Not only is accounting pervasive through all of written history, but it is now prevalent and necessary in every business of every industry in every country. ... The history of accounting is rich and spans to the beginning of recorded history. ... However, one of the most important events which led to modern accounting begins in 15th century Venice, Italy, due to a number of factors. ... All this has solidified Pacioli's place in history as the "Father of Accounting.... It is not only history where accounting is relevant, as every business around the globe utilizes it to maintain busi...

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Two of the Greatest Time Periods in Art History Due to the similarities and differences between Medieval and Renaissance art, it has made them two of the greatest time periods. ... The art of these time period was largely influenced by the time in history, the controlling forces of society, and as it is today, money. ... Italy is where the Renaissance began around 1400 A.D. lasted until 1600 A.D.. ... Most people were illiterate during this time period, so many of the artworks were created to teach religious ideas and history to the masses. ... A radical break with medieval methods of rep...

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The Renaissance overlapped a period in European history called the Middle Ages. ... Riches started to build up by the merchants of these Italian cities and a host of lesser places made Italy's political and cultural achievements possible. ... This was the split between French and Italian factions in the Curia. ... Preachers of repentance had a lot of success in Italy. ... The religious history of the Renaissance reveals both weakness and vigor. ...

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Gothic Cathedrals "Throughout the earlier half of this millennium, one of the grandest stories in European history was written primarily in stone,"" (Gothic Dreams 1). ... Nowhere is the regional diversity of gothic architecture more evident than in Italy, (Kleiner 529). ... Few Italian architects accepted the new Northern Gothic Style north of the Alps. ... In comparison to the virgin soil of England, Italy had earlier civilizations upon it- Etruscan, Roman, and Byzantine- that provided the Italian Gothic with an admixture of styles. ... This made for an abundance of floor space,...

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The "Black Death" was one of the most horrifying and shocking pandemics in Medieval history. ... This event in history has been scrutinized and covered by many historians, each giving their own perspective and their own outlook on the event. ... "6 Once Caffa became infested with the disease, the Italian merchants carried it back to Italy. Once the disease spread throughout Italy, it was not long until the rest of Eurasia became infected as well. ... It's apart of history and apart of a story. ...

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The English were largely an isolated community who were busy consolidating their power while the French and Spanish fought for control of northern Italy. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. The first set of wars focused entirely on Italy where the French King, Francis I, was eager to expand into Northern Italy. ... France withdrew its claim that it owned Northern Italy and Milan. ... The Conclusion for today is that there have been many wars in history motivated by religious, political and economic reasons. ...

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"4 This in turn would mean that other countries like England, Spain, Italy and Scotland had less people being accused of being witches. ... The largest witch-hunt in French history occurred in 1643 - 1645. ... Its clear that witches will continue to be a valid part of our history and our future....

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After being defeated in Gaul by the Ostrogoths, and the Salian Franks, they turned on Italy where Turin, Padua, and Aquileia were conquered. ... After the murder of Odoacer, by Theodoric the leader of the Ostrogoths the foundations had been lain for a Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy, that would lay the foundations of what in time would become the Italian principalities. ...

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Australia's history with Europe has been much like the way a child will learn and emulate her mother's ability to care for herself, manage her money and keep food on the table. ... To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. ... Dictatorships and Totalitarian rules were established in the countries of Russia, Italy and Germany. ... The European Union was originally established in 1950 to bring the six European nations of Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands closer together. ... It has also se...

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According to The Basic History of Art, "the sensation of ethereal light, which dissolves the physical solidity of the church and, hence, the distinction between the temporal and the divine realms, creates the intensely mystical experience that lies in the heart of Gothic spirituality"(195). ... In surveying the Gothic era as a whole, it is obvious that there was a gradual shift in emphasis from architecture to pictorial qualities, with painting reaching a climax between 1300 and 1350 in central Italy. ... One of Giotto's best known works is Christ Entering Jerusalem 1304-1306 ...

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August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. ... For Britain, France and Italy they had to borrow money from the United States to keep the war effort going. By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. ... The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. ...

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The Mongol Trading Network By World History Honors April 22, 2013 During the thirteenth century, the Mongol empire dominated Eurasia through the conquests of Genghis Khan and several of his descendants. ... This was done to increase interest in profits from international trade. 11 Eventually, Khanbalik was host to merchants from several other far away countries, such as Italy, India, and North Africa.12 What is more, he decided to let Muslim merchants, called ortoq, to use the yam as well, but on the condition that he was allowed to tax them for using it.13 In addition, China allowed ...

