French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry
the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
