Decoding Neanderthals Neanderthals are an extinct species and a branch of the human family tree. They are considered to have been primitive‚ and did not have language. They lacked intelligence and were nothing compared to the humans of today. They are presented in history as undeveloped humans‚ but their lifestyle could have possibly been more advance than today’s humans in many ways. Most Neanderthals were dead by the age of thirty‚ and were trained to hunt and gather
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as a volunteer with the Tuscan army. His active interest in political matters may be seen in his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical newspaper Il Lampione. This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1849 but re-emerged in May 1860. Lorenzini had won fame as early as 1856 with his novel in vapore and had also begun intense activity on other political newspapers such as Il Fanfulla; at the same time he was employed by the Censorship Commission
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Pisa‚ Italy Pisa is a city in Central Italy‚ Tuscany and is known worldwide for its leaning bell tower. One of the most visited places in this beautiful town is the Field of Miracles‚ or also known as Piazza dei Miracoli where historical buildings‚ museums and more than 20 historical churches are located. The Leaning Tower of Pisa‚ in Italy known as Torre de Pisa is the world’s most famous architectural mistake and was built in 1173-1350. After 800 years‚ the tower still leans but is more stable
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government and prosperity increases‚ new renaissance came from Italy in the late fourteenth century and reached its highest point in the late fifthteenth early sixteenth centuries. Leonardo Da Vinci born on April 15‚ 1452 lived in a little farmhouse in Tuscany next to a village of Anchiano in now existing Italy. Leonardo was
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The Etruscan’s were the most advanced civilization before the rise of Rome. Their culture was well established but uniquely different from other surrounding cultures. At one time‚ they were compared to the Greeks and even favored to be the ones to win hegemony over the entire peninsula. They mostly congregated the area between Arno and Tiber rivers north of Rome. The Etruscans rose and fell from power within the span of four hundred years. The began evolving in the 8th century BC and continued their
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Florence) where Ciampoli was receiving his education. They became friends and for a while Ciampoli was Galileo’s pupil. During 1616 (when Galileo was warned by Cardinal Bellarmine to keep his ideas shut)‚ Ciampoli‚ with his loyalty to the Duke of Tuscany‚ informed Galileo of developments within the Catholic Church. In 1618‚ Ciampoli with Galileo’s help became a part of Lycean Academy (in Rome). Then in 1621‚ Pope Gregory XV appointed Ciampoli as Secretary of Briefs. Later on‚ he became the Secret
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public science development of skills and talents 5 Family Patriarchal (men in charge) daughters marry in mid-teens to benefit both families sons not independent until their 20s or 30s 6 Medici Family ruling family of Grand Duchy of Tuscany "despots" or dictators 7 Humanism "new learning"; "civilized" emphasize humans‚ their abilities & achievements 8 Quattrocento 15th Century 9 Giovanni De’Medici founder of Medici dynasty became a banker by ignoring Church’s teachings
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biography‚ experience of the French invasion and paintings depict Leonard Da Vinci as a much more interesting individual than the typical person would understand him to be. The Italian man‚ Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)‚ was born in Anchiano‚ Tuscany. His father‚ Ser Peiro‚ was an attorney and his mother‚ Caterina‚ was a peasant. His parents never married‚ nor did they have more children together‚ however‚ Da Vinci had seventeen half-siblings. Da Vinci appreciation for nature came from his
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because he fought for his belief that the Earth‚ and other planetary bodies‚ revolved around a single star‚ which was a very unpopular belief at the time because people believed that everything revolved around the Earth. Galileo was born in Pisa‚ Tuscany; on February 15‚ 1564. He was the eldest son of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a somewhat popular musician of his time. In the early 1570’s‚ Galileo moved with his family to Florence‚ where he attended the monastery school at Vallombrosa. When he was 17 he went
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common decorative material. The distinctive traits of Italian Gothic are best understood by referring to the Italian Romanesque and its likewise exceptional position. The basilica pattern and timber ceiling were very common in Italy‚ especially in Tuscany‚ through the Romanesque period and that the Romanesque character was mainly apparent in decorative traits. It was not till the close of the Romanesque period that vaulted churches became widespread throughout Italy‚ with ornamental traits which reflected
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