In this video‚ I learned a lot about Italian American culture. For example‚ I used to just go with the notion that all Italian American’s are somehow connected to the mafia‚ and after viewing this film I have realized that this idea is pretty ignorant. I like how the sopranos were sued because of the picture they were painting of Italian Americans. I also liked how many Italian Americans left Italy during Musolini’s reign in order to be free from these type of politics. Italy than declared war on
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The Renaissance The Renaissance was a time when talented persons renewed roots and established many forms of art and expression. It was a major turning point for the world of religion and art that started in the 14th century or so. It was what most people remembered as coming out of the Middle Ages. Many reforms and dramatic events occurred during the Renaissance because it was a time of rebirth of the Roman culture. Many artist found themselves in some of the best places painting and sculpting for
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Sarhadia Luxeus History 102 The Return of Martin Guerre The Dawn of Renaissance During the medieval era‚ France had a feudal system of governance where the upper nobility siding with the kings controlled the lower classes. The social structure was fragmented into three unequal hierarchical groups consisting Kings‚ lords and peasants. The kings ruled the land and were believed to have been granted this right by God that they passed on through heredity. They incarnated the law and were the
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During the Renaissance and Enlightenment times there had been many similarities and differences one similarity was that both times had encourage knowledge and discovery. Some differences included what they had promoted the most‚ and the roles of women. During Renaissance time knowledge and discovery had been encouraged. Renaissance meaning “rebirth” had been a time where knowledge was not frowned upon but it had been encouraged. New ideas had emerged from the Renaissance times including the emerge
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The Renaissance represented a complete departure from the pessimistic and dark times of the middle ages‚ and a transition into a period of optimistic rebirth and celebration of antiquity that the middle ages did not have. Civilians during this period valued individualism‚ and devoted their lives to improving their communities and becoming better citizens. Furthermore‚ freedom city republics which as well were not prevalent during the middle ages‚ were an important aspect of the Renaissance. They
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Evaluate the relative importance of Mazzini‚ Cavour‚ and Garibaldi for the Italian Unification between 1848 and 1871 In order to achieve the unification the Italians had to go through a long struggle starting from 1830 and ending in 1871. Thanks to the leading of Mazzini‚ Cavour and Garibaldi‚ the Mediterranean peninsula was able to defeat its foreign enemies‚ especially the Austrian Empire‚ and create a united nation under the King of Piedmont‚ Viktor Emmanuel II. Although Mazzini was the starter
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High Renaissance is known as period generally compasses of four decades from 1490 to 1527. The period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting‚ model‚ and structural engineering in Italy‚ when the Renaissance beliefs were considered to have been accomplished through the authority of Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. Artists that were key in High Renaissance in Rome included: Donato Bramante he was leading architect of High Renaissance‚ Michelangelo he was the best sculptor and fresco painter
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Medieval to Renaissance: How the World Changed The idea of state building is one that is important to empires‚ nations‚ and it is often on many powerful people’s minds. The period of state building that began with the Renaissance and continued into the so-called modern period has often been attributed to the invention of gunpowder. According to Rabb‚ “gunpowder warfare was the most unprecedented of the new circumstances that shaped the Renaissance.”1 This suggests that gunpowder was an entirely
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Image A depicts a Renaissance style painting‚ which was heavily focused on during the 1400s to the 1600s. The Renaissance form usually focused on religion and in this painting‚ it is clear that the artist used religious influence for the painting. We can see that the woman appears to be praying and also has a subtle halo around her head. Also‚ the painting uses various different techniques to make it look three-dimensional‚ something that Renaissance artists often did compared to earlier works. Foreshortening
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Renaissance Humanism And the Individual’s’ Role in Society Humanism emphasize the importance of the Individual‚ promoted emotions and rational thought partly while rebelling against medieval traditions and views on religion‚ de-emphasizing sacrifice and devotion to prayer and other spiritual matters. Humanist scholars were attracted to classical literature of the Romans and Greeks‚ bringing secularism‚ rhetoric‚ and focus on logic to Europe‚ which is part of why scholars gradually floated away
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