Athenian Democracy

Pausanias - He talks about each of the cities in Greece. He talks about daily life, legend, folklore, and ceremonial rituals. He focuses mostly on artwork of Ancient Greece.

Solon Select Fragments - These passages are more about gods then people. It talks about how gods affect people in life.

Life of Solon - A biography about the political poet Solon.

The Persians Reject Democracy - People take sides for and against the though of democracy being their new government.

The Melian Dialog - The Athenians threaten Melian to surrender but when they ignored them, they were conquered.

More Exam Notes

• Mant is the feather that they weighed against the heart
• If the feather was the same weight as the heart than you could move on into the afterlife
• Herodotus wrote about the Persian wars between the Greeks and the Persians
• Thucydides writes about the Pelopanisian wars
• Xenophon individual people(428-354)
• Aristotle encyclopedia method of explaining history(384-323)
• Plutarch known for his biographies (46-120)
• Pausanias wrote the first travel guide (160)
• The Bosarisk is known as the Istanbal strait
• Thessalonika was known as Thrace then Macedonia
• Adica is where Athens is
• They get stopped at Thermopaly
• Piraeus is the port in Athens
• The Persians burned the Acropolis down
• The Athenians rebuilt the Acropolis using funding that they got through the league of Athens
• The wall near the Acropolis is constructed by remains of buildings after the sack
• The green part is the grove of Dyanisis
• Next to that is the theater of Dyanisis
• The white thing on the other side is a Roman theater
• 146 bc after the sack of quarinth
• The entrance to it is around the building you cant go strait through
• Nike in Greek means victory
• The temple of Nike is to the left of it
• The Parthenon is the most important duric architecture
• Duric is the oldest form of architecture
• The roof was blown off of it during the war with the Turkish
• This was a temple to the Virgin Athena
• Athena was the protector goddess of Athens
• The temple was built with funds that came through the Athenian league

Possible Essay Question: How do you think things would have been different if the Persians would have won?

Thesis, Outline form (3 body paragraphs with primary sources), explanations of why these relate to the question, and a conclusion.

If the Persians won the Persian wars than all the life that we know would be different.

The battle of Thermopylae. sources. http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#thermopylae, http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#xerxes

The battle of Troy. sources http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#troy, http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#review

Why these battles would have changed history if not won by the Greeks. sources http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#intro, http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#marathon

http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/DeptTransls/Hdt.html#epilogue

Democracy and Monarchy Article

Monarchies and democracies were two completely different forms of government. One depended on the people voting for the office and one was up to a handful of people and whatever they wanted. They both were stable forms of governments but democracy is the form we still use today. Since monarchies have died out a lot of good things have happened. For one you the people are happier with democracies because they are the opinions of everyone and not just the opinions of the royal families. The two were very effective but democracies beat the monarchies in terms of a stable form of government.

A monarchy is a form of government where only a handful people get to make the decisions of the government (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/machiavelli-disc1-55.html). There was no such thing as voting in a monarchy. This mainly took place in England with the reign of Henry the Eighth and her daughters Mary and Elisabeth as well as his son Philip (http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudorbio.htm). During the 15th and 16th centuries there was no government that was a democracy. Every government in Europe was a monarchy and run by a King and Queen. The one in England was run by Henry the Eighth and Jane who were the King and Queen of England. The King and Queen were the ones who ultimately made the decisions about going to war or anything else that had to do with the government. Monarchy can also be related to dictatorship which is also a form of government. The greatest but most tragic example of this is Hitler and the Axis forces. Hitler took over Germany through force and terror. He came to power in 1933 and then took Germany by force (http://www.history.com/topics/adolf-hitler). He took most of the Jews, pixies, and other religions except Christianity and threw them in concentration camps (http://www.history.com/topics/adolf-hitler). This can be considered a form of monarchy because one person, being Hitler, made all the decision that had to do with the government. This is the form of government that they used in the Renaissance and before.


Democracy is a government based on the people’s opinion and votes. Unlike the Monarchy not one person, even the president, can make the overall decision. In a democracy the way people get things done in a democracy is by voting. The people have the upper hand in this kind of government. There are some flaws with democracy one being the promises and propaganda that comes with the voting process. There is an article in the democracy journal that states, “Fourteen months ago, the progressive breast swelled with joy and hope at Barack Obama’s ascent to power; today, much of that hope is lost, and the fault sits squarely on the shoulders of the man who raised expectations so thrillingly in 2008 and has deflated them so utterly since.” (http://www.democracyjournal.org/). This is basically saying that President Barack Obama raised the hopes of Americans by stating all these promises just so he could get elected. Now that he is elected, Obama has not really done anything that he promised. The trickery and deceit that goes along with politics in a democracy is a way to get voted for even though you do not have a lot of experience. However the democracy way of government has some up sides as well. For one since the people vote there are fewer disagreements with the outcomes of these decisions. There is also the system of checks and balances in a democracy. This is basically the separation of power between the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch (http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_cnb.html). This system makes sure no one branch has more power than the other in decision making. Democracy may have some faults in it but the good outweighs the bad in this case.

