Becoming a Knight in Medieval Times
Stage 1: Page Once a boy reached the age of seven, he would be sent to live with a another lord and his family; this was known as fostering. He would then learn to ride a horse, use a swor...
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The Causes of the Renaissance
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Many Greek scholars fled to Italy. They brought ...
The Impact Of Colonisation on the people of South America
1. The native population decimated: In 1519 the native population of South America was roughly 25 million. By 1605, this reduced to about 3 million. Violence and mistreatment were partly to ...
French Vocabulary
un tableau blanc: a white board un cartable: a school bag un crayon: a pencil un stylo: a pen un cahier: a copybook un livre: a book un portable: a mobile phone un surligneur: a h...
Animals in French
un cochon: a pig une vache: a cow un mouton: a sheep un coq: a rooster une poule: a chicken un lapin: a rabbit une chèvre: a goat un taureau: a bull un cheval: a horse un ca...
Results of the Reformation
Division and Persecution By 1650, Europe had been divided into a largely Protestant north and a Catholic south. There were minority groups in a lot of countries and these groups faced perse...
Reasons for European Exploration
The Stories of Marco Polo Polo was a fourteenth-century Italian who had travelled to China and wrote about the great wealth and incredible things he had seen. His stories made people want t...
The Causes of the Reformation
The Influence of the Church The Church had helped create the Renaissance by commissioning artists. An unintended consequence was that it also made people question old beliefs: - As more pe...
The Catholic Counter Reformation
- The Catholic Church was alarmed at the spread of Protestantism and realised that if it did not act to limit the damage, the Church could collapse. - It would use both force and persuasion ...
The Legacy of Rome
Architecture The Romans were great engineers and builders. Many of their techniques have been used in buildings ever since. They invented concrete to make their buildings more durable. The...