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- 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]]... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
4: ...ic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams ad-Din Abu Abdull...
6: ...''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but is often ...
8: ...g. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
13: ...Aydhad|'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebell... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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27: ...on|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...h the [[United States]], and formed a close bond with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Thatcher also dispatched a [[...
31: ...rgaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
33: ...'; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of the That... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...ope]]an known to have visited what is now the [[United States]] when he set foot in [[Florida]] in 151...
4: ...ht with them and to which the natives had no immunity. Ponce de León, however, became rich while serv...
7: ... wishing to serve Diego, Ponce de León obtained title to explore the areas north of [[Cuba]].
9: ...misconceived. He was seeking a spiritual rebirth with new glory, honor, and personal enrichment, not a...
12: ...ed the land ''La Florida'', meaning ''flowery'', either because of the vegetation in bloom he saw ther... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has also been credited with this invention.
4: ...t [[book]]s was an incredibly time consuming activity.
6: ...nal scholarly pursuits in [[Song China]] and facilitated more creative modes of printing. Nevertheless...
8: ...n 1440, Gutenberg had worked as a [[goldsmith]]. Without a doubt, the skills and knowledge of metals t...
12: ...pe had to be set manually for each page, which limited the number of different pages created per day. ... - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
4: [[Architectural history]] series.</small></td></tr>
7: [[Prehistoric architecture]]</td></tr>
9: [[Architecture of the ancient world]]</td></tr>
11: [[Western architecture]]</td></tr>
13: '''Islamic architecture'''</td></tr> - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
8: He was born in [[Mantua]], [[Italy]] to an ancient family from [[Lombardy]] that ...
10: ...in Milan of Louis XII. For Gonzaga he travelled quite often; during one of his missions to [[Rome]], h...
13: ...ural life that produced a brilliant literary activity.
15: ... echoes of both ancient and contemporary poetry, with recalls [[Vergil]], [[Poliziano]], [[Sannazzaro]...
17: ...ar to diplomacy, though in a literary form, like with [[Ludovico da Canossa]]. - 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]]'... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
4: ...organ commanded a ship in Edward Mansfield's expedition which seized the island of [[New Providence]] ...
6: ...ca endeavoured to cover the whole under the necessity of allowing the English a free hand to attack th...
8: ... to Maracaibo, Morgan found three Spanish ships waiting at the inlet to the [[Caribbean]]; but these h...
10: ...of this brilliant exploit was tarnished by the habitual cruelty of Morgan's crews.
12: ...litics of the time were complex, however, and despite having previously received royal support for his... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
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18: |[[Chemical series]] || [[transition metal]]s
22: |[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] || 21450 [[k...
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36: ...[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup>5d<sup>9</sup>6[[s-orbital|s]]¹ - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
1: {{Italian History box}}
2: This is the '''[[history of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unificatio...
6: ...cy lost much of its importance both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Reformation]], whi...
8: ...Spanish rivalries would present themselves in the Italian peninsula
10: ...so II]] starts the Spanish acquisition of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the... - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (19760 bytes)
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5: ...ronado had hoped to conquer the mythical [[Seven Cities of Gold]].
8: ...n General]] of the [[Frontier]], [[Prefect]] of [[Granada]], who was at the service of the [[Catholic Kings...
11: ...mment hidden as I can find no reliable source on either side of this question, just lots of blogs and ...
13: ==Mounting the expedition== - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
2: ...nate fruit.jpg|Pomegranate|250px]] | caption = Fruit of pomegranate}}
17: ...centre of cultivation, and was named after the fruit.
20: The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite or sub-opposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3-7 cm long and ...
22: The [[flower]]s are bright red, 3 cm diameter, with five petals (often more on cultivated plants).
24: ...ween an [[orange (fruit)|orange]] and a [[grapefruit]] in size, 7-12 cm diameter, has a thick reddish ...
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