The Evolution of Italian Renaissance: * Economic growth laid the basis material * 1050-1300 * Renaissance is a term used to describe the cultural achievements of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries * Venice grew enormously rich through overseas trade. (profited from the diversion of the fourth Crusade to Constantinople) * Genoa and Venice made important strides in shipbuilding * Italians bought cheap wool from England and resold them to Africa for large profits
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his father. He spent most of his time watching his father transform Macedonia into a great military power. He also watched them win victory after victory on the battlefields of Balkans. At the age of twelve he showed his father and bystanders his equestrian skills when he tamed Bucephalus‚ a wild stallion. Thereafter‚ he would ride him into every major battle. At age sixteen Alexander’s father left him in charge to rule Macedonia while he invaded Thrace. During the invasion‚ a Thracian tribe bordering
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However‚ Romulus wasn’t one to just let Rome die out. He decided to take action‚ and was able to during the celebration of Consualia. Apparently‚ Romulus discovered an altar of either a god of consul or the Equestrian Neptune. He used this discovery as an excuse to celebrate and so he formed the Consualia. This day consists of sacrifices‚ public games and shows. Romulus invited the neighboring countries‚ which included the Sabine people‚ to attend this event
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WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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The Ecology of HOLLYWOOD 1 Los Angeles is an unlikely city. Built over a major seismic fault‚ on the edge of one of the world’s most inhospitable deserts‚ the city has developed like the extension of a Hollywood movie set‚ a sprawling urban fantasy which many people feel should not really exist. Scientists have estimated that the land and water in the area could naturally support 200‚000 people‚ not the 15 million that live there. 2 Since the 1880s‚ Los Angeles has been transformed from a sleepy
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Should men and women compete against each other in sport? I would like to look at this subject because I am passionate about gender equality in sports and how women should not be discriminated against just because of their size or strength. Feminist movements in 1970 were just the beginning for breaking down gender stereotypes and women being excluded from sporting events. However‚ organisations are still discriminating against women in many sports due to a clause in the equal opportunities legislation
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“People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.” – Ralph Lauren Iconic designer Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz in New York City on October 14‚ 1939. Lauren worked in retail before developing a line of neckties. The brand he established‚ Polo‚ is now one part of an empire that includes fragrances‚ home furnishings and luxury clothing. In 1967‚ Lauren established his Polo label with an instantly
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English 110 Anni Muhlegg Presented to Rebecca Lachance November 13‚ 2005 Thompson River University Equestrian Pursuits: A Brief Essay I have always had a keen interest in horses. Although this passion has grown considerably through time‚ I can always remember being mesmerized with the realm of the equine. Equine pursuits usually took place in the country and rural areas‚ a welcome relief from the frantic pace of modern life. In my formative years
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September 17‚ 2013 Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche was a philosopher born in the small German village of Röcken bei Lützen‚ located in a farmland area southwest of Leipzig‚ Germany. Nietzsche was named after the Prussian King‚ Friedrich Wilhelm IV and was coincidentally born on the Kings birthday. According to www.britannica.com ‚ when Nietzsche was 5 years old his father Karl Ludwig Nietzsche (1813–1849) died from a brain ailment ‚ leaving Nietzsche to live with his mother Franziska Nietzsche
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Olympia‚ of the winners of a footrace held every four years starting in 776 BC.[8] The Ancient Games featured running events‚ a pentathlon (consisting of a jumping event‚ discus and javelin throws‚ a foot race and wrestling)‚ boxing‚ wrestling‚ and equestrian events.[9][10] Tradition has it that Coroebus‚ a cook from the city of Elis‚ was the first Olympic champion.[11] The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance‚ featuring sporting events alongside ritual sacrifices honoring both Zeus (whose
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