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    An age of exploration and Expansion How did Muslim merchants expand the world trade network at the end of the fifteenth century? The only way of expanding the world during the contemporaries was by sea on vessels and this was well utilized by the Muslims‚ who were either Arab or Indian converts. Because of the convenient location around the Mediterranean area the Muslim merchants expanded their world from the land of the five seas‚ Caspian Sea‚ Red Sea‚ Mediterranean Sea‚ Black Sea and the Arabian

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    Internet Explorer is a free popular internet browser for Windows from Microsoft Company. It is a powerful qualitative application for home and work and no one can confute this statement! This is a convenient fast and multifunctional browser which supports all new web-standards and technologies. Original author(s) Thomas Reardon Developer(s) Microsoft Initial release August 16‚ 1995; 18 years ago Stable release • Windows: 11.0.7 (v11.0.9600.17401)[1] (8 April 2014; 3 days ago[2]) [±] •

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    In the early 15th century the Age of Exploration began‚ which changed world history. European powers were sparked by ambition to gain wealth‚ power through trade and spreading religion among several nations. Among all these nations‚ Spain was the one with the most ambition‚ who sought an alternate route towards Asia for direct access to valuable spices and other goods. Spain had their reasoning as to why they had to seek an alternate route‚ due to having conflict with the Islam. This conflict caused

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    Challenges During the Gilded Age There were many groups of people who faced challenges and struggled in America during the Gilded Age. Immigrants‚ African Americans‚ and factory workers were all groups of people that struggled in many ways during this time period. Some of these groups struggles were similar‚ but some were different. One group that faced many struggles compared to others were immigrants. When immigrants first arrived in the United States they would be sent to Ellis Island to become

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    Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513)‚ after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland. Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain‚ leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft‚ then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see

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    the viewer. However‚ on occasions where Swiper succeeds in snatching the belongings of other people‚ the viewer is presented with the challenge of helping Boots and Dora locate the lost items. Another obstacle involves encounters with another one of the program’s antagonists; the "Grumpy Old Troll" dwelling beneath a bridge that Dora and Boots must cross‚ who challenges them with a riddle before permitting them the past that needs to be solved with the viewer’s help. Known for the constant breaking

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    The Explorer’s Daughter Background Kari Herbert‚ whose father was a polar explorer‚ lived as a child with her family in northwest Greenland in the Arctic. She was so fascinated by the place she returned there later as an adult to write about it. The book from which this extract is taken is partly a memoir (a form of autobiography) and partly a travel book‚ giving the reader information about this strange and beautiful place‚ its people and its animals. She found that the way of life of

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    Authority is directing commands‚ coercing people into following one’s rule/plan‚ followers are fearful but their respect was not earned. Ernest Shackleton was one of the polar explorers‚ who went looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune by setting records during an era known as‚ the “Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.” He set out with 28 men to the South Pole with the goal as the first people to be able to walk across Antarctica. It was dangerous and reckless; they were putting their lives on

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    Question 1 Write a short summary of the facts of the case-.i.e.‚ what happened to the spelunkers The facts of the case from judge Truepenny‚C.J. The case of the Speluncean Explorers came about after five members of the Speluncean Society became trapped in a cave they were exploring after a landslide .this event occurred in May‚4299 in the Central Plateau of this Commonwealth. After they failed to return home their families notified the Secretary of the Society‚ who then sent a rescue team to

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    The Age of Exploration was a time from the 15th to the 17th century when Europeans began to explore their world to find new trade routes with the East‚ and spread Christianity. Two of the rival superpowers during this time were Spain and Portugal. They competed to find new trade routes and resources. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal‚ and was raised in a noble family. He served King Manuel I by establishing Portugal’s influence in India‚ but they had a falling out so he went to

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