A Journey To The Kingdom of Spain In the summer of 2010 when final exams were over and the holiday had just started‚ my friends and I planned a ten-day-trip to Spain‚ which we were all excited about. A dream was finally fulfilled after having such a wonderful trip; however‚ we also encountered some terrible and scary phases. This adventure was the most memorable‚ for me‚ and one which we all learned from. I think everyone could learn from our bad experiences to prevent experiencing what we faced
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1. The desire to spread Christianity and obtain money led to European exploration. The European countries believed that they had a duty to convert non Christians all over the world. Merchants and traders traveled overseas to get spices and luxury goods from Asia.The trading of spices and luxury goods was a profitable business in Europe. Spices such as nutmeg‚ cinnamon and pepper were introduced during the Crusades. After the Crusades‚ the demand for spices increased‚ but their wasn’t enough of a
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The Age of Exploration began in the 1400’s. Europeans were urgent to get various spices from Asia. Flavours were utilized to preserve different foods and keep them away from rotting. However‚ many spices were costly and unsafe to get. Many traders needed to travel parts of the risky Silk Road (an unsafe way from Europe to Asia) to get them. Since the Silk Road was often closed because of different wars‚ European rulers started to pay for various explorations to discover a way to get to Asia so they
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wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make a fortune selling these goods back at home.However
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MCOM3 “Ibiza‚ Spain: the party destination Vegas doesn’t want you to know about” By: Kirsten Hudson Imagine Las Vegas as a beautiful beachfront island‚ with no rules or inhibitions; Perfect weather‚ more accessible and better variety of nightlife‚ where the freaks come out harder and later at night. Imagine landing in your destination‚ and everyone on the plane begins cheering‚ laughing‚ and taking shots; then you have Ibiza. Ibiza‚ Spain is a Balearic Island located just off of Valencia‚ in
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GKE1 Task 3 GKE1 Task 3 A. The rise of imperialism by Portugal was due to the pursuit of exploration and trade. Imperialism is the acquisition of territory by either political or military force‚ while colonialism is sending citizens to inhabit and populate a new territory. Portugal landed in Brazil on April 23‚ 1500 and began setting up trading stations called “feitorias”.(Skidmore‚ 1999) Portugal did not have the population to colonize the new land and these stations were minimally
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------------------------------------------------- King Phillip II of Spain ------------------------------------------------- PHIListhebomb@gmail.com 21 Spanish Way Madrid‚ Spain 93827 (985) 453-9647 Objective: To secure a position on the King Phil Show. Accomplishments: * 1556- Crowned King of Spain * Inherited Naples‚ the Netherlands‚ Sicily‚ Milan‚ and the Americas from his
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various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt in 1415 that an English monarch is answered affirmatively as the king of France’s heir. Henry dies in 1422 - as does Charles VI of France - and his baby son is head ornamented King of England and France. Supporters of Charles VI’s son continue following
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advanced exploration by building a navigation school. Advancements in technology and a desire for new goods and new trade routes helped bring about the Age of Exploration‚ while slavery‚ disease‚ and war were some negative effects of the colonization of the New World. Technology in Europe advanced the causes of exploration‚ while the desire for goods in Asia and Africa gave Europeans the determination to explore. A special type of ship called a Caravel was used in many European explorations. They
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Portugal is located on the continent of Europe‚ in a little area west of Spain along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Civilizations lived on the Indian Peninsula. The Indian peninsula is located north of the Indian Ocean‚ and east of Africa‚ west of China and south of Russia. The Brazilian Civilizations lived in modern-day Brazil‚ which is a large area of rainforest in eastern South America. The Inuit Civilization lived in what is today Greenland‚ a large island north
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