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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Ameri...
3: ...nd. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out...
5: ...Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472...
9: ...]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacter...
11: ...est Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and c... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
5: ...of Orleans]] and attacked the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
9: ...y. After the king's death in [[1380]] her father lost his appointment, and died soon after; and when C...
11: ...mposed some fifteen important works, chiefly in prose, besides minor pieces.
13: ...0) being received by [[Philip of Burgundy]], at whose desire Christine wrote ''Le Lure des faitz ci bo...
15: ...ells her own history, by way of defence against those who objected to her pretensions as a moralist. [... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]]) - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ...It is bordered by [[Montenegro]] in the north, [[Kosovo]] in the north-east ? both still formally par...
28: | [[Fatos Nano]], <small>''Prime Minister''</small>
39: | '''[[Gross domestic product|GDP]]'''<br> - Total ([[Li...
72: .../foreignaffairs.tripod.com/armillotta/albania01_frosina.html Arb벥sh띮
80: ...tacism]]", which took place in the Southern ([[Tosk]]) dialects and prevails in the literary langua... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
7: ...a young [[lawyer]] and his mother, Caterina, was most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggeste...
9: ...thorities therefore refer to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his ...
16: ...Jacopo Saltarelli]], who was a notorious male [[prostitute]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitt...
20: ...re, been assumed that he was a [[homosexuality|homosexual]]. One of his loves may have been Gian Giaco...
29: ... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#rossiPage33], employed Leonardo and permitted him to ... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
13: .... The heretical notions seem to be [[Gnosticism|gnostic]] in character:
14: ... Our Lady'' with zones of patriarchs, prophets, apostles, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, doctors, v...
18: ...ge:primaver.JPG|thumb|left|400px|''Primavera'' ([[1478]]): icon of the springtime renewal of the Florent...
20: ...ano de' Medici]], and Cosimo's son [[Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici|Giovanni]], were effusively describ...
22: ...It is a marvellous work in colour, design and composition, and the wonder and admiration of all artist... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: ...]] – [[February 2]], [[1529]]), one of the most important [[renaissance]] authors and a diplomat...
10: ...a, again in the court of Gonzaga. In [[1499]] he lost his father and succeeded him in the representati...
13: ...Cardinal Bibbiena]], Ottaviano and [[Federico Fregoso]], [[Cesare Gonzaga]] (a cousin of both Castigli...
15: ...06]] Castiglione wrote (and played together with Cosimo Gonzaga) his eclogue ''Tirsi'' in which allusi...
17: ...gh in a literary form, like with [[Ludovico da Canossa]]. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...me he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book publishe...
9: ...Jane Colt, who died in [[1511]]. He remarried almost immediately, to a rich widow named Alice Middlet...
12: ...f the two undersheriffs of the city of London, a position of considerable responsibility in which he e...
14: ...came chancellor of the [[Duchy of Lancaster]], a position that entailed administrative and judicial co...
17: ... describing to a listener the island of Utopia, whose layout is schematically shown above him.]] - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
3: ... also used as a tool to punish and eliminate [[homosexuals]].
10: ...s court [[astrologer]]. Jews held many prominent posts, both religious and political. [[Pedro de la Ca...
14: ...The Inquisitor whom Ferdinand installed in [[Saragossa]] Cathedral was assassinated by [[New Christian...
16: ...rdinand was an astute politician, and developed close ties with St. Peter's in Rome as part of his pol...
20: ... "pigs". The authority of the Inquisition was supposed to reach only Christians, not Jews or Muslims, ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
38: *[[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]] (c. 1316-1390){{fn|C}}{{...
41: *[[Albinus (philosopher)|Albinus]] (c. 130) - Lorenzo de' Medici (6381 bytes)
4: ...ry individual who loved to enter tournaments, compose poetry and songs, play games, hunt, and indulge ...
8: ...he state upon the death of his father [[Piero di Cosimo de' Medici|Piero 'the Gouty' de' Medici]] in 1...
10: On [[April 26]], [[1478]], in an incident called the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]]...
16: Thereafter, Lorenzo, like his grandfather [[Cosimo de' Medici]], pursued a policy of maintaining ...
22: ...Europe. Although his financial straits made it impossible for him to commission many works himself, he... - Medieval medicine (14745 bytes)
7: ...e and movable. Classical medical texts, such as those by [[Galen]], were widely used on the basis of a...
15: ...ribed the [[heart]] valves and determined the purpose of the [[urinary bladder | bladder]] and [[kidne...
17: ...-Saxon]] translations of classical works like [[Dioscorides]] ''Herbal'' survive from the 10th Century...
21: ...adition until [[Roger Frugardi]] of [[Parma]] composed his treatise on ''Surgery'' around about [[1180...
66: ...hite spotted leaves of Lungwort (used for tuberculosis) bear a similarity to the lungs of a diseased p... - Judge (10187 bytes)
13: ...ic country with a [[rule of law]], judges are supposed to be [[impartial]], and not influenced by the ...
17: In most [[civil law]] jurisdictions judges go to special...
27: ...s have become associated with the occupation. In most nations of the world judges wear long robes, usu...
33: ...were replaced in 2000 by black robes similar to those worn in the rest of the world.
37: In most [[English (language)|English]] speaking countrie...
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