laughing stock of the Western World‚ to a dominant global power. Prior to 1500‚ Europe played a restricted role when it came to technology and other major world events. Empires such as Ming China‚ and the Ottomans‚ were two of the dominant global cultures prior to 1500‚ and Europe was nowhere near as advanced as these two were. As these two countries started to make an inward turn‚ it gave Europe a chance to prosper which changed the course of history forever. The “European Miracle” was an event that
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*2. (a) Name four west European countries that explored the New World and name* one explorer who sailed for each country‚ (b) Of the four *explorers‚ named*‚ state the one you would most have liked to accompany. Discuss two reasons for your choices. Four west European explores that traveled to the New World. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 5/20/1506 Jacques Cartier (12/31/1491 – 9/1/1557) {draw:frame} John Cabot_ (c. 1450 – c. 1498)_ Pedro Álvares
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The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also
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European exploration and colonization had a myriad of effects on both the New World and the Old World. It allowed both hemispheres to experience new foods and new diseases. In the end‚ although some of these effects were negative‚ the expansion to the New World was beneficial to humanity. European exploration led to the great melting pot of North America. Because of the newly opened trade routes fruits‚ vegetables‚ and animals were able to cross the Atlantic Ocean‚ many of which were new to the
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The European Union; a curse or a blessing? The European Union started in 1951 with the collaboration of six countries to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states under the name ‘European Coal and Steel Community’. This formation evolved into what is now the largest free-trade zone in the world with 27 countries using a single market. The European Union has caused growth and power for Europe and convenience for its citizens‚ but it also always had its share of criticism. For this essay
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salvation II. The narrow escape for Europe 1. Seeking for the cure 2. The half-finished dream of ‘Eurobond’ 3. The ‘Grexit’ plan 4. The return of Deutsche Mark III. The judgment time I. The debate over salvation The world has spent nearly 4 years discussing about the Eurozone Debt Crisis‚ figuring out its causes and measuring its impacts. Meanwhile‚ it has greatly magnified its intensity as well as its scale; Italia‚ Portugal‚ and Spain have recently become its next
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European Integration Date: 09.01.2014 Introduction The following paper will provide an overview on the importance of the regional union of Balkans countries before joining European Union. Initially the paper will describe the main forms of integration and the main benefit for each of them. Furthermore‚ the paper will explain the main barriers of political integration of the Albania‚ Macedonia‚ Kosova and Montenegro. The essay will be based in the daily political development of the
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Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu 12-29-2010 Erasmus Programme European Economic Integration Lecturer: Petr Vymetal Student: Pia Kaindl Norway and the European Union Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu 12-29-2010 Erasmus Programme European Economic Integration Lecturer: Petr Vymetal Student: Pia Kaindl Structure of the text 1. Introduction 2. History till 1981 3 Norway - An Overview 3.1 Economical 3.2 Political 4 Bilateral Trade Agreements 5 Battle with the
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Many reasons were behind European Colonization of the New World‚ which‚ in countless ways‚ shaped the lifestyle we know today. However‚ three of those reasons stand out most in assessing what made the colonization of the Americas possible. New trade routes‚ religious freedom‚ and ambitions of wealth all played major roles in colonizing the Americas. When Columbus set out west‚ he was seeking a new‚ faster route to Asia. He did discover an important route to somewhere. While the route to the Americas
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infecting an unsuspecting population that had no immunity to such diseases. The Europeans were said to be thoroughly diseased by the time Columbus set sail on his first voyage (Cowley‚ 1991). Through the domestication of such animals as pigs‚ horses‚ sheep‚ and cattle‚ the Europeans exposed themselves to a vast array of pathogens which continued to be spread through wars‚ explorations‚ and city-building. Thus any European who crossed the Atlantic was immune to such diseases as measles and smallpox because
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