5th hour Bates Humanities
Character Project Dates January 2012
Find your character’s name on the list to find your date. To find out who the other characters are, see the attached class lists
for the students’ names. Be prepared by knowing a little about the other characters and be ready to interact with them. Even
if your character didn’t interact with them, she or he will have opinions about the values and biographies of the other
characters.
GROUP ONE
TUESDAY, 1/17/12
NO 19, 25
ANCIENT GREECE / ROME / EGYPT DURING ROMAN TIMES
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra 240 CE Arab queen in Roman Syria
MIDDLE AGES
St. Patrick b. 387
Eleanor of Aquitaine b. 1122ish
Queen Tamar of Georgia b. 1184 (first woman to rule; rival of Byzantium)
Razia Sultana b. 1205 CE Muslim sultan of Delhi (modern India)
GROUP TWO
WEDNESDAY, 1/18/12
NO 19, 20, 23, 25
ANCIENT GREECE / ROME / EGYPT DURING ROMAN TIMES
Spartacus b. 109 BCE
Apostle Paul b. 5 CE spread Christianity to Greek world
Agrippina the Younger 15 CE Roman Empress (ruthless and ambitious)
Hypatia of Alexandria CE 350ish Greek philosopher in Roman Egypt
Roman Republic Soldier
Ancient Roman Christian Woman
GROUP THREE
THURSDAY, 1/19/12
NO 17, 18, 20, 23, 25
MIDDLE AGES
Johannes Gutenberg b. 1398 inventor of printing press
Joan of Arc b. 1412 martyr and saint
Margaret of Anjou b. 1430 queen/queen consort during War of Roses
Isabella I Spain b. 1451 (unification)
OTHER
Native American Ojibwa Woman in Michigan
GROUP FOUR
FRIDAY, 1/20/12
NO 18, 25
ANCIENT GREECE
King Leonidas of Sparta 500 BCE
ANCIENT PERSIA
Cyrus the Great b. 576ish BCE emperor of ancient near east
ANCIENT EGYPT
Queen Hatshepsut 1508 BCE queen of Egypt
Ankhesenamun 1348 BCE queen of Egypt
ANCIENT ROME
Ancient Roman Generic Woman
Cleopatra b. 69 BCE
GROUP FIVE
MONDAY, 1/23/12
NO 18, 20, 25
RENAISSANCE: CONNECTED TO HENRY VIII IN SOME WAY
Anne Boleyn b. 1501 2nd wife King Henry VIII (executed)
Queen Mary I (“Bloody”) b. 1516; daughter of Henry VIII & Cath. of Aragon
Catherine de Medici b. 1519 Queen consort of France; what is her connection to patronage of the arts?
1st Sofonisha Anguissola b. 1532 female Renaissance painter (ROSHAN NIZAMUDDIN)
Lady Jane Grey b.1536 Protestant; executed; please help us understand the complex succession of heirs that led to you being
queen for 9 days
GROUP SIX
WEDNESDAY, 1/25/12 (FIRST GROUP ON FINALS DAY)
NO 17, 19, 23
OTHER
Pocahantas b. 1595
MIDDLE AGES
Eleanor of Castile b. 1241 queen consort (Spain)
RENAISSANCE
Machiavelli b. 1469
Martin Luther b. 1483
GROUP SEVEN
WEDNESDAY, 1/25/12 (SECOND GROUP ON FINALS DAY)
NO 17, 19, 23
RENAISSANCE
2nd Sofonisha Anguissola b. 1532 female Renaissance painter (NARGES POURMANDI)
Mary Arden b. 1537 Shakespeare’s wife
Nur Jahan b. 1587 Mughal empress
Artemisia Gentilleschi b. 1593 Renaissance artist
6th hour Bates Humanities
Character Project Dates January 2012
Find your character’s name on the list to find your date. To find out who the other characters are, see the attached class lists
for the students’ names. Be prepared by knowing a little about the other characters and be ready to interact with them. Even
if your character didn’t interact with them, she or he will have opinions about the values and biographies of the other
characters.
