maps. He wrote the first instruction book of italic script to be published in norther...
12: ... it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses could be marked as st...
15: ...lished in [[1578]] and consisted of corrected versions of the maps of [[Ptolemy]] (though introducing ...
18: ...ercator(02).jpg|thumb|left|250px|modern impersonation]] - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
10: *[[Aleijadinho]] - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
20: *[[Giovanni di Balduccio]]
21: *[[Baccio Bandinelli]] (1493 - 1560)
51: *[[Antonio Canova]] (1757 - 1822)
65: *[[Clodion]] - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...ate of birth are unknown, but [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seems likely, and he is presumed to ...
3: ...y Company'']], one of a small number of [[corporation]]s given [[Royal Charter]]s. In June he reached ...
7: ...uropeans to describe these locations (although [[Giovanni da Verrazano]] explored the same coast in [[...
9: ...her country's flag. This was part of the [[Navigation Acts]], a set of [[Mercantilism|mercantilist]] l...
17: ...on of West India'') from [[1625]]. The same situation applies to the voyage of [[Adriaen Block]]. - 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}} - Islam (36809 bytes)
2: ...eligion]]s, and the world's second largest [[religion]].
6: ...alām'' meaning "peace" (also a common salutation). The word ''Muslim'' is also related to the wor...
10: ...e to be flawless, immutable, and the final revelation of [[God]]. Muslims believe that parts of the B...
12: ...gely on a historical disagreement over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death; these are k...
25: ...Day of Judgment (''Qiyamah'') and in the Resurrection. - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...d, revealed to the Prophet [[Muhammad]] over a period of 23 years by the Angel [[Jibreel]] ([[Gabriel]...
8: == The Qur'an as divided for reading and recitation ==
10: ...and memorizing. The seven [[manzil|manazil]] (stations) and the thirty [[juz'|ajza']] (parts) can be u...
14: ...Muhammad. Only five [[pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions]] survive.)
16: ...oints of grammar. Partly in response to the religious need to explain the Qur'an to poorer speakers, ... - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
2: ...opular [[tradition]]s associated with the celebration of [[Christmas]], the '''Christmas tree''' is no...
5: ...reek]] god of [[wine]] and male [[fertility]], [[Dionysus]] (dubbed by some modern scholars as a [[lif...
9: ...mong early [[Germanic tribes]] the [[Yule]] tradition was celebrated by sacrificing male animals, and ...
11: ...ference a [[Bremen]] [[guild]] [[chronicle]] of [[1570]] which reports how a small fir was decorated wit...
15: ... of the British royal family at Christmas celebrations helped popularise the Christmas tree in Britain... - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
3: ...y of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articles on the histori...
7: ==Prehistoric and Ancient Period==
10: ...ennium BC]] ''(Beginning of the Neolithic time period of the Holocene epoch)''===
12: * Domestication of [[sheep]] and [[goats]] in the [[Middle East]...
19: * Domestication of [[sheep]] in [[Southwest Asia]]
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