Jc History Notes
Notes tagged with "jc history".
The People of Ancient Rome
Patricians - The patricians were the wealthy noble families who ruled Rome. - Patricians served in the Senate, were military generals and governors of Rom's provinces. - Men wore a toga whi...
A Life in Time: William Shakespeare
His Early Life William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers ever in the English language. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, England in 1564. At 18 he got married to Anne Ha...
A Life in Time: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Early Life Michelangelo was born near Florence in 1475. He showed a great interest in sculpting and closely studied the work of the great artist Donatello.Michelangelo's Sculptures Soon a ...
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Vinci, near Florence in 1452. He is considered the ideal Renaissance man because his skills and interests ranged over so many different areas. At 14, he became ...
Working with Sources
Historians have to be careful of a number of things when using sources. They must find how reliable a source is and need to know if it is accurate, bias or if it contains any exaggeration or...
Life on Board
- Life on Board was very tough - The Captain had his own cabin and the sailors slept on deck in the open air - Sailors often rebelled against their captain (mutiny) as the lifestyle was hars...
Soldiers in the middle ages
There were three main types of soldiers in the Middle Ages. - Foot Soldiers made up the largest part of any medieval army. They fought with swords, daggers and spears and had shields for p...
Christopher Colombus' life
Christopher Colombus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. As a young man, he sailed the Mediterranean and was shipwrecked off the Portuguese Coast and lived there for nine years and trained wit...
A Life in Time: Christopher Columbus
Early Life Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He was always interested in sailing and exploring. He was shipwrecked off the coast of Portugal and made his way ashore to...