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Ptolemy Project Lee Berkeley 2nnnn n rn rrr rr. a Historical . Perspective . A presentation by Mark Jaffee at the. Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference. Dayton, Ohio. October 18, 2013. markjaffee@oberlin.net. http://. www.oberlin.net. Cleopatra VII. INTRODUCTION. Cleopatra's family ruled Egypt for more than 100 years before she was born around 69 B.C. The stories and myths surrounding Cleopatra's tragic life inspired a number of books, movies and plays, including . Queen of Kings. The Baby is here!. In 69 BC Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Her mother is unknown and her father is Ptolemy Xll . Teenage Queen. At age eighteen Cleopatra became queen. She also married her younger brother Ptolemy . Bl. 7. February 26. th. 2009. A Life Worth Knowing. The Beginning of Cleopatra’s Life. Cleopatra was born 69 B.C.. One of the most famous Egyptian rulers for over three hundred years. Was a threat to the throne, her father made her marry her brother, and they both ruled the throne. Motions of the Planets. The ancient astronomers believed that the Universe was made up of spheres (orbs). The sphere that contained all of the objects seen in space was the Celestial Sphere. The sphere rotated around the earth making it appear as if all celestial objects were revolving around the earth. In this image you can see the stars and the Sun look as if they’re attached to the sphere Where is the person in the image trying to get to?. Revolution. What is a Revolution?. A Revolution is a complete change, or an overthrow of a government, a social system, etc.. “Science” Before . the Scientific Revolution. Based almost entirely on reasoning. Plato. Circa 427 –347 BC Athens. Greek mathematicians had proven that the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180° exactly.. Nothing made by man is exact.. Theory . of Forms. Not Christian, but. Topic. Essential Question. How did the view of the universe change during the Scientific Revolution?. Essential Question. Who was Ptolemy and what did he believe about the universe?. Ancient Greco-Roman astrologer & astronomer. Learning Target 7.58. Learning Target 7.73. Learning Target 7.73. I can identify . the voyages of discovery. , the locations of the routes, . and the influence of technology in the developments of a new European worldview. By: Kein Geld, Alfonso Uno Shorebut, Shang Tang Quilo, José Booshkai, and BOB :).. Cleopatra. Cleopatra was the daughter of Auletes. Her mother, believed to be Cleopatra V, was the kings wife/half sister. In 51 B.C, her mother died and the throne was passed on to her and her brother while she was still 18. Her brother, who was named Ptolemy XIII, was 10. Soon after they took the throne, Ptolemy's advisers acted against Cleopatra and forced her to leave Egypt for Syria in 49 B.C. She created an army and fought her brother on the eastern border of Egypt. Meanwhile, both the brother and the sister were asking Ceasar's help in the fight.. H. offman. Constellations. . Introduction. Do you ever wonder what…. The biggest constellation is?. How many constellations there are?. The smallest constellation is?. Who decides what constellations are official?. BCE. led . to . thirteen . years of war and ultimately . to . the end of the Roman Republic. . By . 33. BCE. , both Caesar’s . most . trusted . lieutenant . and the last queen of Egypt . would . be dead, and a young man . Argead. Dynasty (332-309). Alexander . the Great (332-323. ). Philip III . Arrhidaeus. (323-317). Alexander IV (316-309). Key Terms. Alexander the Great. Philip . III . Arrhidaeus. Perdiccas. Alexander IV. also saw 10 0 for Venus and almost 30 Now let Ptolemy himself writes For example Dreyer admits that Ptolemys lunar theory does a poor job of representing the variation of distance to the moon23 most o