John Cabot: Explorer sent by Henry VII in 1497 who explored and claimed Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the Grand Banks for England. Cabot was originally sent by Henry in violation of the treaty of Tordesillas to find a direct route to Asia. Cabot, like Columbus thought he had reached Asia, unaware he was…
Which of the following nations was first in the new explorations that began in the 15th century?…
The Portuguese wanted to explore the west coast of Africa to increase trade and to find a new sea…
Portugal, the westernmost country of Europe and part of the Iberian Kingdom, was the first to explore the Atlantic Ocean, colonize the Azores (1441) and nearby islands, and conquer the west coast of Africa reaching the northern Sahara Desert in 1434. In 1444 Portugal lands in the Verde…
"How would western civilization be different if Christopher Columbus<br>had not discovered America?"<br><br>Many circumstances led to Christopher Columbus' discovery of America in 1492. He was born in the port city of Genoa, Italy. He learned the skills of seamanship from working on the sardine fishing fleets. It is also probable<br>that his father owned his own coastal schooner used for trading wool. He<br>had no formal education, which forced him to work in the field of sea navigation. In 1476, Columbus became a chart maker in Lisbon. Any other<br>career he may have chosen, could have prevented him from attempting to find<br>a western sea route from Europe to Asia.<br><br>America would be very different today, if not discovered by Christopher…
Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama, which stretches only 60 miles, where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold, but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually the Indians fought back and drove of the Spanish.…
In the era of exploration, wealthy monarchies devoted and funded expeditions to spread the Catholic religion, gaining fortune and wealth, but most importantly gain uncivilized and unclaimed territory. Wealthy empires, such as the Spanish and the Portuguese, funded historic explorers for example, such as Pizarro and Magellan, to expand and connect two distinct worlds. One of the first explorers to set foot in North America, who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 was the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. As they sailed on August and reached their destination in October, the two-month expedition led them to the Caribbean island where all of his men believed it was India. There Columbus and his men discovered a new civilization, the Taino.…
He sailed around North America and when he did he explored the whole place in the year of 1603. The leading of all of his exploring was a man named King Henry IV.…
Cristopher Columbus was probably one of the greatest explorers of all time. His accomplishments are extra ordinary. Everyone knows that he came to find The New World, but theres much much more that he's done than that.…
Outstanding leaders are often those who display distinguishing charactoristics of true statesmanship. They are not people who are arrogant enough to believe that they know everything about any one subject but instead, are humble and studious. Great leaders set clear cut and realistic goals. They are the kind of people who can see the big picture and scope out a path to get there, never waivering, with great confidence, they lead the way. They are not always the charming type but instead have a way about them of convincing others to join them or to understand their philosophy of the given situation. They are often likeable and seemingly outgoing. Usually great orators, however, not always the perfect writers, such as George Washington and not always with a loud enough voice, such as Patrick Henry.…
From the late 1400’s to the sixteenth century, European kings and queens were overwhelmed by, what is now known as, the Age of Discovery. With all the extensive overseas exploration by European nations trying to colonize on foreign land and globalize, many explorers took their chance to propose an idea for voyage. Arguably one of the greatest sails man and captain in history, Christopher Columbus first proposed his idea to sail west into the Atlantic Ocean to Portuguese royalty, where it was rejected. With his vision and persistence, he then approached Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to propose his ideas and plans, where it was accepted in 1492, and the world was never to be the same again. It was because of Columbus that the New…
Mr. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) navigator Spain famous and pioneering major geographical discoveries in human history. He was in his youth believer in the theory of spherical Earth and not leading the famous Marco Polo every respect and appreciation, and the determination to become a navigator. During the period between the year 1492 and in 1502 crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and discovered the American continent and became a great crew in the history of the world.…
Your family history tells a story of who you are and what your family has overcome in the hundreds of years since it began. My family is a descendent of the famous man who spoke, “Give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry had many struggles in his life in the colonies as well as the beginning of the New America that has contributed to the strength of our family and their hard work ethic in not only work but in life, as well. Henry got his first taste of failure when he was operating his father’s store, which unfortunately had to be closed down. He later started to receive education from his father who was an immigrant from Scotland and his uncle. Later, Patrick operated his father in law’s tavern where he then decided he wanted to be…
In the movie “Regarding Henry” a man named Henry gets shot in the head and suffers from major trauma that has him revert back to a child. Through the whole movie i pondered the same question, which came first, the Id or the super ego? Before Henry’s accident he was a very selfish lawyer, which shows the id. After the accident he acted like a child, still only thinking about himself. However, slowly through rehab and his family he started caring for others over himself, showing the super ego. I believe that Henry's natural state is the id, and that he slowly developed the super ego over time.…
"William Sydney Porter, identified by his pen name O. Henry was an American writer who was born on the 11 September 1862. Short stories of O. Henry are acknowledged for their wordplay, wittiness, warm character description and witty twist conclusions…
