.... believed that the Earth was not flat, but a sphere, ans that Asia could be easily reached by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Cabot tried to get Spain and Portugal to back an ocean voyage to Cathay, China. But Spain had already sent Columbus, and Portugal had plans for a voyage to Asia around the southern tip of Africa. Joh Cabot then went to England where he recieved the financing from a group of merchants and the English King, Henry VII. John Cabot sailed from Bristol, late in May 1497, with a crew of 18, on a small ship named "The Matthew." On June 24th, he landed somewhere on the coast of North America, probably New Foundland or Cape Brenton Isl ....

.... was taught by several talented teachers. When he was young, the great Epictetus tutored him, followed by a man named Q. Junius Rusticus, who would accompany Aurelius throughout much of his life. In 161 AD, Pius died, leaving Aurelius and Pius’s other adopted son, known as Verus, to rule together. The two brothers were quite different, although no disagreements are mentioned between the two. Verus was a headstrong man, who was more apt to want a war than the contemplative Aurelius. Verus was an "Epicurean" and definitely would never be called a philosopher. However, Verus died suddenly in 169, leaving Aurelius to rule Rome on his own. It is important to mention t ....

.... had been the leader he was seeking. He then joined Castro's followers where they trained in guerilla warfare techniques . Che became a expert in these tactics. All members were arrested for practicing these techniques but released within a months time. The revolutionary army over threw the president Batitsa and began their dream of totally egality through Communism. Che was named second in command and sat along side with Fidel who became his closet advisor and friend. Che was dropped from the Communist establishment in 1965 by Castro but nor officially. Che's whereabouts were not known for many months. In truth Che had been planning what would be his last revolutionary str ....

.... West Point Military Academy with the help of a U.S senator (Hargrove33). At college Ike showed himself as a hero on the Army Football team asan end (Hargrove 34). He also found an easier procedure for working advanced calculus (Hargrove 36). At the end of his college career in 1915,Eisenhower graduated number 61 out of a class of 164 (Hargrove 38). Eisenhower's military journey began during World War One. When he graduated college World War One was still raging through Europe. Instead of fighting in the infantry overseas Eisenhower was to stay home on U.Sbases (Hargrove 41). After being promoted to a Lieutenant Colonel, Eisenhower was sent to Camp Colt to train soldiers abou ....

.... while the Romans seized Syracuse. had a wide variety of interests, which included encompassing statics, hydrostatics, optics, astronomy, engineering, geometry, and arithmetic. had more stories passed down through history about his clever inventions than his mathematical theorems. This is believed to be so because the average mind of that period would have no interest in the Archimedean spiral, but would pay attention to an invention that could move the earth. ^? most famous story is attributed to a Roman architect under Emperor Augustus, named Vitruvius. Vitruvius asked to devise some way to test the weight of a gold wreath. was unsuccessful until one day as he entered ....

.... at age 18 for Hamburg's German Opera in 1703. Three years later, he traveled to Italy, where he tried to master the Italian style of music. In Italy he met the leading composers and musicians and worked on pieces together which gave him more insight on music. In 1712, he moved to England where he wrote most of his music. Handel composed music for George I of England including "Water Music." Handel composed the first London Italian opera ,"Rinaldo". He also developed a new form of opera called English oratorio. It combined the gaiety of Italian opera with an increased amount of chorus, usually in English and religious text. His most famous oratorio is the Messiah. It de ....

.... book The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches, published in 1867, was his humorous stories of life that existed on the frontier (Twain 126). That year his humor and satire allowed him to be able to travel around the world to speak to people. He wrote of these speeches and his travels in Innocents Abroad. This piece published in 1869, poked fun at all the European Cultures that usually impressed many American Tourists(126). After being married in 1870, his humor and satire began to improve. This is when he wrote what is thought to be his best work; pieces like : Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi and Huckleberry Finn ....

.... Hutchinson. Ann and William were the parents of twelve children. Ann had always admired Minister John Cotton since he reminded her of her father. Like her father, he complained about the minister's clergy and the cleanliness of the Church and always talked about the religious opportunities in America. When New England was formed, Cotton took his chance and traveled there in search of religious freedom. In 1634, took her family and followed him to Massachusetts. To her surprise, New England turned out to be more strict religiously than England. She was not welcome in New England because of her unorthodox views. Ann was told not to speak publicly about her views. She o ....