There are many things to think about when you compare democracy and monarchy together. They are completely different ideas of a government. On one side you have one person speak for everyone, and on the other side you have a government that even has a system to make sure that does not happen. The main problem with a monarchy is that there have been revolts over time because not everyone was happy with the outcome of one man’s opinion on a matter. In Guibert de Nogent’s paper on the “Revolt in Laon, 1115” it talks about how slaves and serfs had enough so they started revolting when plague struck because everyone was weakened by the blow (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/guibert-laon.html). In Gregory of Tour’s “Enslaving Noble Families” it is basically a flip flop of power between the slaves and their masters (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/511Noblslav.html). When war struck and noble families were captured they had to serve as slaves or be killed (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/511Noblslav.html). There is also some problems with democracy in the fact that there is scandal and propaganda out there that makes people want to vote for certain political leaders but they actually do not want to. The voters think that leaders hold all their promises that they make. If only life was that simple and easy.

These types of governments are so different it is almost impossible to compare them. They both have flaws and advantages but democracy comes up on top because the people are a majority vote based on what they want. Since they live in the country they should have the rules be brought up to them before the government passes them. A monarchy is a one woman or man government with one final opinion only. In a democracy the President can't even make a decision without the people’s consult and approval. This is why democracy is a more effective and efficient government for any country.

Citations: "The Life of King Henry VIII (1491-1547). Biography of Henry Tudor, King of England." Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudorbio.htm>.

"Monarchy." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy>.

Democracy Journal. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://www.democracyjournal.org/>.

"Adolf Hitler — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://www.history.com/topics/adolf-hitler>.

"Medieval Sourcebook: Guibert De Nogent: The Revolt in Laon, 1115." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/guibert-laon.html>.

"Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory of Tours: Enslaving Noble Families, 511." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 14 May 2010. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/511Noblslav.html>.

"File:RWB-donkey.png." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RWB-donkey.png>.

"File:Bush Inauguration08.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 14 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_Inauguration08.jpg>.

• Germany 1483 was filled with disease and plague
• A quarter of the children died before they were five
• The Church was the most powerful force in Germany
• Martin Luther turns the whole Catholic Church over
• February 1456 Wittenberg to eislben was where he traveled
• He told the Catholic Church that they are wrong
• Mantsfels was the town in Germany where he grew up
• The west of Ireland to the tip of Sicily was the empire which he lived in
• He served as an altar boy and sang in his Church's choir
• His father Hans was a copper smelter
• His parents would beat him for doing barely anything
• Erford was the university he went to
• He became a good musician
• In 1505 plague struck Erford
• 3 of his friends were killed by the disease
• He vowed to become a monk because he almost died in a thunder storm
• A monk's life was so hard when it comes down to it
• The Arimite's were the monks he joined
• The monks were encouraged whipping and sleeping without covers
• He one time slept outside and almost died from doing it
• He said it's impossible to please God
• He went to Rome in 1510
• In October of that year he finally reached Rome
• Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine chapel
• Raphael was decorating the Pope's houses
• The Pope has a private fort that was covered with cannons
• He reported that when he was trying to preach at mass a priest said get on with it and another said that the bread will just remain bread
• You could pay a fee to get rid of some time in Purgatory
• He went to confession for 6 hours four times a day
• 1511 he went to Vittenburg in a monastery
• Johann von Stapitz took him under his wing

Leonardo Daily

Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest artists of his time. Leonardo invented a new way to paint and look at art. He saw different perspective that nobody saw based on Botticelli's perspective of 3D art. Instead of having people that were way bigger than the other people they look similar. He also had different angles that complimented different parts of the body. He had less distortion in his paintings than any artist of his time. Verrocchio who was his mentor put his paintbrush down for the rest of his life when he saw how vivid the "Baptism of Christ" that Leonardo had painted was. If a boy in his teens can make a master artist put his paintbrush down forever he deserves the title master. Leonardo even came up with a backwards code so nobody could see or steal his work. He was one of the great minds of the Renaissance and absolutely deserves the title genius.

