TAYLOREDTEACHINGS
  • American History
    • American History Honors >
      • Map Test
    • Unit 0: 1763 - 1800 - Revolutionary America
    • Unit 1: 1800 - 1848 - Expansion & Reform
    • Unit 2: 1848 - 1877 - A Nation Divided
    • Unit 3: 1865 - 1898 - The Gilded Age
    • Unit 4: 1890 - 1920 - American World Debut
    • Unit 5: 1920 - 1945 - Trials and Tribulations
    • Unit 6: 1945 - 1963 - Cold War Tensions
    • Unit 7: 1955 - 1980 - Conflicts & Resolutions
    • Unit 8: 1980 - present - Modern America
  • World History
    • World History Honors
    • Unit 1: (1200-1450) - State Building in the Global Tapestry
    • Unit 2: (1200-1450) - Networks of Exchange
    • Unit 3: (1450-1750) - Land-Based Empires
    • Unit 4: (1450-1750) - Sea of Exploration
    • Unit 5: (1750-1900) - Revolutions
    • Unit 6: (1750-1900) - Imperial Migration
    • Unit 7: (1900-present) - Global Conflicts
    • Unit 8: (1900-present) - Cold War & Decolonization
    • Unit 9: (1900-present) - Globalization
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
    • AP World History >
      • Unit 1: (1200-1450) - State Building in the Global Tapestry
      • Unit 2: (1200-1450) - Networks of Exchange
      • Unit 3: (1450-1750) - Land-Based Empires
      • Unit 4: (1450-1750) - Transoceanic Interconnections
      • Unit 5: (1750-1900) - Revolutions
      • Unit 6: (1750-1900) - Imperial Migration
      • Unit 7: (1900-present) - Global Conflicts
      • Unit 8: (1900-present) - Cold War & Decolonization
      • Unit 9: (1900-present) - Globalization
    • AP European History >
      • Unit I - The Rise of Europe
      • Unit II - Rebirth and Exploration
      • Unit III - A Fractured Faith
      • Unit IV - A Question of Sovereignty
      • Unit V - A Shifting Society
      • Unit VI - Revolution
      • Unit VII - Political Turmoil
      • Unit VIII - Rise of the Nation-State
      • Unit IX - Forging the Modern Era
      • Unit X - Imperialism and the Great War
      • Unit XI - Global Conflicts
      • Unit XII - The Long Peace
  • Civic Literacy
    • Governmental Figures
    • Unit 0 - Civics and Citizenship
    • Unit 1 - Legistlative Branch
    • Unit 2 - Executive Branch
    • Unit 3 - Judicial Branch
    • Unit 4 - Liberty & Justice for All
    • Unit 5 - State and Local Government
    • Unit 6 - Seeds of Rebellion
    • Unit 7 - The Young Republic

People to Know

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DANTE ALIGHIERI

FLORENCE, ITALY
​(1265-1321
)
  • an Italian Renaissance poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell to purgatory and paradise
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LEONARDO DA VINCI, MICHELANGELO, RAPHAEL

ITALY
(L-1452–1519
) (M-1475–1564) (R-1483–1520)
  • famous Italian Renaissance artists whose works are well established as masterpieces worldwide
  • works include: the Mona Lisa (L), the Last Supper (L), the Statue of David (M), ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (M), and the School of Athens (R)
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VASCO DA GAMA

PORTUGAL
(1460–1524
)
  • Portuguese explorer who led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India opening an important commercial (trade) sea route.
  • brought spices back to Portugal and made a profit of several thousand dollars. (10x the cost of the trip)
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI

ITALY / SPAIN
(1454–1512
)
  • Italian sailor who corrected Columbus's mistake, acknowledging the coasts of America as a new world
  • America is named after him
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HERNAN CORTEZ

SPAIN
(1485–1547
)
  • Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
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JOHN SMITH &  JOHN ROLFE

