whole". "Indians" When Americas was settled in 1492‚ America was a desert‚ a waste land. • The first settlers had probably crossed the Bering Strait at various times between 15‚000 and 60‚000 years ago. • They arrived from Asia who came by sea‚ and possibly from other parts of the world • The western hemisphere contained cities‚ roads‚ irrigation systems‚ trade networks‚ empires (Aztecs in Mexico)‚ kingdoms (Incas in Peru) • In 1492: The total population estimation 50 to 90 million
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Michelangelo We all have our own outlook on the “Renaissance man” and what he truly was. Some may say he is a perfectionist while others may say he is knowledgeable. Extraordinary artists like Leonardo da Vinci‚ Albrecht Durer‚ and Michelangelo are all great leaders of the Italian Renaissance. Each of them bought something unique and fresh to the art world. However‚ Michelangelo brought his own style and technique into the public eye and changed the Renaissance with his originality. During the
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Christopher Columbus is one of the most well known figures in United States history. He is credited with finding the Americas‚ even though he mistook it for India. Though he didn’t realize it at the time‚ Columbus and his crew changed the course of history forever. Christopher Columbus was born on October 31‚ 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy where he was also raised. While still in his teenage years he involved himself in sailing. He worked on a merchant ship until he was 19 years old. He then began to study
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APWH Unit 4 COT essay: Commerce in the Indian Ocean In the Indian Ocean region from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E.‚ commerce changed in that there was a shift in dominance over trade‚ and the demand of certain products changes‚ and a continuity was the Europeans’ demands for goods from Asia. A change in commerce from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. was the changing of control over trade. Around 650 C.E.‚ the Swahili dominated the trade‚ especially since there were so many coastal forts of the east side of Africa
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2325 2400 AVERAGE WEEKLY DEMAND (CALCULATED) TOY AUTO 1275 TOY TRUCK 383 TOY ROBOT 642 MASTER SCHEDULE EOQ CALCULATIONS AUTO TRUCK ROBOT WEEKLY DEMAND RATE 1275 383 642 PRODUCTION RATE PER WEEK 3500 1750 2333 UNIT COST 3.2 6.5 4.1 SETUP COST 293 CARRYING COST(% Per Year) 25% ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY 8740 3034 5130 BEGINNING INVENTORY LEVEL INPUT 4000 2000 1500 Run-out Time = Inventory Level / Demand (in
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Key: 1-2 2-4 3-5 4-1 5-3 ----------------------- Task 1. Find and match the biography details to the explorers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. He was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very
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The Reconquista was a period of 750 years in which several Christian kingdoms slowly expanded themselves over Spain to defeat the Muslim states. Granada‚ the last Islamic city in Spain‚ fell to Isabella and Ferdinand’s forces on the second of January 1492. The downfall of Granada marked the final act of the Reconquista. The city of Granada was the most important thing for Isabella and Ferdinand during their marriage. Isabella was the queen of the kingdom of Castile‚ and Ferdinand was to gain control
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longer use the word “discovery” to describe the European exploration‚ conquest‚ and colonization of a hemisphere already home to millions of people. But there can be no doubt that when Christopher Columbus made landfall in the West Indian islands in 1492‚ he set in motion some of the most pivotal developments in human history.” (p.1) I think Foner give the first chapter the title “A New World” because that is what modern America history started from even though the discovery of America is the most
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The year was 1600‚ and Spain was unquestionably at the zenith of its power. After a successful Reconquista and explosion of colonization‚ the Spanish Empire had built a powerful military‚ a cohesive empire throughout Europe and the North and South of the Americas‚ and was looking forward to Cultural Revolution and continued growth in overseas trade. This was the Spanish Golden Age‚ when the Iberian Nation was unrivaled as the cultural and economic hegemon of Europe. It seems insanity that in one
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After the successful explorations of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ a new trend in exploration and colonization was sparked. Europeans were greatly interested in colonizing and taking full control of the land discovered in the Americas and Africa. The exchange of diverse plants‚ food‚ and animals would ultimately lead to a better life for the Europeans‚ as they would be exposed to new items. The Columbian Exchange brought many effects‚ socially and economically‚ to the New World‚ Africa‚ and Europe
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