What, Where, When

<BODY TEXT="#290D03" BGCOLOR="#D2CAA8" LINK="#00009D" BACKGROUND="parchment.gif"> <P><A HREF="../../../img/map.conf"><MAP NAME=map> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="25,53,71,69" HREF="milan.html" TARGET=text> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="57,68,76,82" HREF="milan.html" TARGET=text> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="0,73,50,107" HREF="france.html" TARGET=text> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="107,112,216,143" HREF="florence.html" TARGET=text> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="47,124,106,152" HREF="vinci.html" TARGET=text> <AREA SHAPE=rect COORDS="93,174,155,222" HREF="rome.html" TARGET=text> </MAP><IMG ISMAP USEMAP="#map" SRC="map.gif" WIDTH=283 HEIGHT=354 BORDER=0 ALIGN=left></A></P> <H2>Renaissance Italy</H2> <P>In the fifteenth century, Italy was not the unified country we know today. At that time the boot-shaped peninsula was divided into many small independent states. Naples in the south was ruled by a series of kings. Popes of the Roman Catholic Church ruled the middle section. To the north different families controlled the largest and wealthiest city-states of Florence, Milan, and Venice. They fought wars against each other and against smaller neighboring states to increase their power.</P> <P>Leonardo did work for important people in Milan, in France, in Florence, Vinci and Rome.</P> <CENTER><A HREF="LeoHomePage.html"><IMG SRC="wax.gif" ALT="Leonardo Home" WIDTH=70 HEIGHT=70 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom></A></CENTER> <P><BR clear=all> <HR WIDTH="80%"> </P> <CENTER>Science Learning Network / email: sln@mos.org / © 1997 The Museum of Science<FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT></CENTER> </BODY>