Thursday, January 15, 2015

Why can't we just cool it with the art?

Ottoman Art
The Ottoman architecture included many mosques with large domes and spirals. The architecture was very similar to the preceding Byzantine empire except the towers on mosques had minarets. The most common paintings in the Ottoman empire were illustrations in books that were influenced by
Chinese paintings. Paintings became more realistic after the Baroque and Rococo periods.

Mughal Art
Paintings done by Mughal artists were primarily Indian and Persian like, but they did take some ideas form European Renaissance painters by adding themes of naturalism. Like the Ottomans, the Mughals also did miniature paintings in books; these paintings included mostly plants and animals realistically. One major accomplishment of Mughal architecture is the Taj Mahal; this giant pearl mosque is the Tomb of the great ruler Babar, it features spiral minarets and giant domes.

                               and now, the very real and very descriptive picture of Babar
                                     

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Happy Birthday Magna Carta!! Dang U old!!

The Magna Carta, which is one of the most important historical documents in history, had a long wind up and major repercussions. Because of King John II's rash actions and punishments, England was considered a rouge state. King John did apply for peace with the pope, and although the barons saw this as a surrender, they did not accept his actions. The barons and nobles raided and took London, and they made King John sign the Magna Carta. The document was not seen to make history at the time and was actually a failure because King John asked the Pope for an annulment. Moreover, the Magna Carta covered mostly tax stuff and some land and possession grant stuff to the nobles.

Questions
-The prisoner was eating her son's cheek.
-England was seen as wild and out of control, so much so that the Kind basically had to come before the Pope and humiliate himself.
-King John was forced to sign it.
-The Magna Carta wasn't huge for its time, because it just covered tax stuff.
-Other kings used the Carter as a weapon to stop and quell rebels.
-Coke used the Charter to set guidelines for parliament and their voting.
-William Penn, Thomas Jefferson, and Paul Revere.
-Because Americans used it in our constitution and many important court rulings.

                            Now Finally, and accurate visual representation of King John II