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    of travel‚ people were going all around the globe. During the Elizabethan Age‚ many interesting events occurred behind the great leadership of Elizabeth I’s fleets. Throughout the whole period of her rule there were new discoveries and inventions of great importance. The discoveries England made included many other distant lands such as Newfoundland. Exploration was prevalent during this time period and there were many brave explorers who went around the world for different reasons. The only thing

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    TV was nothing more than sit-coms‚ cartoons‚ comedies‚ and soap operas‚ but today you actually have more educational options to view. There are a number of different History channels‚ the science channel‚ the national geographic channel‚ and the discovery channel. If you wish to learn something‚ most likely there will be a television show or program about that subject. News programming offers political debates and commentaries‚ as well as current and world events. PBS has some good children’s programming

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    the continent‚ a notable achievement which was still not possible in other parts of the world.” The American scientific explorers made noteworthy and accepted contributions to the culture of science‚ ranging from Joseph Leidy and Othniel Marsh’s discovery of the evolution of the horse to the employment of photography in the study exposed land forms‚ all of which took place between 1855 and

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    The Discovery of the Fibonacci Sequence A man named Leonardo Pisano‚ who was known by his nickname‚ "Fibonacci"‚ and named the series after himself‚ first discovered the Fibonacci sequence around 1200 A.D. The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each term is the sum of the 2 numbers preceding it. The first 10 Fibonacci numbers are: (1‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 8‚ 13‚ 21‚ 34‚ 55‚ 89). These numbers are obviously recursive. Fibonacci was born around 1170 in Italy‚ and he died around 1240 in Italy

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    Silver Trade

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    In the early modern period‚ silver became the currency of the world. Never before had any good been so zealously sought after or acquired. Not even the grand spice trade routes over Asia could compare with the enormous scale and complexity the discovery of deposits of silver in Spanish America and Japan brought to global commerce. The silver trade initially brought extravagant‚ even opulent‚ wealth to Europe‚ China‚ Japan‚ and the traders in these nations‚ but in the end resulted in one of the most

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    The discovery of the light bulb Finally the bell rings everybody running toward homeroom I take my time and pack my books away. We just watched a video about Virginia part of the 13 colonies back then in history class. Since I was the last one to leave my teacher Mrs.Trovato said “did you enjoy watching the video?”I quietly respond yes and start wondering about how people survived back then. When I came back from school I changed my skinny jeans and blouse in to my sweats and tank top. Quickly

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    Columbian Exchange

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    Layla Taha Columbian Exchange DBQ Essay The Columbian Exchange was a sea trade connecting the “Old World” and the “New World” while transferring peoples‚ animals‚ plants‚ and diseases in the 15th century. This transfer of trade products also provoked the Age of Exploration‚ including Christopher Columbus’s discover of the Western Hemisphere in 1492. Many European explorers discovered new land in this region and saw many prosperous civilizations. Despite having flourishing civilizations

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    Age Of Discovery Dbq

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    intensive exploration and colonization of the world. Some of the many motives for exploration were that the Europeans wanted prestige‚ power‚ wealth‚ and to convert individuals to Christianity. Some historians often refer to this as the Age of Discovery‚ in which the Portuguese and Spaniards play a major role during this time. After an outbreak in Europe on the 14th century known as the Black Death‚ caused about 25 million people to die over a five-year period. This made Europe go through a major

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    Discovery of St. Augustine

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    May 7‚ 2013 St. Augustine‚ Discovery to Present Day It was April in the year 1513 that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in an area between Cape Canaveral and the mouth of the St. Johns River. Over the years‚ archeologists have performed many “digs” at the Fountain of Youth‚ which is a National Archeological Park‚ where the village called Seloy was once occupied by the Timucuan Indians. This is where the city of St. Augustine began. Ponce de Leon arrived during the Easter season which

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