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    As we sail through the sea on a journey with a crew called Corps of Discovery. The crew was made up of many people‚ the two people that are more distinguishable are Lewis and Clark. Lewis was the captain and Clark is his co-captain. It is their mission to go on a expedition and discover new things in the uncharted territory. I am one of the crew members they took to aid them in their expedition. We were nearing the shore and getting ready to depart. “Are we all ready crew‚” Lewis said . “ Yes

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    found this route would be rewarded with a great deal of money and fame. This explorer was Christopher Columbus. He started out to accomplish two goals. One of the being to prove that the world was round‚ another was to became rich off of his discovery of the route. Sadly‚ neither of those goals was achieved. Instead‚ he discovered a new land full of

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    Lecture Two: Early Settlement of North America I. The Vikings: First European Visitors to the New World: --Vikings: groups of seafaring warriors from Scandinavia region (modern day Sweden‚ Norway‚ Denmark) most of them small farmers. --Between 750-1050 A.D. clans and family groups unite and begin raiding expeditions to Russia and Western Europe in search of agricultural produce and other riches. --By the end of the first millennia AD (late 9th century-10th century) a small group of

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    The great navigator Columbus 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

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    two of the greatest European empires: Spain and Portugal. Their curiosity for what lay beyond the vast seas of the Atlantic is responsible for the world in which we live today. As these empires embarked on their journey overseas‚ their accidental discovery of the New World yielded many profitable resources. European colonization of the American began with the Spanish landing in the islands of the Caribbean and the Portuguese landing on the coast of Brazil. Upon setting foot in the new world‚ the Spanish

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    year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle was intended to survey South America‚ the Pacific Ocean‚ and Australia. The information Darwin scrutinized during this expedition would indeed change humans’ life on earth forever. Darwin made plentiful momentous discoveries along his voyage; however‚ one of his most notable observations occurred in South America where he realized that all living things must evolve over

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    During the reign of Genghis Khan trade and the exchange of information increased because of the Silk Road which continued for centuries. In the late fifteenth century early sixteenth century the New World was discovered‚ and a wealth of natural resources began to be transported back to Europe. As economies began to grow and farming became more efficient scholars and skilled craftsmen were able to practice and expand upon their craft. Thus‚ new questions and ideas were born they spread. These ideas

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    Exploration Explorers in the late 15th‚ 16th‚ nad early 17th centuries began the European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New dispelled rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would have a dramatic effect on Europe‚ but a devastating impact on those who were wrongly called "Indians." Christopher Columbus: Spanish explorer who‚ with the backing of Ferdinand V and Isabella I‚ discovered

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    Voyage with Christopher Columbus It was the year of 1492‚ when I heard the news from my brothers‚ Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón‚ that Christopher Columbus will be leading a voyage to find a faster route to the East and that he will be recruiting sailors to help him on the voyage. My brothers volunteered for job; with the long years of experience Martín became the captain of the Pinta‚ and Vicente captained the Niña. These two ships is out of three ships and my brothers had the honor

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    The early expansion and exploration of many Europeans made a huge impact on both Europe and the Americas in the age of naval advancement and the surge of conquests from across the sea. (pg. 359-360) Many western cultures in Europe had the desire and fantasy of the exotic external world they had yet to understand and know. (pg. 361) This desire‚ along with material‚ religious‚ and competitive motives‚ is what drew naval advancement and the will to expand and travel among various European countries

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