Thursday, January 24, 2013
Inspiration Maps diagram: Stuart family begins to rule England for the first time
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Queen Elizabeth I Bio
Queen Elizabeth I
Kingdom: England
Birthday: September 1, 1533
Siblings: Mary I, Edward VI
Relationship Status: Single
Religious Views: Protestant Christian
Personal Information
I am most known for: Changing England's religion
Three words people would use to describe me would be: wise, proud, educated
My accomplishments include: Widespread literacy, Protestantism, English Navy
A quote I am famous for: "A clear and innocent conscious fears nothing."
Friends: Walter Reliegh, Robert Dudley, First Earl of Leicester
Frenemies: Mary Queen of Scots
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Ruler Bio
Rulers Bio: Elizabeth I
Official name: Queen Elizabeth the First
Kingdom: England
Religion: Protestant Christian
Accomplishment: Established Protestantism
Fun fact: Trivia Fact 10 - She never met her cousin and rival, Mary Queen of Scots, although she was imprisoned in England for many years
Rulers Bio: Philip II
Official Name: Philip Augustus
Kingdom: Spain
Religion: Catholic
Accomplishment: Supporter of the Inquisition
Fun fact: also known as Philip the Prudent
Rulers Bio: Louis XVI
Official name: Louis-August Duc de Berry,
Kingdom: France
Religion: Roman Catholic
Accomplishment: Became King at 20
Fun fact: Also known as the Sun King
Rulers Bio: Louis XVI
Official name: Louis-August Duc de Berry,
Kingdom: Russia
Religion: Russian Orthodox
Accomplishment: had extensive reforms in attempt to establish Russia
Fun fact: married twice and had 11 children
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Why the renaissance started in Italy
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Untitled
I. Copernicus
-astronomer
-heliocentric (universe is centered around sun)
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II. Brahe
-astronomer
-his work supported Copernicus
-observed sky every night for many years
III. Kepler
-astronomer
-Brahe's assistant
-planets move in oval-shapes not circles
IV. Galileo
-astronomer
-ideas challenged Christian views about heavens
-locked up & threatens with death unless he withdrew his "heresies"
-built model solar system
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V. Versalius
-structure of human body
VI. Descartes
-Father of modern philosophy
-rational thinking beings
VII. Pascal
-wrist watch
-invented math machines
Mathematician
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VIII. Newton
-scientist
-discovered gravity
-partially invented calculus
-created many scientific laws
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IX. Shakespeare
-created new words
-playwrighter
-poetic writer
X. Dante
-wrote in vernacular
-wrote Divine Comedy
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XI. Erasmus
-one of the most important scholars of his age
-produced new Greek edition of Christian Bible
-humanist
XII. More
-humanist
-came up with the Ideal Society (men and women live in peace and harmony)
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XIII. Gutenberg
Printed the complete edition of the Christian Bible using printing press.