GROUP ONE
TUESDAY, 1/17/12
NO 18, 19, 23, 24
ANCIENT BRITAIN / GREECE / ROME / EGYPT DURING ROMAN TIMES
Cleopatra b. 69 BCE
Apostle Paul b. 5 CE spread Christianity to Greek world
Boudica b. 60 CEish warrior queen of Britain who fought off the Romans
Queen Zenobia of Palmyra 240 CE Arab queen in Roman Syria
RENAISSANCE AND ASIA
Elizabeth Bathory b. 1560 CE notorious Hungarian “Blood Countess” and serial killer
GROUP TWO
WEDNESDAY, 1/18/12
NO 17, 24
ANCIENT EGYPT
Queen Hatshepsut 1508 BCE queen of Egypt
Hebrew Slave Woman in Egypt
ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST/CENTRAL ASIA
Queen of Sheba
Queen Tomyris, b. 530 BCE
ANCIENT ASIA
Ancient Buddhist monk (Bhikku)
Queen Seondeok of Silla b. 606 CE first queen of Silla in Korea and started cultural renaissance
GROUP THREE
THURSDAY, 1/19/12
NO 17, 18, 20, 24
MIDDLE AGES
Jadwiga of Poland b. 1373 female “king” of Poland
RENAISSANCE AND ASIA
Cesare Borgia b. 1475 Italian nobleman and cardinal
Catherine of Aragon b. 1485 first wife of King Henry VIII; queen consort of England
Anne Boleyn b. 1501 2nd wife King Henry VIII (executed)
Saint Teresa of Avila b. 1515 CE Spanish mystic nun and writer
Grace O’Malley b. 1530 Irish clan chieftain and pirate
GROUP FOUR
FRIDAY, 1/20/12
NO 17, 19, 24
MIDDLE AGES
Eric the Red b. 950 CE, first Norse settler of Greenland
Leif Ericson b. 970s CE, first Norse explorer to reach North America (not including Greenland)
RENAISSANCE ERA
Queen Elizabeth I b. 1533 queen of England
Toyotomi Hideyoshi b. 1537 Japanese samurai, general, and politician (“Great unifier”)
OTHER
Razia Sultana b. 1205 CE Muslim sultan of Delhi (modern India)
Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson b. 1758 led British royal navy during Napoleonic wars
GROUP FIVE
MONDAY, 1/23
NO 17, 18, 24
ANCIENT GREECE
Sappho of Lesbos 630 BCEish; renowned female poet
Thespis, 500s BCE, first actor
Socrates b. 469 BCE
Aristotle
Alexander the Great
ANCIENT ASIA
Confucius 551 BCE Chinese philosopher
GROUP SIX
TUESDAY, 1/24/12 (FINALS DAY GROUP ONE)
NO 17, 20, 23
MIDDLE AGES
Zubaidah bint Ja’far 800s CE, Abbasid princess whose exploits are the subject of 1001 Arabian Nights
Lady Murasaki Shikibu b. 973 CE Japanese poet, novelist, and lady at court
Abbot Suger b. 1081 CE abbot, historian, patron of Gothic architecture
RENAISSANCE ERA IN ASIA
Nur Jahan b. 1587 Mughal empress
GROUP SEVEN
TUESDAY, 1/24/12 (FINALS DAY GROUP TWO)
NO 17, 20, 23
MIDDLE AGES
Eleanor of Aquitaine b. 1122ish
Richard the Lionheart (Richard I) b. 1157 King of England and crusader
Eleanor of Castile b. 1241 queen consort (Spain)
Joan of Arc b. 1412 martyr and saint
Bates 5th Hour Humanities 2011-12
Ashton, Alicia
CLEOPATRA
Napier, Amanda (Amy)
HYPATIA ALEXANDRIA
Branson, Lauren
LADY JANE GREY
Nizamuddin, Roshan
1st SOFONISHA ANGUISSOLA (FIRST FEMALE
RENAISSANCE ARTIST)
[Oops. Narges also this character, but it’s okay. I just put
you on different days.]
