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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
89: ...Red]], (c.950-1003), explored and colonized [[Greenland]]
90: ...rÃksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Americas|America]]
111: ...reach [[India]] from [[Europe]] by sea route in [[1498]]
131: ...ara Falls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississ...
148: ...anish people|Danish]] explorer, Governor of [[Greenland]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
9: Unlike the voyage of the Scandinavians, Columbus's vo...
46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le...
91: ...ft with six ships from [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda|Sanlúcar, Spain]] for his third trip to the New World... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ... civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth throughout much o...
23: ...e silt thrown out by Nile mouths. An Egyptian townlet, Rhacotis, already stood on the shore and was a...
27: ...age]]; and for some centuries more it was second only to [[Rome]]. Nominally a free Greek city, Alexa...
29: It was not only a center of [[Hellenism]], but was also the grea...
44: ...s, the Soma and Museum, fallen to ruin. On the mainland, life seems to have centred in the vicinity of... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
18: ...access to the [[Indian Ocean]] was possible. In [[1498]] [[Vasco da Gama]] made good on this promise by ...
26: ... arrival unleashed, managed to conquer them with only a handful of men. Once Spanish suzereignancy was...
33: Portugal had some trouble expanding its empire inland, however, concentrating mostly on the coastal ...
40: ... expeditions of Cabot, Cartier and others were mainly hoping to find the [[Northwest passage]] and thu... - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
20: ... in the Aldine edition of Aristotle, Venice, 1495-1498; his ''De Fato'' and ''De Anima'' were printed al... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
271: *[[Juraj Julije Klovic|Giorgio Giulio Clovio]] ([[1498]]-[[1578]])
638: ...Juraj Julije Klovic|Juraj Julije Klović]] ([[1498]]-[[1578]])
1151: *[[Eduard von Steinle]] ([[1810]]-[[1886]])
1152: *[[Théophile Steinlen]] ([[1859]]-[[1923]]) - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
18: ...hat from a tender age they would enter into the manly one as more stalwart friends." In the dialogue, ...
31: ...turned under [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] in 1498, Milan fell without a fight, overthrowing Sforza ...
43: ...''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]] (1498)'']]
45: ...r]]'' (''Ultima Cena'' or ''Cenacolo'', in Milan) 1498, and the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' (also known as ''La Gi...
47: ...left unfinished and Leonardo left for [[Milan]]. Only seventeen of his paintings and none of his statu... - Florence (11538 bytes)
25: ...can government, influenced until his execution ([[1498]]) by the teachings of the radical Dominican prio...
28: ...nd Dukes of Tuscany]], ruling for two centuries. Only [[Republic of Lucca]] (later a [[Duchy of Lucca|...
51: ...Etruscans]] in ancient times, this bridge is the only one in the city to have survived [[World War II]...
57: ...the plaza commemorates that event), followed in [[1498]] by the execution of its its instigator, [[Girol... - History of India (31279 bytes)
20: ...e, such as Spices and Silk. Initially interested only in trade with India, the Europeans took advantag...
120: ...ma]]'s discovery of a new sea route to India in [[1498]] paved the way for European colonisation of Indi...
162: ... policies, she called for elections in [[1977]], only to suffer electoral defeat at the hands of [[Mo... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ...[Asia]]. He ended up in the [[North America]]n mainland, he and his men being the first [[Europe]]ans ...
20: ... tons), but fast and able. The crew consisted of only 18 people. He departed on either [[May 2]] or [...
22: ...ot find the mainland until his third voyage, in [[1498]], and letters referring to a voyage by [[Amerigo...
24: ...of �20 a year was granted him. The next year, [[1498]], he departed again, with 5 ships this time. The...
31: ...being the most famous participants, visited [[Greenland]], Labrador and Newfoundland. In [[1501]]-[[15... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
5: ...ey to believe he was born of poor parents "around 1498 or 1500," and then worked for his keep in the hom... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
20: ...e, such as Spices and Silk. Initially interested only in trade with India, the Europeans took advantag...
120: ...ma]]'s discovery of a new sea route to India in [[1498]] paved the way for European colonisation of Indi...
162: ... policies, she called for elections in [[1977]], only to suffer electoral defeat at the hands of [[Mo...
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