By crossing Georgia virtually unopposed , they had demonstrated that the confederacy was dying on its feet . So South Carolina was the state that had started the whole war , and Sherman was keen to start punitive raids on South Carolina .
Leonardo da Vinci was a notable man of the Renaissance, giving him the nickname "The Renaissance Man." He was born on April 15, 1452, in present day Italy. The Mona Lisa was one of his most famous paintings.