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  1. Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
    13: ...him as his own; the boy, after Salisbury's death (1400) being received by [[Philip of Burgundy]], at who...
    25: ... Her ''Cite des dames'' was translated by Brian Anslay (London, 1521).
  2. Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
    33: ...red against everything discovered in the previous 1400 years, it is no contest. (Margolis, 2002; p. 139)
    60: ...with the laws of physics. Where nature had previously been imagined to be like a living entity, the sc...
    66: ...earch tradition of systematic experimentation was slowly accepted throughout the scientific community....
    72: ...a scientific revolution did not occur instantaneously, and without historical precedent, then by defin...
    116: ...runo Latour]]: ''We have never been modern''; translated by Catherine Porter. New York; London: Harve...
  3. Medieval art (6359 bytes)
    3: ...story]] in [[Western art history|Europe]], the [[Islamic art history|Middle East]] and North Africa. I...
    5: ...art]], [[Trecento art]], [[Byzantine art]] and [[Islamic art]]. In addition each "nation" or culture i...
    19: ...ation Period art'' describes the art of Germanic, Slavic and other peoples during the [[V?rwanderung|M...
    25: ''Islamic art'' during the Middle Ages covers a wide va...
    29: ...(1285), and [[Flamboyant Gothic]] in France (1370-1400).
  4. Jewellery (4234 bytes)
    31: * [[1400 BC]] - Egypt Amarna period, using [[resin]] and m...
    32: * 1400 BC - Deliberate addition of zinc to copper in [[P...
    33: * 1400 BC - [[Philistine]]s have iron.
    34: * 1400 BC - Very copper rich gold alloys popular in Egyp...
  5. Clavichord (3295 bytes)
    11: ...and [[organ (music)|organ]] from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it...
  6. Nile (13738 bytes)
    54: ...sections of faster flowing water with many small islands, shallow water, and rocks, forming an obstacl...
    62: ...science during Pharonic times. The Nile mysteriously and predictably rose each summer to flood and fe...
    66: Ledyard, in his ''Travels'', speaks contemptuously of this celebrated wonder:—"This is the mi...
    72: ...d. South of Cairo, the sand-filled canyon reaches 1400 meters.
    87: ...//www.ianandwendy.com/OtherTrips/Egypt/NileCruise/slideshow2.htm Photo Gallery from a cruise between L...
  7. Slovenia (19318 bytes)
    5: native_name = Republika Slovenija |
    6: common_name = Slovenia |
    7: image_flag = Slovenia flag large.png |
    8: image_coat = Slovenia_coa.png |
    12: official_languages = [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], [[Italian language|Italian]]<sup>1</sup...
  8. Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
    11: ...00 BC]], when the young [[Tutmosis IV]], falling asleep beneath the giant head, dreamt that he was pro...
    15: ...[[Arabic language|Arabic]] name, ''Abu al-H?, translates as "Father of Terror". The Western name "[[Sp...
    29: ...[15th century]] attributes the vandalism to a [[Muslim]] fanatic in [[1378]]. This explanation is corr...
  9. Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
    10: ...d it is unknown if [[Alashiya]] was actually the island of [[Cyprus]].
    49: ** c.[[1400 BCE]] - [[Tulli Papyrus]]
    57: ...they become knowledgeable seamen. It is contentiously disputed as to whether or not the Egyptians had ...
    100: ...Egypt until the coming of [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]. This was conducted by Egyptian [[priest]]s o...
    113: ...[[Lower Egypt]], which seem to have been continuously inhabited by [[Caucasoid]] peoples speaking [[Af...
  10. Iron Age (8996 bytes)
    13: ...liest known production of steel occurred around [[1400 BC]] in [[East Africa]] ([http://www.wsu.edu:8080...
    28: ...und [[1000 BC]], probably from [[Asia Minor]] and slowly spread westwards over the succeeding 500 year...
    31: ... bitterly contested, as the roots of Germanii and Slavs were sought in this area.
    36: ===British Isles===
    38: ...d the [[hill fort]]s that dotted the rest of the islands.
  11. Sun (20830 bytes)
    128: ...tal speed]] is 217 km/s, i.e. 1 light-year in ca. 1400 years, and 1 AU in 8 days.
