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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ... is the northernmost and westernmost country in [[Latin America]] and the most populous [[Spanish languag...
10: native_name = Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ...Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' | - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...sometimes refered to as the "[[Switzerland]] of [[Latin America]]."
21: ...fficial), ([[English language|English]] and indigenous languages on the Atlantic coast)
50: | ''[[Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera]]''
61: ...mbian]] times the [[Native American]]s in what is now [[Costa Rica]] were part of the [[Intermediate A...
76: ... as anti-constitutional allowing [[ӳcar Arias]] (Nobel Peace Prize, [[1987]]) to run for President a ... - Periodic table (7298 bytes)
1: ...v periodic table''', is a tabular display of the known [[chemical element]]s. First created by [[Dmitr...
9: ...ombination of Roman numerals and [[Latin alphabet|Latin]] letters. The Roman numeral names are the origin...
22: ...Periodic table (metals and non-metals)|Metals and Non Metals]]
48: ...ifferences in [[mass]]. Elements adjacent to one another within a period have similar mass but differe...
51: ...rts burning, diatomic nitrogen is a gas that does not support burning, and carbon is a [[solid]] which... - List of elements by symbol (14812 bytes)
3: ...' </td><td>'''Name'''</td><td>'''No''' </td><td>'''Origin of Symbol'...
5: ...r><td>Ag</td><td>[[silver]]</td><td>47</td><td>([[Latin]] ''Argentum'')</td></tr>
11: <tr><td>Au</td><td>[[gold]]</td><td>79</td><td>(Latin ''Aurum'')</td></tr>
29: <tr><td>Cu</td><td>[[copper]]</td><td>29</td><td>(Latin ''Cuprum'')</td></tr>
37: <tr><td>Fe</td><td>[[iron]]</td><td>26</td><td>(Latin ''Ferrum'')</td></tr> - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
3: The '''Hanging Gardens of Babylon''' (also known as '''the Hanging Gardens of [[Semiramis]]''') ...
5: ... palace at [[Babylon]] has been accrued, but does not completely substantiate what look like fanciful ...
13: ...orld. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew on the roofs and terraces o...
15: ...e came from, though, was green, rugged and mountainous, and she found the flat, sun-baked terrain of [...
17: ...tos]] or the Latin word [[pensilis]], which means not just "hanging” but "overhanging," as in th... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ... [[Ipanema]], for the giant statue of [[Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Re...
13: The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedi...
15: ...eiro'' (San Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For ce...
17: ...en westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...[[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese found gol... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - Middle Colonies (4101 bytes)
1: ...ew England colony. The Middle Colonies were also known as the "bread basket" colonies because of their...
11: ...milies hired private tutors to teach their sons [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], and other advanced s...
13: ...nd bowling were popular with the men, as they are now. The women enjoyed visiting with friends and rel... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
3: ==Terminology==
4: ...st]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
5: ... members of particular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
10: ...l]] supremacy, and they shared, to one degree or another, a belief in the [[priesthood of all believer...
20: ...alist translations and interpolated revolutionary notes. - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
8: ...ird child of a respected family. His father was a notary for the Money Changers' [[Guild]] of Florence...
10: ...nticity has been brought into doubt: the ''Mundus Novus'' ([[New World]]) and the ''Lettera'' (or "The...
12: ...ngs, so Waldseem�ller based the new name on the Latin form of Vespucci's first name, taking the feminin...
14:
16: ...rning around and seeing [[Trinidad]] and the [[Orinoco River]] and returning to [[Spain]] by way of [[... - Adela of Normandy (2741 bytes)
3: |{{Normans}}
7: ...pirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of [[Latin]].
9: ...y. He was a proud and self-indulgent man, who had no intention of taking the cross until Adela insiste...
20: ...on]] in [[1102]], for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "''wise and s...
24: ...ite Ship]] alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English thron... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ..., cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III), but ...
11: ... Cour]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ... chose [[Fulk of Jerusalem|Fulk V of Anjou]], a renowned crusader and military commander, and in the f...
19: ... been guilty the church and nobility likely would not have later rallied to her cause.
21: ...buted to Fulk or his supporters. This was reason enough for the queen's party to openly challenge Fulk... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...al character as hinted to in the Chronicle of [[Ernoul]], a continuation of William; "car telle n'est ...
9: ...ter [[Isabella of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
11: ...became archbishop of Caesarea and, in [[1180]], [[Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem|Patriarch of Jerusalem]], ...
13: ...f Raymond III of Tripoli she persuaded Baldwin IV not to allow him to enter the kingdom in [[1182]]. I...
15: ... in the order of succession, but she probably was not happy with the provision that [[Raymond III of T... - Yolanda of Flanders (2422 bytes)
1: ...[1219]]) ruled the [[Latin Empire]] in [[Constantinople]] for her husband [[Peter of Courtenay]] from ...
3: ...g which he was captured. Because his fate was unknown (although he was probably killed), Yolanda rule...
5: ... in [[France]] at the time, there was technically no emperor until he arrived in [[1221]].
7: ...o her eldest son Philip when she went to Constantinople in 1216.
10: ...Namur, who declined the offer of the crown of the Latin Empire - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[...
6: ...''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' and in English.
8: ...n of the time, and knew how to read, how to speak Latin, was well versed in music and literature, and enj...
10: ...[[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ...at [[Ludlow Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], someti...
15: ... was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ...It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was e...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: ...stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots]]
7: ...; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of th...
15: ... 1536. Had he not died before James V, Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Se...
24: ...eeves, enveloped the infant, who could sit up but not walk. She was carried by Lord Livingston in sole...
26: ...ir struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in h... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...nd [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Sometimes refer...
9: ...d political views; and English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Si...
11: ...nce in the granting of [[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities,...
13: [[Virginia]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[Uni...
18: ...rnowne, who was often referred to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
5: {{House of Hanover}}
7: ...nasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) ([[24 May]] [[1819]] – [[22 January]]...
9: ...Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Wi...
12: ...rathearn, like many other sons of George III, did not marry during his youth. The eldest son, the [[Ge...
14: ...n language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator ... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
1: ...Alexius I|Alexius I Comnenus]], and is the first known female [[historian]].
3: ...g for power. Having married an accomplished young nobleman, [[Nicephorus Bryennius]], she united with ...
5: ...t that the language is highly artificial. Her chronology is generally sound when recounting events tha...
7: ...t of Anna Comnena's life is given in the [[1999]] novel ''[[Anna of Byzantium]]'' by [[Tracy Barrett]]...
12: ...ses more idiomatic English and has more extensive notes)
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