During the Italian Renaissance‚ 1509-1511‚ Raphael created the painting the School of Athens. This painting is filled with the greatest mind of their time and has many different ideas in it. At this time‚ there was a large passion for art and science. This influenced the painting to contain scientists‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers. This painting was made for the Vatican‚ which Raphael had made a few painting for before. Specifically‚ this painting was commissioned by Pope Julius II. Some people
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history. Theorizing about art continued during the Middle Ages‚ under a Christian banner. There was certain awareness of the material character of medieval art‚ philosophers made no serious effort to synthesize that the material was theoretical‚ nor did they illustrate their theories about the artists. In Plato’s theory‚ they distinguished between the judgment of senses and reason‚ because it based its laws of beauty given by God. Also in Plato’s theory‚ he wrote about imitation‚ which is the ruling
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In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because
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The Renaissance is a period in Europe from the 14th to 17th century. It was considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It all started as a cultural movement in Italy in the late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe‚ which started the beginning of the Early Modern Age. There are many highly interesting periods of history but the level of artistic and architectural production during this time is amazing. So much that centuries later they continue to capture
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people over the course of three months; many were tortured to death” (Source 8); idols where torched and “convicted idolaters were put to the lash‚ “(Source8). They forced the Maya to become Christians. The Maya were called pagans and mistreated if they did not adhere to the Christian doctrine that Spanish friars required them to follow. “Huge piles of idols were set to the torch and many convicted idolaters were put to the lash‚” Source 7). By Landa destroying “...his writings in all aspects of Maya culture
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The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known to be one of the earliest and strongest ones in the history. It’s unique because of its well-known architecture and artwork. The civilization is located at the northeastern Africa‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea‚ along the Nile River. The climate’s hot and dry‚ mostly deserted‚ even today. The Nile River was its main source. The location was a great benefit to the nation. It brought the nation a lot of wealth and power‚ as the villagers started moving along
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church and its sacraments. Threats of excommunication were a big deal because basically everybody believed that to get to heaven you needed sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Since Luther believed that he didn’t need to pay for salvation‚ he did not care if he was excommunicated. Luther publicly burned the Pope’s letter and broke all connections with the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther was summoned to a conference of religious leaders in Germany and they demanded him to recant his acts
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Luxembourg prison in Paris; however‚ with the help of a supporter‚ he was not put in jail but went to the Hotel de Ville. His supporters came to help him. The National Convention declared him an outlaw‚ after which he tried to commit suicide. However‚ he did not succeed in his intention and only wounded his jaw. Shortly thereafter‚ troops arrived at the Hotel de Ville and captured Robespierre. The next evening‚ on July 28‚ Robespierre and other Jacobin members were executed without a trail. The man who
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other‚ & it revived many American’s passion for religion. Jonathon Edward’s preaching during 1741‚ vividly described the horrors of hell to colonists. Jonathon’s exact preaching was “You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince‚ and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.” This quite frankly‚ scared most of the colonists‚ & made them yet again aware of the wrath of hell. Eventually‚ Edwards would travel from colony
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Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11‚ 1847 that means just last month he would have been 172 years old. He was an american inventor and businessman that is responsible for many inventions that we still use in our everyday lives. Inventions such as the lightbulb‚ the phonograph also known as the telephone‚ the movie camera and many more. He developed many inventions that influenced life around the world. He has often been referred to as the world’s greatest inventor. Thomas Edison was one of
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