History Cards/Review

Write the following history cards after completing the last assignment if you have not done so.

Leif Ericsson Discovers North America     #52
                        c.1003

About 500 years before Christopher Columbus, Leif Ericsson landed on North American soil as the first white man to do so.  He was the son of Eric the Red and was nicknamed "Leif the Lucky" for saving the crew of a sinking ship.  He made 3 trips with different landings in present-day Canada but never permanently settled there. Columbus later visited Iceland to learn of this "New World" of which these Vikings knew!

Macbeth, King of Scotland                       #53
               1040

An ambitious General in Scotland under King Duncan I, Macbeth killed his King by hand in 1040 AD.  He then ruled well for 17 years.  However, King Duncan's son, Malcolm III, revenged his father's murder by killing Macbeth, also by hand.  He soon removed Macbeth's stepson from the throne and became King of Scotland during their time of a brutal history.

El Cid, a Spanish Hero                            #54
            1040

Born in 1040, this Spanish Knight fought for anyone who would pay him.  First for the Muslims but later for the Christians, he led the recapture of the city of Valencia, on the shore of Spain, from the Muslims and ruled well as a Governor.  The Muslims were pushed out of the region, and Spanish literature developed "El Cid's" identity into a national hero.

Review the following History Cards in preparation for a Quiz on Friday:  #s 7, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 28 - 30, 36, 42, 43, 45, 47, and 51 - 54.

Complete the small part of reading from Lesson 56 which we did not get to finish in class today, the last part of page 321 through 322.