... artists, sculptors, writers, musicians, and scientists came from Italy. Probably the best known was Leonard Da Vinci. He is famous for his art, sculptures, inventions, and scientific discoveries. He drew the Mona Lisa, which is the most famous painting in the world. The real life Mona Lisa was the wife of an officer in Renaissance Italy. He also made prerequisites to the helicopter, tank, and sub marine among other things. He also invented the crane and an early day cannon, which he never made public because of the vile applications. Other artists such as Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Cha ...

... central cordillera,and the western cordillera.On the Caribean coast is the isolated mountain mass known as the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,the highest peak is 5800 m above sea level.The central cordillera contains the volcanos known as the Huila and the Tomlima the central cordillera also desends to the marshy jungles.The southern portions regions are called Selvas they are drained by the caqueta and the Amazon rivers.natural resources are coffee,allovial fertile soil {Colombia contains several fertile low lying valleys,but only about 5% of the country`s land area,chiefly at higher elevations,is cultivated.So ...

... States many of us, including myself, don't really know what 'poverty' is. It seems like only a select few are afflicted by it here and programs like Welfare and Food Stamps (with varying degrees of success) seem to lessen the effects. In Central America when one speaks about 'poverty' he/she is including a large proportion of the population. One measure of poverty is the earning power of an individual. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is a measure of income is around $12,000 in the United States. In Central America on the other hand, the wealthiest Country, Costa Rica, came in at just under $2000. ...

... city.By 1772,Mr. Nguyen Cuu Dam began to fill many of the canals to streets. In the mid 19th century,the French with the aid of the Spanish invaded this port city and destroyed the Port.This event was the precursor to the long struggle between the people of Vietnam and France leading To the historical defeat of the French in 1954.In the years after the defeat of the French,Vietnam was devided into two seperate countries and became the hub of resettlement for many as people from North and central Vietnam immigrated south. In the '60 and '70, was bustling with commerce and business .It was the cultural center and th ...

... sparse human settlement. We ask ourselves, did the Colorado River help or hinder settlement in the Western United States? As settlers began to move westward, the Southwest was considered to be a place to avoid. Few considered it a place to traverse, to spread Christianity, and a possible source of furs or mineral wealth. Finding a reliable or accessible water source, and timber for building was difficult to find. There was a lack of land that could be irrigated easily. By the turn of the century, most present day cities and towns were already established. Trails, roads, and railroads linked sev ...

... and the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, meet in a region called La Junta in the southeast. At La Junta the two ranges form the Sierra Madre del Sur, a maze of volcanic mountains containing the highest peaks in (see Sierra Madre). The Sierra Madre del Sur leads into the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which lies between the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The prominent topographical feature of the country is the central plateau, a continuation of the plains of the southwestern United States. Comprising more than half the total area of , the plateau slopes downward from the west to the east and from the sout ...

... Benazir Bhutto once again became prime minister. This time however, she has a pliant president in the form of an old friend. On November 13, 1993, Farooq Leghari was elected the country president. Yet even with this unique opportunity for agreement within the ruling circle reforms have not taken place (The Europa World Year Book 2460). Despite the PPP's success in the 1993 election they still faced uncertainty. They lack not only a parliamentary majority but unity within their own ranks. One of the biggest problems was a bitter family feud between Benazir Bhutto and her mother, Begum and brother, Murt ...

... plains broken by deep valleys, and traversed by mountain ranges in a northwestern to southwestern direction. Most of the country's rivers drain to the Atlantic Ocean. Forests cover about 31% of the land. "Culture And Customs" The Native American and Spanish strains in Honduran cultural history is visible in the awesome architecture. Fine Arts in Comayagua, the old capital has long been a custom to our southern neighbors. in northwestern Honduras is a ceremonial center of the Old Empire of the Maya and one of the most important archaeological sites in the entire western hemisphere. "Type Of Government" The ...

... august temperatures range from 16 deg c to 27 deg c (that is 60 dea to 80 dea F). In the hot season august to November temperatures range 28 deg c to 32 deg c (85 deg f to 90 deg f ). The country has a wealth of mineral resources , especially copper ,lead, zinc , and coal . Copper accounts for more than 80% of this countries export earnings. The copperbelt where four large copper mines and several smaller mines are located is where most mining takes place it lies north of lusaka along the Zairian border . The many rivers near the mines have valuable potential for hydroelectric power. Its population is mostly ...

... law was written down under the supervision of Draco, and later became known as Draconian law. The Athenians decided that a change in the political system need to be made, and they chose Solon. Changes were to be made to make Solon gain trust and respect from the people of Athens and turn it into a democracy. He introduced economic and constitutional changes in which all free Athenian men were made magistrates. The jobs of the magistrates were to keep records for the Assembly and account for anything they had done. Solon started a council called the Boule which was set up in order to prepare business f ...