If Turkey joins, the EU will be able to get many of the products exported from Turkey that other places in Europe lack. Supplies like gas and oil coming from Asia would widely benefit most nations in Europe. ... However with the recent economic changes in Europe, it might not be much of an advantage to have Turkey in the EU. There has been a high unemployment rate in Greece and Spain that is causing Europe lots of trouble. ... Most importantly, Turkey is a key nation that connects Europe not only to the muslim culture, but also the countries in Asia. ...

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When nationalism first hit Europe it caused social, political, and economical change. The ideals of nationalism are loyalty to a people, pride in culture, language, and religion, and desire to have independence. Many cultures were forced to join a nation that had no historical or cultural relation. ... These ideas of nationalism caused it to become more popular in Europe. The ideas of nation-state traveled across Europe. ...

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Judaism rejected the world's standards of the pagan culture and education. ... During this period the Hebrew people continued to teach their children the ways of God, rejecting pagan culture. ... The Black Death that ravaged Europe, wiping out about one-third of Europe's entire population, was blamed on the Jews. ... After long trial and debate, what was finally settled upon has affected our intellectual culture to this day. ... In the fifteenth century the printing press was not yet invented in Western Europe, so all their books were made by hand. ...

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This "re-birth" marked Europe's transition between the medieval times to modern Europe. ... One of the major reasons the Renaissance in the North did not flourish as fast as Italy is because the North was further away from trade and culture than the rest of Europe. ... In Northern Europe, as in Italy many artists were sons of craftsmen. ... Scholars discovered a new study of culture, known as humanism. ... Most of the cities in the North were further away from trade and culture than the rest of Europe. ...

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Europe was entering its Dark Ages, nursing its dwindling links to a dead Roman culture. ... Europe would cling to Latin, already a dying language. ... Four hundred years later, Europe began to catch on. ... Not only did we imbibe the fundamentals of our math, science and tech- nology in Arabic, we learned the very roots of our culture and democracy at the feet of our Islamic neighbors. ... They translated Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras, the whole Pantheon of Greek learning and art into Arabic, and brought it back to life in Islamic culture. ...

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Cosmetics were widely used in the medieval world by many cultures. ... In most cultures, makeup was expensive, and therefore was only available to royalty. ... However, for a long time in Europe, church leaders believed makeup was sinful and immoral. ... Medieval Europeans devoted a good amount of time, effort and money into their appearance. ... The ingredients found in European cosmetics were often quite simple and made naturally. ...

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The goal of the Renaissance period was to revive the lost wisdom, art, and culture. The humanists not only wanted to bring these aspects of life back, but also to start reconstructing their present culture along classical lines. ... The Italian humanists revived this type of culture and took it in as a new way of looking at the world. The rediscovery of their classical past helped to give Europeans a new sense of history as well as of their own capabilities. ...

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Before the Renaissance, Italy was one of the European countries with a strong and an organized government. Between the 12th and 13th centuries, Italy developed a political pattern, much different from feudal Europe north of the Alps. As no dominant powers emerged as they did in other parts of Europe, the oligarchic city-state became the dominant form of government. ... Before the Medieval period came to an end a large population of Europe was taken out by the Black plague. ... Protective of it's industry and culture, globalization and Europeanization have tested Italy's willingness t...

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The renaissance began in Italy spreading and influencing other parts of Europe, reaching England by about 1500. ... This concided with the beginning of what is known as the Modern age in Europe. ... Because of the great influence of the Greek and Roman cultures during this period, people began to question some of the traditionally held views and many new ideas and thoughts were debated in the universities around Europe. ... Established trade and sea links also meant that ideas developed in Italy, for example, could easily be printed and then sent to other parts of Europe. ...

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PART I Problem Analysis In March 2010 the European Commission (EC) released the Europe 2020, a ten-year strategy which aims at making Europe a dynamic and competitive economy. ... As one can see in Table 1.0 something needs to be done to lower the youth unemployment rates in Europe. Europe 27 has an youth unemployment rate of 22" compared to a rate of 16,2% in the United States. ... This reflects not only in culture, but also in the labour market. ... This means that Italy is a long way from achieving the Europe 2020 goal of 40%. ...

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The Feudalism and the clergy that developed after the fall of the Roman Empire stagnated the development of the culture, science, art, ect. ... The culture, science and art started developing. ... But now in the time of the European Union and the NATO the land is the smallest concern. ...

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Geography, more than anything, gave Italy the advantage over the rest of Europe. During the time when the rest of Europe was in the throes of medieval Feudalism and Manorialism, all commerce had stopped, but merchants and artists in northern Italy had maintained trade and commerce activities with both the Byzantine East and the European West. ... Through persistence and industry he brought Western Europe into contact with antiquity and the values of the Roman Empire. ... Although he assimilated the French culture and language, he would never forget his roots. ... One of Petrarch's le...

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The people are different, the language is different, and most of all, the culture is nothing like you've ever seen before. Around the mid 14th century, this feeling of massive change occured in Europe. From the collapse of the Roman Empire to 1350 CE, Europe went through a time known as, The Middle Ages where technological advances were exceedingly slow. ... But at the start of the mid 14th century, Europe would never be the same again. ... The renaissance was a time of rebirth, the attention of the European's slowly began to shift from the Church to man himself. ...

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The Renaissance The Renaissance was a period of European history, considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. ... Humanism was subjects concerned with humankind and culture. ... Europeans first used movable metal type to print a book. ...

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Table of Contents • Chapter 1: Operating Environment • Chapter 2: Import-Export Process • Chapter 3: Internal and International Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure • Summary • Bibliography Chapter 1: Operating Environment Physical Elements Italy is a peninsula located in the Mediterranean portion of Europe which is comprised of 20 individual regions. ... Italy is one of Europe's most visited tourist spots. Culture Italy is a land that is celebrated for its natural scenery and historic backgrou...

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The origins, leaders, government, religion, culture, and also the contributions of Ancient Greek society are very important (World Book Online Reference Center). ... Ancient Greece is located on the southeast corner of the European continent, across the Aegean Sea from Asia Minor to the east Turkey, on a peninsula of rugged land, and to the west of the Ionian Sea, is Italy. ... The Greek's language is part of the Indo-European language. ... The Greeks have the oldest language in Europe. ... Two forms of the language of the Greeks are Katharevousa, which is used in writing, and Demoti...

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He was, however a man of culture, who was in constant contact with the advanced artistic ideas current at the court of Urbino. ... Raphael was honored for centuries as Europe's greatest painter, yet he was also an accomplished archaeologist and architect. ...

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Today, the common currency is the euro (one U.S. dollar is worth about 1.0626 euros), which is used by financial institution members of the European Monetary Union. ... As for me, as a person entering into the nation-state of Italy, I believe one of my strengths is that I very easily adapt to different surroundings and cultures. ...

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Well-known producers Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica and Luchino Visconti contributed great Neorealistic masterpieces to the Italian culture. ... It rose among the harsh realities of life in post war Europe. ... "Rossellini depicts the historic encounter of two alien cultures, resulting in initial incomprehension but eventual kinship and brotherhood"(Baranski 221). ...

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The term Renaissance is applied to the period in the history of Western Europe in the early 1300s the extended through the late 1500s. ... This term describes the radical and comprehensive changes that took place in European culture, bring about the demise of the Middle Ages and embodying for the first time the values of the modern world. ...

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Italy is probably the most diverse nation in the world. Much of the riches of early Europe material and intellectual came from this country of city-states. Italian Studies is the study of this diversity. Which is pretty much anything the mind can imagine. From politics, law, design, fashion, sports...

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