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- Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
1: This is a '''Conventional Egyptian chronology'''.
3: ==Introduction==
5: ...tury but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.
7: ...er several possible dates or even several whole chronologies as possibilities. Consequently, there may...
9: ...ional Chronology” that is quoted by [[David Rohl]] in ''A Test of Time'' (1995, Century). - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...'s coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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38: | From [[France]]<br>[[July 5]], [[1962]]
47: | [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
20: leader_names = [[Eduardo Rodr�ez]] (interim) |
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
59: ...he area until the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquest in [[1525]].
62: ...nslaved Indians served as labor force. As Spanish royal authority weakened during the [[Napoleonic war... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - January 17 (12233 bytes)
7: ...ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
8: ...ain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
9: ...leton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[South Carolina]].
10: * [[1819]] - [[Simol�r]] proclaims the Republic of [[Colombia]].
12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
3: ...in Latin, is meant. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintings as ''...
7: ...their father died; neither received any training from him.
9: ... nicknamed 'Peasant Brueghel' to distinguish him from other members of the [[Brueghel|Brueghel dynasty...
11: ...[allegory]]. His winter landscapes of 1565 are corroborative evidence of the severity of winters durin...
14: ...9]], with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 [[proverb]]s]] - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...an Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
9: ...own her daughter by her previous husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical ed...
12: ...[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertre...
14: ...ion that entailed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England.
17: ...e:Utopia.jpg|300px|thumb|left|[[Woodcut]] by [[Ambrosius Holbein]] for a [[1518]] edition of ''Utopia.... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine public official]]
3: ...in [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
5: ==Background==
10: ...as also the king who committed the five capital errors in statecraft summarized in ''The Prince'', and...
12: ...is honor can be found at the [[Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze]]. - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
1: ...lso led to the [[Counter-Reformation]] within the Roman Catholic Church.
3: == Roots of the Reformation ==
20: ...cal and demographic forces that contributed to a growing disaffection with the wealth and power of the...
22: ...stry. Accumulation of surplus, competitive [[overproduction]], and heightened competition to maximize ...
24: ...e stimulated, landowners increasingly moved away from the [[Manorialism|manorial]] economy. Woolen man... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
1: ...re provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...derius Erasmus of Rotterdam''') ([[October 27]], probably [[1466]] – [[July 12]], [[1536]]) was ...
6: ... cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the b...
8: ...of spending the rest of his life as an English [[professor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridg...
10: ... Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Itali... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...age of Boğazk?n north-central [[Turkey]]), through most of the second millennium BC.
3: ...endent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...g of the 2nd millennium BC and spoke a non-Indo-European language — conventionally called [[Hatt...
7: ...chs (Bible)|Patriarch]]s up to [[Ezra]]'s return from [[Babylonian captivity of Judah|Babylonian capti...
12: ...e neither Hattic nor Assyrian, but clearly Indo-European. - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...ed in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the crew and one ship of the fle...
5: ...Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, ...
7: ...on, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some speculate that he may even have been ...
9: ...nstall Francisco de Almeida as a Portuguese [[viceroy]] there and establish military and naval bases a...
11: ...the [[Spice Islands]]. In [[1510]], Magellan was promoted to the rank of [[captain]]. However, after s... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
5: ...] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the [[Aztec]]s).
10: ...iminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would prove devastating in the New World.
12: ...nger the captain of the expedition, but Cortés' brother-in-law killed the messenger and told him what...
15: ...bout the Aztec empire and the clash between the European and Indian cultures. However, as early as the...
18: ...oken only to and in front of the Mexica/Aztec emperor. - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ...a]]n mainland, he and his men being the first [[Europe]]ans since the [[Viking]]s verifiably known to ...
6: ...s give [[Genoa]], others [[Gaeta]]. The date was around [[1451]], but he moved to [[Venice]] in his yo...
10: ...m the [[equator]], so the voyage from western [[Europe]] to eastern Asia would be shorter at higher la...
12: ...d finde, whatsoever iles, countreyes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, whatsoever t...
16: ...largest seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been se... - Demographics of Estonia (4738 bytes)
1: ...principal ancestors of the Estonians had arrived from the east.
3: ...age 16. The first book in Estonian was printed in 1525.
5: ...s of written Estonian originate in 13th century chronicles. During the Soviet era, the [[Russia]]n lan...
7: ...rtion of ethnic Estonians in Estonia to increase from 61% to 68% in 2003.
24: ===Population growth rate=== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...mpacted upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
14: ...g in Christianity. His marriage on [[June 13]], [[1525]] to [[Katharina von Bora]] began the tradition o...
17: ...ht|220px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at ...
19: ...pper]] mine in nearby [[Mansfeld]]. Having risen from the [[peasantry]], his father was determined to ...
21: ...505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that university. - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
6: ...rtance both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Reformation]], which deeply weakened the c...
8: ...rmation]], with which it established a strict control over intellectual life in catholic countries. So...
10: ...n of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the command of [[Gonzalo de C�rdoba]].
27: *[[Battle of Pavia]] Feb. 24, 1525
39: ... until [[1870]]) and the north-eastern provinces around Venice (most of which were annexed in [[1866]]... - Persian rug (6404 bytes)
1: ==Introduction==
3: ...nian]]) culture and art, and dates back to the [[Bronze Age]].
5: ...pets are [[wool]], but several [[silk]] examples produced in [[Kashan]] survive.
10: What has remained from early times as evidence of carpet-weaving is not...
14: ...vered in the grave of a [[Scythia]]n prince by a group of Russian archaeologists under the supervision... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...arge portions of mainland [[Mexico]] under the [[Crown of Castile|King of Castile]], in the early 16th...
4: ...ile the more prestigious title of [[New Spain|Viceroy]] was given to a high-ranking nobleman, [[Antoni...
6: Because of the controversial undertakings of Cortés and the scarcity o...
14: ... of [[Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th Lord of Monroy]], and wife Mencía de Orellana y Carvajal.
16: ...tings and actions suggest he studied [[Law]] and probably [[Latin language|Latin]].
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