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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...nting|painted]] between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], A...
2: ...tury]], embraced as a cultural symbol in French patriotic circles since the [[19th century]], became a...
7: ...the following years. In [[1420]], the [[Treaty of Troyes]] granted the throne to Henry V's heirs, disi...
10: ...Oil on canvas in two joined vertical panels. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]].]]
12: ...cumstances) and brought her through Burgundian-controlled territory to Chinon. She was said to have c... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
1: ... '''history of sculpture''' is varied and is illustrative of how sculpture has changed extensively ove...
4: ...25,000 BC), from the area of [[Willendorf]], [[Austria]], is a well-known example.
13: ...sopotamia]]), and was donated to the [[New York Metropolitan Museum of Art]] by [[John D. Rockefeller,...
16: ... mixing eye make-up, was carved in relief, and portrayed the victory of [[Upper Egypt]] over [[Lower E...
31: ...he shape of a bull was found in Knossos from 1500-1450 BC. In addition, there are many double-bladed ax... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ... Bolivia''' is a [[landlocked]] [[country]] in central [[South America]]. It is bordered by [[Brazil]]...
7: {{Infobox Country |
59: ...and Bolivia and added it to their empire. They controlled the area until the [[Spain|Spanish]] conques...
62: ...largest city in the Western Hemisphere. A steady stream of enslaved Indians served as labor force. As ...
65: ...ence was proclaimed in [[1809]], but 16 years of struggle followed before the establishment of the rep... - Biography (6028 bytes)
8: ...e lives of [[chief]]s, [[kings]], [[tribes]], [[patriarchs]] and [[prophets]]. ...
12: ... reign of the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Gospels]] attributed to [[John]], [[Luke]], [[Mark]] and [[Matth...
16: ...dern biographies. Their subjects were usually restricted to [[church father]]s, [[martyr]]s, [[papacy... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
124: *[[Kamaleddin Behzad]] ([[1450]]-)
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]]) - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...g of the [[Renaissance]] is admittedly arbitrary, 1450 is used here.
6: === Style and trends ===
7: ...rd complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
9: ...nd homorhythmic with a unison sung text and no instrumental support. The notation system is weak, and...
11: ...atable fashion. The use of multiple texts and instrumental accompaniment has developed by the end of ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...n European countries except England between about 1450 and 1600. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated i...
27: ...rdinand de Lesseps]] begins [[France|French]] construction of the [[Panama Canal]].
33: ...Federation|federate]] as the [[Commonwealth of Australia]]; [[Edmund Barton]] becomes first [[Prime Mi...
37: ...th Australia]] and transferred to Commonwealth control.
39: *[[1934]] - [[Alcatraz Island]] becomes a [[United States|U.S.]] feder... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...le [[building]], usually higher than 150 [[metre]]s (500 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]]). Mo...
7: ...tall buildings, some of which are well over 300 metres (987 ft) tall. The other development essential ...
9: ...e was constructed in [[1884]]-[[1885]] and was destroyed in [[1931]] for the Field's building. Anothe...
15: ...on of the tallest skyscrapers and other man-made structures, as determining the "world's tallest..." d...
17: == 50 Tallest Skyscrapers by Structural/Architectural Height == - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ...estrina]], and is usually considered to be the central figure of the [[Dutch School (music)|Netherland...
6: ...t scholarship has shown that he was born around [[1450]], and did not go to Italy until the early [[1470...
14: ...s]], was still using examples from Josquin in his treatises on composition; and his fame was only ecli...
16: ...neously brought together most of the contemporary trends, innovated significantly, and was also able t...
18: ... Josquin were published by [[Ottaviano Petrucci|Petrucci]], [[Pierre Attaignant]] (1533), [[Tielman Su... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
3: ...humb|200px|'''[[Saint Lawrence]] receives<br> the treasures of the Church''', painted [[1447]].]]
7: He was born '''Guido di Pietro''', at Vicchio, in the [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] provin...
9: ...s art, that very soon became famous. He had the patronage of [[Cosimo de' Medici]]. According to Vasar...
13: ...of Christ'' executed for the Church of the [[Holy Trinity]] in [[Florence]], paintings that Vasari ind...
