BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALY Italy‚ history of since earliest times the history of Italy has been influenced by cultural and political divisions resulting from the peninsula’s disparate geography and by circumstances that made Italy the scene of many of Europe’s most important struggles for power. EARLY ITALY Human activity in Italy started during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. By the beginning of the Neolithic period (c.5000 BC)‚ the small communities of hunters of earlier times were
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Longitude problem and won a prize for it. C) He made a clock that would help to solve the longitude problem but it was never tested. D) None of the above. 2. Ancient sailors A) used tacking to help stay close to the shore at night. B) avoided sailing near shores because of strong currents. C) rarely spent a night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant and compass. 3. The Age of Discovery was spurred on by A) the invention of the printing press. B) the introduction of
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What were the most significant causes and results of the Crusades? Were the Crusades‚ on balance‚ a major mistake? Why or why not? By 1000 A.D.‚ Europe was coming out of the Dark Ages and into a period of expansionism. Agricultural advances increased the food supply‚ therein by increasing the population‚ which led to more wealth and commerce. In 1064 the eastern churches refused to submit to the Pope causing the Byzantine and Roman church to split. The last successful invasion of Britain was
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PALEOLITHIC‚ NEOLITHIC‚ AND ANCIENT ERA Other Names All Eras= Technological & Environmental Transformations Paleolithic= “Old” Stone Age Neolithic= “New” Stone Age Ancient= Bronze Age Time-Span c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE Top 5 List Agriculture: Slash-and-Burn Farming= ashes from the burnt down forest used to fertilize fields China’s Domestication of Rice= began when the Shang dynasty began to cultivate land and was able to farm rice Irrigation= helps move water from the river to a specific
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Only three countries generate more than 25% of renewable energy and only five countries pass the 20% mark.The other countries do not go beyond 15% generating clean energy.However‚ specialists think that by 2045 90% of the world will use renewable energy and in 2050 the whole world will use renewable energy. What this mean is that most of the countries do not generate renewable energy on a high scale‚ the only one that generates more than 28% is United States of America‚ but it produces more fossil
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Merwin’s poem Odysseus talks about his journeys from one island to the other and how he is still sailing and trying to get home. So how can we compare and contrast both poems? Easy‚ because one poem is written about Odysseus and his adventures he encounters while trying to get back home. The poem “Ulysses” written by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson’s‚ explains that Odysseus would rather much be happier sailing and searching for new lands‚ rather than just be the king of his homeland. Are there similarities
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celibate priests; and to princes‚ to coerce lazy bishops. Anyone doubting Gregory’s capacity for tactical somersaults in the matter of clerical and secular spheres of activity can turn to a letter of 1074‚ suggesting that Gregory‚ as pope‚ lead an army to rescue Byzantium from the Turks‚ and the king is to look after the Roman church while the pope is away. A pope so reliant on allies had no choice but such ideological gymnastics; nor should it need saying though it does‚ and Cowdrey again says it with a new
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control and the expansion of Russian territory. Since the incursion of the Mongols‚ Russia never recovered from the impact of isolation. As time went on‚ Russia gradually began to recover. Under Ivan III‚ (Ivan the Great‚) Russia succeeded Byzantium or "third Rome." Ivan the IV‚ (Ivan the Terrible‚) placed great emphasis on controlling the tsarist autocracy‚ killing many boyars who suspected conspiracy. Expansion continued‚ offering tsars a new way to reward nobles (boyars) and bureaucrats
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Poetic Sound Devices Practice “Poetry is old‚ ancient‚ goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” Confound the cats! All cats--away— Cats of all colors‚ black‚ white‚ gray; By night a nuisance and by day— Confound the cats! All cats‚ always. I dreamed a dream next Tuesday week‚ Beneath the apple-trees; I thought my eyes were big pork-pies‚ And my nose was Stilton cheese. Big Balloons Bounce into the
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Far Horizon | Business Plan | Far horizon is a Hampshire based company that designs and sells sailing dinghies in the marine leisure industry. Our company has been trading successfully for 15 years and with intentions to stay in business for 15 more years through its strong financial base and a stable‚ dedicated workforce. Recent news that the last quarter saw a 1% growth in GDP gives the encouragement we needed to embark on a bold new venture. Far horizon expects to catch the interest of
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