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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
3: ...tury BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th cen...
9: ...y could reach shore. However, this is highly unlikely due to the lack of modern optics and reflective ...
17: ...hed during the reign of his son, Ptolemy II Philadelphos.
20: ...Sultan of Egypt, [[Qaitbay]], used the rubble to help build a fort at a nearby location.
26: * [[list of lighthouses and lightvessels]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...in]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could r...
3: ...ated by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the ea...
5: ... the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...iversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
9: ...Scandinavians, Columbus's voyages led to a relatively quick, general and lasting recognition of the ex... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
2: '''Elizabeth Woodville''' or '''Wydville''' (''c''. [[1...
6: ...ward IV was the Yorkist claimant to the throne.) Elizabeth had two sons from the marriage, [[Thomas G...
10: ... rancour on Warwick's part, and when Elizabeth's relatives, especially her brother, [[Anthony Woodvill...
12: ...tmorland]] by [[Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland|Joan Beaufort]], [[widow]] of [[John Mowbray, ...
16: ...to be [[Robert Stillington]], Bishop of Bath and Wells), testified that he had carried out the ceremon... - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...rvives in numerous [[English language|English]] spelling variations including sacbut, sagbut, shagbolt...
4: ... smaller [[bore]], and a smaller, more conical [[bell]].
7: ...as an alto, a tenor, quart- and quint-basses, as well as a contrabass. The common standards now are th...
10: ...odern pitch. The tenors that survive are <!-- I believe - correct me if I'm wrong --> pitched at Bb a...
13: ...ern instrument. Its dynamic flexibility lends itself to a vocal style of playing and facilitates effe... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: *[[Elihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
45: ...es, Dornford]], ([[1885]] - [[1960]]), British novelist
48: ... W.]], ([[1747]]-[[1826]]), Continental Congress delegate from [[New York]]
50: ...t)|Yates, Richard]], ([[1926]]-[[1992]]), U.S. novelist - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...'an]], [[China]] with [[Antioch]], [[Syria]], as well as other points. Its influence carries over on t...
5: ...is probable that merchants and travellers very rarely, if ever, covered the whole distance between [[E...
10: ===Cross-continental travel===
11: ...d [[4000 BC]]. Domestication of the [[Bactrian camel]] followed later.
13: ...hant]]s, mounted [[warrior]]s and caravans to travel immense distances without arousing the hostility ... - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
5: ...mi]], [[Tilos]], [[Halki]], and [[Kastellorizo]] belong.
10: ...al harbor. The main air gateway ([http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/rhod.htm Diagoras International Airport], I...
12: ...d's highest point of elevation; and the appropriately named Seven Springs area. While the shores are r...
14: ...odes, the [[Faliraki]] resort, [[Lindos]], Archangelos, Afandou, [[Koskinou]], Embona, and [[Trianta]]...
17: ...es with [[Danaus]]; it was sometimes nicknamed ''Telchinis''. In the [[15th century BC|15th century]] ... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...ely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of [[anatomy]], [[astronomy]...
7: ... [[lawyer]] and his mother, Caterina, was most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albe...
9: ...o, son of Mister Piero, from Vinci". Leonardo himself simply signed his works "Leonardo" or "Io, Leona...
11: ... father soon showed them to the painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], who subsequently took on the fourte...
12: ...t that whatever he turned his mind to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari]])... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
3: ...uslims. It was also used as a tool to punish and eliminate [[homosexuals]].
6: ...]] and [[Isabella of Castile|Isabella]], respectively. In the Crown of Aragon, a confederation of the ...
8: ...]], [[Valladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had lar...
10: ...jor role in arranging Ferdinand's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]]...
14: ...s his method for achieving that. Many historians believe the Spanish Inquisition was instituted as a w... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...umnavigating]] the [[globe]]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned t...
5: ..., named after his grandmother, and his sister Isabel.
7: ...been taught by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squire]].
9: ...nd naval bases along the way. It was here that Magellan would also first experience battle: when a loc...
11: ...ditions to the [[Spice Islands]]. In [[1510]], Magellan was promoted to the rank of [[captain]]. Howev... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
10: ...at he decided to find a route to the west for himself. He went with his plans to England, because he i...
12: ...yes, regions or provinces of the heathen and infidelles, whatsoever they bee, and in what part of the ...
16: ...e in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] according to [[Celts|Celtic]] legends. Some people think [[Newfoundland]] ...
20: ...n [[Iceland]]). He sailed to [[Dursey Head]], [[Ireland]], from where he sailed due west to Asia - or ...
22: ...y [[Amerigo Vespucci]] in [[1497]] are generally believed to have been forgeries or fabrications. - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
5: ...is now the fifth-largest city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
46: ...er. Their name is derived from the [[Pima]] (Akimel O'otham) phrase, ''Ho Ho Kam'', "the people who h...
49: ...iver and founded a small farming colony approximately four miles (6 km) east of the present city (abou...
51: ...ng's Mill]] in his honor. It would later become Hellinwg Mill, Mill City, then East Phoenix. As for ...
53: [[Phillip Darrel Duppa|Darrel Duppa]] recommended the name ''Phoenix'', memoria... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...The '''Sovereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...ohn the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was s...
9: ...ght of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other estates in the a...
15: ...ll as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]].
17: ...ypt in [[1444]] and another by [[Mehmed II]] in [[1480]], who after the [[fall of Constantinople]] made ...
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