Marco Polo

Marco Polo was and still is one of the many renowned travelers in the world. He was born in to traveling and adventures because of his father Niccilo and his uncle Maffeo. They were merchants that traded with the city of Surai. As they were coming home from trading a war broke out and they […]

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas was born in Italy in the year of 1225 A.D. to a royal family. When he was of age he went to the University in Naples, and he was very inspired by the teachings of Aristotle. He had found out about a new order called the Dominicans. He joined when he was only […]

The First Crusade

The First Crusade started in 1096 when the Turks took over Jerusalem or the Holy land. In 1095 a pope named Pope Urban II had given a speech to the people to take up arms and go and take back the Holy land. He closed his speech with these two words, “Deus vult” which means […]