Spain and Portugal led the European Age of Discovery‚ an era lasting from roughly 1450-1750‚ in technological advances‚ exploration‚ and colonization. Both countries had been incorporated into the Islamic world during much of the Middle Ages and emerged as newly reformulated kingdoms in the period leading into the Age of Discovery. Each sought to push forth from their geographic boundaries and‚ in so doing‚ enrich their kingdoms through exploration and trade. Portugal emerged as a nation in 1128
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The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency ANVISA South South Cooperation: the experience of ANVISA in the Americas‚ Africa and Asia Mateus Rodrigues Cerqueira International Affairs Office ICDRA 14 Singapore‚ November / December 2010 ANVISA / Ministry of Health – The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency Mission: • “To protect and promote health‚ ensuring the quality and safety of products and services and taking part in developing access to them.“ Values: • Technical and scientific knowledge
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Christians tried to convert the Muslims who were occupying this area. The Iberians did not stop with the European mainland; they were also expanding overseas. They were interested in the fertile land of the Canary Islands‚ Madeira‚ Azores and Cape Verde. These islands would also prove to be strategic acquisitions for the Iberians‚ as they would eventually provide the Iberians with bases and ports to be used for commerce. Throughout the 15th century the Spanish and Portuguese had been exploring
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their minds‚ the Portuguese started to occupy most of Africa‚ and started creating commerce between the two. By the fifteen century the Portuguese had established a well organized trading system with most of the Southern parts of Africa‚ including Cape of Good Hope in 1488‚ the southernmost trip. The trade was similar throughout most of the country. The main goods that were trade by the Portuguese were gold‚ spices (in particular salt)‚ ivory‚ kola nuts‚ cotton cloth‚ ebony‚ gum‚ leopard skins‚ ostrich
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Janelle Mae C. Margallo III-Sodium Asia There are 27 countries in Asia; Asia stretches from former "stans" of the USSR to the Pacific Ocean. Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia The 23 countries of the Middle East
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sixteenth century. (1417) Portugal’s Prince Henry the navigator established a school of seamanship and navigation in 1419. He was a son of Portugal’s King John I. During his reign the Portuguese explored the Madeira Islands and discovered the Cape Verde islands. (1419) Charles VI ruled France for forty two years. In 1388‚ Charles declared himself sole ruler. Four years later‚ he experienced his first bought of insanity. He was the ruler of France during the Hundred Years War. In 1420‚ Charles
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Protests spread to Libya There has been a lot of political unrest in the past few weeks. Algeria in 1992 and now Tunisia‚ followed by Egypt and now countries in the Middle East are feeling the effect. Yemen and Bahrain are also experiencing political demonstrations. The protests now include Libya another North African country. All of these countries previously stated above‚ have many things in common‚ this is why they are often grouped together. Islam is the dominant religion‚ Arabic is widely
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fourteenth century‚ the first permanent settlement in the region was established only in 1659 at Saint-Louis at the mouth of the Senegal River. In 1848 the French presence in the region was still confined to a few enclaves: the island of Gorée off Cape Verde‚ a longtime entrepot in the slave trade to the Antilles; Saint-Louis‚ the colony’s administrative and commercial center;a handful of precariously-held trading posts on the lower Senegal River; and the Casamance region between British Gambia and
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be found in the area namely: beach forest‚ molave forest‚ mangrove forest‚ dipterocarp forest‚ and mossy forest. The three trails on the island – Lagunzad‚ Leonardo and Siwangag – provide lifeenhancing and educational experiences. Beach at Cape Engaño identified by CNN as third of ten best beaches in the Philippines. The coastal and marine resource of the island is endowed with rich species of soft and hard corals and seagrasses which serves as spawning and nursery ground of various
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