future. Where Letters cease‚ darkness covers the land; and a Prince who cannot read the lessons of history is a helpless prey of flattery and intrigue. Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini‚ Italian humanist who later became pope‚ On the Education of Free Men‚ 1450 Document 2 Learning and training in Virtue‚ which the ancients called the “Humanities‚” are peculiar to man‚ for they are the pursuits and the activities proper to mankind. Battista Guarino‚ Italian humanist educator‚ On the Method of Teaching and
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Lawrence’s three earliest short stories‚ written in 1907‚ showed him as a potentially successful short story writer. "Amusing" (radically rewritten later as "The White Stocking") is an "incident" story where the whole narration leads to and concentrates around the incident of a woman drawing out‚ to her embarrassment‚ a white stocking instead of a pocket handkerchief at a ball. "Legend"‚ later revised and re-titled "A Fragment of Stained Glass"‚ is what may be called a fable‚ for in it Lawrence
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because of Ferdinand Magellan * Expedition to reach East Indies * Maritime era marked end of a long period. * Broadened and deepened contacts‚ alliances‚ & conflicts across ancient cultural boundaries. 2. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450: * Strong ships were needed * New sailing techniques * Rewards for sea travel made them worthwhile 3. The Pacific Ocean: * Polynesians originated in Asia * They developed sea worthy canoes‚ Improved navigational skills
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devastation left behind by war is lessened but does not change the impact that war has on society. During WWI‚ The Christmas Truce of 1914 gave peace of mind to those wanting to end the war; similarly‚ the truce had affected the soldiers’ outlook upon the war‚ given people fighting a sense of hope‚ and brought both sides closer for a short period of time. In 1914‚ The Christmas Truce had made a lasting impact on those who were involved. Likewise‚ this changed how the soldiers viewed the war‚ in
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Abigail Gilmore Music appreciation. Summer session 2 Module 2- assignment questions 1. The beginning and ending dates of the Middle Ages was from 450-1450 C.E 2. The beginning and ending dates of Renaissance was from 1450-1600 3. Filippo Brunelleschi and Giotto are two artistes from the middle ages. 4. Andrea Palladio and Paolo Veronese are two artistes from the renaissance 5. Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant‚ a form of monophonic‚ unaccompanied sacred song
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built through panama (“Building the Panama Canal‚ 1903–1914‚” 1911). Although‚ former secretary of state‚ John Hay and Colombian Foreign
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paragraphs‚ how Paris Peace Settlements during 1919-23 established a new international order would be explained. In the political aspect‚ the new international order characterized by the declination of Europe and marked by the rise of US. Before 1914‚ the world was dominated by Europe. European countries were strong in terms of economic and military power. The European countries are industrialized; they have high competiveness between each others in foreign goods. They have the power to establish
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invention that revolutionized A 3.during the 15th century... one of the major artificial intelligent machines were printing using movable type. a. the first movable printing ‚also known as the printing press‚ was created by Johann Gutenburg in 1450‚ according to (Inventor of the week archive). b. This was such an historical invention because before the printing press ...most of the books were written and copied by hand‚...the printing press made it easier to write and copy using movable blocks
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The Octopus Flask is noted as one of the most popular recorded painting that dates back to 1500-1450 BCE. The art piece is a painting on a ceramic vessel‚ what people referred to as “bottle”‚ it came from the east Cretan site of Palaikastro and is now displayed at the Archeological Museum at Iraklion‚ Crete. The Octopus Flask‚ or the “bottle”‚ is decorated with paintings of marine life in celebration of the Cretan Maritime Power. It consists of an octopus and other marine life “floating” in its
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problems in the areas around Austria- Hungary (Bosnia‚ Serbia) 2. Alliances- the creation of alliances is dangerous because it increases fear and suspicion among rival nations; war is an even greater threat ○ There were 2 alliances in Europe in 1914 a) The Triple Entente: France‚ Russia‚ Britain b) The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy 3. Imperialism- competition for colonies had led to too many severe clashes among the superpowers of the world (France‚ Russia
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