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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
7: ...en from images of the Lighthouse on Roman coins struck by the Alexandrian mint, there were four statue...
17: ...hodes) made himself king in 305 BC and began construction of the Lighthouse shortly thereafter. The bu...
20: ...n the then-Sultan of Egypt, [[Qaitbay]], used the rubble to help build a fort at a nearby location. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ...ould be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windless reg...
9: ...pecies (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and benefi...
27: ...in Khios. It is believed that this is where he recruited some of his sailors.
35: ...umbus and Felipa had a son, [[Diego Colón]] in [[1480]]. Felipa died in January of [[1485]]. Columbus ...
39: ...f [[Africa]]. Columbus had another idea. By the [[1480s]], he had developed a plan to travel to the [[In... - Elizabeth Woodville (6291 bytes)
12: ...oped up favours and lucrative opportunities; in [[1480]], for example, when Elizabeth's obscure brother-...
36: * Bridget Plantagenet (1480-1517), nun at Dartford Priory, Kent - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...sackbut is used to differentiate the historic instrument from its modern counterpart. Increasing inte...
4: ...ass]] sizes. It was one of the most important instruments in Baroque [[polychoral]] works, along with ...
6: ===Construction===
13: ...a more delicate, vocal timbre than the modern instrument. Its dynamic flexibility lends itself to a v...
16: ...[16th Century]] [[Venice]]) and as a doubling instrument for [[choral music]]. The treble and high al... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
20: *[[Minoru Yamasaki|Yamasaki, Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
37: *[[Yury Yarov|Yarov, Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and...
40: *[[Lev Yashin|Yashin, Lev]], ([[1929]]-[[1990]]), Russian football goalkeeper
56: ...igory Yavlinsky|Yavlinsky, Grigory]] (born 1952), Russian economist and politician
68: ... Yegorov|Yegorov, Boris Borisovich]] (1937-1994), Russian astronaut - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
51: *[[Albrecht Altdorfer]] ([[1480]]-[[1538]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]]) - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
7: ...ternational railway communication [[Almaty]] - [[Urumqi]] opened.
16: Routes along the Persian [[Royal Road]] (constructed [[5th century BC]]) may have been in use as e...
20: The ancient harbor constructed in [[Lothal]], [[India]], may be the oldest [...
25: ...sret III]] had a [[Suez Canal|"Suez" canal]] constructed linking the [[Nile River]] with the [[Red Sea...
28: ... from the [[lapis lazuli]] and [[spinel]] ("Balas Ruby") mines in [[Badakhshan]] and, although separat... - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
5: ...between the Greek mainland and the island of [[Cyprus]]. Its population in [[2004]] was estimated at 1...
12: ...ocky, arable sandy strips exist where [[citrus]] fruits, [[wine]] grapes, vegetables, and other crops ...
23: ..., then fell to the Persians [[340 BC]]. But their rule was also short and Rhodes became a part of the ...
32: ...mperor [[Alexius I Comnenus]] during the [[First Crusade]].
34: ... forces of the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. Under the rule of the newly named '''Knights of Rhodes''', the... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...nticipated modern technology but were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advan...
11: ...o worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[Pietro Perugino]].
57: ...'[[Annunciation (Leonardo)|Annunciation]]'' (1475-1480) - ''[[Uffizi]]'', [[Florence]], Italy
59: ...e Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St Petersburg]], Russia
64: ... Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: ...age:inquisition2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [[Auto-...
6: ...Crown of [[Aragon]] and the Crown of [[Castile]], ruled by [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand]] and [[...
8: .... Until 1492, Granada was still under [[Moorish]] rule. The large cities, especially [[Seville]], [[Va...
26: ...in the midst of all these threats, in August of [[1480]] the Sultan had attacked [[Italy]] itself, at th...
42: The Inquisition was removed during [[Napoleon]]ic rule ([[1808]]–[[1812]]), but reinstituted whe... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: '''Ferdinand Magellan''' (Spring [[1480]] – [[April 27]], [[1521]]; was a [[Portuga...
5: ...h [[Portugal]]) or in [[Porto]]. The son of Pedro Rui de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de...
24: ...at [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] firm who had a grudge against the king of Portugal. On [[March 22]],...
39: ...in the season, however, and the southern winter struck while they were still on the [[Argentina|Argent...
53: ...g northwest, the crew reached the equator on [[February 13]], [[1521]]. On [[March 6]], they reached t... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
16: ...t seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been sent out t...
22: ...abrador]] or [[Maine]]. We might never know the truth. His men may have been the first Europeans on e... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
11: Phoenix was incorporated on [[February 5]], [[1881]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [...
46: ... gone". They also lived in the [[Pueblo Grande]] ruins between 700 and 1400 A.D. They were industrio...
53: ...ializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam.
59: On [[February 12]], [[1871]], the territorial legislature cr...
65: ...as signed by Governor [[John C. Fremont]] on [[February 25]], [[1881]]. Phoenix was incorporated wit... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
120: *[[Averroes]] (or ''Ibn Rushd''), (1126-1198){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
158: *[[Bruno Bauer]], (1809-1882){{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
231: *[[Rudjer Boscovich]], (1711-1787){{fn|C}}
257: *[[Constantin Brunner]], (1862-1937)
258: *[[Emil Brunner]], (1889-1966){{fn|R}} - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem'' or ''Knights of Malta'' or ''Knights of Rh...
5: ...aschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site ...
7: ...up just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing a...
9: ...r Hospitallers, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and ...
15: ...g islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]].
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