Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Da Gama, Vasco(1469?-1524) Portuguese explorer who, in 1498, established an all water route to India | |
Daimler, Gottlieb(1834-1900) German inventor. He is best know for his work in the development of the gasoline internal combustion engine. | |
daimyoLand owning feudal lords in Japan. | |
Dalai LamaThe spiritual leader of the Tibetan sect of Buddhism, and is considered to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva, or "buddha-to-be." | |
damA structure built to hold water in place. | |
Dante(1265-1321) Italian poet and Renaissance writer. His greatest work is The Divine Comedy. | |
Darius I(558?BCE ? 486BCE) King of Persia who expanded his empire to extend from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. | |
de Cervantes, Miguel(1547-1616) Spanish Renaissance writer. His greatest work is the comedic tale Don Quixote. | |
de Klerk, F. W.(1936 - ) The white South African president who ended Apartheid in the early 1990s. | |