Why Was Versailles Important

1. Versailles (1682): Why was Versailles important?

Versailles was a very important place because Louis XIV “moved his court and government” to Versailles when it was newly renovated. It was also important because it became the “center of political, social, and cultural life.” Also that other absolutist monarchs in Europe copied the layout of the palace. This shows that Versailles is important because many others tried to recreate it. The palace was also used for government offices for royal bureaucrats, living quarters for the royal and noble families, and a place to work for hundreds of domestic servants. All these reason show why Versailles was an important place.

2. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642): Who was he and what did he accomplish?

Galileo Galilei was a poor nobleman known for his religious career. His great accomplishment was the elaboration and consolidation of the experimental law. The method was to observe the universe through various repeatable experiments rather than speculations. Another thing he achieved is when he was measuring a rolling ball across the surface and kept repeating the same experiment, he figured out the law of inertia. From this he found out that motion is forever “unless stop by an external

So bullbaiting, is “the bull, usually asked on chain in the courtyard of an inn, was attacked by ferocious dogs for the amusement of the innkeeper’s clients.” This help shows why it is called a blood sport because of all the vicious behavior. Also cockfighting is “two roosters, carefully trained by their owners and armed with razor-sharp steel spurs, slashed and clawed each other in a small ring until the victor won-and the loser died.” This helps explain why cockfighting is a violent sport and also why it is under the category blood sports. As you can see these sports live up to the categories they came from because of their bloody and vicious