Citations: "Medieval Sourcebook: Giorgio Vasari: Life of Leonardo Da Vinci 1550." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/vasari1.html>.

"Leonardo Da Vinci." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci>.

"File:Leonardo Da Vinci (ur Svenska Familj-Journalen).png." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_(ur_Svenska_Familj-Journalen).png>.

5/12/10 Notes

• Leonardo moved to Florence when he was 12 years old
• Italy was not unified till the 19th century
• He began as an apprentice to Verrocchio
• He writes everything down backwards

Queen Elisabeth Daily

Elisabeth was born to and always around rich and noble people. Her father was Henry the Eighth and her mom was Jane. When Jane was delivering Elisabeth's brother Edward there were complications and she died a couple of days later. Elisabeth also had a sister named Mary. Mary was always second to Elisabeth until Henry the Eighth died from disease. Elisabeth had a young brother named Edward. Even though he was only ten when the king died he became the heir and the new King of England. This all happened in 1574. Edward was only ten when he became the king of England. However in that same year Philip became sick as well and died later that year. Mary became the queen of England after Edward had passed away. Mary married Philip of Spain. This marriage did not turn out do well. Philip ends up going back to Spain and Mary is kept prisoner in the tower of England. After this Elisabeth finally became the queen of England in 1558. She was only 25 years old when she became queen. She is going to be the most successful and loved queen of England.

Citations: "Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)." Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. Web. 12 May 2010. <http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm>.

"Elizabeth I of England." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 12 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England>.

"File:Elisabeth De France Spain.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 12 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elisabeth_de_France_Spain.jpg>.

Henry the Eighth Daily

Henry the Eighth managed to keep power through his army and wealth even though he was against the Church. The reason why he was against the Church was because they would not let him get a divorce from his wife when she could not deliver a baby boy to be a heir for the throne. Since they declined the proposition he became mad and destroyed monasteries and other religious symbols. Normally people would do something about this but because King Henry had so many people behind him they could not do anything. He had an enormous army and his father's inheritance at around 1.5 million Euro. He could do anything he wanted with that money and this is what he spent some of it on.

Citations: "Henry VIII of England." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England>.

"King Henry VIII (1491-1547)." Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tudor.htm>.

"File:King Henry VIII from NPG.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Henry_VIII_from_NPG.jpg>.

5/10/10 Queen Elisabeth Notes

• The queen of England Elisabeth was their best loved queen
• 1559 was when she came to reign when she was 44
• Was the daughter of King Henry the 8th
• His wife could not produce a son so he wanted a divorce
• She was given a house when she was three months old
• Mary hated taken second to Elisabeth
• 1534 a law was passed that only offspring from Ann could be royalty
• Ann was arrested and sentenced to death when she couldn't produce a son
• Henry married Jane Senor
• Mary became nicer to Elisabeth
• Jane delivered Edward but died a couple days after
• 1574 - Henry was dead
• Edward was way to young to rule but Elisabeth was 14
• He was only 10 years old
• When Edward died Mary became England's queen
• Mary wanted to Mary Philip of Spain
• She was kept prisoner in the tower of England for two months
• Philip returned to Spain
• She was 25 years old when she became queen
• In 1558 she was proclaimed queen of England

Exploration Article

Exploration has changed the way that we live on this earth. None of us would be in America if there was no such thing as exploration. Exploration makes sure that the human race goes on. In order to get what you want and expand you need to explore. Expanding your country has many advantages as well as some disadvantages. The people that are most famous for their explorations are Christopher Columbus. Leif Erikson, and Lewis and Clark. These people were some of the most important leaders and explorers of their time.


The first leader and explorer was Leif Erikson. Leif Erikson wanted to explore because you cannot live off of your environment forever. Some people, like the Leif Erikson and the Vikings, were born into places where they could not grow crops. In result of this the Vikings started to feud against each other for food and supplies. The Vikings finally realized that they could build boats to find new places and expand their civilization. People today are still exploring new ways to expand their businesses and property. Leif Erikson was the first to discover America in 1001 AD (http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm). However, when he tried to set up a civilization there it died out (http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm). Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot in the New World (http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm). However, because there were barely any more expeditions made to the New World by the Vikings the word did not get out so they though Christopher Columbus was the first man in the New World. Leif Erikson was the son of Eric the Red. He was born in Iceland in about 960 AD (http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm). When he was in his mid 20’s he discovered the new world. For Leif Erikson exploration was not only a hobby it was a necessity to keep living.


