Bartholomew Diaz- They renamed Cape of Storm to Cape of Good Hope, because they thought that if it was called Cape of Storm no one would want to go there.
Martin Luther- Published the 95 Theses that criticized the Catholic Church.
Alessandra Strozzi- Alessandra wrote letters to her sons. They were about domestic life in 15th century Italy and were later published.
Lucrezia Borgia-Was a cast as a femme fatale. Portrait of a Youth is the only identified portrait of Lucrezia still surviving today.
Girolama Savonarole-Is known for his burning of books and vanities (mirrors etc).
Sir Thomas More-He wrote the book called Utopia and he became speaker of the House of Commons. William Shakespeare wrote a play about him in 1592 called Sir Thomas More.
Christopher Columbus-Columbus was the first explorer to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and find the American Continent in 1492. The Saying is "Christopher Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492".
Jacques Cartier- Named Canada, founded Montreal and mapped St. Lawrence river.
Mrs. Enns handed out the rest of the write ups on the amazing People.
Study for Social Test on December 9th, 2009!
-Samantha:)
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