Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are very well-known for for their cross-country journey, where they met and traveled with Sacagawea, a native American woman from the Shoshone tribe. She acted as a translator and guide for the expedition. They made countless great discoveries, including many native tribes, not all of which were friendly. The group was composed of not just Lewis and Clark, but rather 31 members. Each member had their own unique specialty, such as woodworking or mapmaking, Lewis and Clark’s specialty being their leadership.…
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world in his voyages, but by accident. The reason for Columbus’s voyage was to find an alternate trade route to the Spice Islands And at this time the passage required Spain to go through the Mediterranean Sea. The sea, however, was controlled by the Ottoman Empire and required a hefty toll. For this reason, Columbus did “not go eastward by land in the usual manner but by the western way” (Doc 1).…
Europe had many good explorers such as Christopher Columbus as i think you all have heard. But another one in particular is a man named Walter Raleigh. You may not have heard of this particular explorer so let's learn a little more about him shall we. Walter Raleigh was born in England around 1552 and grew up in a farmhouse near east of Burleigh Devon England. He lived in england most of all his life maybe different cities…
For my project I made a menu to explain the types of foods the Pilgrims ate everyday. Pilgrims ate three meals a day which included breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lunch was the biggest meal of the day and breakfast was normally the smallest. For many years the Pilgrims lacked the materials to make certain foods which included desserts, however, they were able to make pumpkin pie by filling the inside with milk, honey, and spices. The first colonists definitely had to improvise by using the ingredients they did have.…
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was born in Italy near the city of Florence, outside the city of Vinci. In the book “The life of Da Vinci,” the author states that, “His last name da Vinci means he’s from Vinci. Leonardo became the apprentice of a Andrea del Verrocchio, a leading painter in Florence”(smith 6). Leonardo da Vinci was many things. In “The complete works” it states that “He was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, musician and writer.”…
Sir Walter Raleigh Walter Raleigh was born in Devon England in 1554 (Aronson 13). His parents were not very wealthy and Walter was not expected to to inherit anything of value (14). Even though he did not come from wealth Sir Walter Raleigh would later become a well known English explorer. Sir Walter was one of the bravest English explorers to ever live.…
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor, and scientist during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in the town of Vinci, Italy on april 15, 1452. When Leonardo was about the age of 14, he became an apprentice to a famous artist name Verrocchio. This is how he learned about art, drawing, painting, and more. Leonardo da Vinci’s full name is, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci.…
Galileo Galilei constructed his telescope after he heard that a Flemish lens grinder created a new type of glass that could magnify faraway objects. This allowed him to make important discoveries that he would later put in his book The Starry Messenger. For example, he discovered that the moon had mountains and craters. Discoveries like this were shocking to many Europeans since they made Europeans more aware of the actual appearance of the universe, not to mention that they also disproved Aristotle’s assumption that the other celestial bodies were perfect and unchanging. The Catholic Church felt threatened by Galileo’s discoveries since their views on their universe could be demolished by these discoveries.…
Galileo was born on February 15, in 1564 and died January 8, 1642.his parent Galileo parents were Vincenzo Galilei, and Giulia Ammannati , he had five siblings. His wife's name was Marina Gamba, he had 3 children. He was famous for discovering the four massive moons of Jupiter. He also created the pendulum clock, galileo was a great physicist and astronomer in my opinion. Galileo's young years were pretty hard I would say ,his family was poor but he did do well in school he was very intelligent.…
When most people think of Leonardo Da Vinci they generally connect him to painting or the arts, but Da Vinci was much more than just an artist, in his life time he only created twenty paintings. It’s said that Da Vinci filled his notebooks with almost every conceivable topic, as British art historian Kenneth Clark said he was “the most relentlessly curious man in history.” Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, an inventor, an architect, an astronomer, an anatomist and so much more. Leonardo Da Vinci was thought to have his interest sparked in anatomy during his studies as a painter during his apprenticeship with Vercocchio and by Vercocchio’s neighbor the Pollaiuolo brothers who were sculptures, painters, engravers, and goldsmiths.…
The Life and Death of Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh was born around 1552 in a farmhouse near Burleigh Salterton Bay on the coast of Devonshire between Exmouth and Sidmouth. His father was Walter Raleigh and his mother was Catherine Champernown. Their last names were written in great diversity but the actual spelling of “Raleigh” was adopted by Sir Walter’s widow and is the most commonly accepted spelling. There is not much know of Sir Walter’s childhood, but in 1568 he was enrolled into the Oriel College, better known as Oxford.…
Galileo was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. He was born in Pisa in 1654 and played a very important role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. Galileo was the first to describe speed. Before Galileo, most people did not put much thought into moving things. They just called them vaguely and simply “slow” or “fast”.…
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the son of Italian musician and musical theorist, Vincenzo Galilei, and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo was the oldest of 5 children in his family. Not only was he a mathematic professor and astronomer, but he was also a scientist. In fact, he was nicknamed “The Father of Modern Science”.…
Thesis: Christopher Columbus was a man responsible for the decimation of three major civilizations, as well as the ultimate genocide of the indigenous peoples as a whole, one of the largest in human history. Columbus alone committed an array of horrific acts, using the Indians as sex slaves and extorting them for labor, stealing their land and goods, and hunting them for sport and dog food. His choices and treatment influenced how other would later view and deal with the Indians, eventually leading to their near extinction. Most of us know very little about the people who roamed our lands before we “discovered them”, and instead praise one man’s inaccurate claims. and that is why we should replace Columbus Day, which credits a man for deeds…
Laurence Bergreen, Columbus: The Four Voyages (New York:Viking Penguin , 2011) 423 pp. Christopher Columbus, the man who “discovered” America is one of the most controversial people in world history. With his adventurous self and crew, they arrived on numerous amount of islands which determines Columbus as a brave and so-called heroic explorer. Laurence Bergreen, a historian and biographer wrote,“Columbus: The Four Voyages” which analyzed Columbus’s actions and decisions during his travels. Turns out Columbus isn’t as heroic, courageous and honorable as everyone thought.…