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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it resided), was considered one of the [[Seven Wonde...
3: ...the 3rd century BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in t...
7: ... Alexandrian mint, there were four statues of [[triton]]s blowing horns, one on every corner of the bu...
9: Legend has it, the fire from the lighthouse could be used to bu...
14: [[Italian language|Italian]] (''faro''), [[Portuguese language|Portugue... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lom'' in [[Catalan]], ''Cristoforo Colombo'' in [[Italian]], ''Cristóbal Colón'' in [[Spanish]], ''C...
3: ...er it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windl...
5: ... his claims. There are also many theories of expeditions to the Americas by a variety of peoples throu...
7: ...h America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], ...
9: ...ns, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
10: ...e to Elizabeth Woodville became common knowledge, it was the cause of considerable rancour on Warwick'...
12: ... in [[St. Albans Cathedral|St Albans Cathedral]] with a brass marker to rival the one for that abbey's...
16: ...ny other marriage contract invalid as bigamous. (It was said that Eleanor Talbot had done the same th...
18: ...n this or the next reign. Elizabeth now lost the title of Queen Mother and was called The Dame Elizabe...
20: ... it). At this point, Elizabeth was accorded the title of Queen Dowager. She died on [[June 8]], at [... - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...sed to differentiate the historic instrument from its modern counterpart. Increasing interest in [[au...
4: ...struments in Baroque [[polychoral]] works, along with the [[cornett|cornetto]] and [[organ (music)|org...
7: ...he slide stay, which is used to reach the long positions.
9: ===Pitch===
10: ...in D; some groups are beginning to use D and A positions in performance for the sake of greater histor... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: ...|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politician
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
13: ...ihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
20: ... Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
21: *[[Tomoyuki Yamashita|Yamashita, Tomoyuki]] (1885-1946), Japanese lieutenant gen... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...llo Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
51: *[[Albrecht Altdorfer]] ([[1480]]-[[1538]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]]) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ... [[Antioch]], [[Syria]], as well as other points. Its influence carries over on to [[Korea]] and termi...
3: ...gh [[Antioch]] in Southern Anatolia into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Eg...
5: ...robably conducted over sections of the routes and it is probable that merchants and travellers very ra...
11: ... of efficient [[pack animal]]s increased the capacity for [[prehistory|prehistoric]] peoples to carry ...
13: ...avel immense distances without arousing the hostility of more settled peoples. - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
3: ...t|250px|''Outside the city walls of the medieval city of Rhodes'' Photograph provided by [http://class...
5: ...ommercial and population center. Rhodes is the capital of the District of the Dodecanese and of the Pr...
7: ...World]]. The medieval city is a [[World Heritage Site]].
10: ... in Paradisi. The road network radiates from the city along the east and west coasts.
12: ... vegetables, and other crops flourish in the [[Mediterranean climate]]. - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...ut were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of [[anatomy]], [...
7: ...y a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|...
9: ...did not use his father's name because of his illegitimate status.
11: ...n apprentice. In this role, Leonardo also worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[Pietro Perugino]].
12: ... he turned his mind to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari]]). - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: [[image:inquisition2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. '...
3: ...gainst descendants of converted Jews or Muslims. It was also used as a tool to punish and eliminate [...
6: ...lunya]] and [[Valencia]], there was a local inquisition from the [[Middle Ages]], as in the rest of th...
8: ...olid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large [[Jew]]is...
10: ... held many prominent posts, both religious and political. [[Pedro de la Caballeria]], a ''[[Marrano]]'... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ... [[Pacific Ocean]], and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of [[circumnavigation|circumna...
5: ...agalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de...
7: ...ere his brother had gone two years before. Here, with his cousin Francisco Serrano, Magellan continued...
9: ...eida's party attacked, conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: ...n]]. However, after secretly sailing a ship east without permission, he lost his command and was force... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
2: ...and [[exploration|explorer]] who is popularly credited as the modern discoverer of [[Canada]], or at l...
6: ...nice]] in his youth, and later became a Venetian citizen.
10: ...e]] to eastern Asia would be shorter at higher latitudes.
12: ...nd of the North, under our banners and ensignes, with five ships ... and as many mariners or men as th...
16: ...ring the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been sent out to look for [[Hy-Brazil]], ... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
4: ...ropolitan area]] in the state of [[Arizona]], [[United States]]. Phoenix ranked:
5: ... city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
6: ... largest metropolitan area of the United States, with a population of 3,251,876 (2000 census)
7: * the largest capital city by area and population in the U.S. (including [[...
8: * the eighth-fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. (2000 census) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...s traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ... the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into pro...
9: ...ses of power in the Kingdom and in the [[Principality of Antioch]], were [[Krak des Chevaliers]], and ...
11: [[Image:knights_hospitaller.JPG|framed|right]]
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