Note: This Essay is an edit from a portion of this one from 4th Grade History When Pascal was young, his family moved to Paris where his father bought bonds (he gave money to the government, and would get it back over time, with a little bit of interest) and used income from that to …
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History #125: Elizabeth I
Elizabeth was the sister to Bloody Mary. She was a protestant, unlike her sister. Her reign is sometimes referred to as the Golden age of England. She was known as the virgin queen, because she never married. She used the fact that she was single to her advantage to bribe other nation, because they princes …
History 7 #120: Bloody Mary
After the short reign of her cousin, Lady Jane Grey, Mary was put upon the throne of England. She was, perhaps, the most morbid of all the catholic rulers of England, earning her her nickname, Bloody Mary. She was a staunch catholic, and wanted England to to be only catholic as well. During her reign, …
History 7 #115: Reformation in a Nutshell
The Protestant Reformation was a separation of the protestants from the Catholics, because many people found fault with many of the doctrines of the catholic church. The reformation began in 1517 but the thoughts and works behind the actual reformation began before that, as far back as the life of Wycliffe. The reformation has had …
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History 7 #110: Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a man from Germany who truly ignited the protestant reformation. He taught many differences from the catholic church (which I am not going to discuss in great detail) including the fact that he did not believe in the selling of indulgences, which was the pope saying “give us money, and God will …
History 7 #105: Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer of the new world. He made his first journey across the Atlantic in 1499. Vespucci was famous for his idea that the New World was not a part of Asia. Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy in 1454. He learned the trade of the merchant instead of going to …
History 7 #100: Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan began the first expedition to circle the globe, although he died midway through the 3 year journey. He set out east from the spice islands in 1519, and traveled along the South American coast, eventually finding the strait of Magellan, which he sailed through. He named the Pacific Ocean, because it was very …
History 7 #95: Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in Portugal, and was the earliest recorded European to go to North America. According to the heliocentric worldview, the Earth is round, so Columbus could, theoretically, travel around the world to Asia. Columbus wanted to travel to India for the spices and other items of value in that country. Instead, he …
Lesson #90: Leonardo Da Vinci & Michelangelo
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Florence, Italy, in the year 1452. He was one of the most famous Italian artists and Renaissance thinkers. Beyond painting many paintings on different topics and for different people, Leonardo thought up many ideas that weren’t invented and put into practical use for several centuries. One of these was …
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History 7 #85: Gutenberg and the Printing Press
In 1450 Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press. This was a major step forward in creating books and spreading information. Previously, all books had to be copied by hand, and this was both inefficient and labor intensive, making it a non-viable method of spreading information. The printing press was the beginning of a new era …
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