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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. - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: ...as a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]], who in [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts...
3: ...xpedition.jpg|thumb|500px|The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542.]]
7: ...ecided to try to get that [[gold]]. He set out in 1540, joined by a large expedition of 340 Spanish, 300...
9: ...]] northward to the [[Sonora]], then traveled upstream the Sonora, and crossed the [[Gila]] to Cibola...
14: ...d: The Quivira Indians (later known as [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]) were no rich people at all, the vi... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
69: *[[Thomas Abel|Abel, Thomas]], (circa 1497-1540), an English priest
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
91: *[[Abhijeet Kale]], [[cricketer]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...iarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - Arizona (24367 bytes)
50: Fish = [[Trout|Arizona Trout]] |
56: Tree = [[Palo Verde]] |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
62: StateRock = [[Petrified wood]] |
72: Ships = U.S.S. Arizona (Destroyed 1941) | - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
40: The [[state tree]] is the [[Southern live oak]] (''[[Quercus vir...
48: ...rnando de Soto (explorer)|Hernando de Soto]] in [[1540]], had completely disappeared by [[1560]].
50: ... and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] over control of Georgia began in earnest in about [[1670]], ...
54: ...]]''. On [[July 15]], [[1870]], following [[Reconstruction]], Georgia became the last former Confedera...
68: ...es results in more than one Representative per district); there are currently 56 Senators and 180 Repr... - Utah (29154 bytes)
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48: ... Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trout]] |
55: Tree = [[Spruce|Blue Spruce]] |
63: Motto = ''Industry'' | - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...cs and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural...
44: ...ourishing sedentary culture in the [[1200s]], constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Gran...
46: ...s [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[1541]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the u...
52: ...Diego de Vargas Zapata]] reestablished Spanish control and returned Spanish colonists in [[1692]].
54: ... of New Spain, the duke of Alburquerque. They constructed the Church of San Felipe de Ner�[[1706]]).... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ortress]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[P...
2: ...n French a simple ''chau'' connotes a grand [[country house]] at the center of an [[estate]]. When Eur...
10: ...f protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typical featu...
11: ...in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...le]] in the last decades of the 10th century illustrates this: - Francesco Guicciardini (1068 bytes)
1: ...cciardini''' ([[March 6]], [[1483]]-[[May 22]], [[1540]]), [[Florentine]] [[historian]] and [[statesman]...
18: * ''Storia d'Italia'' (1537-1540) - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
20: ...conomic, political and demographic forces that contributed to a growing disaffection with the wealth a...
22: ...d]], [[France]], and [[Spain]] the move toward centralization begun in the thirteenth century was carr...
24: ...y]], and the [[Netherlands]] and new textile industries began to develop.
28: ...hinking favored the notion that no religious [[doctrine]] can be supported by philosophical arguments,...
30: ...he Northern humanists in its reinforcement of the traditional use of [[Latin]] as the great unifying c... - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
4: ...mage:mercator.jpg|200px|Gerardus Mercator]]</td></tr>
9: ...r copper engraving of maps. He wrote the first instruction book of italic script to be published in no...
12: ...on by sea, as compass courses could be marked as straight lines.
15: ...ted versions of the maps of [[Ptolemy]] (though introducing a number of new errors). Maps of [[France]...
27: * [http://www.walkingtree.com/ Mercators Atlas] - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...6]] or [[1500]], [[Jerez de los Caballeros]], [[Extremadura]], and died [[21 May]] [[1542]], probably ...
4: == Travels and Career ==
5: ...word. In [[1516]], he became commander of an equestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de Co...
6: ...d to break away from him. De Soto denunciated the treason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result, D...
9: ...n the Spanish colonies, as well as gold mines and trade ships. Apparently though, his aim was to achie... - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
1: ...e:FrancisDrake.jpg|framed|Sir Francis Drake, c. [[1540]]–[[1596]].]]
2: Vice Admiral Sir '''Francis Drake''' (c. [[1540]] – [[January 28]], [[1596]]) was an [[Engl...
7: ...as [[1535]]. The [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Francis was th...
9: ...de the first English [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...rces executed a surprise attack in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before, nearly costing Dr... - Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
3: ...ould not be as great, due to forces beyond his control.
5: ...us [[Native American (Americas)|Native American]] tribes of the upper Gulf coast (including the Han an...
7: ...sed to give his countrymen any details of the country that might prepare them for the hardships they w...
9: ...g the most spectacular in the world. Political intrigue against him caused his arrest and return to S...
11: ==Trivia== - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...[[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]], who between [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts...
5: ... cities and take all of their gold. He set out in 1540, joined by a large expedition of 335 Spanish, 1,3...
8: ...]] northward to the [[Sonora]], then traveled upstream on the Sonora, and crossed the [[Gila]] to Cib...
10: ... brutal [[Tiguex War]], which resulted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hund...
12: ...d: The Quivira Indians (later known as [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]) were no rich people at all, the vi... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...n [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
33: *[[Petrus Apianus]] (Germany, [[1495]] - [[1552]])
42: *[[Emil Artin]] (Austria, [[1898]] - [[1962]])
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
185: *[[Bernard of Chartres]], (d. 1130){{fn|C}}
187: *[[Bernard Silvestris]] (or ''Bernard of Tours''), (1147-1178){{fn|R}...
191: *[[Bhartrhari]], (5th century){{fn|R}} - Apache (7848 bytes)
3: ...my found them to be fierce warriors and skillful strategists.
6: == Entry into the Southwest ==
8: ...gical and historical evidence suggests a recent entry of these people into the American Southwest, wit...
10: ...ded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the plains east of the Pueblo region, [...
12: ...nd clothe themselves, and they have very well-constructed tents, made with tanned and greased cowhides...
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