Christopher Columbus was the second to arrive in the New World in 1492 (http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm). Christopher Columbus wrote many captain blogs about his trip there and a lot of the battles he won and why he made this exploration. There are also blogs about separate trips down the Mediterranean and other seas. He was an Italian sailor, navigator, colonizer, and explorer. He described a lot of the places he went as beautiful and exotic compared to what he was used to back in Europe. He liked exploration and thought it was necessary for a civilization to grow because the advantages outweighed the disadvantages in this case. (http://books.google.com/books?id=M1h4ZuzV7lQC&dq=Christopher+Columbus&printsec=frontcover&source=an&hl=en&ei=9FfkS6TMAYS78gbttZXABA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false).


The Lewis and Clark expedition took place from 1804 to 1806 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). The goal of this was to find out what was in the new land that they were buying from the Louisiana Purchase. They were mapmakers and they were going to make a vivid map that showed the land features and different topographic features (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase sparked in the western half of America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). Thomas Jefferson funded the trip for Lewis and Clark which was 2,500 dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). "The river Missouri, and Indians inhabiting it, are not as well known as rendered desirable by their connection with the Mississippi, and consequently with us.... An intelligent officer, with ten or twelve chosen men ... might explore the whole line, even to the Western Ocean...” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). This is a quote from one of Thomas Jefferson’s writings that pretty much is a little bit of the description of what they are going to do and how many men are going to help them with this expedition. Lewis and Clark later met up with an Indian woman named Sacajawea who guided them through the new land so they would not get lost or hurt in the process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition). This is how the people in the 1800’s thought about exploration.


People off all periods of time thought exploration was a good and helpful way to expand a civilization. Exploration was necessary for a civilization’s survival. People used exploration to not only expand their civilization but also used it to make more money and stabilize their economy by getting more resources and spreading your business further. All people can benefit from expansion of their civilization no matter where they come from or who they are. The good things outweigh the bad things that can come out of exploration. Americans would not be living in America right now if it wasn’t for the exploration the New World.

Citations: "Leif Erikson." MNC Online. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm>.

Columbus, Christopher. "Christopher Columbus and the New ..." Google Books. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://books.google.com/books?id=M1h4ZuzV7lQC&dq=Christopher+Columbus&printsec=frontcover&source=an&hl=en&ei=9FfkS6TMAYS78gbttZXABA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDYQ6

"Christopher Columbus." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus>.

"Lewis and Clark Expedition." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition>.


"File:Lewis and Clark.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 08 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lewis_and_Clark.jpg>.

Art Comparison Daily

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The art of the Renaissance and the art of the Middle Ages were two different styles of art. Even though there are definite differences there are also a couple similarities. The similarities are that they both had a huge religious feel in their artwork and a lot of it was painting instead of sculpting or stained glass. The differences are that the Middle Ages artwork has barely any knowledge to it. The only thing the Middle Ages has is religious work. The Renaissance artwork has a lot of anatomy and knowledgeable feel to it. There will be paintings on peoples body parts and the makeup of their body in a painting. This shows that the sophistication of the artwork has come a long way since the Middle Ages. Now the art can teach people as well as show passion from the artists point of view. The public is now learning how to involve learning of sciences and math in their art and influence their artwork.

Citations: Art Prehistory, Contemporary Art Oceanic/Pacific. "Anatomy in the Renaissance | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metmuseum.org. Web. 06 May 2010. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/anat/hd_anat.htm>.

Art Prehistory, Contemporary Art Oceanic/Pacific. "The Art of the Book in the Middle Ages | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metmuseum.org. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/book/hd_book.htm>.

"File:KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KellsFol032vChristEnthroned.jpg>.

"File:Venus De La Concha (M. Prado) 02.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 07 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_de_la_concha_(M._Prado)_02.jpg>.

Exploration Daily

The Internal exploration has a longer lasting effect on a civilization or Empire. This is because you cannot get more land and expand if you do not have knowledge or technology. You need to work on the technologies and the knowledge of your own region so you can be better suited to fight and conquer other regions. You cannot go up against other civilizations that have better technology and expect to defeat them. In order to expand to different regions you first need to expand your own region so that it is ready for the task. If you can understand how to become more powerful than you can easily conquer other regions and expand your empire. If you just work on the expansion of the external view you will not get very far because you cannot face a region that is more powerful and win.

Citations: "Medieval Sourcebook: Renaissance." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 06 May 2010. <http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1x.html>.

"File:Great Books.jpg." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 05 May 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Books.jpg>.

