Marlon Constance Reg no. 2013070012 West Indian History HIST147-SOUTH-LG Professor-Lisa Gonzales 1) From your knowledge of history‚ what factors facilitated European maritime exploration in the 15th century? (what / who gave them the tools they needed) The fifteenth century saw an upsurge in maritime exploration in Europe which was led by the Portuguese. Several factors contributed to this‚ and I am now going to take an in depth look at these factors Firstly the Portuguese had a seventy
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astronomy system and new continental exploration. There was the expansion of philosophy and literature‚ and art. The paintings and sculpture that identified the Renaissance came in the late 14th century in Italy. It reached its peak through masters of art in the late 15th and early 16th centuries through the works of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. Renaissance art was said to capture the mystery and beauty of the world. Known for the extensiveness of his interest‚ talent‚ and
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from the Roman Empire army. Italian city-states conducted their own trade like silk‚ ships and iron work‚ collected their own taxes‚
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Fred Wilson—the Artist Simple and complicated‚ Fred Wilson is an installation artist and political activist. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Purchase College‚ State University of New York in 1976. Fred Wilson was born in 1954 in The Bronx‚ New York (Fred Wilson‚ Art21.org). He is an American artist‚ with African-American and Caribbean descent (Fred Wilson‚ Artspace.com). Fred Wilson still lives in New York today. He is most known for his conceptual art. He is quoted as saying‚
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Palette of King Narmer is an example of twisted perspective. This monument is found near which of the following? Nile River Megalith refers to the large stones used in the creation of Stonehenge. Venus of Willendorf may have symbolized fertility. This image is representative of which stylistic period? Egyptian Lascaux Cave Paintings is an example of sympathetic magic. These paintings are representative of which period? Paleolithic Statuettes of Worshippers were
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* We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine‚ law‚ business‚ engineering‚ these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry‚ beauty‚ romance‚ love‚ these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman‚ "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these
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How the Italian culture has influenced the United States Italian culture is ever present in today’s modern America. From the trending name brands that people obsess over to gourmet dishes served around the country to the countless aspiring artists who gathered inspiration from the one of the most artistic countries in the world‚ Italian culture has had a profound effect on America. Italian Americans are the fourth largest ethnic group of European origin but their visibility and impact on popular
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Race Pendleton 4/29/13 Italian Immigration 1880-1920 Many people have emigrated from Italy to America over the past few centuries. During the time period of 1880-1920‚ the largest number of Italians arrived in America as nearly four million Italian immigrants came to the states. Most came from either Sicily or southern Italy and were mostly comprised of lower income people. A majority of the immigrants were known as the "birds of passage". Life was often hard for Italians in America as they were
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Italian Unification The Italian unification also called the Italian Risorgimento is the series of political and military events that led to a united Italian Peninsula under the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The Italian Unification can be separated into five (5) stages. There was the Pre-Revolutionary‚ Revolutionary‚ Cavour’s Policy and the Role of Sardinia‚ Garibaldi’s Campaign in Southern Italy‚ and the creation of the Italian Kingdom. Before 1850 Italy was divided politically and was a battle ground
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poverty‚ a series of natural disasters‚ civil war and oppression from Northern Italy the Southern Italians started coming to America in flocks between 1876 and 1976. The most concentrated migrations of Italians happened between 1880 and 1920. Italians came to America not to escape these hardships‚ but to work and send money home to Italy in order to get their families out of poverty. Seventy percent of Italian immigrants were men and less than ten percent of them worked in agriculture‚ a sign that their
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