Dead People You Should Know
Following the teachings of JohnWycliffe, I was burned at the stake for heresy.
Who is John Huss?
This type of generosity is practiced when you go out of your way to encourage someone who’s feeling left out.
What are generous words?
These galaxies are shaped like elongated spheres which are brightest at their centers.
What are elliptical galaxies?
This artist is known for her watercolor illustrations of animals like Peter Rabbit.
Who is Beatrix Potter?
This German composer became deaf but still composed famous music like the “Moonlight Sonata.”
Who is Beethoven?
For leading an army against the English, I was burned at the stake for heresy.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This kind of generosity happens when you use your popularity or leadership to help someone feel included.
What is generous influence?
This layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from meteors by causing them to burn up.
What is the mesosphere?
This artist is known for bright colors and bold shapes, and helped create Fauvism.
Who is Henri Matisse?
This composer wrote music for the ballet “The Nutcracker.”
Who is Tchaikovsky?
I built the beautiful capital city of Cuzco in the middle of my empire.
Who is Pachacuti?
This type of generosity is shown when you put away distractions and listen closely, even when you're busy.
What is generous attention?
This occurs when one oceanic plate moves under another plate, and it can cause a trench of deep water to be formed at the site.
What is subduction?
Mary Cassatt was the only American artist to be part of this European art movement.
What is Impressionism?
This composer taught both Beethoven and his own brother Michael.
Who is Haydn?
With an army more than 10 times the size of my opponent, I conquered the city of Constantinople. It was later named Istanbul.
Who is Mohammed II?
You notice someone being gossiped about, and instead of joining in, you defend them and pray for them silently.
What are generous thoughts?
This weather device measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Matisse and Picasso were considered friendly rivals in this art-rich country
What is France?
This Italian composer worked for many years at an orphanage for girls, where he taught them music.
Who is Vivaldi?
I invented the printing press, which helped to spread God’s Word in Europe and beyond.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
You invite a new student to sit with you at lunch because you know others are watching your example.
What is generous influence?
Here, an aquifer under pressure causes the water to come up naturally to the surface.
What is an artesian well?
Degas often used this medium instead of oil paint in his later works.
What is pastel?
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture includes this unexpected “instrument.”
What are cannons?