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2500 BCE
The Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a monument built in ancient Egypt that served a purpose in showing power, royalty, and worship because the Sphinx is associated with the sun god Horus and pharaohs wore Sphinx head coverings to show their connection to the deity and their status. This falls into the category of visual arts. -
700 BCE
The story of Sisyphus
The story of Sisyphus is a myth that shows the punishment of a man pushing a bolder for eternity for cheating death twice. The moral of the story is that it is pointless to strive for things that cannot be achieved. This falls into the category of literature. -
384 BCE
Aristotle
Aristotle was a philosopher that was a protege of Plato the philosopher taught by Socrates. He falls into the category of history. Aristotle had beliefs like what government was meant for, what politics are made for, or even the nature of being. He died in 322 BCE. -
1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo was an Italian astronomer, philosopher, and mathematician that was a very valuable asset in the advancements made through scientific discovery. One of the many contributions he made was being the first to use telescopes to see into space and identify things like craters and mountain on the moon and discovering Jupiter's moons. He falls into the category of History and died in 1642. -
1571
Johannes Kepler
Kepler was a German astronomer and mathematician that made scientific discoveries that helped explain unknown mysteries in his time. His most known feat would be his discovery of the three laws of planetary motion. He falls into the category of history and died in 1630 -
Macbeth
Macbeth was a play written by William Shakespeare that falls into the category of literature. This tragedy play shows how the influence of others and bad choices can snowball into chaos and madness. -
John Locke
John Locke was an enlightenment thinker and philosopher that was very influential to the American revolution and the U.S constitution. He falls into the category of History and died in 1704. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer that made many phenomenal scientific discoveries. Some of his being his famous three laws of motion and his theory of universal gravitation. He falls into the history category and died in 1727. -
The Barometer
The barometer was a tool created during the scientific revolution by Evangelista Torricelli and was able to measure atmospheric pressures leading to weather forecasting. This falls into the category of history. -
Jean-Francois Millet
Jean-Francois Millet was a French painter apart of the impressionist movement who believed in realism through. With realism, he depicted real and familiar art pieces that showed reality. He often depicted the lives of farmers and their poverty. He falls into the category of history and art. -
Little Women
Little Women was a novel written by Louisa May Alcott that was a coming of age story. The story also had elements of Louisa's life and her experiences along with her family. Louisa was apart of the romanticist movement and showed so in her work. This novel falls into the category of literary. -
The little country Maid
The little country Maid is a painting made by impressionist and post impressionist Camille Pissarro. The painting depicts a domestic interior with a maid sweeping the floor while a small child eats breakfast. Pissarro made this painting while he was exiled from London on his own accord. This painting falls in the category of art. -
Tiger In a Tropical Storm
Tiger In a Tropical Storm was a oil on canvas painting that was made by Henri Rousseau from the post impressionist movement. It was the first of the jungle painting in which the artist was chiefly known. This falls into the category of art. -
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler building is a skyscraper that was made by William Van Alan and a crew of architectural professionals in New York. It was the world's tallest building for 11 months after it was built. This falls into the category of visual art. -
Juice Wrld (Jarad Anthony Higgins)
Juice Wrld was a young American rapper from Chicago that made music that fell into the category of emo rap/emo trap music. He was a pioneer of this music choice and was in a lane of his own because of how the world resonated with his music. He went from singing about broken hearts and not having to driving foreign cars having enough money and notoriety to last him a lifetime. He would tragically die of a drug overdose in 2019 which left the world heartbroken. He falls into the category of art.