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- 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... - 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... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
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13: ...pawning biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...mdash; while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...land|King Charles I]]. During her parents' acrimonious divorce over Lady Althorp's adultery with wallp... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...the first female artist to paint history and religious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes we...
5: ==Biography==
7: ...ly inspiration from [[Caravaggio]] during that period, her style was just as heavily influenced in tur...
9: ...humb|200px| Susanna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]]
10: ...e, Artemisia assimilated the realism of [[Caravaggio]] without being indifferent to the language of th... - Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
2: ...tions to science are reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydrometer]]. It ...
8: ...ogmatic Christians who demanded the final destruction of paganism on the other. Hypatia herself was a...
10: Her contemporary, the Christian historiographer [[Socrates Scholasticus]] in his ''Ecclesi...
12: ...ch she had acquired in consequence of the cultivation of her mind, she not unfrequently appeared in pu...
14: ...fficulty of finding accurate contemporary information about Hypatia's life and death. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...hristian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...ry ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam in Greek) is mentioned by name in three of the four [[Gospels]], and ...
8: ...tions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...l (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...18|Matt. 1:18]]-[[Matthew 1:25|25]]) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this ... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...ge:Hildegard.jpg|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar...
6: ...tta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eventually moved the group...
8: .... At first she was hesitant about writing her visions, holding them inside. She was finally convinced...
11: ...write down everything she would observe in her visions.
12: ...nd suddenly I understood of the meaning of expositions of the books... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ... is the [[bodhisattva]] of compassion as [[veneration|venerated]] by [[East Asia]]n [[Buddhism|Buddhis...
4: ...'', resulting from an obsolete system of romanization, is sometimes seen. In [[Korean language|Korean]...
6: ...hisattva [[Avalokitesvara]]. However, folk traditions in China and other East Asian countries have ad...
10: Along with Buddhism, Kuan Yin's veneration was introduced into [[China]] as early as the [[...
12: ...sented as a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: ...ipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...ial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty...
6: ...n [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Octobe...
11: ...an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...er final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''. - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...les since the [[19th century]], became an inspiration to [[Allies|Allied]] forces during the [[World W...
4: ...on of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred Years' War]].
5: ==Biography==
7: ...e English to make swift gains. There were two factions of the French Royal family: the [[Burgundy|Burg... - Carnation (3475 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = Carnation}}
2: ...:carnations_redoute.JPG|240px]] | caption = Carnation in flower}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_botany | color = lightgreen| binomial_n... - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...ge | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
15: [http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05... - Queen bee (6221 bytes)
1: ...of the bees of the hive, although there are exceptions.
6: ...ers because she is given [[royal jelly]], a secretion from [[gland]]s on the heads of young workers, f...
16: !Developmental Period
30: ...aller grouped cells, at the same positions as previous, constructed when the colony is intending to [[...
31: ...e of the middle of the comb, constructed as expansion of a normal cell if a colony suddenly lost its q... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
2: ...lism|symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the person involved.
4: ...ange, the flower of new life, the fire of destruction, etc.). The many heads, eyes, feet, and arms do ...
6: ...Testament]] scriptures against the material depiction of the immaterial [[God]] is overturned in the [...
8: ...hetype]], [[icon]]s are kissed, carried in procession, and venerated.
11: ... slaying [[dragon]]s, a symbol for sin and temptation. [[Saint Marina|St Marina]] shows her fortitude ... - North America (12844 bytes)
1: ...rthAmerica.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of North America]]
4: ... Americas were not the [[East Indies]], but a previously undiscovered [[New World]].
6: ...countries, which in some contexts may cause confusion.
9: ...ost, however, tend to see Central America as a region of North America, considering it too small to be...
14: ...ra|cordilleras]], falls largely in the western region, although the eastern coastal plain does extend ... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]&...
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' |
22: population_estimate = 333,287,557 [http://www.census.gov/cg... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
3: ...y]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
27: *[[Ethiopia]] (Itiopia) - [[Addis Ababa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France)
86: * [[Hong Kong]], [[Special Administrative Region|SAR]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...o a former republic of the now extinct [[Soviet Union]].
3: ...[http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
21: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: n/a''</small>
23: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationKazakhstan.png|290px]]
46: ...<br/> - Total ([[2001]])<br/> [[Population density|Density]] - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...as the cradle of [[Western world|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece ha...
8: | align=center width=130 | ([[Flag of Greece|National Flag]]) || align=center width=130px |
11: | colspan=2 align=center | <small>''National [[motto]]:'' ΕΛΕΥΘ	...
13: ...colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationGreece.png]]
27: ...ensity|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82/km²
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