Charles II of Naples

Economies slowed down and population growth came to a halt. D. Weak governments were unable to deal with these problems. 1. Starving people turned against rich people and Jews. 2. English kings tried to regulate the food supply, but failed. II. The Black Death A.

kind of 'arms race' in France in particular, with cities in the contested areas of the Hundred Years War assigning the acquisition of guns a high priority. Charles the Bold's army included a substantial artillery element in his war with the Swiss (although he was perhaps not a good enough general to make effective use of it), while in 1494, Charles VIII invaded Italy with "...an army of 18,000 men and a horse-drawn siege-train of at least forty guns. Even contemporaries realised that this marked a new

Niccolo Machiavelli and The Prince Life Sketch Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469. He was born into a family which was part of the old Florentine nobility. His father, Bernardo di Stefano Nelli, was a lawyer of some repute and his mother was Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. He was a member of the ‘lawyer’s guild’ which influenced Florentine politics. His father, who had a love for literature and the arts had many powerful contacts in Florence’s political circles, which later

Napoleon Bonaparte, soldier, general, politician, tyrant, emperor. Napoleon Bonaparte was a great many things. He ended the French revolution, bringing stability and order to a country stricken with chaos. He accomplished civil reforms that other countries could only dream off in matter of a few years, restoring financial stability, reformed the education system, instituted an extensive program of public works, centralized the governmental systems which is still in effect today in France, and settled

Anti-Semitism in the West from Constantine to the expulsion of Jews from Spain OUTLINE Introduction I. Constantine and Christianity as the state religion A. Legislation concerning Jews B. The Justinian Code C. Anti-Semitic Church Fathers II. The Crusades A. The march to Jerusalem B. Fourth Lateran Council C. Host desecration and blood libel D. Pogroms III. The expulsion of Jews from Spain A. The Inquisition B. The Conversos C. Expulsion Conclusion Anti-Semitism

growth rate in the EU over the last ten years. In January of this year unemployment hit 8.6 percent yet it is predicated that Italy will pull out of its recession by the end of 2010. ("Economy of Italy," 2010) Culture Values and Norms Since World War II, Italian society has profoundly changed, with a significant impact on daily life. One of the main elements of change is the more visible role women play in society outside the home, such as increased participation in higher education and various professions

I. Brief Biography A. Childhood Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in a farmhouse nestled amid the rolling hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano in modern Italy. Born out of wedlock to respected Florentine notary Ser Piero and a young peasant woman named Caterina, he was raised by his father and his stepmothers. Little is known about Leonardo's early life. He spent his first five years in the hamlet of Anchiano in the home of his mother, then from 1457 he lived in the household

Final
Assignment
 
 Nathan
Coury
 Christien
Crynes
 Erin
Dodds
 Priya
Nathan
 Jackie
Smith 
 April
30,
2010
 Executive
Summary
 
 Adidas
has
been
around
since
1924
and
has
grown
to
be
one
of
the
top
companies
in
 providing
a
variety
of
high
quality
products
to
consumers
interested
in
sports.
It
is
 currently
the
number
two
brand
in
the
sporting
goods
industry,
trailing
its
main
 competitor
Nike.
Adidas
has
a
strong
focus
on
both
performance
and
style,
as
opposed
to
 Nike’s
more
pure
performance
emphasis