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    Carnival in Spain

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    Carnival in Spain The carnival is a public event that holds the characteristics of the circus. People usually dress up or wear masks during the celebrations as well‚ like a masquerade. Most of the people think that the event of the Carnival in Spain drew from "farewell to the flesh‚" that represents the immoderation that lead up to Lent‚ which is when the cheery season begins. Some think Carnival is a result from the Saturnalia‚ which is a roman festival‚ where people coddle themselves to a lot

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    Age of Exploration

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    Age of Exploration: Innovations that changed Europe. During 1400-1700‚ Europe’s age of exploration would change them forever. Europe had many innovations that aided exploration. They came up with stern post rudder‚ the compass‚ the trade winds‚ and Lateen and square sails in combination. All these new findings enabled them to search new land and they discovered goods they had never seen before. Items like coffee‚ tea‚ potatoes‚ chocolate‚ squash‚ maize‚ all gave Europe’s economy new life. With

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    Role of tourism in spain

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    During Franco’s regime Spain became isolated from democracy‚ he had followed Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship which resulted in the Spanish Civil War. During the war the leaders of the Spanish military army immediately asked Germany for their help asking them for aeroplanes to fly in troops from Morocco to Spain. Originally Germany rejected the request as they thought it would result into a war within Europe‚ however Adolf Hitler did not agree with the current leaders views and after a discussion he

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    The Age of Exploration was a time of daunting expeditions across land and sea in Europe that lasted from the early 15 century to the 17th century. During this time period‚ countless places‚ such as America and several inventions influenced how Europeans believed. Individuals utilized these inventions to better their understanding of how the world functioned so that they could navigate in a more accurate way. Three of these fundamental inventions were the caravel‚ the magnetic compass‚ and the astrolabe

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    1769 In the year of 1769‚ there was a series of significant events done by the Kingdom of Spain on their territory formerly known as “New Spain”. The events transpired the land of “New Spain” into what is now known as San Diego‚ California. Around that time the area of San Diego was not fully established from the prior history it was known as Alta‚ California to which the Spaniard were in full control of that land. However the land was uncultivated and was not seen as a territory that had a lot

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    Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese

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    14 35 N‚ 121 00 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington‚ DC during Standard Time) Spain Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain‚ France‚ and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). Location:

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    Before the age of exploration‚ the Europeans did not know what lay beyond Cape Non (Cape Chaunar) on the African coast‚ and whether it was possible to return once it was crossed. Hence‚ the overland Silk Road and the Spice Trade Routes are the extensive interconnected network of trade routes to the world. However‚ the economically important Silk Road and Spice Trade Routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire by 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire‚ spurring exploration motivated initially by

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    There are many effects that happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were

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    THIS WAS LIMITED TO A 1-2 PAGE ESSAY ANSWER (TIMED) FOR A MIDTERM EXAM Question: Discuss the causes of the Dutch revolt against Spain. What were the consequences for the emerging power of England? Answer: Although the Low Countries possessed no other identity other than fragmented states that were "owned" (or controlled) by the dukes of Burgundy‚ and therein‚ when called upon to send delegates to an estates general‚ the seeds of collaboration were placed. As Phillip II entered the scene with

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