15: ...o [[1436]] he was back at Fiesole; in 1436 he was transferred to the Dominican convent of S. Marco in ... - Hieronymus Bosch (3386 bytes)
1: ...eronymus Bosch''', also '''Jeroen Bosch''', (c. [[1450]] – [[August]], [[1516]]) was a prolific [[...
3: His true name was Hieronymus (or Jeroen) '''van Aken'''....
5: ...sch may have witnessed. This might have been a contributing factor in his obsession with Hell. He beca...
7: ...umb|180px|left|''Hell'', the right panel from the triptych ''[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]'']]
8: ...e earthly delights with numerous nude figures and tremendous fruit and birds on the middle panel, and ... - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
9: ...about [[1435]]. He was in [[Italy]] in [[1440]]-[[1450]], but his visit shows no result on his style, wh...
13: ...hilip.jpg|thumb|250px|Philip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der Weyden]]
15: ...of Flanders and [[Germany]]. His great family portrait in the Ufizzi Gallery in Florence had an impor...
20: * [[triptych]] ([[1438]]-[[1440]]), [[Berlin Museum]]
21: * ''Madonna with Saints'' ([[1450]]), [[Stadel Institute]], [[Frankfurt]] - Petrarch (10447 bytes)
1: ...px|From the ''Cycle of Famous Men and Women.'' c. 1450. Detached fresco. 247 x 153 cm. Galleria degli Uf...
3: ...an]] scholar, [[poet]], and early [[humanist]]. Petrarch and [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] are considered ...
6: ... his father insisted he study the law. However, Petrarch was primarily interested in writing and Latin...
8: ... be the ignorance of the era in which he lived, Petrarch is credited with creating the concept of the ...
10: ...he "birthday of [[alpinism]]", and Petrarch ('''Petrarca alpinista''') as the "father of alpinism". - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...r was primarily fought in France, and though in retrospect it has the feeling of a French [[civil war]...
8: ...ship and installing a new [[Anglo-Norman]] power structure as William took the English throne as Willi...
17: ...land, and only [[Bordeaux]] and a narrow coastal strip now remained in English possession. The recover...
21: ...Edward II]] and was at the time effectively in control of the crown, having forced her politically wea...
27: England controlled [[Gascony]] in what is now southwest France,... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
7: ...Ice Age]], when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, humans had colonized near...
12: ...h as [[Australian Aborigines|Aborigines]] of [[Australia]] and the [[Bushmen]] of southern Africa, did...
14: ...uch as [[writing]] and extensive [[trade]] were introduced.
16: ...ocieties in [[Crete]], mainland [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]]. In China, proto-urban societies may...
21: ...] region, [[Middle East]] and [[China]] saw the introduction of [[iron]] tools and weapons. The Americ... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ortant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... being [[Genoa]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venet...
8: ...was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner pass]] from Verona in 1178, op...
10: ...itime commercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the [[Aegean Sea|Aege...
12: ... of Venice. Only Venetian ships could efficiently transport the men, supplies, and (especially) war ho... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...a]] (the modern village of Boğazk?n north-central [[Turkey]]), through most of the second millenn...
3: ...ittite kingdom, which at its height controlled central [[Anatolia]], north-western [[Syria]] down to [...
5: ...n, was apparently called '''Hatti''' in the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be...
7: ...nt]], from the time of the [[Patriarchs (Bible)|Patriarch]]s up to [[Ezra]]'s return from [[Babylonian...
12: ...(ancient [[Karum Kanesh]]), containing records of trade between Assyrian merchants and a certain "land... - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ...ica|Mesoamerican]] [[Pre-Columbian]] cultures. Contrary to popular myth, the [[Maya people]] never "di...
11: ...d ''stelae'' (the Maya called them ''Tetun'', or "Tree-stones"), which depict rulers along with hierog...
13: ...esoamerica and possibly further lands. Important trade goods included [[cacao]], [[salt]], and [[obsi...
22: ...]] period and beyond. These pyramids relied on intricate carved stone in order to create a stair-step...
29: ...ch as [[Teotihuacan]] and its rigid grid-like construction.
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