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    EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR MIGRATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO JAMAICA AND THE WIDER CARIBBEAN * Before the rennasnce while eroupe was in great turmoil * A nation would rise from Europe * Its people strong and ambitious to gain more power and make their nation richer * They conquered an united with other European states * But Europe seemed to be too small of a country for ther people of higher standards and information * So they went out to coquor the world in the name of god and

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    Swan Lake is a globally well-known ballet choreographed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He composed the ballet in the late 1880s. Even though it failed miserably initially‚ Swan Lake is now considered the renowned classical ballet piece among the many others. I personally grew up watching numerous Swan Lake plays. Talk about the choreographer briefly in one paragraph. Swan Lake centers around the story of two girls: Odette and Odile who resemble each other closely. Odette‚ a young maiden

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    lances‚ quarter staves‚ halberds; these are also some of the many types of weapons used. Heavy artillery such as trebuchets and ballista’s were used as siege weapons to overthrow a castle’s defenses. Some of the most important weapons were the bow and crossbow due to their longer ranged capabilities. For several years‚ “traditional long bows… [Were] used for thousands of years for mining‚ hunting‚ and for warfare” (Marshal

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    writing. Secondly‚ the document shows how the Spanish people treated Indigenous people. From their perspective‚ they instilled fear and astonishment in them. The document emphasized aspects of the Spanish‚ including their advanced weapons (guns and crossbows) and the appearance of their horses and dogs. Also‚ the Spaniard’s appearance was described as having their bodies covered‚ with chalky faces‚ yellow hair‚ and long beards. The descriptions show how differently they dressed or appeared to the Aztec

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    Medieval Weapons

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    they stopped using the late armor after the Roman Empire ended. Medieval weapons went from simple farm tools to sophisticated siege engines. Some of the weapons used in the medieval time are Long sword‚ Stilettos‚ Morningstar’s‚ Winged spears‚ Crossbows‚ Arquebuses‚ Stone throwers‚ Bombards‚ and Chemical biological and psychological. Long swords were used during the late medieval period during the 1350’s to 1550. The Long sword

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    for the first time his men became lazy and put the indigenous people to work and as a result these people attacked but it was futile and many of them died. This was because the Spanish men were better armed with steal and metal weapons‚ powerful crossbows unlike the simple arrows and bows of the indigenous people. As taken from Caribbean History: Foundations Book 1 written by William Claypole and John Robottom it says ‘The Spaniards used horses for quick attacks and retreats‚ while the Tainos suffered

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    Table Of Contents -The Experiment......................................................................................3 -Ballista Basic Information......................................................................3 -History of a Ballista................................................................................3 -Physics of a Ballista..............................................................................3‚4 -Results............................................

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    Leonardo Da Vinci’s Impact on the World Most people only know Leonardo Da Vinci as a painter‚ but he was much more. Leonardo Da Vinci studied more fields than any other man in the world. Leonardo was a writer‚ botanist‚ cartographer‚ geologist‚ anatomist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ mathematician‚ scientist‚ musician‚ architect‚ sculptor‚ and a painter. Leonardo Da Vinci created scissors‚ many people use scissors every day. Leonardo Da Vinci was an innovator who had enormous impact on today’s

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    professional soldiers that fought for whoever paid them the most amount of money‚ on his side. Williams’s men also had better weapons and armour‚ for example: the cavalry were all equipped with mail hauberk‚ there is some evidence some of the archers used crossbows in addition to bows and arrows‚ some battle maces were also used along with spears and swords‚ round and kite shaped shields mean that the Normans were more protected from the English. Another benefit that William had was his great leadership skills

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    fifteen miles an hour. To my astonishment‚ he was running as fast as I was‚ something I would have never imagined possible out of a human. I turned around for a split second. Behind us was a human in a thick furred coat. While he had some sort of crossbow in his hand pointed at the sky‚ that wasn’t the biggest weapon he had. His entire body was covered in knives‚ bolts‚ and and all sorts of other varieties of weapons. He was a walking weapons’ shop. However‚ hearing Alex’s footsteps ahead of me prompted

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