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  1. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    66: *[[Christopher Columbus]], (1451-1506), reached [[the Americas|America]] looking for a ...
    89: ...Red]], (c.950-1003), explored and colonized [[Greenland]]
    90: ...ríksson]], (born 970), attempted to colonize [[Vinland]], discovered [[the Americas|America]]
    131: ...ara Falls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississ...
    148: ...anish people|Danish]] explorer, Governor of [[Greenland]]
  2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    1: ...<sup>[[#Early life|1]]</sup> &ndash; [[20 May]] [[1506]]) ( ''Cristòfor Colom'' in [[Catalan]], ''Crist...
    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...
  3. List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
    37: *[[Martin Agricola|Agricola, Martin]], (1466-1506), German composer
  4. Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
    11: ...ry 4, 1942 she visited [[Caesarea]]. In 1943 she enlisted in the British army. In 1944 she begun a par...
    28: ...ah L'Kesariyah'' ("A Walk Through Cesarea"), commonly known as ''Eili, Eili'' ("My God, My God") many ...
    37: ...500;&#1488; &#1497;&#1490;&#1502;&#1512; &#1500;&#1506;&#1493;&#1500;&#1501;
  5. Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
    7: In 1506, upon the death of Christopher Columbus, who had ...
  6. Americas (7154 bytes)
    6: ...ds in and around the [[Caribbean Sea]], and [[Greenland]], though not [[Iceland]], for cultural and hi...
    13: ...anguage|German]], the term ''Amerikaner'' is commonly used to refer the citizens of the ''United State...
    15: ...' (formal usage), while ''estadunidense'' is commonly used, to reinforce the idea that the term ''Amer...
    21: ...erica.gif|thumb|left|250px|Map of the American mainland]]
    23: ...on of [[Renaissance]] era voyagers, had died in [[1506]] (believing, to the end, that he'd discovered an...
  7. Switzerland (22270 bytes)
    48: In [[1506]], pope [[Julius II]] engaged the [[Swiss Guard]]...
    65: ...he federal level in [[1971]], in the last canton only in [[1990]]. In [[1979]], parts of the canton of...
    74: Switzerland features a system of government unlike any other seen in [[Europe]], or indeed much o...
    127: [*] these Cantons are represented by only one councilor in the [[Swiss Council of States|C...
    167: ... so most communication is in three languages and only some very important documents are translated to ...
  8. Israel (51605 bytes)
    89: ...tion of those territories in 1950 was recognized only by the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Pakistan]], whil...
    102: ...Palestinian refugee]]s - however, the resolution only refers to "refugees", arguably implying that it ...
    104: Israel is the only state that is barred from joining any of the fiv...
    128: ...s]]) &#1502;&#1500;&#1495;&#1502;&#1514; &#1492;&#1506;&#1510;&#1502;&#1488;&#1493;&#1514; (&#1490;&#150...
    129: ...z War]] "Operation Kadesh" &#1502;&#1489;&#1510;&#1506; &#1511;&#1491;&#1513; &#1488;&#1493; &#1502;&#15...
  9. List of people by name: X (1295 bytes)
    7: *[[Francis Xavier|Xavier, Francis]], ([[1506]]-[[1552]]), [[Spain|Spanish]] [[missionary]]
  10. Influenza (10335 bytes)
    1: ...uenza'''. For the digestive-system diseases commonly called "stomach '''flu'''" (and widely misunders...
    3: '''Influenza''' (or as it is commonly known, '''the flu''' or '''the grippe''') is a c...
    10: * Influenza B viruses that infect only humans
    11: * Influenza C viruses that infect only humans
    12: ...ore resistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo [[antigenic drift]] and have more simila...
  11. St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
    2: ...too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and was completed in [[1626]].
    12: ... Construction started under [[Pope Julius II]] in 1506 and was completed in [[1615]] under [[Pope Paul V...
