Q: Nobility and religious institutions helped the flourishment of Renaissance in Venice. Andrea Gritti, the most famous Venetian doge hired some of the most distinguished artists from Europe and they came to Venice. These are: Pietro Aretino, the master of satire of the sixteenth century, and Jacopo Sansovino, the architect and sculptor. Sansovino has built palaces, churches, and sculptures ... read more

The authors distinguish many motives for exploration and colonization in the fifteenth and sixteenth century. Thus, Reinhartz and Jones (241) considering the exploration and colonization from the perspective of Spain, cite the following motives: expansion of national power and embracing prestige, search for mythical kingdoms, curiosity and adventure, aspirations for economic benefits and con... read more

Essay Question1. The “new world” was not just a new world for Europeans. The Europeans Invasion so transformed the North American Landscape and the societies of American Indians that their world could be said to be “new” as well. Identify and discuss the major changes in Indians’ lives in the century following the establishment of permanent European settlements in North America. Are these ch... read more