    205: ...la]]. The Sun will then become a [[white dwarf]], slowly cooling over eons. This [[stellar evolution|...
    272: * [http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/default.htm NASA/Marshall Solar Physics...
  12. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    125: *[[Zdzislaw Beksinski]] ([[1929]]-)
    128: *[[Jacopo Bellini]] (ca.[[1400]]-[[1470]])
    131: *[[George Wesley Bellows]] ([[1882]]-[[1925]])
    302: *[[Boleslaw Cybis]] ([[1895]]-[[1957]])
    305: *[[Wladyslaw Czachorski]] ([[1850]]-[[1911]])
  13. Silk Road (23757 bytes)
    1: ...d eventually in [[Japan]]. ''Silk road'' is a translation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seiden...
    13: ... and deep into the heart of [[Europe]]. These grasslands were sufficiently fertile to provide grazing,...
    67: ...transmitted on the other, tribal societies previously living in isolation along the Silk Road or pasto...
    69: ...alizing the political unification of zones previously loosely and intermittently connected by material...
    71: ...as]] in [[751|751 CE]]. Further expansion of the Islamic Turks in Central Asia from the [[10th century...
  14. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    80: ...early enemies, the [[Persian Empire|Persians]], [[Slavs]] and [[Bulgars]]. Theological crises, such as...
    84: ...Africa]] were permanently incorporated into the Muslim Empire in the [[7th century]], a process which ...
    104: ... of emperor [[Romanus IV]] in [[1071]] by [[Alp Arslan]], sultan of the Seljuk Turks, most of that pro...
    110: ...tins." The [[Venice|Venetians]] were especially disliked, even though their ships were the basis of th...
    116: ...the empire survived simply because the [[Muslim|Muslims]] were too divided to attack, but eventually t...
  15. Medieval music (31843 bytes)
    17: ...ature indicated a change. A German theorist of a slightly later period, Franco of Cologne, was the fi...
    19: ...written in different tempus signatures simultaneously. Many scholars, citing a lack of positive attr...
    27: .... The Mozarabic liturgy even survived through [[Muslim]] rule, though this was an isolated strand and ...
    71: ...ur parts, and have multiple texts sung simultaneously. These texts can be either sacred or secular in...
    102: ...is for only two voices) that are more regular and slower moving. This type of texture remained a feat...
  16. Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
    13: ...d down in succession, and that each represents a "slice" of time. He also formulated the [[Law of sup...
    203: | style="background:#DDC288" | 1400 <sup>6</sup>
    263: # Dates are slightly uncertain with differences of a few percent...
  17. Illinois (27007 bytes)
    45: ...le, Illinois]]. That civilization vanished circa 1400-1500 for unknown reasons. The next major power i...
    60: ...anch is led by the [[Governor of Illinois]]. Legislative functions are given to the [[Illinois Genera...
    76: ..., figures prominently. Major cities include famously average [[Peoria]], [[Springfield]] (the state c...
    204: *[[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]]
    339: * [[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island]]
  18. Crossbow (7510 bytes)
    18: ...own to have been used on crossbows from the early 1400s. [[Leonardo da Vinci]] designed many complicated...
    26: ...later appeared to be nothing more than rough hewn slabs of wood.
    28: ...would have to withstand a great deal of stress, a slow drying time was essential. The strongest glues ...
    32: ...ore uniform, except in very cold weather. About [[1400]] the use of the crossbow changed, with the butt ...
    40: ...order, where a peasant could kill a noble anonymously; crossbow mercenaries were usually killed immedi...
  19. Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
    35: ** ''[[:Image:DSCN2653-hunters-in-the-snow crop 1400x1000.jpg|The Hunters in the Snow]] (Dec.-Jan.)'' ...
    42: * ''[[:Image:DSCN2652-brueghel-massacre rot crop 1400 1000.jpg|Massacre of the Innocents]]'' c. 1565, H...
  20. Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
    3: ...s Roger de la Pasture, Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemi...
    7: ...e entered the studio of [[Robert Campin]], previously known as the Master of Flemalle.

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