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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...rary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was o...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts...
43: ... distance to the Indies. Most scholars accepted [[Ptolemy]]'s claim that the terrestrial landmass (for...
46: Columbus accepted the calculations of [[Pierre d'Ailly]], that th...
54: ...1492. Ferdinand and Isabella had just conquered [[Granada]], the last [[Muslim]] stronghold on the [[Iberia... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
6: ... his adventures. The title of this intial manuscript may be translated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contem...
59: ...travelled through [[Valencia]], and ended up in [[Granada]].
82: ...ravels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354] — excerpts from H. A. R. Gibb's translation - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ...labour market that would create jobs and could adapt to market conditions. Exacerbated by the global r...
33: ...the Conservative Party began to split over her sceptical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Eco...
45: ...inistry of Pensions and National Insurance]] in September [[1961]], keeping the post until the Conserv...
50: ...d the budget of the [[Open University]] from attempts to cut it.
61: ...ion]] to [[Scotland]]. An interview she gave to [[Granada Television]]'s [[World in Action]] programme in [... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...]). As a young man he joined the war to conquer [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] state on the [[Iber... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
4: ...d text, the ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' (a Buddhist scripture), was printed in China in [[868]] A.D. The tec...
8: ... invented the printing press in Europe is not accepted by all. The other candidate advanced is the [[T...
12: ...[[13th century]]) in commercial [[scriptorium|scriptoria]], where [[scribe]]s wrote them out by hand. ...
14: ...raries to sully their valuable handcopied manuscripts. Similar resistance was later encountered in muc...
18: ...quista]] in the 1490s, the press was moved from [[Granada]] to [[Istanbul]] (a popular destination for thou... - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
47: *The concept of [[Allah]]'s infinite power is evoked by design...
54: ...tyle drew from [[Roman architecture|Roman]], [[Egyptian]], Persian/[[Sassanid dynasty|Sassanid]], and ...
59: ... foliage motifs, [[Arabic language|Arabic]] inscriptions, and [[arabesque]] design work, with walls co...
62: ...ry [[Sultan Ahmed Mosque]] shows the brilliant adaptation and development of the forms established at ...
67: ...Shah Jahan]] which is placed off center in the crypt room below the main floor. This symmetry extende... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
7: ...]] [[Pope John II|John II]], the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
31: *[[1935]] - [[Bruno Hauptmann]] goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lin...
34: *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: [[Manila]] is captured by [[Japan]]ese forces. - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
23: ...eror|Charles V]] to [[Toledo]], [[Sevilla]] and [[Granada]]. When in [[1527]] [[Lansquenets]] invaded and r... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
8: ...avily populated by [[Islam|Muslims]]. Until 1492, Granada was still under [[Moorish]] rule. The large citie...
20: ...1492]], every Jew in the King's states had been baptised ([[New Christian]]s) or expelled. If they con...
24: ...of "Most [[Catholic King]]", and his ongoing attempts to woo the Pope to his side politically, Ferdina...
33: ... know which texts and pictures are accurate descriptions of the inquisition procedures.]] - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
4: ...ence]] (Santa Catalina), and when Mansfield was captured and killed by the Spanish shortly afterwards,...
6: ...astonished at this daring adventure, in vain attempted to drive out the invaders, and finally Morgan c...
8: ...to the [[Caribbean]]; but these he destroyed or captured, recovered a considerable amount of treasure ...
10: ...gan determined on an expedition to Panama. He recaptured the island of Santa Catalina on [[December 15...
16: Sir Henry is immortalized now by Captain Morgan's Spiced [[Rum]], which comes, cheekily... - Platinum (10600 bytes)
8: ...an="3" valign="center" | [[Palladium|Pd]]<br />'''Pt'''<br />[[Darmstadtium|Ds]]
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16: ...[List of elements by number|Number]] || Platinum, Pt, 78
24: ...ppearance]] || <center>grayish white<br />[[Image:Pt,78.jpg|125px|]]</center>
87: |<sup>190</sup>Pt - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
18: *[[Treaty of Granada]]
26: *[[Battle of Marignano]] Sept. 13�14, 1515 - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (19760 bytes)
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8: ...n General]] of the [[Frontier]], [[Prefect]] of [[Granada]], who was at the service of the [[Catholic Kings...
21: ...s to keep the supply route open, for example in September, 1540 Melchior Diaz along with "seventy or e...
23: ...ains]] which fits the chronicle of Laus Deo description which reports that "at Chichilticalli the coun...
48: ...do retired to [[Mexico City]], where he died on September 22 1554. - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
2: ...age:Pomegranate fruit.jpg|Pomegranate|250px]] | caption = Fruit of pomegranate}}
17: ...e ''granatus'', meaning 'granular'. The city of [[Granada]] in [[Spain]] became an early centre of cultivat...
36: ...] mixing. The juice can also be used as an antiseptic when applied to cuts.
45: ...ronation. [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] adopted it as his personal emblem; it appears in the Em...
47: A pomegranate appears in the shield of Granada.
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