launching a campaign in Illyria‚ to stop the Macedonians from coming to Hannibal’s aid. It was clear that Hannibal possessed far greater tactics and knowledge of battle than most Roman generals‚ he campaigned successfully for a few years throughout Italy‚ but even
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issues facing the Liberal government was the Italian economic situation. The north of Italy was going through an industrial revolution‚ with many new factories and railways opening up. This however was not matched in the south‚ were wealthy landowners still held control over much of the countryside and over the peasants that lived there. Due to this imbalance of wealth many Italians left southern Italy to make new lives in America. The economic divisions were only exacerbated by the fact
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adventure and I would never cease to forget such a wonderful vacation. It all started out when my father had a call from his boss that he had to travel abroad to Italy to finish some work that the company assigned him to do. My father decided that he would take the whole family with him to see and feel the European life that Italy had in store. I wasn’t hyped about it at first‚ I thought it would be a disaster‚ I felt that we wouldn’t fit in. In the end I was convinced that it would be a nice
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Saint Francis of Assisi was recognized as a one of the foremost influential individuals in 13th century Italy. He was a preacher that lectured on the idea of living in complete poverty‚ but he continued to carry physical world all around him in high regards. Francis was able to create a safe haven at the Portiuncula‚ located below Assisi‚ for refugees coming from conventional society. The creation of this sanctuary allowed these refugees the opportunity to become disciples as they rebuilt the church
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arts of that period of European history known as the “Renaissance”‚ parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy‚ literature‚ music and science. It started in Italy‚ take place between the 14th and 17th centuries and then spread throughout the European countries in the 16th century. It emerging as a distinct style in Italy. Renaissance art history‚ especially the Italian Renaissance was devided into the 3 stages: _ Early Renaissance (about 1420 – 1490/1500) _ High Renaissance (about 1490/1500
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After the Black Death swept through Europe‚ killing off a third of its population by the end of the fourteenth century‚ people were ready for a change. Very slowly new ideas and beliefs concerning the purpose of life began to spread from Florence Italy. During the Renaissance‚ there was an explosion of new ideas‚ philosophies‚ and art work of the new era. These new ideas had a new effect on these artwork‚ literature‚ and ways of thoughts. Leonardo Da Vinci played a major role on his new ideas and
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My Experience with Being Away from Home in Italy There I was‚ holding onto my suitcase‚ standing in the airport about to board my plane. I was fifteen years old‚ going into my sophomore year of high school‚ and I was going to Italy for ten days with my best friend and a tour group from his school. For months‚ we had been counting down the days until we leave. The day was finally here and everyone around was full of excitement. Everyone else had been on planes multiple times in their lives. As
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Politics of the Renaissance 1. In the sixteenth century‚ Italy had many centers of power. In each you could find ambitious rulers‚ such as the Medic in Florence‚ the Pope in Rome‚ or the doge in Venice. 2. Each ruler knew that his success greatly depended on the people who advised him. So rulers surrounded themselves with brilliant courtiers. What was a courtier and what did a courtier do? A courtier was a well-educated person who served in the ruler’s court. Courtiers’ jobs included giving
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changes that occurred during the Italian Renaissance. Civilization was changing and what we consider the modern world was about to begin. The renaissance activity that happened in Europe outside of Italy is called the Northern European Renaissance. Italy’s humanist ideas and values moved out of Italy and throughout Europe‚ which spurred on the Northern European Renaissance. The Renaissance period began in the early 14th Century and lasted until the late 16th Century. “Renaissance” comes from the
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and Sculpturing recognized with the Renaissance as a stable government and prosperity increases‚ new renaissance came from Italy in the late fourteenth century and reached its highest point in the late fifthteenth early sixteenth centuries. Leonardo Da Vinci born on April 15‚ 1452 lived in a little farmhouse in Tuscany next to a village of Anchiano in now existing Italy. Leonardo was
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