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- Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: ...ited States history]] concerns events '''before [[1600]]'''.
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World betwee...
17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire
19: ...o de Soto]] discovers the [[Mississippi River]], strengthening Spanish claims to the interior of North...
27: <tr> - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...mb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: ...f United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
5: === [[1600s]] ===
7: *Some time between [[1600]]-[[1650]]-[[Mahican]] [[Confederacy]] founded
17: *[[1612]]-[[Tobacco]] cultivation introduced to [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] by [[J...
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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...g by the Qin emperor ([[2nd century BC|200 BC]]) strengthened the Chinese civilization. Politically, C...
7: ...s, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In la...
18: ...nnect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from...
22: ...sets. The first, from the earlier Shang period (c 1600–[[1300s BC|1300]]) comes from sources at [[...
28: ...mi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power became decentralized during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] whe... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...wledge]], [[meaning]], [[value]], [[being]] and [[truth]]. Each culture, [[prehistoric]], [[ancient]],...
12: .... This whole movement gradually became more concentrated in [[Athens]], which had become the dominant ...
14: ...r students. It's also well known that orators had tremendous influence on Athenian history, possibly e...
16: ...philosophy and sophistry, interchangeably, was destroying the piety and moral fiber of the city.
18: ...thens'' (1509) with Plato and Aristotle in the centre.]] - 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... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ...ontent can be made harder and [[tensile strength|stronger]] than iron, but is also more [[brittle]]. O...
8: ... material with limited uses on its own. Iron is extracted from [[ore]] by removing the oxygen by combi...
11: ...ementite-ferrite mixture. Cementite is a stochiometric phase with the chemical formula of Fe<sub>3</su...
13: ...cal chemical composition. As such, it requires extremely little thermal [[activation energy]] to form...
15: ...place. The transformation into martensite, by contrast, occurs almost immediately, due to a lower act... - 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 - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><...
9: ...1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
16: ...treason (adultery against the King was considered treason), incest with her elder brother, and witchcr...
18: ...ll-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker b...
20: ...zabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
7: ... of the school of [[Caravaggio]]. Artemisia was introduced to painting in her father's workshop, showi...
14: ...trial Tassi was imprisoned for just one year. The trial has subsequently influenced the [[feminism|fem...
16: ...um of Naples]], is impressive for the violence portrayed, and was interpreted as a wish of psycologica...
18: ...became a successful court painter, enjoying the patronage of the [[Medici]] and [[Charles I of England...
24: ...hew of the great [[Michelangelo]]): busy with construction of a maison to celebrate the notable ancest... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...and the [[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theolo...
8: ...hodox Christian churches, are based on [[faith]], traditions of the Church Fathers, and their interpre...
13: ...there they found shelter in the inn provided for strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded,...
17: ...present at the inauguration of Jesus' public ministry when, at the marriage in [[Cana]]; her intercess...
19: ...t is held by many Christians that she is again portrayed as the heavenly Woman of Revelation (Revelati... - Renaissance (14795 bytes)
1: ...istory of Europe|European history]]. It marks the transitional period between the end of the [[Middle ...
5: ...''Renaissance'' is the [[French language|French]] translation, used by French historian [[Jules Michel...
7: ...jpg|right|thumb|180px|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Vitruvian Man]], an example of the blend of art and sc...
10: ...arly community at large; as a result, the present trend among historians is to discuss each so-called ...
12: ... which will concentrate on the Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age. - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...y [[Isaac Newton]]. These boundaries are not uncontroversial, with some claiming that the proper start...
9: ...but in its practice and theory. Science, as it is treated in this account, is science essentially as i...
11: ...ience Howard Margolis as part of a larger (and controversial) theory of the causes of the revolution (...
15: ...ded by later work, are none the less important contributions to science.)
19: '''About [[1600]]''' - 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: ...ddess holding a snake in each hand, from Knossos, 1600 BC. Bulls were also depicted in both paintings an... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ... is a period in the history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching from the establishment of the [[Eleventh d...
8: ... reign of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat th...
14: ...he centralized government though) and established trade connections with Nubia and a war seems to be c...
16: ...ret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connections with Nubia en Palestine and the Le...
18: ...-king, often taking the field himself. He led his troops deep into Nubia, making that kingdom even mor... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...ia|Gov.]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], born in [[Austria]]; [[Florida]] [[United States Senate|Sen.]] [[...
21: ... the oath — and even judges of [[federal district court]]s have fulfilled this duty in emergenci...
23: ...ugural address which sets the tone for his administration.
25: ...es)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their views and plans to the voters. ...
29: ...e chosen to affirm rather than swear. The oath is traditionally ended with, "So help me God," although... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ...)|mantle]] or pre-existing rocks made molten by extreme temperature and pressure changes. Over 700 typ...
6: ...e mantle at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
14: ...ature and pressure conditions that allowed this extraction, and/or of other pre-existing rock that mel...
15: ...can be compared to adjacent geological [[stratum|strata]], allowing a time sequence of events;
20: ...ence, texture, chemical composition, and the geometry of the igneous body. - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
6: ...the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palestine]] and [[Israel]] to the east. Th...
8: ...[Nome (Egypt)|Nomes]] were the subnational administrative divisions. The Pharaohs were known as the ru...
14: ...a polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by triangular faces. [[Cement|Hydraulic Cement]] was f...
16: ...[Golden ratio]] seems to be reflected in many constructions, such as the [[Egyptian pyramids]].
29: ...ds#Construction techniques|Egyptian pyramids: Construction]]) - Mummy (16225 bytes)
2: ...m. This can be achieved by exposing the body to extreme draught or cold, lack of [[oxygen]], or use of...
8: ...lly occurring environmental conditions, such as extreme cold ([[�tzi the Iceman]]), acid ([[Tollund ...
16: ...position. After a while, though, they started constructing wooden tombs, and the extensive process of ...
18: ...[34th century BC|3300 BC]], although it is not a 'true' mummy. The body is on display in the [[Britis...
20: ...rst dynasty]] onwards, the ancient Egyptians were trying preserve the bodies of the death, so their sp... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
5: ...eties and its meaning varies depending on the country or geographical region. This variation even occu...
7: ...n more desirable and "cheaper" than bronze and contributed greatly to its adoption as the most commonl...
10: ... reproducible by the metallurgy of the time. By [[1600 BC]] to [[1200 BC]], iron was used increasingly i...
15: ...oducing iron for tools and weapons in large, industrial quantities.
21: ...ht also be noted that the [[Assyrian Empire]] had trade contacts with the area in which iron technolog... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
4: ...an Greece|Mycenaean]] civilizations (from about [[1600 BC]] to about [[1100 BC]]), while others argue th...
6: ...ow extend the term back to about [[1000 BC]]. The traditional date for the end of the Ancient Greek pe...
8: ...ates are historians' conventions and some writers treat the Ancient Greek civilization as a continuum ...
15: ... reign of [[King Agamemnon]] and the wars against Troy as narrated in the epics of [[Homer]]. The peri...
17: ...ies' histories. These writers, furthermore, concentrate almost wholly on political, military and diplo... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...nch and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful control of the area was disputed by the surrounding [[1...
46: ...their relatively low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine run...
50: ...ng Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...ch to the presence of a particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and cl...
58: ...the [[Iroquois]] drove many of the smaller native tribes out of Vermont, later using the area as a [[h... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
39: ... also settled by the [[Sweden|Swedes]] in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]]...
41: ... 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|Lord Berkeley of Stratton]].
43: ...], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as N...
45: ...rs]] in England (with [[William Penn]] acting as trustee for a time) who settled the Delaware Valley ...
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