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SS9 BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:



Everyone will be randomly assigned a person of interest that ties into the time period studied in chapter 1.

Your job will be to gather as much information as you can about this person and answer the guideline questions listed below.

Once you have found the information, assemble it in the form of an essay paper in the following format:
 * Title page: Include the name of your person and a picture. (Ensure that your name is also on the title page.) /10 marks
 * An introduction explaining briefly what the paper will tell us. (1 - 2 paragraphs) /10 marks
 * Main body of information. You could follow a time line of the persons' life. Answer all of the questions listed below. (500 words minimum or about 2 pages) /60 marks
 * Summary, give a brief summary of the life life and accomplishments of your person - 1-2 paragraphs /10 marks
 * [|Bibliography] page, list any books or websites that you have used in your information gathering. /10 marks

Be sure to write this paper [|in your own words] ([|do not cut and paste]). [|Plagiarism] will result in a zero mark.)

This research paper will be about 5 pages when complete. Be sure that you add some pictures or replicas of photos when you can, to improve understanding for the reader.

What you will need to find:
 * What time frame did they live? Birth date and death date.
 * What was the cause of death?
 * Where did they live? Country, city?
 * What was their occupation?
 * What were they famous for?
 * What did they do that affected others?
 * How did they affect others?
 * Did their work cause any lasting changes to others?
 * Were they rewarded for their work?
 * Were they criticized for it?
 * If they invented something explain what it was and how it changed things.
 * Any other interesting facts that will help us understand what type of person they were.

**FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE ERA:** **I. Scientists and Inventors :** **1. [|TYCHO BRAHE]:** [|The Gallileo Project: Science: Tycho Brahe] [|UVA Physics: Tycho Brahe] [|The observations of Tycho Brahe] [|University of Cambridge: Tycho Brahe] [|NASA: Tycho Brahe] [|The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe] [|About.com: Space/Astronomy: Tycho Brahe]

**2. [|NICOLAUS] [|COPERNICUS:]** [|Stanford Encyclopedia of Knowledge: Nicolaus Copernicus] [|Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543)] [|NNDB: Nicolaus Copernicus] [|School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland: Nicolaus Copernicus]

[|The Galileo Project] [|Gallileo Gallilei, 1564-1642] [|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gallileo Gallilei (1564 -1642)] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Gallileo Gallilei] [|About.com Inventors: Gallileo Gallilei] [|School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland: Gallileo Gallilei]
 * 3. [|GALLILEO] [|GALILEI]: **

**4. [|ISAAC] [|NEWTON]:** [|Isaac Newton's Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Isaac Newton's Life] [|About.com Inventors: Sir Isaac Newton] [|BBC History: Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727)] [|School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews,][|Scotland: Sir Isaac Newton] [|PBS: Isaac Newton] [|NASA: Sir Isaac Newton]

**5. [|ANDREAS] [|VESALIUS]** [|BBC History: Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Andreas Vesalius] [|Comparative Anatomy: Andreas Vesalius] [|Schools History: Andreas Vesalius] [|St. James School of Medicine: Andreas Vesalius] [|Science Shorts: Andreas Vesalius 1514-1564] [|PBS: Andreas Vesalius] [|Genius Lives On] [|Vesalius's Renaissance Anatomy Lessons]

**[|FRANCIS] [|BACON]:** [|Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Francis Bacon] [|Oregon State University:Francis Bacon (1561-1626)] [|A&E Francis Bacon Biography] [|Sir Francis Bacon Biogrpahy]

**7. [|JOHANNES] [|GUTENBERG]:** [|About.com inventors: Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press] [|Mr. Dowling.com Johann Gutenberg] [|Inventor of the Week: Moveable Type Johann Gutenberg] [|University of Texas at Austin: Johann Gutenberg, ca. 1400-146] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Johann Gutenberg] [|Johannes Gutenberg The Invention of Movable Tye]

**1. [|HENRY] [|VIII]:** [|Spartacus Educational: Henry VIII Biography] [|Biography.com: Henry VIII Biography] [|Famous Royalty > Henry VIII King of England] [|Bio: Henry VIII Biography] [|Catholic Encyclopedia: Henry VIII] [|BBC History: Henry VIII, 1491-1547]
 * II. Political Figures: **

**2. [|QUEEN] [|ELIZABETH] I:** [|Queen Elizabeth I] [|Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603)] [|BBC History: Elizabeth I(1533-1603)] [|Bio: Queen Elizabeth I Biography] [|BBC History: Elizabeth I, an Overview] [|Women's History: Queen Elizabeth I]

**3. [|ANNE] [|BOLEYN]:** [|Anne Boleyn: the Most Happy] [|BBC History: Anne Boleyn and the Downfall of Her Family] [|PBS: The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn] [|Spartacus Educational: Anne Boleyn] [|Anne Boleyn Biography] [|Anne Boleyn second Queen Consort of Henry VIII of England]

[|Katherine of Aragon] [|BBC Catherine of Aragon: (1485-1536)] [|Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England (1485-1536)] [|History Learning City: Tudor History >Catherine of Aragon] [|The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536)] [|Spartacus Educational: Catherine of Aragon] [|Catherine of Aragon: Biography]
 * 4. [|CATHERINE] [|OF ARAGON]: **

[|BBC History: Thomas Cromwell (] [|**c.**] [| 1485 - 1540)] [|History Learning Site > Tudor England > Thomas Cromwell] [|Spartacus Educational: Thomas Cromwell: Biography] [|Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540)] [|History Learning Centre: Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII]
 * 5. [|THOMAS] [|CROMWELL]: **

**III. Religious Figures:** [|English Bible History: Martin Luther] [|Martin Luther PBS] [|Biography of Martin Luther: Christian Classics Ethereal Library] [|Martin Luther (1483-1546)] [|Martin Luther: About Martin Luther: Driven to Defiance]
 * 1. [|MARTIN] [|LUTHER]: **

[|Martin Luther: Characters: Pope Leo X] [|Pope Leo X] [|Patron Saints Index: Pope Leo X] [|Spartacus Educational: Pope Leo X] [|Robinson Library: Pope Leo X]
 * 2.[| POPE] [|LEO X] **

[|Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: Thomas Cranmer (1489][|**-**] [|1556)] [|BBC History: Thomas Cranmer (1489 -1556 )] [|Spartacus Educational: Thomas Cranmer] [|History Learning Site > Tudor England > Thomas Cranmer]
 * 3. [|THOMAS] [|CRANMER]: **

**1. [|WILLIAM] [|SHAKESPEARE]** [|William Shakespeare Biography] [|Shakespeare Resource Centre: Shakespeare's Biography] [|Absolute Shakespeare: Shakespeare Biography] [|William Shakespeare Biography] [|Spartacus Educational: William Shakespeare] [|BBC History: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)] [|William Shakespeare Biography:Encyclopedia of World Biography]
 * IV. Writers: **

**2. [|SIR WALTER] [|RALEIGH:]** [|Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)] [|BBC History - Historic Figures: Sir Walter Raleigh (c1552-1618)] [|History Learning Centre Site > Tudor England > Sir Walter Raleigh] [|Raleigh or Ralegh, Sir Walter] [|Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618): Explorers and Leaders] [|Heritage History: Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)] [|Encyclopedia Virginia; Raleigh, Sir Walter]