People who travelled were drawn to Italy; if traders wanted luxury goods they went to Italy for example, in the fifteenth century Florence was one of the most famous and beautiful cities in the world. ... One of the most famous figures in the development of opera towards the end of the sixteenth century was an Italian composer called Claudio Monteverdi. ... One of the most famous poets during the Renaissance is John Milton. ... In this poem Milton used great imagery and justified the ways of g-d to man. ...

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-keep her happy by writing poems to her. ... -Eleanor of Aquitaine is famous for ruling England in Henry II's absence. The Song of Roland is an epic poem about a battle between French knights and Muslim invaders. ...

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The Ruler Gilgamesh, his legend developed in to a series of poems. ... The Greeks are probably the most famous of all cultures for the religious practices of worshiping the many gods. ... The beginning of Greek History is noted with two very important epic poems, "The Iliad and The Odyssey." The writer of the poems if Homer, even though no one knows whom he is or if he even existed. ...

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There were also many famous nuns and abbesses. - Source 18 A midwife was another occupation for a woman as no males were admitted to the ward when a woman was giving birth. ... -Source13 Noble women may have watched torments every lady had her favourite knight and the knights tried to impress the ladies by writing poems and songs for them, normally no relationships came out of this. ...

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There were also many famous nuns and abbesses. - Source 18 A midwife was another occupation for a woman as no males were admitted to the ward when a woman was giving birth. ... -Source13 Noble women may have watched torments every lady had her favourite knight and the knights tried to impress the ladies by writing poems and songs for them, normally no relationships came out of this. ...

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By the 15th century famous libraries, that are still in existence today, had been established. ... Petrarch expected to achieve great fame from his epic biographical poem Africa, which was based on the life of Scipio Africanus who, to Petrarch, embodies the valiant and pious virtues of the ancient Romans. ...

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