    31: ...cedil;ade and the interior is the [[portico]]. Mainly designed by Maderno, it contains an [[18th centu...
    33: ...ico Consorti]] ([[1950]]), which is by tradition only opened for great celebrations such as [[Jubilee ...
    89: ...ment''', which is open during religious services only. Inside it is a tabernacle on the altar resembli...
  12. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    775: *[[Andrea Mantegna]] (ca.[[1431]]-[[1506]])
    1151: *[[Eduard von Steinle]] ([[1810]]-[[1886]])
    1152: *[[Théophile Steinlen]] ([[1859]]-[[1923]])
  13. Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
    10: ... plague that year, and by [[Antoine Brumel]] in [[1506]], who stayed until the disbanding of the chapel ...
    14: ...n his treatises on composition; and his fame was only eclipsed after the beginning of the [[Baroque mu...
    27: ...Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers L...
  14. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    23: ... <small>Simon Peter</small><br>'''&#1513;&#1502;&#1506;&#1493;&#1503; &#1489;&#1503; &#1497;&#1493;&#150...
    1650: | <small>Only Dutch Pope, and because today's [[Netherlands]] ...
    2014: ...]] and [[Pope Marinus II|Marinus II]] were mistakenly considered to be Martin II and Martin III respec...
  15. Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
    8: ...Peter's original name of Simon or &#1513;&#1502;&#1506;&#1493;&#1503; comes from the [[Hebrew language]]...
    15: ...w, on the evening before the [[Passover|Feast of Unleavened Bread]] (which is called the [[Passover]])...
    17: ... figure of the early Christian community, second only to Paul. Peter takes the lead in selecting a rep...
    23: ...hat he lived in [[Antioch]] for a while, for not only did Paul confront him there ([[Galatians]] 2:11f...
    57: ...ts author was a close associate of Peter who not only knew his opinions well, but felt comfortable spe...
  16. 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, ...
    22: In 1506, Leonardo met [[Count Francesco Melzi]], the 15 y...
    33: ...ineer with whom he travelled throughout Italy. In 1506 he returned to Milan, now in the hands of [[Maxim...
    45: ...Gioconda'', now at the [[Louvre]] in Paris), 1503-1506. Though there is significant debate whether Leona...
    47: ...left unfinished and Leonardo left for [[Milan]]. Only seventeen of his paintings and none of his statu...
  17. Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
    15: In [[1506]] Castiglione wrote (and played together with Cos...
    21: ...ing a deep sentiment, but she unfortunately died only 4 years later, when Castiglione was in Rome agai...
    36: ...rs are another point of interest, describing not only the man and his personality, but also details ab...
  18. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    19: ...[[Lucian]], which was published in [[Paris]] in [[1506]].
    27: ...g controversial political matters freely. It is unlikely that More, a devout and conservative Christi...
    36: ...mbrace the Protestant teaching that the Pope was only the [[Bishop of Rome]] and therefore had no auth...
    39: ...that the marriage of Henry to Catherine had been unlawful. But as Henry began to deny the authority o...
    48: ...d of the church. This testimony was almost certainly false, but on the strength of it the jury voted ...
  19. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    25: ...is the Novum of Renaissance and Machiavelli certainly is one of its most distinguished sons, having ca...
    35: ...states.") The Discorsi, as the work is most commonly known, espouses a much less harsh and cruel meth...
    45: *''Decennale primo'' (poem in terza rima), [[1506]]
  20. Erasmus (18332 bytes)
    6: ...e references in his writings. He was almost certainly [[illegitimate]]. His father was a [[priest]] n...
    10: ... rewards of independent literary activity. From [[1506]] to [[1509]] he was in Italy. He spent part of ...
    14: ...oductivity began comparatively late in his life. Only when he had mastered [[Latin]] did he begin to e...
    21: ...arship which he regarded as his purpose in life. Only as an independent scholar could he hope to influ...
    23: ...ut had a right to the forgiving mercy of God, if only he would seek this through the means offered him...

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