ROME AND THE PAPAL STATES Cola di Reinzo read many ancient Latin books and became very knowledgeable and wanted roman freedom and led a conspiracy to take over the city for the people The popes of the Renaissance had a dual position. On the one hand‚ they were‚ as rulers of the church‚ entrusted with the spiritual welfare of Christendom; on the other‚ they were the heads of an Italian city-state. Their failure to reconcile these two positions or rather‚ their devotion to the second at the expense
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There was once in Florence a young man named Federigo‚ the son of Messer Filippo Alberighi‚ renowned above all other men in Tuscany for his prowess in arms and for his courtliness. As often happens to most gentlemen‚ he fell in love with a lady named Monna Giovanna‚ in her day considered to be one of the most beautiful and one of the most charming women that ever there was in Florence; and in order to win her love‚ he participated in jousts and tournaments‚ organized and gave feasts‚ and spent his
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=Feel free to add other terms on here! Black Death: Where: began in Mediterranean due to trade‚ expanded throughout rest of Europe When: 1346-53 Who: Everyone in Europe except Milan and Poland Significance: Anti-semitism increased as Jewish population was blamed‚ caused economic gains for survivors Dance of Death: theme fascinated by artists‚ actors‚ and performers- procession of people of every age/social status parading to their graves Also in the grand scheme of things‚ the black death was actually
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Ever since I was a little boy‚ pizza has always had a special place in my heart. From pizza day in the school cafeteria to pizza parties at sleep away camp‚ there was nothing more exciting than when that cardboard box was opened to reveal a round pie with eight delicious slices waiting to be devoured. Early on I learned that everybody eats their pizza differently. There are those who fold their slices in half‚ those who eat their slices with two hands‚ and those who (dare I say) like to cut their
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Michelangelo showing his religion Michelangelo painted frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ and made a sculptor of David. Both the painting and the sculptor point to the great deal knowledge Michelangelo has of the Bible. On the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling he painted scenes from the book of Genesis‚ and David the person comes from the first Book of Samuel. Michelangelo has background with the Christian Church and did many sculptures and painting for the church. The religious influence of
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The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of animals‚ plants‚ culture‚ human populations (including slaves)‚ communicable disease‚ technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.[1]:163 The term was coined in 1972 by Alfred W. Crosby‚ a historian at the University of Texas at Austin‚ in his eponymous work of environmental history.[2][3]:27 The contact between the two areas circulated a wide variety
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Olive oil is a fat obtained from the olive‚ a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by grinding whole olives and extracting the oil by mechanical or chemical means. It is commonly used in cooking‚ cosmetics‚ pharmaceuticals‚ and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is used throughout the world‚ but especially in the Mediterranean countries. History The olive tree is native to the Mediterranean basin; wild olives were collected by Neolithic
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Pitcher‚ confidential clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell‚ broker‚ allowed a look of mild interest and surprise to visit his usually expressionless countenance when his employer briskly entered at half past nine in company with his young lady stenographer. With a snappy "Good-morning‚ Pitcher‚" Maxwell dashed at his desk as though he were intending to leap over it‚ and then plunged into the great heap of letters and telegrams waiting there for him. The young lady had been Maxwell’s stenographer
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J U LY 2 0 12 How strategists lead Cynthia A. Montgomery A Harvard Business School professor reflects on what she has learned from senior executives about the unique value that strategic leaders can bring to their companies. Seven years ago‚ I changed the focus of my strategy teaching at the Harvard Business School. After instructing MBAs for most of the previous quarter-century‚ I began teaching the accomplished executives and entrepreneurs who participate in Harvard’s flagship programs for business
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[pic] | | |Home |Types of White Wine | |Wine Types | | |Red Wine |All types of white wine are made by growing and processing white grapes.
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