5.11 - ​Unit 5 Project Part 2

​Unit 5 Project Part 2

On this day in History (12/10)

In 2009, the Movie Avatar made it's world premiere in London.

​2009- Avatar World Premiere

In 1901, the first Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded to Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy. Dunant was co- founder of the Red Cross and Passy was a peace activist. This came 5 years after Alfred Nobel passed away.

​1901- The first nobel peace prize awarded

​Today!

• Today we will:

• Cover the authors and documents for part 2 of the unit 5 project

• Ask questions about the documents, and projects

• Work on part 2 of the project

• Riddle! - Why don't lobsters share?

​Because they are Shellfish

Document E

• Document E: Dedication to Pope Paul III from Nicolaus Copernicus’s book Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, 1543

• Nicolaus Copernicus dedicated his book Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies to Pope Paul III. In the dedication, he explained to the pope that he waited to publish his book because he thought religious leaders would call him a heretic for his theory that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

​Document F

• Document F: Passage by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, circa 1700

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist and a pioneer in microbiology. In the passage below, he describes his thoughts toward the study of science.

​Document G

• Document G: Excerpts from Jean-Jacque Rousseau’s book The Social Contract, or The Principles of Political Rights, 1762

• Philosopher Jean-Jacque Rousseau built on the ideas of previous thinkers and wrote about the Enlightenment concept of the social contract.

​Document H

• Document H: Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, 1776

• The founders of the United States were greatly influenced by Enlightenment ideals. In the Declaration of Independence, a committee of leaders in the American colonies pronounced their independence from rule by Britain.

​Rest of class!

• For the rest of class please work on part 2 of your project.

• Do not leave until part 2 is completed.

• If you have any questions please ask!