Although Jews have maintained a constant presence in the Land of Israel, the modern concept of Zionism - which led to the formation of the State of Israel - has its roots in nineteenth century Europe.
You would measure the length of a jump rope in feet
<span>People moved from large cities in the East to settle in the Western Territories.--new transportation and territories open up with cheap land drew people west.
Western migration eased the crowding of Northeastern cities and provided a group of people to farm and provide food for the growing industrial centers through the North and Midwest. Railroad transportation allowed for easier travel to the West as well as roads and canals. </span>
The title of the map would be: "The states that made up the Italian Nation in the fifteenth century"
One of the distinctive features of the political organization in Italy was the importance of the city-states and in particular of the republics, which in the fifteenth century some had lost their independence, but not the Renaissance cities such as Florence and Venice. At the beginning of the fifteenth century the Italian territory was very fragmented in states of varying size and importance. The decline of the cities had led to a process of institutional strengthening, concluded with the establishment of signorie (the equivalent of the Iberian lordships), together with the oligarchic republics, founded previously.
