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Monday, March 31, 2014

Martin Luther


Martin Luther 
Martin Luther was a German monk who was born in November 10th 1546 at Eisleben. He died at age 62 on February 18th 1546 at his home town Eisleben. During his time he was a Catholic priest and a professor of theology. Martin Strongly agreed that people can be freed from gods punishment with monetary value. In 1517 he confronted indulgence sales's men with his 95 theses. In 1520 pope Leo demanded that he should take back his writings or he would be excommunicated by the pope. Martin Luther was excommunicated by the pope, however that did not stop him from converting the english language to German in the bible.        

Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Renaissance era


                                                                     Da Vinci 
 Da Vinci is a famous Italian painter mostly know for his art name The Mona Lisa.


                                                                    Machiavelli 
 Machiavelli was a, politician, and a historian in Florence durring the Renaissance.


Florence 
Florence Is the capital of Italy. 

                                                                         Titian 
Titian is an Italian painter and he is the most important member of the 16th century Venetian school. 

Donatello 
Donatello was an early sculptor from Florence 
Dante 
Dante was a major Italian poet who lived in Florence. 

Salvation 
Salvation is the state of being saved from sin.  

Martin Luther 
Martin was a German monk, and a priest who was also a professor in theology. 

 Indulgence 
Indulgence was a way that people could pay to be forgiven for their sins and still be able to go to heaven. 
John Calvin 
John Calvin was a french theologian and a pastor during the Reformation.  

Jesuits 
The society of jesus is a male religious congregation in the Catholic church. The members are called Jesuits. 
King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII was the king of England all the way tell his death in 1547. Before his death he claimed Kingship of Ireland.   







Thursday, March 6, 2014

Aztec temples

What kind of temples were they?

They were religious temples that housed their gods. Their capital temple was called Templo Mayor. It was the main religious building in the capital city.














Who used them?

Priests and chiefs would use these temples.

When where they used?

The Aztec priests would use these temples for human sacrifices to please their gods so they would be strong against their neighboring foes.

Where were their locations

The temples such as Templo mayor were built in swampy lands. The temples would sink in the swamp so over the years Aztecs would need to repair them.



Why did they build them?

The temples were built mainly for religious purposes.

How did they get their idea to build these structures?

They got the idea from the temple of the sun and moon. This temple inspired them to build temples of their own.