Italy is one of the most beautiful countries to visit because of their ancient architecture‚ culture‚ food‚ and wine. This country has been known for its history which is one of the most important cultural and social developments in the Mediterranean area. The first group of people who lived in Italy were called the Etruscans. Then‚ the Greeks were the second group of people who inhabited this country before the Roman Empire started. The empire ruled over Italy for many centuries. After this‚ Italy
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In Milan‚ Leonardo sought and gained the patronage of Ludovico Sforza‚ and soon began work on the painting Virgin of the Rocks. After some years‚ he began work on a giant bronze horse‚ a monument to Sforza’s father. Leonardo’s design is grand‚ but the statue was never completed. Meanwhile‚ he was keeping scrupulous notebooks on a number of studies‚ including artistic drawings but also depictions of scientific subjects ranging from anatomy to hydraulics. Leonardo da Vinci’s embryological
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The Witch-Hunts of the 16th century in pre-modern Europe‚ was a very gruesome time in human history. Countless people were executed as they were accused of being “witches”‚ primarily women. Through the decades‚ countless historians have been puzzled trying to find an explanation and answer the following question‚ were the Witch-Hunts in pre-modern Europe Misogynistic? Anne Llewellyn Barstow suggests in her paper “On Studying Witchcraft as Women’s History”‚ that during this time women were indeed
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Leonardo da Vinci was Famous for many things In his lifetime from painting the Mona Lisa to making the first tank‚ but probably the most interesting and fascinating thing about him was his view on aviation. 3 details: he did many things to improve his knowledge of flight. he invented many things such as the ornithopter and helicopter (leonardo da vinci inventions‚ 2015) But his version of these things are far different than what you would expect. His ornithopter is similar to the glider we would
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Da Vinci Last Supper is a very powerful work of art. This Biblical painting is important because it depicts the sequence of events before is Jesus’s crucified. The Last Supper depicts Jesus in the center of a dinner table with his twelve disciples. In the Bible this dinner actually took place as this was Jesus “Last Supper” according to the Holy Bible. At this supper Jesus announces that one of his disciples will betray him. This this piece if art over time has become very controversial. In the Last
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language of Italy which is spoken by 93 percent. The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italy probably began about in the 9th century B.C. until it was overthrown by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. From 800 on‚ the Holy Roman Catholic popes‚ Normans and Saracens all vied for control over various segments of the Italian peninsula. So‚ even though that Italy remained politically fragmented for centuries it became the cultural center of the western world from the 13th to the 16th century‚ so thats
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In Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man‚ he created the art piece to find the geometrical properties to determine the perfect human proportions when it comes to drawing them out. The original piece has a square and a circle inscribed in the ink piece that tells how the human body is able to fit perfectly in a mathematical way. da Vinci never really had the intentions to create such a mathematical art piece‚ but it somehow came along to stay. In this project‚ I re-created the famous piece‚
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conquered the Persia‚ Egypt‚ and northern India before 33 years old‚ and then dead on the way back .His influence on Europe is very large‚ affecting many of the great men later. Alexander’s father is the king of Macedonia Philip. Philip created an elite professional force‚ improved the organization of the infantry squares‚ making Macedonia a strong power of the Greek world. Alexander studied martial arts from an early age
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Michelangelo Many people have contributed something to what we know as the renaissance era‚ whether it was art‚ music‚ or poetry; But few have contributed to the renaissance era what Michelangelo has. Examples of this can be seen throughout history with his many famous paintings‚ sculptures‚ or his lesser known poetry. These examples include the Sistine chapel paintings and his David sculptures‚ these contributions alone prove that Michelangelo was one of the major contributors to the renaissance
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of goods‚ people‚ and ideas between continents in the times of exploration. The exchange took place between the New Word and Europe in the 15th century to the 16th century. It was caused by exploration and the increased need for materials within the continents. The settlers sent corn‚ potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ peanuts‚ beans‚ and tobacco from the Americas to Europe. From Europe to the Americas‚ the people sent wheat‚ rice‚ oats‚ barley‚ guns‚ horses‚ cattle‚ pigs‚ coffee beans‚ grapes‚ bananas‚ and sugarcane
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