Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524)‚ 1st Count of Vidigueira‚ was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a long lasting colonial empire in Asia
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Different inventions by Leonardo da Vinci: Armoured car – a forerunner to the tank: [pic] Leonardo wrote: ”I shall make covered chariots‚ which are safe and cannot be assaulted; cars‚ which fear no great numbers when breaking through the ranks of the enemy and its artillery. Behind them‚ the infantrymen shall follow‚ without fearing injury or other impediments.” Leonardo has an idea to sowing panic and destruction among enemy troops with an armoured car‚ which is a forerunner to the tank
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ during a time called the Renaissance. His creations of art and advancements in science not only surpassed those of his time‚ but have contributed to the fundamentals of modern day technology and are arguably the greatest in history. Many of da Vinci’s paintings remain today as proof of his pioneered techniques‚ brilliance‚ and talent. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines "renaissance man" as "[a] man who has broad
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Giovanni Da Verrazano Nusrat begum SOCIAL STUDIES 711 Giovanni Da Verrazano was one of the many European explorers that explored The New World‚ he explored northern eastern part of the present day U.S which are North Carolina‚ New York‚ Maine‚ Canada. Verrazano was also an Italian navigator who boarded voyages along with He was a Florentine explorer that served for King Francis I of France. Giovanni da Verrazano Giovanni travelled the seas as a pirate‚ or Privateer sailing for King Francis
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The Da Vinci Code is a film about individual spirituality. A major theme in the film is the power of knowledge in creating faith. For example‚ while the quest throughout the movie is to find evidence that Jesus was just a man and perhaps not as godly as history would have the world believe‚ the final answer of Magdalene’s existing bloodline does not truly destroy the Catholic Church because it does not exclude the possibility that he was perhaps both. This is what Robert Langdon means when he tells
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The Last Supper‚ but perhaps his most important works involve the human anatomy. Da Vinci’s studies of the human body led to many advances in medicine and how the body worked and what it looked‚ like from the inside. He also made many advances and plant and animal structure which have led to many other scholars of the time to make their own discoveries about medicines which helped to increase life expectancy. Da Vinci lived from 1452 until 1519 and due to his diversity of study the phrase Renaissance
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Leonardo da Vinci “The life of an artist” By: Tiffany Meade Union City high school World History January 2010 Leonardo was a really creative man. Leonardo did lots of things during his lifetime. He painted things appealing to him. He also sketched inventions that weren’t made until later times. Leonardo wasn’t really known in the beginning of his life‚ but he was really known for his artwork after he died. Leonardo was inspired by many things. He also liked working with lots of things. Leonardo
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Benois Madonna Leondardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci Oil on canvas 1476 Benois Madonna Biography: Leondardo Da Vinci was born in 1452‚ April 15 in Italy and passed away in 1519‚ May 2 at the age of 67. He was one of the best apprentices at Andrea del Verrocchio and he learnt many things as a student. His most famous works were Mona Lisa‚ The Last Supper‚ The Vitruvian on Man and The Lady with a Ermine. Leonardo was one of the most acknowledge artist of his time‚ he did not only paint he also drew and
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[1] Marco Rosci states that while there is much speculation about Leonardo‚ his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious‚ and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time Born out of wedlock to a notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a peasant woman‚ Caterina‚ at Vinci in the region of Florence‚ Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter‚ Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He
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represent the super thin look and it is part of the requirement to be a model‚ however there are many types of modeling agencies in America; every agency includes one or more types of modeling. The goals of models in America leave unhealthy images imprinted in the minds of children in today’s society. It is much more than a job‚ it is a way of life which consists of nothing but working harder each day to reach their goal or goals. Models are being harmed by the emphasis on being thin and it needs to stop
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