ENGLAND
(S-1580–1631
) (R-1585–1622)
  • leaders of Jamestown
  • Smith led the colony through starvation by instituting military discipline to the colony
  • Rolfe introduced tobacco to the colony becoming a major cash crop for Virginia
  • Rolfe also married the Indian princess Pocahontas
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NICCOLÒ 
MACHIAVELLI

FLORENCE, ITALY
​(1469–1527
)
  • Italian writer on politics who believed that all means may be resorted to for the establishment and preservation of authority and if necessary, through deceit and manipulation
  • "the end justifies the means"
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WILLIAM 
​
SHAKESPEARE

ENGLAND
(1564–1616
)
  • English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language
  • works include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

GENOA / SPAIN
(1451–1506
)
  • ​​Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a western route to China
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FERDINAND 
​
MAGELLAN

PORTUGAL / SPAIN
(1480–1521
)
  • ​​Portuguese explorer who found a western sea route to the Spice Island by sailing around the American continent
  • his crew was the first to cross the Pacific Ocean and circumnavigate the world
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FRANCISCO 
​
PIZARRO

SPAIN
(1471–1476
)
  • Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Incan Empire in Peru from 1531-1533.
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  • American History
    • American History Honors >
      • Map Test
    • Unit 0: 1763 - 1800 - Revolutionary America
    • Unit 1: 1800 - 1848 - Expansion & Reform
    • Unit 2: 1848 - 1877 - A Nation Divided
    • Unit 3: 1865 - 1898 - The Gilded Age
    • Unit 4: 1890 - 1920 - American World Debut
    • Unit 5: 1920 - 1945 - Trials and Tribulations
    • Unit 6: 1945 - 1963 - Cold War Tensions
    • Unit 7: 1955 - 1980 - Conflicts & Resolutions
    • Unit 8: 1980 - present - Modern America
  • World History
    • World History Honors
    • Unit 1: (1200-1450) - State Building in the Global Tapestry
    • Unit 2: (1200-1450) - Networks of Exchange
    • Unit 3: (1450-1750) - Land-Based Empires
    • Unit 4: (1450-1750) - Sea of Exploration
    • Unit 5: (1750-1900) - Revolutions
    • Unit 6: (1750-1900) - Imperial Migration
    • Unit 7: (1900-present) - Global Conflicts
    • Unit 8: (1900-present) - Cold War & Decolonization
    • Unit 9: (1900-present) - Globalization
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
    • AP World History >
      • Unit 1: (1200-1450) - State Building in the Global Tapestry
      • Unit 2: (1200-1450) - Networks of Exchange
      • Unit 3: (1450-1750) - Land-Based Empires
      • Unit 4: (1450-1750) - Transoceanic Interconnections
      • Unit 5: (1750-1900) - Revolutions
      • Unit 6: (1750-1900) - Imperial Migration
      • Unit 7: (1900-present) - Global Conflicts
      • Unit 8: (1900-present) - Cold War & Decolonization
      • Unit 9: (1900-present) - Globalization
    • AP European History >
      • Unit I - The Rise of Europe
      • Unit II - Rebirth and Exploration
      • Unit III - A Fractured Faith
      • Unit IV - A Question of Sovereignty
      • Unit V - A Shifting Society
      • Unit VI - Revolution
      • Unit VII - Political Turmoil
      • Unit VIII - Rise of the Nation-State
      • Unit IX - Forging the Modern Era
      • Unit X - Imperialism and the Great War
      • Unit XI - Global Conflicts
      • Unit XII - The Long Peace
  • Civic Literacy
    • Governmental Figures
    • Unit 0 - Civics and Citizenship
    • Unit 1 - Legistlative Branch
    • Unit 2 - Executive Branch
    • Unit 3 - Judicial Branch
    • Unit 4 - Liberty & Justice for All
    • Unit 5 - State and Local Government
    • Unit 6 - Seeds of Rebellion
    • Unit 7 - The Young Republic