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  1. Mexico (27255 bytes)
    66: ...th century]], and their defeat of the Mexica in [[1521]], marked the beginning of the 300 year-long colo...
    78: ...utionary Party]] or PRI), in [[1929]] ended the struggles, uniting all generals and combatants of the ...
    131: *29.[[Veracruz]]
    139: ... City]], is located. In enjoys more limited local rule than the nation's "free and sovereign states": ...
    170: ...ilding a diversified economy and improving infrastructure. However, huge gaps remain between rich and ...
  2. List of explorers (24013 bytes)
    32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
    39: *[[James Bruce]]
    40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
    41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
    77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug...
  3. Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
    25: ...s dames'' was translated by Brian Anslay (London, 1521).
  4. Medieval art (6359 bytes)
    5: ... there were many unique genres of art, such as [[Crusade art]] or [[animal style]].
    19: ...ic, Slavic and other peoples during the [[V?rwanderung|Migration period]] from about 300-900 (to be co...
    29: ...ed such as [[Manueline Gothic]] in Portugal (1495-1521), [[Perpendicular Gothic]] in England (1332), [[D...
    93: **[[Andrei Rublev]]
  5. Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
    2: '''Juan Ponce de León''' (c. 1460 – July 1521) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]]. Juan P...
    4: ...orced the Tainos to work in the mines and to construct fortifications. The Tainos subsequently died in...
    16: ... he returned to Puerto Rico where he stayed until 1521.
    18: In 1521 Juan Ponce de León organized a colonizing expedi...
  6. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
    188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
    210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
    211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]])
    212: *[[Jan Brueghel the Younger]] ([[1601]]-[[1678]])
  7. Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
    17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire
  8. Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
    2: ... Pratensis) (c. [[1450]] – [[August 27]], [[1521]]) was a [[Dutch School (music)|Franco-Flemish]] ...
    10: ...archers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in 1521.
    14: ...ecretary with the interesting comment "It may be true that Josquin is a better composer, ...but [[Hein...
    18: ...Josquin were published by [[Ottaviano Petrucci|Petrucci]], [[Pierre Attaignant]] (1533), [[Tielman Sus...
  9. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    6: ...tan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
    22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small>
    28: | '''Petrus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
    29: ...Paul]]) [[29 June]], ([[Chair of Peter]]) [[22 February]]</small>
    74: ...''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small>
  10. Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
    1: ...vellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] &ndash; [[February 2]], [[1529]]), one of the most important [[re...
    10: ...antua and in [[Milan]], where he was a pupil of Merula and of Calcondila. He practiced the court of [[...
    21: ... an ambassador, this time for Mantuan Dukes. In [[1521]] Pope Leo X conceded him the ''tonsura'' (first ...
    23: ...a]]. When in [[1527]] [[Lansquenets]] invaded and ruined Rome (''Sacco di Roma''), the Pope suspected ...
    32: ...l find in his sonnet ''Superbi colli e voi, sacre ruine'' a focal inspiration, however more written by...
  11. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]&ndash;[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posth...
    12: ...], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in [[1521]]. As secretary and personal advisor to King Hen...
    31: ...of "Defender of the Faith" from the [[Pope]] in [[1521]]. After [[Martin Luther]] responded, More publi...
    36: ...n]], a lady of the court. In [[1527]], Henry instructed Cardinal Wolsey to petition [[Pope Clement VI...
    44: ... was able to produce a letter in which he had instructed Barton not to interfere with state matters.
  12. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    3: ... key figure in [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissan...
    12: ...posedly involved in a conspiracy to oppose Medici rule. He was briefly imprisoned, and tortured, in th...
    25: ... Epoch without dogmatic constraints! His insight truly is novel!
    33: ... legendary handbook on how to become and remain a ruler.
    35: ...t commonly known, espouses a much less harsh and cruel method of government than appears in the Prince...
  13. Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
    11: * ''[[Exsurge Domine]]'', [[Diet of Worms]] ([[1521]]), [[Peasants' War]]
    20: ...zing the population to the financial and moral corruption of the secular [[Renaissance]] church.
    28: The frustrated reformism of the humanists, ushered in by ...
    30: ...ot be limited. God was now an unknowable absolute ruler, and religion would be more fervent and emotio...
    32: ...eval zenith of the church. [[Erasmus]] held that true religion was a matter of inward devotion rather ...
  14. Bahrain (16123 bytes)
    61: ...egic location in the [[Persian Gulf]] has brought rule and influence from the [[Assyrian]]s, [[Babylon...
    67: ...is was Iqlim Al-Bahrain (Province of Bahrain). In 1521, the Portuguese separated Awal (now Bahrain) from...
    83: ...s uncle [[Khalifa bin Salman Ali Khalifa]]. Both rule through consultation with ministers. The judic...
    104: ...petroleum products made from imported crude. Construction proceeds on several major industrial project...
    186: *[[Al-Khalifa|List of rulers of Bahrain]]
  15. Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
    2: ...ellan''' (Spring [[1480]] &ndash; [[April 27]], [[1521]]; was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[List of sea ex...
    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: ...he crew reached the equator on [[February 13]], [[1521]]. On [[March 6]], they reached the [[Marianas]] ...
  16. Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
    5: ...r conquered the [[Inca]] empire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Piza...
    12: ...to be taken without prior authorization, "in the true interests of the realm." At the last minute, th...
    15: ...generally accepted that Cortés does not write a true “history,” but rather combines history with ...
    18: ...rnal Diaz del Castillo wrote in his account "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain," an Aztec ...
    20: ...ruz, now known as [[Veracruz (city)|Veracruz]] ("True Cross") on Holy Thursday [[March 4]]. By establi...
  17. Sweden (27111 bytes)
    69: ... southern Europe. The [[Kievan Rus']], from which Russia takes its name, traces its heritage to the Sw...
    73: ...e rest of Europe it was in the [[14th century]] struck by the [[Black Death]] (the Plague), with all t...
    76: ...v I of Sweden]] (Vasa) ultimately broke free in [[1521]] and established a nation state, considered the ...
    79: ... crumbled in the [[18th century]] with [[Imperial Russia]] taking the reins of northern Europe in the ...
    98: ...]], followed by the King's [[autocracy|autocratic rule]] initiated by the common estates of the Parlia...
  18. Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
    3: ...dor]]s, [[Mexico City]] was erected on top of the ruins and, over the ensuing centuries, most of Lake ...
    15: ...on at around 200,000 to 300,000 people. [[Aztec]] ruler [[Moctezuma II]], thinking Cort鳠to be the re...
    17: ...ed the city on [[August 13]], [[1521]], after a struggle that lasted months in which much of the city ...
  19. Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
    9: date_of_death=[[18 February]], [[1546]] |
    12: ... Luther''') ([[November 10]], [[1483]]&ndash;[[February 18]], [[1546]]) was a [[German people|German]]...
    23: ...orm in the summer of 1505. A [[lightning bolt]] struck near to him as he was returning to school. Terr...
    25: ==Luther's struggle to find peace with God==
    28: ...needed more work to distract him from excessive [[rumination]]. He ordered the monk to pursue an acade...
  20. 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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