Samuel de Champlain the founder of Quebec was a French Explorer and Cartographer best known for establishing and governing the settlement of New France when the British signed the treaty to give it to the French and the city of Quebec to the British. He was married to Helene Boulle (56).He had three daughters Hope‚Charity‚and Faith de Champlain. Samuel de Champlain was born in 1574 in Brouage‚ France. He began exploring North America in 1603. In his exploring he mapped the Atlantic Coast‚and he
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Kiyana Aldin Aldin 1 Mr. Trotta/ Mr. Connor World History 1 Honors F Block 29 October 2013 Christine de Pisan Christine de Pisan displayed the Renaissance ides of opportunity in her poetry. Epistre au dieu d ’amour‚ published in 1399‚ openly expressed her dissatisfaction with the way that women were treated in the medieval times. She opposed the way that the women were looked upon causing her to rebel against the traditional role of women as foils for literary and social
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Throughout the course Guy de Maupassant’s lifetime he had a lot of experiences that affected his life. Though his life was not easy he still became an excellent short story writer and novelist. Throughout his lifetime he published over 400 stories‚ two short stories he wrote were The Necklace and The False gems. Maupassant’s Naturalist view in writing is due to his childhood and previous life experiences. Childhood and early life Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born in Tourville-sur-Arques
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answered in this 1500 explorer Francisco Vasquez DE Coronado. This biography will cover his: early life‚ the search for the seven cities of gold‚ and his late years. Francisco DE Coronado was born in 1510 in Salamanca‚ Spain. He was born to a noble family‚ he also had siblings older than him‚ and of course their was recognized better than his. When Coronado traveled across the Pacific Ocean with his good friend and his right hand man Antonio De Mendoza. After traveling to new Spain Coronado
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Christine De Pisan was “born in Venice‚ Italy‚ in 1364‚ Christine de Pisan is considered a pioneering feminist writer and one of the[most famous female] writers of Medieval times.” Christine de Pisan’s father helped her at the age of 13 to learn about subjects such as Greek and Latin‚ also becoming very strongly minded in great literature. “Around the age of 15‚ [Christine]de Pasin married Etienne du Castel‚ a member of the French Court.” Etienne supported Christin de Pasin through her writing
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the French Revolution. Essentially‚ this document lays out the “sacred rights of men and of citizens” (Pomeranz 171). As with any change in government‚ there was controversy amongst many. In this case‚ many women were angered‚ especially Olympe de Gouges. De Gouges was a self-educated‚ French widow who wanted the human rights in the French Constitution to be equal and parallel for both men and women. In response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man‚ in 1791‚ she wrote Declaration of the Rights of
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Crac des Chevaliers ________________________________________ Crac des Chevaliers is the most famous medieval citadel in the world‚ (Qal’at Al-Hosn in Arabic) is sixty five kilometers west of Homs and seventy five kilometers south-east of Tartus‚ Syria. Controlling the “Homs Gap” was the main reason Crac des Chevaliers was built‚ because it was the gateway to Syria. Syria communicated with the Mediterranean through this passage. The site was first settled in the 11th century by the Kurds; as a result
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First Names: Harry Charles Title: Mr Tutor group: 10-10 Personal Statement You should consider me to be a prefect‚ as I am a very hardworking‚ enthusiastic‚ organised and punctual student who is honest and mature and would love the position of representing the school. I think that all of my achievements which I have received throughout my time at King John‚ outlines what sort of student I am. I believe that my academic achievements and extra-curricular awards will give me great success
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Topic: The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience‚ such as juvenile delinquency‚ arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care for their children. To what extent do you agree or disagree? It is certainly true that the status of women has undergone a dramatic change over the past twenty years. This is obvious from the great increase in the number of women especially married
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There is a Spanish explorer in 1592 who was reduced into a slave. Cabeza De Vaca survived in the americas in 1592. Cabeza De Vaca survived even when he was a slave band Native tribe. Cabeza was smart enough to befriend a native band so he could get some food. One day he was smart enough to escape the slavers. Cabeza De Vaca was also Ex-Military. Cabeza De Vaca traveled to America by boat to establish colonies in Mexico and to reach Mexico city‚ but he landed near modern Tampa Bay‚ Florida. The captain
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