5/5/10 Medici Family Notes

• The Medici family were some of the greatest artists and thinkers of the Medieval World
• Michaelangelo
• Botticelli
• Leonardo
• Galileo
• These men were really after knowledge
• They were seeking for lost secrets of the ancient world
• The knowledge was carried back to Florence
• Florence in the year 1400 was a major trading center which was a Republic
• The Medici bank was a business that was run by Cosmo's father
• He wanted loyalty and profit from his clients
• A pirate wanted a fund from them to go in the Vatican or even the Pope (Casa)
• In 1410 he was elected Pope John the 23rd
• They become known as God's bankers
• For 100 years an unfinished cathedral was in Florence
• Philipo Bruneski
• He was a genius but not liked about his peers
• In 1419 a new orphanage became a showcase for his ideas
• He brought the idea of columns back into Europe
• He would have to rewrite the rules of western architecture
• The recipe for concrete had been lost in the fall of Rome
• He served wine to the workers and fed them when they were up there
• In 1429 Cosimo's father died
• The Albestie family was the enemies of the Medici
• He was summoned to the palace of government in 1430
• He was there for torturing and answers
• They needed the vote of the people to execute him
• They found him guilty but his life was spared
• He pared a hefty bribe to his jailer to let him out
• Fillip Brunelleschi was thrown in jail and work on the dome was stopped
• He is King of Florence in everything but name
• He continued the work on the dome
• The Medici bank was now the most profitable business in Europe
• He would let his workers do whatever they wanted as long as they did the work they were commissioned to
• Fillip invented linear perspective which made a three dimensional space
• He put the bricks in a vertical design so the dome would not implode
• In 1436 he finished the dome
• He invited the Pope to conduct the consecration
• The cultures of east and west Italy came together
• Medici payed all the traveling expenses when people from far out places of the world
• In his final years he baptized and buried a grandson and a son
• 1464 is when Cosimo died
• Florence was a Republic and was led by important families
• The Vatican is the most powerful place at that time
• Giovanni started the bank and Cosimo was his son
• Lorenzo rode on ahead to ensure safe passage for his father
• They were in search of allies outside the lines of Florence
• He got married so the Medici family gained a lot of military power
• He gets sick
• Lorenzo was now the leader of the Medici family
• He offered help to the poor people of Tuscany
• He became a part of the procession of the Magi
• He let other people come and visit in his palace
• He called his work la primavera
• The Patsy are the second richest family
• The Patsy wanted to eliminate the Medici
• 1478 on Easter the Medici and all of Florence gathered to celebrate
• Julianno was stabbed 19 times
• Lorenzo got wounded but was not dead
• The supporters of the Medici wanted revenge
• The Pope had ordered troops to kill all the Medici family members
• He rode south to try to negotiate with his enemies
• He arrives in Napals with money and gifts for everyone
• The enemy troops were called off and Lorenzo saved Florence from destruction
• He adopted the son of his murdered brother
• Leonardo made someone quit painting for good he was so good
• He did not make a lot of Christian art
• Most of his paintings had nudes in it
• He blamed Lorenzo for all that was sinful
• Lorenzo's wife died from Tuberculosis suddenly at the age of 32-34
• In 1488 he established the first art school
• Michaelangelo was only 13 when he carved a head of a fawn out of marble
• He was given his own room at the Medici palace
• The birth of Venus was from Botticelli
• 1388 - he established the first art school in Florence
• Florence was split then people who liked the Medici's artwork and those who did not
• Medici banks were forced to close
• 4192 - Lorenzo fell seriously ill
• He turned to the Church
• Juivanne, Lorenzo's son, was only 16 and already a cardinal
• The Dominican Monk damned Lorenzo even though he wanted salvation
• At the age of 43 Lorenzo died fearing Hell to his last breathe
• Botticelli did a lot of apocalyptic paintings
• Savonarola was the monk
• H would burn homosexuals and beat prostitutes
• They burned all of Lorenzo's accessories
• Even Botticelli joined in on the burning and hurled his own paintings into the flames
• The bonfire of the vanities was what this was called

Stephan Hawking Daily

We should definitely not be trying to come in contact with other alien life forms. If this happens and they come to earth we are royally screwed to say the least. The odds of aliens having better technology than us is almost 100%. The aliens might even want to eat us, we do not know. Since we do not know we should not hurry to find out because if you do not understand it it is better left unknown. The odds of other life not being out there is almost 0%, but because we do not know what they are or where they come from we should not try to come in contact with them. In almost every movie or sighting they are described as having spaceships that can fly at light speed. We do not even have that. Think of all the weapons and other technology they have. Some things are better left unknown and this is one of them.