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World History
The Greek Philosophers
The names of the three major Greek philosophers, in order of their date of birth and also their influence, are:
Socrates (469-399 BC)
Plato (c. 429-c. 347 BC)
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Socrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle. Together they created the foundations of Western philosophy. Use your visual memory and imagine them meditate in a spa. Or think of the expression: Smart People in Athens.
Roman emperors
After Julius Caesar was the Roman general and statesman who became dictator of the Roman empire before he was assassinated in 44 BC, the first five emperors of Rome all the Caesars. The first emperor was Julius Caesar's adopted son (and great-nephew), Augustus handed the title to her son Tiberius. From Augustus to Nero, Caesar descendants by adoption, marriage or birth, all inherited family name:
Augustus (31 BC-AD 14)
Tiberius (AD 14-37)
Caligula (AD 37-41)
Claudius (AD 41-54)
Nero (AD 54-68)
Here's a phrase to help remember names, they were most widely known:
Another Tom Cat caught napping.
The next six Ancient Roman emperors after Nero is Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian:
At The Cat Club Never Give Out Violent pest For Dogs
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The seven wonders of the ancient the world was told in the second century BC, but a list has been discovered in The Histories of Herodotus in the fifth century BC The final list of great monuments to religion, mythology, and art was produced during the Middle Ages.
1st Statue of Zeus at Olympia
2nd Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria
3rd Mausoleum Halicarnassus
4th Pyramids in Egypt
5th Hanging Gardens of Babylon
6th Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
7th Colossus of Rhodes
This mnemonic phrase has proved useful to remember the seven wonders:
Seems like Mata Hari Picked Her aim carefully.
Mythological Matters
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory, daughter of Gaia and Uranus. She lay with Zeus for nine nights and gave birth to the nine muses: Calliope, Euterpe, Clio, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania.
Carol Eats Crunchy eggs, mashed potatoes, then vomit.
Clarrissa Eats Candy every morning, politely interchangeably.
In classical art, Muses represented by the emblems, or mnemonic symbols as masks of comedy and tragedy is probably the best known.
Name – Association – Mnemonic Symbol
Calliope – Chief of the muses and muse of epic poetry – writing tablet
Euterpe – muse of music – flute
Clio – Muse of history – scroll and books
Erato – muse of love poetry – lyre and a crown of roses
Melpomene – Muse of tragedy – tragedy mask
Polyhymnia – Muse of sacred poetry – pensive expression
Terpsichore – Muse of dance – dance with a lyre
Thalia – Muse of comedy – funny mask
Urania – Muse of astronomy – human and celestial globe
Jeanne d'Arc
Also known as Maid of Orleans, Jeanne d'Arc (C. 1412-1431) a French national heroine, claiming it was God's mission for her to recover her homeland from English domination the end of the Hundred Years' War. She triumphed in the Siege of Orléans in 1429, which led to Charles VII's coronation in Rheims, but was later captured by a skirmish near Compiègne. The English regent John of Lancaster, the first duke of Bedford had her burnt at the stake in Rouen when she was only 19th She was canonized in 1920.
This mnemonic phrase describes the short-lived Joan of Arc:
ORLEANS CAMPAIGN Ruin
Orleans – victory – 1429
Compiegne – Capture – 1430
Rouen – trial and death – 1431
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII (1491-1547) married six times in a quest to have a son and heir. His decision to divorce his first wife and remarry, the reason for the breakdown of the Roman Catholic Church, the dissolution of monasteries, and the formation of the Church of England. The following is a list of Henry's wives in order of marriage comes from first to last:
1510 – Catherine of Aragon (mother of Mary I)
1533 – Anne Boleyn (mother of Elizabeth I)
1536 – Jane Seymour (mother of Edward VI)
1540 – Anne of Cleves
1540 – Catherine Howard
1543 – Catherine Parr
Use this rhythmic couplet to remember their first names:
Kate & Anne & Jane & Anne & Kate again & again!
Use the first letters of their names gives phrase:
All boys should Come Home, Please.
The following memorable rhyme reveals the ultimate fate of these six women:
Divorced, beheaded, died,
Divorced, beheaded, survived.
The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors can occur due to scanning process. See the finished book for accuracy.
The above is an excerpt from the book before e (except after c): old-school ways to remember things
by Judy Parkinson
Published by The Reader's Digest Association Inc.; april $ 2,008 14.95US; 978-0-7621-0917-3
A Reader's Digest book published in connection with Michael O'Mara Books Limited. Copyright © Michael O'Mara Books Limited 2008.
About the Author
Judy Parkinson is a graduate of Bristol University in England. She is a producer of documentaries, music videos, and commercials, as well as the recipient of a Clio Award for a Greenpeace Advertisement. Parkinson has published four books and has contributed to a show of life drawings at the Salon des Arts, Kensington. She resides in London.
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