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Λυδία, Μαριάννα και Αλεξάνδρα

These women are extremely important because they helped shape a better future through their actions. They deserve our admiration and respect!

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913. She was a seamstress of colour who made history on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, when she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. She opposed the segregation policy in the U.S., which required people of colour to sit at the back of the bus and give up their seats to white passengers.

Marie Curie

Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867. She was a Polish-born scientist and the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne University. She was awarded the Nobel Prize twice, for her discoveries in Chemistry and her important work in the field of radioactivity. Her contribution to World War I is also noteworthy, as she provided financial support to war hospitals.

Anne Frank

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929. She wrote a diary while hiding with her family and four family friends in a house in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands. As the persecution of Jews intensified, the family went into hiding in a secret room in her father Otto Frank’s office, concealed behind a bookcase, in July 1942.

After two years, they were discovered, and on August 4, 1944, the Gestapo raided their hiding place. The family was arrested and sent to concentration camps. A few days later, a cleaning lady found Anne’s diary but, not knowing its significance, handed it over to Miep and Ellie, two girls who had secretly helped Jewish families.

Anne and her sister, Margot, were deported to the German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen two months before their mother’s death. At the camp, Anne showed the same courage and perseverance that had made her well known at Auschwitz. In February 1945, both sisters fell ill with typhus. One day, Margot, attempting to get out of her bed, which was just above Anne’s, lost her balance and fell. In her weakened state, she did not survive the shock.

The loss of her sister broke Anne’s morale in a way that all her previous suffering had not. A few days later, probably in early March, she died.

Her father, Otto Frank, was the only survivor of the eight people who had hidden in the secret annex. After the war, he returned to Amsterdam and discovered that Anne’s diary had survived. Convinced that it was a unique and important testimony, he arranged for its publication. The diary was first published in Dutch under the title Het Achterhuis.

Great job!
Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, and Anne Frank
are incredible role models,
and you’ve captured their courage and impact perfectly.
Keep shining and inspiring others
with your powerful words!

A Journey from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages, or medieval period, lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th century, similarly to the post-classical period in global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages represent the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.

Γιώργος Τ.

The Middle Ages may have been a time of struggle and transformation, but they also laid the foundation for the incredible advancements that followed. From the ashes of the Western Roman Empire, Europe began to rebuild, and through centuries of challenges, it gave birth to the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The medieval period teaches us that even in the darkest times, there is potential for growth, innovation, and new beginnings. It’s a powerful reminder that history is not just about the past—it shapes the future we create.

A Period of Transition and Debate

Some scholars have questioned whether the Renaissance represented cultural “progress” from the Middle Ages, viewing it instead as a period of pessimism and nostalgia for classical antiquity. Meanwhile, social and economic historians have emphasized the continuity between the two eras, which, as Erwin Panofsky observed, are “linked by a thousand ties.”

Γιώργος Α., Γιώργος Π. και Στέφανος

Ah, the Renaissance—when people rediscovered ancient wisdom, painted some really fancy ceilings, and debated whether they were actually making progress or just having a very long throwback moment.

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Great job, scholars!
Now, who’s ready to argue about whether the internet is a new Renaissance or just modern chaos?

A Cultural and Intellectual Revival

The Renaissance was a period in history and a European cultural movement spanning the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterised by efforts to revive and surpass the ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. Associated with significant social changes across various fields and disciplines—including art, architecture, politics, literature, exploration, and science—the Renaissance initially centred on the Republic of Florence before spreading to the rest of Italy and eventually throughout Europe.

Αλεξάνδρα

Alexandra, this is pure Renaissance gold! If time travel were a thing, I’m pretty sure Michelangelo would high-five you (after finishing the Sistine Chapel, of course). Keep writing like this, and soon historians might call you the genius of a new era! Keep shining!

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