Imperialism in British South Africa

• Imperialism:  a practice in which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.

 Europeans first came into contact with South Africa by Portuguese traders, who began trading in South Africa. then the Dutch started pouring in by the seventeenth century, and used Cape of Good Hope as their fueling station, and then later settled there. The Dutch called themselves Afrikaners. 

In the nineteenth century the British started a formal imperial rule over the Afrikaners and the native Africans by establishing themselves in Cape of Good Hope. The Imperial rule of British in South Africa leads to the difference with the Afrikaners, who were already having a conflict with an African kingdom that was itself involved in territorial expansion. 

The discovery of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 leads to the imposition of formal British rule over South Africa and superseded all existing conflicts.The discovery of diamonds in 1867 near the Vaal River, ended the isolation of the Boers and changed South African history. The discovery triggered a "diamond rush" that attracted people from all over the world and turned Kimberley into a town of 50,000 within five years. At first, everyone worked independent claims in four areas surrounding Kimberley, but as the mines went deeper, they became more difficult to work, and a number of businessmen managed to consolidate them into larger mines, and later exploited them with heavy mining equipment.

In order to ensure full profits of the diamond and gold mines into the hand of British Empire in South Africa, rigid policies like full power over the African labor and African movement emerged. Imperialism in South Africa provoked racial discrimination later in twentieth-century

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo was born march 6th, 1475, in Caprese Italy. he was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the renaissance age.Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. Michelangelo's greatest work was his sculpture David. a marble stone statue, and the sistine chapel, created out of fresco. the artwork that Michelangelo created during his lifetime, made him important during the renaissance age, he gave the the beauty of artwork that we still marvel at today. 

R&R

secular- not having to do with religion

da Vinci- painted the monalisa; he was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician. 

Gutenberg- created the Gutenberg bible, which was the first Europeian book produced from a move able type.

 

humanism-movement during the renaissance: studied grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history

frescoe-stlye of painting,done with fresh, wet plaster with water based paints. 

Michelangelo-an acompolished paintor, sculpter, and archtect. painted the sistine chapel in rome. 

Brunelleschi-desinged he church of San Lorenzo, bought new architecture to Florence.

Desiderius Erasmus- best known christian humanist

salvation- acceptance into heaven

indulgence-a release from all or part of a punishment for sin

Huldrych Zwingli- priest in Zürich

Calvinism-the Protestant theological system: justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination.

Anglicanism-tradition within Christianity comprising the Church of England and churches which are historically tied to it or have similar beliefs, worship practices and church structures.

1. 
   

Aztec WWWWWH Blog Post- Aztec Calendar

Aztec WWWWWH Blog Post

Aztec Calendar:

• What is the Aztec Calendar and how did it work?

The Aztecs used a very intricate way of tracking the days. They followed two main calendars which are both similar to the calendars we use today. One calendar was sacred and consisted of 20 days in every 13 months, equaling 360 days. The other calendar was agricultural or solar calendar and consisted of 20 days in every 18 months, equaling 365 days. This meant that every 52 years the calendars would start on the same day; when this happened, a ceremony would be held to celebrate- this day of celebration is called the Fire ritual. 

• Who created the Calendar?

it is unknown who exactly created the stone Calendar  but by the intricate craving, whoever did had knowledge of geometry as well as knowledge of craftsmanship. 

• When was the calendar created?

The artist carved the Aztec calendar stone in 1479. 




• Where was the Calendar Created?  

Originally located in the main ceremonial plaza of Tenochtitlan. It was uncovered in Mexico City in 1790.

• Why was it created; what was the use?

The use of the aztec calendar weas to track the days, and It is believed by archeologists that the Aztec calendar was derived from the Maya system. The Aztecs followed two main calendars which are both similar to the calendars we use today.  

• How was the Calendar created?

 It was carved from basalt - a solidified lava, this being an area where volcanos were common.