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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
5: ... ancient classical texts and learning and their applications in the arts and sciences. Second, it mean...
7: ...[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the blend of art and science during the Renai...
9: ===Multiple Renaissances===
10: ...e [[periodization|periodisation]], [[Lumpers and splitters]])
19: ...aces for when the Middle Ages ended. The starting place of the Renaissance is almost universally ascri... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
8: ... Egypt), under the reign of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace co...
20: ...production levels and Amenemhat III ordered the exploitation of the [[Fayyum]] and increased mining op...
30: * [[1600 BC|1550 BC]] - [[Ebers papyrus]] - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
7: ...tested dates in other calendaric systems, for example, Greek, Jewish, Assyrian, Persian, and Julian/Gr...
9: The archeological record is incomplete, also (with relics and artifacts missing or de...
15: ... that the beginning of the next Sothic cycle took place in [[26 BCE]], instead of 139 CE.
17: ...' states that all the plausible second millennium placements require that a major calendrical readjust...
21: ...n found in a tomb of [[Dorak]], near [[Constantinople]], tells E. Bacon, ''Archaeology; Discoveries in... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
9: ... arrived from South America in the third wave, displacing both the Arawak and the Salodoid-Barrancoid....
11: ...dos and used them as [[Slavery|slave labor]] on [[plantation]]s. Other Caribs fled the island, moving ...
15: ...ica, most notably [[South Carolina]]. To work the plantations, slaves were brought from Africa; the [[...
17: Local politics were dominated by plantation owners and merchants of British descent. ...
25: ...Commonwealth]], with a ceremonial [[president]] replacing the Queen. - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
59: It is believed that the [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] ancestors of the present-day [[Sloveni...
103: ...ng to major relief units (the Alps, the Pannonian plain, the Dinaric mountains) and climate types (con...
105: Macroregions consist of multiple and very diverse [[mesoregion]]s. The main facto...
125: ...t defined, but is said to be around 10 to 12. The plan will, after being publicly unveiled, need to un...
137: ... the [[Alps]], the [[Dinarides]], the [[Pannonian plain]], and the [[Mediterranean]]. Slovenia's highe... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...d on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
14: ...ral lake of the Fayyum as a reservoir to store surpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From...
16: ...rica/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html#berlin] and complex [[Timeline of mathematics|mathematical formular...
42: * [[1600 BCE|1550 BCE]] - [[Ebers papyrus|Ebers Medical Papyrus]], ...
61: ...e]] have been dated to about [[3000 BC]]. Most people refer to [[Egyptian hieroglyph]]s when they spea... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
281: *[[John Singleton Copley]] ([[1737]]-[[1815]])
616: *[[Leon Kaplinski]] ([[1826]]-[[1873]])
640: *[[Marcin Kober]] ([[1550]]-[[1598]])
958: *[[Stefan Planinc]] ([[1925]]-) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
17: ! width="12%" | Place of Birth
25: | <small>Disciple of [[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{biblevers...
171: ! width="12%" | Place of Birth
357: | '''[[Pope Simplicius]]'''<br><small>Saint Simplicius</small>
358: | Papa '''Simplicius''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small> - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
7: ...r at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
9: ...about [[300]] A.D. and to be associated with [[Neoplatonism]]. Bruno embraced a sort of [[pantheism|p...
11: ...rnicus]] and by the newly rediscovered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]...
13: In [[1576]] he left Naples to avoid the attention of the [[Inquisition]]. ...
17: ... "Italian dialogues." In [[1582]], Bruno penned a play summarizing some of his cosmological positions,... - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...lpine]] trade routes, and partly to ensure the supply of mainland [[wheat]], on which the city depende...
12: ...ian ships could efficiently transport the men, supplies, and (especially) war horses.
14: ...period and politics and the military were kept completely separate. War was regarded as a continuation...
20: Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox [[Roman Ca...
31: ...n groups. As weapons became more expensive and complex to operate, professional soldiers were assigned... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
70: *[[Eric Temple Bell]] (Scotland, USA, [[1883]] - [[1960]])
386: *[[Johannes Kepler]] (Germany, [[1571]] - [[1630]])
420: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] (France, [[1749]] - [[1827]])
522: *[[John Napier]] (Scotland, [[1550]] - [[1617]]) - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
8: ...ay roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, a typical rail car can hold up to 125 tons of f...
13: ...transport in many countries. In [[Asia]], for example, many millions use trains as regular transport i...
15: ...t levels of rail transport have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Be...
22: ...uld be viewed from a system-wide perspective when planning, constructing and maintaining it. Some loco...
28: ...] of the system. To be electrified, a means of supplying electricity to the train is needed. This can ... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
391: *[[Frederick Copleston]], (1907-1994)
896: *[[David Kaplan (philosopher)|David Kaplan]], (born 1933){{fn|O}}
897: *[[Mordecai Kaplan]], (1881-1983){{fn|R}}
907: *[[Johannes Kepler]], (1571-1630){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
973: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]], (1749-1827){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}} - Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ... of America''') are those peoples [[indigenous people|indigenous]] to the [[Americas]], living there p...
5: ...ural and genetic commonality with other arctic peoples not native to the American continent, such as t...
7: ...First Peoples]]" and "Native Canadians". First Peoples are enshrined in the Canadian Constitution with...
9: ...trued to either include or exclude the [[M鴩s people (Canada)|M鴩s]] of [[Canada]] and the [[Mestizo...
11: Other indigenous peoples that are native to territorial possesions of Am... - Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
8: ...lined tunnel-like barrel vault, coated with white plaster, to support the superstructure: it is the ol...
14: ...600s BC|604 BCE]], burnt and destroyed and its people taken into exile, the Philistine era was over.
16: ...s an important [[Hellenistic]] seaport, the birthplace of [[Herod the Great]] who rebuilt and enriche...
27: ...shkelon and exact phrase Lawrence Stager) returns plenty of interesting hits. - Mycenaean Greece (6175 bytes)
6: ... and historians doubt that any such invasion took place.
12: ...ecline on an invasion by another wave of Greek people, the [[Dorians]], although the historical validi...
36: <tr><td>1550–1500<td>LHI
52: ... this period ended by destruction, leaving few complete pots behind.<br> - Calcium (9166 bytes)
21: ...ty]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td><td>1550 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 1....
106: ...ting when exposed to air. It reacts with water displacing hydrogen and forming [[calcium hydroxide]].
108: == Applications ==
120: ... [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] and is turned into [[plaster]] by [[carbon dioxide]] uptake. Mixed with o... - Timeline of railway history (5902 bytes)
3: *''c''[[1550]] Horse-drawn [[wagonways]] appear in [[Germany]]...
19: *[[1855]] the [[Panama Railway]] completed, the first [[transcontinental railway]]
24: ...st Transcontinental Railroad (North America)]] completed across the [[United States]].
31: ...Siberian railway]] in [[Russia]]. Construction completed in [[1904]]. [[Webb C. Ball]] establishes fir... - Slavery (26455 bytes)
1: ... specific form, known as '''chattel slavery''', implies the [[property|legal ownership]] of a person o...
4: ... be returned if they escape. Control may be accomplished through official or tacit arrangements with ...
6: ... the strictest sense of the word, "slaves" are people who work for someone else but are not paid, and ...
8: ...gally be killed or beaten by their overseers. People subject to the above conditions are all covered ...
10: ...nsent. It is not necessarily experiencing the complete lack of freedom found in chattel slavery. Man...
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