Who Was Ferdinand Mgellan 斐迪南·麦哲伦 Chapter 9

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Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

Thomas Jefferson is pictured on U.S. nickels. He is also portrayed on the giant Mount Rushmore sculpture in South Dakota. The Jefferson Memorial is a popular landmark in Washington, D.C. Jefferson City, Missouri, and Mount Jefferson in Oregon are amo

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 1 Tall Tom

Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 on his familys plantation, Shadwell, in central Virginia. Virginia was one of thirteen colonies belonging to Great Britain. By the calendar used then, his birth date was April 2. By todays calendar his birth date was

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 2 Tall Tom in Love

Tom moved to Williamsburg in the spring of 1760. This city near the coast was Virginias capital and home to the College of William and Mary. Tom loved college from the start. He was hungry for knowledge and enjoyed studying late into the night. One p

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 3 “We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident…”

When he married in 1772, Jefferson was in his third year in the House of Burgesses. Over the past few years, the thirteen colonies had grown restless under British rule. England had been trying to tax the colonists. The Americans refused to pay. Brit

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 4 Governor and Minister to France

Most members of Congress signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776. Its author signed the paper Th Jefferson. After signing, he was ready to go home. He missed his family. Besides, he felt he was needed in Virginia. He quit his seat in Congress on Sep

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 5 Secretary of State and Vice President

A letter from George Washington awaited Jefferson upon his return home in 1789. That spring, Washington had become our first President. He wanted Jefferson to become his Secretary of State. This meant that he would head the Department of State, which

Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 8 Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy

Jefferson kept his promise to Sally Hemings. All four of their children were freed while Jefferson was still living or by the terms of his will. Their son Beverley and daughter Harriet settled in Washington, D.C. Madison moved to Ohio, earning a livi

Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 1

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 2

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 3

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 4

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Who Was Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Chapter 6 Our Third President

The Presidential election of 1800 was bitterly fought. Adams and Jefferson had become enemies. Aaron Burr also sought the Presidency and made backroom deals trying to win. In the end, Thomas Jefferson won, and Aaron Burr was elected Vice President. J

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 2 An Unusual Father

Of all the pharaohs who ruled Egypt, Tuts father had to be among the strangest. First of all, there was the way he looked. Amenhoteps head was oddly shaped. It was very long and narrow. And his hips were very large for a man. Was a rare disease the c

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 9 Howard Carter

Howard Carter was born in England in 1874. He was the son of an artist who made paintings of animals. Carter first went to Egypt when he was only seventeen years old. He was part of a group exploring Amenhoteps city of Amarna. He drew pictures of the

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 8 Mummy Mania

Ancient robbers were not the only ones who looted tombs in Egypt. In the 1800s, people from many different countries in Europe began traveling to Egypt. The ancient kingdom was long gone. The old beliefs had all disappeared. The squiggly picture writ

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 7 Valley of the Kings

On the day of Tuts burial, a long line of people followed his coffin in boats across the Nile. Once on land, the coffin (actually, there were three, like nesting dolls) was pulled on a sled. It was going to a royal graveyard. This dusty, lonely area

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 6 Mummy-Making

Food and furniture, clothes and jewelry. They would all be used and enjoyed in the afterlife. But the most important thing a person needed after death was his or her own body. The belief was that the persons spirit returned again and again to its bod

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 5 The Afterlife

Of course, Tut had no way of knowing that he would die young. Nevertheless, hed already started planning his tomb before his death. Why? The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife. Life after death was very much like life on Earth. In fact, it wa

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 4 An Early Death

During Amenhoteps sixteen-year-long rule, the empire did not run smoothly. The lands under Egypts control had to pay tribute. This meant that every year they had to send riches to the pharaoh. For instance, from Nubia in the south came gold. Lebanon