Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Central Idea in How They Croaked




Chapter
Main Idea
Julius Caesar
Caesar died because of his ambition and the greed of a group of senators.
Cleopatra
Instead of being killed by a snake, Cleopatra was killed by poison.
Columbus
Exploration Killed Columbus
Henry VIII
Henry VIII Ate Himself into the Grave
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth Worked to Avoid One Sort of Death, to Be a Successful Queen, and Died in her Old Age
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Was Killed by the Deception and Filth of the “Civilized”  Society
Galileo
Galileo, the smartest guy in the room who was not appreciated in his lifetime, died in his old age from drinking lead-laced wine.
Mozart
Mozart died a smelly death of a strep infection.
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette died from being on the wrong side of a revolution.