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- Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: ...ited States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
7: ...pher Columbus]] lands on one of the [[Bahamas]] Islands, "discovering" the [[New World]] (for [[15th c...
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[...
9: ...North American mainland, which he claims for [[England]]
14: *[[1513]]-[[Juan Ponce de Le claims [[Florida]] for Spain - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...f United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
5: === [[1600s]] ===
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
13: ... [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [[Hudson Valley]] area
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... ethnicities, of which many were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and ...
7: ...h itself as a cultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically signif...
14: ...this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: s&...
15: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
18: ...stors of modern [[Chinese character]]s, but such claims are unsupported. With no clear written records... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...ern hemisphere|Western]]; [[religious]] and [[secular]]; have had their own unique schools of philosop...
7: ...ato]]. The Medieval period runs until roughly the late [[1400s]] and the [[Renaissance]]. The "Modern"...
12: ... than opinion and for teaching people to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusions they wished)...
14: ...philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that the Sophists' students wanted t...
18: ...x|Raphael's ''The School of Athens'' (1509) with Plato and Aristotle in the centre.]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...[[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship co...
2: ...x|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...r whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck i...
5: ...t voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the gen...
7: ...ay" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...r]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. One classical definition is that steels are iron-carbon a...
5: ...-based alloys that can be [[plasticity (physics)|plastically]] formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).
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11: ... due to its [[pearl]]-like appearance, or the similar but less beautiful [[bainite]].
13: ...e strength of ferrite. Martensite has a very similar unit cell structure to austenite, and identical ... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
14: *[[Achillas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patria...
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
64: *[[Marcela Acuna|Acuna, Marcela]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champio... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: ...Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
7: ...uring a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...y Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...in the line of succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succ... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...] painters in the generation influenced by [[Michelangelo Merisi|Caravaggio]] (the ''"Caravaggisti"'')...
10: ...f [[Caravaggio]] without being indifferent to the language of the [[Bologna]] school (which had [[Anni...
12: ... Artemisia in order to restore her reputation, he later reneged on his promise and Orazio reported Tas...
14: ...e fingers and tighted by degrees — a particularly cruel torture to a painter. Both procedures we...
18: ...patronage of the [[Medici]] and [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]. During this period, Artemisia also... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...#945;ρια''', '''Maria'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''Maryem''', '''مر&#...
8: ...ther. Some insight into traditions concerning her later life, e.g., that she died between three and 15...
13: ... as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
19: ...ortrayed as the heavenly Woman of Revelation (Revelation 12.1).
25: ...ary|Blessed Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
5: ...ningful ways: A rebirth of [[classical education|classical learning and knowledge]] through the redisc...
10: ...ot be accurate. The entire period is now often replaced by the term "[[Early Modern]]". (See [[periodi...
19: ...ces for when the Middle Ages ended. The starting place of the Renaissance is almost universally ascrib...
21: ... meant the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek Latin heritage through ancient manuscripts and the h...
23: ...central element. In addition, Byzantine-Greek scholars fled west to Rome bringing renewed energy and i... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ... ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'' by [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] in [[1543]], while others wish to ...
7: ...and cross-purposes in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences...
9: ...r [[1600]]. That is, at that time there were very large and historically sudden changes in science, no...
11: ...historian of science Howard Margolis as part of a larger (and controversial) theory of the causes of t...
15: ...and Galen's anatomy, though largely superseded by later work, are none the less important contribution... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...s were made of ivory or soft stone, however some clay human and animal figures have been found. Small...
6: ...e used for high quality sculpture and inlays. [[Clay]] was used for pottery and terra cotta sculpture...
8: ... a wooden harp with gold and mosaic inlay with a black-bearded golden bull's head.
11: ...bi was famous for his [[Code of Hammurabi|code of law]]. A bearded head, made of diorite, is believed...
13: Also well-known is the lamassu, a human-headed winged lion from 883-859 BC.... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
5: ...p II]] from [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] defeated the last king of the [[Tenth dynasty of Egypt|Tenth dyna...
6: ...rt provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
8: ...is explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resulted in the death of...
10: ...e he would start his sole reign. The co-regencies lasted throughout the Twelfth dynasty and provided g...
20: ...tlers to Egypt to labor on Egypt's monuments. But late in his reign the annual floods began to fail an... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
7: ... in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[preside...
14: ...States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] [[Elaine Chao]], born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]; ...
19: ...resident, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
25: ...ng across the country to explain their views and plans to the voters. Much of the modern electoral pro...
35: .... In addition, the president has important [[legislative]] and [[judicial]] powers. - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
1: .... Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
6: ...e mantle at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
8: ...res ([[fractional crystallization]]). There are relatively few minerals which are important in the for...
10: ...rth's surface by a relatively thin but widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...rt provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]'''Ancient Egypt''' was an organ...
6: ...gypt]] is in [[North Africa]]; the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is in [[Southwest Asia]]. The country has shore...
7: ...x|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
10: ... it is unknown if [[Alashiya]] was actually the island of [[Cyprus]].
14: ... [[Mining|mined]] [[turquoise]] in [[Sinai Peninsula]]. - Mummy (16225 bytes)
1: ...Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
2: ... by exposing the body to extreme draught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of chemicals.
4: ...with the specific purpose of preservation, particularly those in [[ancient Egypt]]. Egyptians believed...
12: ...ord ''mūmiya'', meaning "bitumen"; this is related to another Persian word, ''mūm'', which m...
16: ...d individual was placed at his/her final resting place through a set of [[Egyptian burial rituals and ... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
1: ..., Sweden.jpg|thumb|200px|Iron Age Axe found on Gotland]]
5: ...e Iron Age was preceded by the [[Copper Age]] and later the [[Bronze Age]] in Europe and Asia whilst i...
10: ...creasingly in the [[Middle East]] but did not supplant the dominant use of [[bronze]].
13: ... [[Merneptah]] and a [[battle axe]] with an iron blade and gold-decorated bronze haft were both found ...
15: ...powerful, producing iron for tools and weapons in large, industrial quantities. - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
4: ...nt from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately.
6: ...e Great]] in [[323 BC]]. The following period is classed [[History of Hellenistic Greece|Hellenistic]]...
10: ...Europe and again during various [[Classicism|neo-Classical]] revivals in [[18th century|18th]] and [[1...
14: ...g|thumb|left|Marble statuette from the Cycladic islands, 3000 BC]]
15: ...he [[Dorian invasion]]. The period from [[1600 BC|1600 BC]] to about [[1100 BC|1100 BC]] is described in... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
4: Flag = Vermont state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Vermont]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]...
11: Governor = [[Jim Douglas]] |
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
4: Flag = New Jersey state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of New Jersey]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
13: OfficialLang = ''None defined'' |
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