Secondary Cycle 1 – Y2 (Grade 8) – PRIMARY SOURCES DATABASE

Boston Tea Party

December 6, 2024

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1881 wood carving depicting the destruction of the tea ...

Cantonment of His Majesty’s forces in N. America according to the disposition now made & to be compleated as soon as practicable taken from the general distribution dated at New York 29th. March 1766.

December 6, 2024

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Map showing military bases in North America in 1766 ...

Roman Wedding Relief Sculpture

April 29, 2024

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A marble relief of a wedding scene: veiled bride followed by pronuba clasps hands with groom before altar; on the left a huge male carries the sacrificial bull on his shoulder, on the right a maenad dances. ...

The Three Crosses

April 29, 2024

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During the crusades, Pope John VIII declared that warriors who died fighting pagans would surely have eternal life. Here lies a depiction of Christ being crucified between the two thieves. ...

Battle of Tolbiac: Fresco at the Panthéon

April 29, 2024

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A painting depicting the Battle of Tolbiac in 496 AD. ...

Gaiseric Sacking Rome

April 29, 2024

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A painting by Karl Bryullov (1799-1852) depicting the barbarians invading the Roman provinces during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. ...

The Romans in their Decadence

April 29, 2024

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A painting by Thomas Couture created during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. ...

The Emblem of Christ Appearing to Constantine / Constantine’s conversion

April 29, 2024

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A painting of "The Edict of Constantine" which proclaimed freedom of worship for all religions and essentially freed Christians from persecution. ...

The baptism of Clovis

April 29, 2024

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A painting demonstrating how the Christian Catholic Church survived the fall of the Roman Empire thanks to the strength of its organization and its large number of faithful. ...

Miélot translates Latin miracles

April 29, 2024

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An illustration demonstrating the education during the Middle Ages. ...