Bugajski, Matthew (Matt)
SAINT PATRICK
Olind, Markus
MARTIN LUTHER
Chidambaram, Priyadharshini (Priya)
QUEEN TAMAR OF GEORGIA
Pietron, Stephen
KING LEONIDAS OF SPARTA
Fine, Eleanor (Ellie)
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
Piotrowski, Alexandra
ANKHESENAMUN
Flesch, Phillip (Phil)
ROMAN FOOT SOLDIER
Pourmandi, Narges
2nd SOFONISHA ANGUISSOLA (FIRST FEMALE
RENAISSANCE ARTIST)
[Oops. Roshan is also this character, but it’s okay. I just
put you on different days.]
Grimes, Katherine (Katie)
NATIVE AMERICAN IN MICHIGAN
Punjabi, Alisha
POCAHANTAS
Hansen, Lauren
ISABELLA I OF CASTILE (SPAIN)
Rashid, Sara
RAZIA SULTANA (1ST FEMALE MUSLIM RULER)
Hazen, Nicholas (Nick)
MACHIAVELLI
Shokar, Meagan
QUEEN ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA
Hollingsworth, Kristen
ANCIENT ROMAN GENERIC WOMAN
Sneideman, Maggie
MARGARET OF ANJOU
Hutchison, Kody
SPARTACUS
Spunar, Nicholas (Nick)
JOHANNES GUTENBERG
Kadarmandalgi, Ankita
NUR JOHAN
Topolovec, Monica
QUEEN HATSHEPSUT
Larsen, Kristen
JOAN OF ARC
Turnbull, Matthew
CYRUS THE GREAT
Levergood, Rebecca (Becca)
“BLOODY” QUEEN MARY
Wagner, Kristin
ROMAN CHRISTIAN
Linderman, Jessica (Jess)
AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER
Waqhar, Sarah
ARTEMESIA GENTILLESCHI
Livingston, Abigail (Abby)
ANNE BOLEYN
Zhou, Jesse
ELEANOR OF CASTILE
Mercieca, Katherine
CATHERINE DE MEDICI
Zinn, Bryan
APOSTLE PAUL
Munoz, Kaitlin (Kaiti)
MARY ARDEN
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Akhtar, Sarah
RAZIA SULTAN
Johnson, Alison (Ali)
JOAN OF ARC
Ansari, Maaz
ARISTOTLE
Kahler, Calvin
ERIC THE RED
Asadullah, Mariam
NOUR JOHAN
Kemp, Katherine (Kathy)
JADWIGA OF POLAND
Berdijo, Caitlin
ANNE BOLEYN
Kimlick, Kyle
CESARE BORGIA
Bingham, Erica
BOUDICCA
Li, Irene
LADY MURASAKI
Borninski, Edward (Ned)
RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED (RICHARD COEUR DE
LION)
Malik, Asna
QUEEN OF SHEBA
Brown, Nathan
THESPIS
Mott, Nicole
ELIZABETH I
Davis, Robyn
TERESA OF AVILA
Olson, Jamie
QUEEN HATSHEPSUT
DeAngelis, Hannah
QUEEN TOMYRIS
Radzwion, Maria
CATHERINE OF ARAGON
Dewaele, Avalon
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
Ramseyer, Carrie
HEBREW SLAVE IN EGYPT
Eastman, Elizabeth (Liz)
SAPPHO
Righter, Kristina
CLEOPATRA
Estoker, Susannah
ELEANOR OF CASTILE
Singh, Prabhpreet (Prab)
SOCRATES
Fluegemann, Michael
PAUL THE APOSTLE
Southern, Emily
GRACE O’MALLEY
Gamboa, Julian
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Stevers, Nicholas (Nick)
TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI
Ghannam, Moleca
ZUBAIDAH BINT JA’FAR IB AL-MANSUR (1001 ARABIAN
NIGHTS)
Vernon, April
ZENOBIA
Griffin, Jack
ABBÉ / ABBOT SUGER
Vu, Tonia
SEON DEOK
Halim, Alan
BUDDHIST MONK
Wendel, Joshua (Josh)
LEIF ERICSON
Hill, Katelyn (Katie)
ELIZABETH BATHORY
Zhang, Aaron
CONFUCIUS
Jakary, Jason
LORD ADMIRAL NELSON
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