AP European History HANDOUT Explorers Networking Assignment Name of Explorer: Bartolomeo Diaz Date (s) of Exploration: August 1487 - December 1488 Nation of Representation: Portugal Discovery: -set out to find a way around the southern tip of Africa (also to establish a friendly relationship with the country of Prester John‚ a Christian African king) -followed previous route from Diogo Cao to Cape Cross -continued along coast‚ reached Kwaaihoek (today known as Eastern Cape province)
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The period of time from the late 1400s to the early 1700s is often referred to as the age of exploration; this is because during this time frame many explorers from Europe were racing to examine the Americas. Some explorers wanted to journey to the Americas‚ just to explore‚ and gain knowledge and glory‚ but to do that they needed financial backing and with the royalty’s money came the political agenda. First‚ Spain sent crews to examine the newly found lands. Soon after‚ England and France followed
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American exploration and settlement who were conquered or put to slavery? In our early history‚ no one asks the question‚ what about the suffering of our earliest ancestors. Those that suffered‚ were victimized or put into slavery?. The early American explorers and settlers who were here; like the Spanish‚ English or the French victimized the people for their own profit. People like Montezuma‚ Pocahontas and . Our violating and mistreatment of these early Americans. History shows a dark side of society
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about 350 million years ago. Marco Polo: Was an Italian adventurer. Vasco de Gama: An explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed the Incas of Peru in 1532 Francis Coronado: An explorer who searched for the fabled golden cities. Hernan Cortes: An explorer who conquered the Aztecs. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: Explored the California coast in 1542
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Tink Tink! Those sounds are the sounds of the Vikings and Amelia Earhart changing the whole world forever. There are many explorers in the past‚ the present‚ and future. Some explorers were very important and well known like Amelia Earhart or the great explorers the Vikings.The Vikings and Amelia are different and similar in many ways. First‚The Vikings are my past explorers. They traveled around 1000 A.D.Most of the Vikings used boats to travel.Since the Vikings traveled in the wild they had to
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European explorers‚ exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world‚ hence the name- the New World. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors and explorers to the uncharted terrains of the new continent. Motives for the Spanish‚ French‚ and English explorers varied
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astronomy and he was also an explorer. He sailed to East Africa and Malaysia. In his times many people didn’t think that the world is round or that you can sail around the world. Magellan challenged this and set out on a journey to circumnavigate the globe despite people’s beliefs. The Spaniards funded his long trip. Though some might argue that Magellan was a lunatic with god like delusions who could not finish his job‚ he was actually the world’s greatest explorer because with out him‚ the trip
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Christopher Columbus Who was the greatest explorer of the Age of Exploration? Vespucci? No. Magellan? No. Columbus? Yes. Columbus paved the road for all explorers of the time. Columbus was an Italian explorer who thought that he could reach India by traveling west instead of having to sail under the southern tip of Africa; this was very dangerous because of the harsh weather and pirates looking for ships to raid. At the time in Europe it was a common belief of the educated that the world was
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Case Analysis Report In August 2000‚ Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company recalled 6.5 Million ATX and AT tires that had been installed on Ford’s Explorer model SUV. At the time‚ it appeared as though Ford and Firestone were doing the right thing. They had found out that the tread separated on Ford Explorers in states with intense heat‚ such as Florida and Texas. However‚ it later came to light that both Ford and Firestone had known about these problems earlier than 2000 and that Ford
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