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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...e]] of [[Alexandria]]''' (often called the "''Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it res...
5: ...age:Pharos_of_Alexandria1.jpg|thumb|200px|The Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted...
7: ...d at the top a circular section. At its apex was positioned a [[mirror]] which reflected [[sunlight]] ...
11: ...Pharos_of_Alexandria.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Pharos of Alexandria.]]
13: ''Pharos'' later became the etymological origin of the wor... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Ameri...
3: ...nd. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out...
5: ...Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472...
9: ...]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacter...
11: ...est Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and c... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
10: Edward IV had many mistresses, the most notorious being [[Jane Shore]], but Elizabeth in...
12: ...marriages the queen arranged for her family, the most outrageous being when her 20-year-old brother Jo...
16: ...ard IV was out of power during the [[Wars of the Roses]]. Elizabeth now, briefly, became Queen Mother...
18: ...re dead in this or the next reign. Elizabeth now lost the title of Queen Mother and was called The Dam...
36: * Bridget Plantagenet (1480-1517), nun at Dartford Priory, Kent - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...ent was called ''sacqueboute'';in [[Germany]], ''posaune'', and in [[Italy]], ''trombone''. The term ...
4: ... [[tenor]] and [[bass]] sizes. It was one of the most important instruments in Baroque [[polychoral]] ...
7: ... the slide stay, which is used to reach the long positions.
10: ...of greater historical accuracy, rather than transposing their parts up a half step.
16: ...al music]]. The treble and high alto parts were most often played by [[cornett]]s or [[shawm]]s, with... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
19: ...amaoka|Yamaoka, Akira]] (born 1968), Japanese composer
26: *[[Bosa Yankovich|Yankovich, Bosa]]
42: ...2]]), [[Japan|Japanese]] [[video game]] music composer
47: *[[Joseph C. Yates|Yates, Joseph C.]], (1768-1837), U.S. lawyer, Governor of Ne...
69: *[[A. B. Yehoshua|Yehoshua, A. B.]], author of ''Mr. Mani'' - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
51: *[[Albrecht Altdorfer]] ([[1480]]-[[1538]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
3: ... and the [[Crimean peninsula]], and from there across the [[Black Sea]], [[Marmara Sea]] and the [[Bal...
10: ===Cross-continental travel===
13: ...to travel immense distances without arousing the hostility of more settled peoples.
25: ...ri]]. Several of her successors, including [[Thutmoses III]], also organized expeditions to Punt.
28: ... by the formidable [[Pamir]] mountains, routes across them were, apparently, in use from very early ti... - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
5: ...lso includes the nearby islands of [[Symi]], [[Tilos]], [[Halki]], and [[Kastellorizo]] belong.
7: Historically, it was known for its [[Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the...
12: ...oth)|tiger moth]]s gather in summer; Mount Attavyros, at 3,986 ft (1,215 m) the island's highest point...
14: ...ndou, [[Koskinou]], Embona, and [[Trianta]] (Ialysos) are significant. The economy of the whole island...
17: ...alysos]] and [[Kameiros]], which together with [[Kos]], [[Cnidus]] and [[Halicarnassus]] (on the mainl... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
7: ...a young [[lawyer]] and his mother, Caterina, was most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggeste...
9: ...thorities therefore refer to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his ...
16: ...Jacopo Saltarelli]], who was a notorious male [[prostitute]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitt...
20: ...re, been assumed that he was a [[homosexuality|homosexual]]. One of his loves may have been Gian Giaco...
29: ... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#rossiPage33], employed Leonardo and permitted him to ... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
3: ... also used as a tool to punish and eliminate [[homosexuals]].
10: ...s court [[astrologer]]. Jews held many prominent posts, both religious and political. [[Pedro de la Ca...
14: ...The Inquisitor whom Ferdinand installed in [[Saragossa]] Cathedral was assassinated by [[New Christian...
16: ...rdinand was an astute politician, and developed close ties with St. Peter's in Rome as part of his pol...
20: ... "pigs". The authority of the Inquisition was supposed to reach only Christians, not Jews or Muslims, ... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ..., and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of [[circumnavigation|circumnavigating]] the [[g...
5: ...] (near [[Vila Real]], in the province of [[Tr᳭dos-Montes]] of north [[Portugal]]) or in [[Porto]]. ...
11: ...retly sailing a ship east without permission, he lost his command and was forced to return to Portugal...
20: ...werful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent enemy of [[Christopher Colum...
34: ...es were wary of the Portuguese [[admiral]] and almost prevented Magellan from sailing, but on [[Septem... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ...r his explorations made under the English flag. Most notably, in [[1497]], he set sail from [[Bristol...
12: ... will have in saide ships, upon their own proper costes and charges, to seeke out, discover, and finde...
16: ...t seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been sent out t...
20: ...ewfoundland|St. John's]]. He went ashore to take possession of the land, and explored the coast for so...
31: ...n, [[Basque]], Portuguese and English fishermen crossed the ocean to catch fish on the [[Grand Banks|N... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
49: ...ly free of rocks, and beyond the reach of heavy frost or snow. All it needed was water. By [[1868]], ...
55: ...d [[June 15]], [[1868]], with Jack Swilling as [[postmaster]].
61: ...nue), a short distance north of where the San Carlos Hotel now stands. Miss Nellie Shaver, a newcomer...
63: ...ent]] for the present site of Phoenix. The total cost of the Phoenix Townsite of 320 acres (1.3 km<sup...
67: ===Prosperity and modernity=== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
17: *[[Uriel Acosta]], (1585-1640)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
38: *[[Albert of Saxony (philosopher)|Albert of Saxony]] (c. 1316-1390){{fn|C}}{{...
41: *[[Albinus (philosopher)|Albinus]] (c. 130) - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...d defence of [[pilgrim|pilgrims]]. Following the loss of Christian territory in the [[Holy Land]], the...
5: ...t]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site of the monastery...
7: ...n Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order ...
9: ...s, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other est...
11: [[Image:knights_hospitaller.JPG|framed|right]]
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