WEEK 10 COMPILED BY AMY
GIOACHINO ANTONIO ROSSINI 1792 Dad was a horn player His mom was singer and a baker’s daughter He played the triangle when he was 6 with his fathers music band Worked as a blacksmith until they discovered he was better suited to music Wrote 39 operas, sacred music, chamber music, Called the Italian Mozart Wrote the Barber of Seville, La Cenerentola, Moise et Pharaon Guillaume or the legend of William Tell
WILLIAM TELL
LAKE LUCERNE
ARNOLD VON WINKELRIED Swiss Hero of Legend or History Battle of Sempach 1386 Victory of the Old Swiss Confederacy Defeated the Duke Leopold III of Austria
100 YEARS WAR Fought 1337 – 1453 between England and France Fought for the French throne They were fighting over the throne from way back to William the Conqueror in 1066 William became King of England and retained the Duchy of Normandy in France. But the rulers of Normandy and English kings still owed homage to the French King. Edward III of England refused to pay homage to Philip IV of France King Philip took Edwards land in Aquitaine (lands located in SW France.
MAP OF THE DISPUTED LANDS
JOAN OF ARC Maid of Orleans Folk heroine of France And a Roman Catholic Saint Born a peasant in North-east France in 1412 Claimed to hear God’s voice and be guided by God’s will Lead the French army to many victories Captured by the Burgundians and sent to the English, Put on Trial by Pro- English Bishop Beauvais Burned at the stake when she was 19 years old. 25 years later the inquisitorial court examined the trial and found her innocent. She was declared a martyr.
PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT JOAN OF ARC
EXTRA ASSIGNMENTS Create a graphic novel of the story of William Tell Practice archery with a long bow…DO NOT AIM AT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Listen to 3 Full works by Rossini Choose your favorite and tell why Create a Family Lineage of the Hundred Years War Include the disputed “female lineage” Decide who you think should be King Write a biography of Joan of Arc Include a map of her Journey