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Who would have guessed that this single person would be written down in every single history book being considered a genius in military tactics and leading a nation to an empire? ... He soon commanded the French army of Italy where he started a campaign against the Austrians and his talent was strongly presented. ... (http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/napoleonic/section7.rhtml) And even today, nationalism exists in many ways and Napoleon is the reason for it. ... Although one man alone cannot alter the course of history as we know it, Napoleon was responsible for many things that, if ...

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The paper below goes into the history and consequences of the Marshall Plan. ... In this Committee, which was the pioneer of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), 16 European states were represented: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Kissinger, T L). ... Of the $13 billion, roughly 3.1 billion went to Great Britain, 2.7 billion to France, 1.5 billion to Italy, just under 1.5 billion to the Federal Republic of Germany and the rest to other West E...

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The city states that were characteristic of ancient Greece, the feudal principalities that defined Europe in the Middle Ages, and the empires that have existed throughout recorded history (both Eastern and Western) have largely been replaced by the nation-states as the dominant actors within the international arena. ... This war helped Germany to replace France as a major power and also due to Bismarck diplomacy the Austria was replaced by Italy as major power. ... Germany, Italy and Australia formed triple alliance 1882 in order to maintain status of quo of 1871. ...

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Italian terms used in musical notation denote more than a dozen different tempos, which included allegro, moderato, and lento. ... When looking at literature, "romantic" was always determined by literary definitions, then it is undeniable, taking Europe as a whole, that the history or pre-history of Romanticism begins in about 1770. ...

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Throughout history people possessing the same cultural identity (history, language, and customs) have felt a sense of coming together as one nation. ... The two world wars WWI and the WWII were the consequences of this heightened wave of nationalistic ideas in Germany, Italy and the rest of the European nations. ...

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It is often called the Great Exchange because it was one of the vastest global trades in history. ... Had it not been for the Columbian Exchange, Florida would lack oranges, there would be no bananas in Ecuador, Hungary would have no paprika, there would be no tomatoes in Italy, Colombia would have not coffee, no pineapples in Hawaii, Texas would have no cattle, no donkeys in Mexico, no cigarettes in France and Switzerland would not have chocolate. ...

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The 20th century marked the bloodiest century not only in the American history but globally. ... Additionally, in Europe, Germany and Italy joined hand together with Japan to wage war against the United States. ...

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("The History of the Euro," n.d.).... " By joining the 17-nation Eurozone, some less-prosperous countries - notably Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy - suddenly had access to cheap credit. ...

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A plague this devastating had never been seen before in history and many historians believe that many would not visit their dying parents as the plague had laced them with fear. ... However, this can lead to the answer that women where also a victim as many were blamed for the spread of the plague, with many prostitutes in Italian towns being targeted and blamed. ...

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Through history civilizations have rose and fell, carved out of nature, dependent on nature, in the end nature took them back. In spite of the fact that individuals in those colonized nations had settled for a huge number of year, had rich and differed history, some of them, particularly in a piece of Africa, were not all that educated. ... Some of the major colonizers known to date are France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom (LCN). ...

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The rise of nationalistic and nation-orientated movements and revolutions, in opposition to any form of imperial rule and idea of empire over time, indicate the various attempts to re-define and re-imagine what it is that a society belongs to; and the never ending struggle for various groups throughout history, seeking to find autonomy for their own affairs. ... Considering revolutions were taking place throughout Europe, it accounted for further tensions – Already the revolutions in Spain, the Two Sicilies and Greece in 1820-21, and later in the 1830's and 1840's claims fo...

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I've never been interested in history of any kind, which would explain my failures to participate in class and so when I first stepped into the Museum of Tolerance I didn't expect it to make me want to learn and I certainly did not expect one museum visit to change my whole perspective on what human life used to be. ... During the 1800's, African-Americans were portrayed as ridiculous comic figures in newspapers while European immigrants (Irish, Jews and Italians) were stereotyped as stupid, vicious and dishonest. ...

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Throughout the history of the struggle to improve human rights and individual freedoms, there have been a lot of agreements to improve and support the treatment of the minority languages in the different countries. ... Catalan is spoken in Andorra, the Spanish region of Catalonia and other parts of eastern Spain, the Balearic Islands, and the regions of Sardinia in Italy and Rousillon in France. ...

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