CHY 4U - the World
Course Overview Schedule and Notes Essay
THINK ABOUT IT!
"History isn't a line, it is a spider web
that we are all a part of." Dana Vreeswijk
"History gives us a conscience. A conscience gives us humanity. Humanity gives us a future." Mochis Eksteins
Get With Your Partner - Ask them - What is a significant Historical Event That they remember, Studied, or Read that has impacted their Life in Some Way?
Fun Facts and History Hazards
1. In Renaissance Italy, women would shave off their eyebrows and shave their hairline several inches back from their natural hairline.
2.Some of the earliest cosmetics, made from mercury and lead, disfigured faces and sometimes poisoned people to death.
3 Fashionable women in Japan would sometimes gild or blacken their teeth.
4. The favourite pastime of Emperor Ferdinand of Austira was to wedge himself in a wastepaper basket and roll over like a ball. His sister, Marianna, was also mad and was usually kept locked up.
5. Charles VI ruled France from 1380 - 1422. At times, he feared that he was made of glass, and put iron rods into his clothes to prevent him from breaking.
6. Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte and Vincent Van Gogh were all insomniacs. Hmmm, maybe I should try that!
7. When the hidden tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was discovered, 150 loincloth wrappings were found with him. Experts believe they are the early forerunners of today's underpants!
8. In World War I, parrots were perched on the Eiffel Tower, from where they could give 20 minutes' warning of approaching aircraft. In World War II, Russian soldiers strapped bombs to dogs to destroy German tanks.
9. The first dentist drill was driven by a wheel. It tended to vary in speed and sometimes stopped mid-operation.
10. People first tasted Hamburgers in 1836, Chips in 1853, Chewing gum in 1872(after the Greeks), Coca-Cola in 1886 and Pop Tarts is 1964.
1. In Renaissance Italy, women would shave off their eyebrows and shave their hairline several inches back from their natural hairline.
2.Some of the earliest cosmetics, made from mercury and lead, disfigured faces and sometimes poisoned people to death.
3 Fashionable women in Japan would sometimes gild or blacken their teeth.
4. The favourite pastime of Emperor Ferdinand of Austira was to wedge himself in a wastepaper basket and roll over like a ball. His sister, Marianna, was also mad and was usually kept locked up.
5. Charles VI ruled France from 1380 - 1422. At times, he feared that he was made of glass, and put iron rods into his clothes to prevent him from breaking.
6. Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte and Vincent Van Gogh were all insomniacs. Hmmm, maybe I should try that!
7. When the hidden tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was discovered, 150 loincloth wrappings were found with him. Experts believe they are the early forerunners of today's underpants!
8. In World War I, parrots were perched on the Eiffel Tower, from where they could give 20 minutes' warning of approaching aircraft. In World War II, Russian soldiers strapped bombs to dogs to destroy German tanks.
9. The first dentist drill was driven by a wheel. It tended to vary in speed and sometimes stopped mid-operation.
10. People first tasted Hamburgers in 1836, Chips in 1853, Chewing gum in 1872(after the Greeks), Coca-Cola in 1886 and Pop Tarts is 1964.