Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 3 The Boy King

Still, growing up in ancient Egypt was full of pleasures. Especially if somebody belonged to the royal famly. Tut was born a prince. He spent his childhood in a brand-new palace in Amarna. Egyptian palaces were huge. All over the palace grounds were

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 1 Gifts of the Nile

When Tut was born, around 1343 B.C., Egypt was already a very old country. Almost two thousand years old, in fact. The Egyptian empire lay on the coast of Northern Africa, facing the Mediterranean Sea. It was a land of desert and bare hills, where th

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老

In June of 2005, pharaoh fever struck California. In just one month, half a million people streamed into the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They wanted to see the dazzling jewelry and household items that once belonged to a king of Egypt. For hour

Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 9

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 8

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 7

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 6

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Who Was 威廉·莎士比亚 William Shakespeare Chapter 5

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Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 10 Gold Everywhere

When the stone door was opened, what lay beyond was a path full of rocks and pebbles. At the end was another door. Howard Carter knocked a hole in it. When he looked through, he held up a flickering candle in the darkness. What did he see? Here is ho

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 11 Meeting the King

King Tut was lucky. Until Howard Carter entered his burial chamber, his mummy had never been disturbed. For more than three thousand years, no one had laid eyes on it. In the Burial Chamber, the first thing Carter saw was a gigantic gold cabinet. Ins

Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 12 The Legend Lives On

Right after Howard Carters discovery of the tomb, scary stories started to be told. Stories about curses. Over the entrances of many ancient Egyptian tombs were warnings in hieroglyphs. People better stay away, the warnings said. Because anybody who

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇

Some people are enormously talented and then there is Leonardo da Vinci. He lived at a time when there were many extremely talented people all around him. Even so, he stood out. He could draw and paint better than anyone. One of his paintings, the Mo

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 1 An Unwanted Boy

On April 15, 1452, in a tiny hill town in Italy, a baby boy was born. His father was a well-to-do businessman, Ser Piero. His mother, Caterina, was a poor young peasant girl. We dont even know her last name. Their baby was named Leonardo. Because the

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 PARCHMENT AND PAPER

PARCHMENT IS MADE FROM THE SKINS OF ANIMALS SUCH AS SHEEP, CALVES, OR GOATS. THE SKIN IS DRIED AND TREATED UNTIL IT BECOMES FLAT AND PAPERLIKE. PARCHMENT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN PAPER. IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE, TOO. THE BEAUTIFUL PRAYER BOOKS AND BIBLES CO

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 2 The Art Studio

During the 1400s, Florence was the most important, most exciting city in all the world. It was one of five city-states in what is now Italy. Being a city-state meant Florence had its own government. It was called the Signoria. But for many years the

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 SUBJECTS OF PAINTINGS

IN LEONARDOS TIME, PATRONS ORDERED TWO KINDS OF PAINTINGS. THEY EITHER WANTED PORTRAITS, WHICH WERE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES OR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS, WHICH SHOWED MOMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS AND THE SAINTS. THERE WERE N

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 3 The Wider World

Leonardo stayed at Verrocchios workshop a long timethirteen years. He became a master and a member of the guild. But he didnt move out to start a studio of his own. Perhaps Verrocchios studio felt like a home to Leonardo, a place where he belonged an

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 THE REBIRTH

THE FRENCH WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS REBIRTH. IT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PERIODS IN HISTORY. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE EXACT DATES. BUT THE RENAISSANCE LASTED FROM THE EARLY OR MIDDLE 1400S TO AROUND 1600. THE WORD IS FRENCH, BUT THE

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 4 Moving On

Milan had a famous university. But it was not a center for famous artists like Florence was. But Ludovico Sforza was very interested in the arts. The duke liked to give big parties. He like to put on pageants. He also wanted someone to design new wea

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 THE UNIVERSE

IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S.