.... He also lived during a propitious time in world history, when the height of Venice’s influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia(Li Man Kin 9). Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia and the Levant. The Mongol hordes also threatened other parts of Europe, particularly Poland and Hungary, inspiring fear everywhere by their bloodthirsty advances. Yet the ruthless methods brought a measure of stability to the lands they controlled, opening up trade routes such as the famous Silk Road. Eventually ,the Mongols discovered that it was more profitable to collect tribute from people tha ....

.... died from food poisoning. He decided to become a musician soon afterwards and he set out on his own. He played with various band throughout Florida until he was seventeen. He then wanted to get as far away as possible from Tampa and also stay in the United States, so he bought a bus ticket to Seattle and left. Eventually Charles dropped his surname. There he entered a contest and was given a job at a nearby Elks club. After a numerous amount of months, a record producer noticed him and Charles had his first album: "Confession Blues." Afterward Charles went on the road for a few years. He played at bars around the country. It was known by musicians as the chitlin' circu ....

.... of differing weights that combine in simple ratios by weight In 1808 Dalton published a book called A New System of Chemical Philosophy, in which he listed the atomic weights of a number of known elements, relative to the weight of hydrogen. His weights were not entirely accurate though , but they formed the basis for the modern periodic table of the elements. Dalton arrived at his atomic theory through a study of the physical properties of air and other gases. English scientist. He taught mathematics and physical sciences at New College, Manchester. Dalton revived the atomic theory of matter (see ATOM), which he applied to a table of atomic weights and used in developing h ....

.... Boys' School and Wallace gave the commencement speech and received much praise for his poise and confidence while speaking. Each of the children went on to a different school. Wallace's older brother John went on to school at Yale which led to more competition for Wallace. And Wallace's younger brother went to the University of Pennsylvania, where their father attended to study law. Wallace continued his education at Harvard in September of 1897. There, he wrote for the Harvard Advocate under the peudonym's, including John Fiske and Carrol Moore. The recurring name of John is said to be part of Wallace's jealousy toward his older brother. At Harvard, Wallace also joined ....

.... a teacher like figure was his aunt, Mary Moody. She said he was born to be educated. Mary always expressed her greatest joy that Ralph would be a scholar or orator of some kind. Emerson credits Mary with being able to stimulate his intelligence in that direction. Ralph Waldo Emerson was always placed in the best scholastic environment available to him, which is ironic because later Emerson says education comes from personal experience rather than what a text book says. After several independent private schools and college prepatory schools, Emerson entered Harvard. Emerson later says of Harvard, “ It has done little for me on the whole.” If this is true at least Harva ....

.... He was an illegitimate son of a Florentine notary and a peasant girl. In 1466 his artistic talent brought him to be an apprentice at the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. Verrocchio was the leading sculptor and painter of the time. At the studio he met other famous painters such as Botticelli and Ghirlandaio. In 1478, Leonardo became an independent master of his trade. His first large painting, The Adoration of the Magi, was never completed. It introduced new different style of composition. In this style the main figures are placed in the foreground. The background consists of distant views of imaginary ruins and battle scenes. In 1482 Leonardo worked his way up to the servi ....

.... defends everything ever did. Bonaparte born on August 15, 1769. He was the first in his family to become a professional soldier. His father fought for Corsican independence, and as a result of actually obtaining it, he then fulfilled a well-to-do job, which leaded into the aristocracy. received an excellent education, and even at a young age excelling in military training and math, a necessary trait for victorious fighting. When he was just a teen, joined the French army and was soon after promoted to Captain. Within a year of being Captain he conquered Toulon, which was responsible for him being honored as brigadier general at only 24. This man knew from the ....

.... College at the age of 15 and was ordained a Baptist minister at the age of 17. Graduating from Crozer Theological Seminary as class president in 1951, he then did postgraduate work at Boston University. King’s studies at Crozer and Boston led him to explore the works of the Indian nationalist Mohand as K. Gandhi, whose ideas became the core of his own philosophy of nonviolent protest. While in Boston, he met Coretta Scott of Marion, Ala. They were married in June 1953, and the following year King accepted an appointment as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The Montgomery Bus Boycott That same year the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed ....