Why was Northern Italy so much in the forefront of urban self-government? There were various reasons for the ability of certain towns in Italy to establish a certain amount of self-government. The location of the maritime cities such as Genoa was able to benefit from the crusades making them powerful. This resulted in a knock on effect to the main inland towns and cities in the north due to increase in trade. This caused prosperity and growth, because of this and also because of certain socio-economic
Introduction (idea for quote used from the foreword of Poison[1]) Excerpt from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson [2] “There was once a town where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings… Then a strange blight crept over the area…Mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sicken died. Everywhere was the shadow of death. The farmers spoke of much illness in their families. In the town, the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sicknesses…
Uprising of Piedmont · 1720 Dukes of Savoy ruled over the backward state of Piedmont in northwest of Italy. He became King of the island of Sardinia. Piedmont and Sardinia came together to be normally known as just Piedmont · End of the 18th century population was small and most were peasants. Life was short. The capital Turin had little industry and countryside was poverty stricken. · But Piedmont had 2 advantages over other states because it had a strong army & was well governed by
Italy, before its process of revolution began, was mostly ruled by foreign powers and absolute monarchs. The country’s citizens decided they wanted a change in their government and freedom from the many rulers they experienced. In the beginning, the revolt was not organized and resulted in failure until they united and fought as one large group. With the help of some historical revolutionaries such as Mazzini, Garibaldi, Cavour and the combination of multiple independence wars, Italy finally saw
Alexus Grace Developmental Phycology Infancy research 8/28/15 Mental Health in Late Adulthood: What Can Preserve It? Abstract: The current research investigates the part played by several sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and cognitive efficiency in predicting self-rated depressive signs in late adulthood. One hundred and ninety-one healthy adults were recruited in Northern Italy and Sardinia—an Italian island located in the Mediterranean sea known for the longevity of its elderly people—from
Revolution Almost all "'Italians" hated the foreign influence of Austria on Italy. Metternich, an Austrian prince wanted to make sure no nationalist activities were in process in Austria's territories in Italy (which was Lombardy Venetia). He imposed repressive rule in Lombardy Venetia. German was the official language, a strong Austrian army was always present to suppress any hostile activities, an efficient system of spies reported on any nationalist activities, a strict censorship of news was
Europe during the darkest part of the dark ages was a chaotic time that was filled with disease and death. One man rose to change this dark time, and this man’s name was Charlemagne. The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by Charlemagne, he tried to restore order and peace throughout the empire by conquering lands and converting his subjects to christianity. The Holy Roman Empire used its land and geography to its advantage, conquered and converted different lands to christianity, promoted education and
From the ashes of the Western Roman Empire, and the Fall of the Merovingian Dynasty came a man who conquered half of europe in a matter of years. Charlemagne a successor of Pepin the Short, along with his brother Carloman owned half of France until Carloman died in 771. After which Charlemagne annexed his brothers lands leaving room for the last big expansion in Europe to come for another thousand years. Charlemagne was, and is still said by some people to be god-like. The early life of Charlemagne
even arranged a marriage with Desiderius’ daughter, Desiderata, to secure an alliance with Lombardy. Even though her influenced may have diminished over the years her relationship with her son remained excellent. She lived with Charlemagne in court. The only time their relationship became strained was when Bertrada suggested to Charlemagne to marry Desiderate. When Charles sent Desiderata back to Lombardy, Bertrada was not pleased with her son. But this did not stop her from having a loving relationship
In 19th century Italian states united to make Italy while the Germanic states united and made Germany. For Italy there were three people who had a major role in unifying Italy. They were Mazzini, Garibaldi and Cavour. For Germany it was more like one person who united the German states to make Germany and that was Bismarck. On the other hand there was a strong Austrian empire that would not tolerate any nationalist feelings to rise anywhere in Europe. Austria was one of the strongest empires in
environment in which he lived, and to get a better understanding of what the setting and environment was like in the eighteenth century of Italy, I will describe it as best as I can. The city of Ombrosa was located in the northern region of Italy near Lombardy. This region is located near the Alps so there was a cold alpine climate in the winter with warm, sunny summers, many lakes with rivers leading to them from the Alps, and big valleys great for farming. The area during the eighteenth century Italy
Before Charlemagne attacked the Lombards, he sent his wife back to Lombardy and marched into Italy in 773, besieging and capturing Pavia. Despite the previous king being his wife’s own father, Charlemagne continued with his steadfast goal of expanding his empire, and he declared himself as the king of Lombardy in 774, ending two hundred years of Lombard royal rule. However, this was not the end of his military campaigns; after he made the
refer to her as Mother Cabrini is the first person to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born two months prematurely on July 15, 1850 in the providence of Lombardy, northern Italy. She specifically was born in Santa’ Angelo Lodigiano, which is in the providence of Lombardy. Cabrini growing up was the tenth of eleven brothers and sisters. Out of all of mother Cabrini’s sibling only four survived past adolescence. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s spirituality stemmed from
woman that was painted by the famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci. This portrait was painted in oil on white Lombardy Panel Paper. It is an oil painting that utilizes the technique of sfumato. The painting technique sfumato overlays translucent layers of colors. This is used to create a blending of colors so there are no clear transitions seen. The materials used in sfumato are oil paints and a Lombardy Panel Paper. Sfumato is used to create a painting that appears to have no lines. The subject of this painting
and Cavour at Plombieres, they agreed to wage war against Austria if a suitable pretext could be found in which they could fight. I was agreed that the Austrians would be completely driven out of Italy and that Piedmont would receive Lombardy and Venetia to form the new Kingdom of Upper Italy, and that France would be given Savoy and Nice in return. When Piedmont finally succeeded in provoking the Austrians to war, France kept her end of the bargain and sent 200,000 troops
many people Cavour allied with France to fight Austria in order to help unify Italy. As Italy went to war with Austria with their ally France, France made peace with Austria without Italy consent. France gpt Lombardy while Austria kept Venetia, Thus It was still divided, but Sardina, Lombardy, and the papal states refused to obey rule and united. Although these states united central Italy was still split up. To further the unification Cavour and Garibaldi joined forces and recruited the red shirts
The nation of Pisa and pasta wasn’t always united. For many centuries the Italian peninsula had been divided between kingdoms, city-states, and empires. Italy stands today as a nation thanks to Italian patriot, Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi was an Italian born under French rule who wished for Italy to be unified as a single nation, independent from the empires that controlled it. Through dedication and perseverance, he was able to make his dream a reality. Giuseppe Garibaldi has gone down into the
After the Congress of Vienna divided the Italian peninsula among the European powers, especially Austria, Carbonari spread into the Papal States, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Duchy of Modena and into the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. The government feared them so much that anyone who was caught attending one of their meetings would be condemned to death. Most leaders of the unification movement were members of this organization. The different aims of the...
Agricultural treaty published in 1313, which Zheng He coincidentally brought on his trip to Europe in 1421. The Nung Shu benefitted the European economy because when Zheng He arrived in Venice in 1434, he noticed that the topography and climate of Lombardy were nearly identical to that of Eastern China.
territory among the victors of the Napoleonic Wars. Italy was divided up, but most people wanted to see it re-united as one country, including Garibaldi. In 1815, Italyfaced three obstacles to unity. The first was the Austrian occupation of Lombardy and Venice in the North and the northeast of the Italian Peninsula. The second was the Papal States, under the sovereignty of the Pope. The Papal States straddled the centre of the Peninsula, cutting the North off the South. The third