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10 FACTS media type="custom" key="7309591" Niccolo Machiavelli Quotations "Before all else, be armed." " It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. " "Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. " "The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. " "Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. " GOOGLE EARTH Istanbul, Turkey (Modern Day Constantinople) Reykjavik, Iceland (European counties and capitals test) Stockholm, Sweden (European countries and capitals test) Gulu, Uganda (Invisible Children)
 * Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo
 * Only he painted it - no assistants
 * Ceiling cracked due to nearby construction; this was when Michelangelo was commissioned to re-paint the ceiling
 * Before He accepted the Sistine job, he was working on a tomb for Pope Julius II
 * Michelangelo insisted on working alone - no one was allowed in the chapel while he was working
 * He hung from the ceiling from a device called a catwalk
 * He fell off the catwalk twice; once, breaking his leg
 * It took four years to paint the ceiling
 * Chapel was "official" (inaugurated) on All Saint's Day (November 1), 1512
 * The SIstine Chapel holds 1000 square meters of frescoes

Renaissance Activity media type="custom" key="7735001" WWI Trench Life media type="custom" key="7847393"