Italian/Northern Renaissance | | Medici Family | They dominated Florence during the 15th century and were interested in industry‚ trade‚ and banking. The first was Giovanni di Bicci de’Medici (1360-1429)‚ and the most famous was Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great grandson of Giovanni. Medici power fell after Savonarola (1452-1498)‚ a Franciscan friar‚ gained power‚ and therefore‚ Florence was never the same. | Humanism | England: * Started taking hold in early 15th century taught
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Peter the Great Peter The Great should be granted the title of "Most Absolute Monarch" because he created a strong navy‚ recognized his army according to Western standards‚ secularized schools‚ administrative and territorial divisions of the country. Peter focused on the development of science and recruited several experts to educate his people about technological advancements. He concentrated on developing commerce and industry and created a gentrified bourgeoisie population. Mirroring Western
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On the Bourgeois Revolution Abstract: The English Bourgeois Revolution broke out for reasons. I specially analyzed the cause and effect of the revolution. Four factors were listed: the rise of capitalist economy‚ the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the feudal class‚ religion‚ the kings. And what the Bourgeois Revolution left for us were priceless. Key words: capitalist economy; English bourgeoisie; monarchy; religion; tyrant The Bourgeois Revolution‚ also called The English Revolution
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HUM 111 − World Cultures I COURSE DESCRIPTION This course surveys the arts‚ literature‚ belief systems‚ and major events in the development of cultures around the globe from ancient times to the period of the European Renaissance. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources nd Sayre‚ H. M. (2012). The Humanities: Culture‚ continuity and change‚ Volume 1. (2 ed.). (2011 Custom Edition). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education. MyArtsLab access code. Supplemental Resources Barnstone
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also being imported. By the Heian period‚ the Japanese had already begun to show considerable attainment in the new art form with the “Three Great Brushes” (or sanpitsu) of the Buddhist monk‚ Kuukai (774-835)‚ the Emperor Saga (786-842) and the courtier Tachibana no Hayanari (778-842) achieving an apotheosis of the then-popular calligraphic style of the T’ang Chinese master‚ Yan Zhenqing (709-785). These three were succeeded in the 10th and 11th centuries by the “Three Traces” (or sanseki)‚ Ono
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which he never does. This shows that even if you try to keep death out it will always find you. In the quote in “The Masque of Red Death” it is saying how people welded the castle closed but death was able to get in still. The narrator states‚ “The courtiers‚ having entered‚ brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts” (438). It is ironic how Prince Prospero orders that the doors and windows will be welded but death manages to get inside‚ which he did not want to happen. The fact that he
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How would you describe ballet? Would you reply with beautiful and classic‚ or simple and trivial? Ballet is an artistic dance performed to music using precise and highly formal movements and gestures. Ballet has evolved and made impacts on the world throughout the centuries of its existence. It has always been a big part of dance‚ and played a special role in people’s lives. Also‚ it differs from other dances‚ which makes it so memorable. Ballet has been a substantial part
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Diary of Lady Murasaki Response Questions 1. Drawing evidence from the text‚ describe Lady Murasaki. Who is she? What is important to her? How important is she politically? Why do you think she keeps her diary? What are her frustrations with life at court? How typical/atypical is she as a woman in Heian Japan? Lady Murasaki was a Japanese poet at the Imperial court and served under Empress Shōshi. She writes this diary during her experiences at court and she finds the life of a lady-in-waiting
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"Ever After" tells the "real" story of Cinderella. In this film version‚ Cinderella is Danielle De Barbarac‚ played to perfection by Drew Barrymore. The movie begins with the Grimm Brothers visiting an elderly woman‚ the Grande Dame of France‚ who while thoroughly enjoying their tales questions their story of the little cinder girl. The Grimm Brothers reply that there was no way for them to verify the authenticity of their story as there were so many different versions. After one of the brothers
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Caligula was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41)‚ Roman Emperor (AD 37–41). Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula’s father Germanicus‚ the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius‚ was a very successful general and one of Rome’s most beloved public figures. The young Gaius earned the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier’s boot"‚ the diminutive form of caliga
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