Journal of Vasco da Gama’s Voyage to India‚ 1497-1498 CE (Excerpts) [pic] Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines‚ Portugal. In 1497 King Manuel I of Portugal placed Vasco da Gama‚ who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator‚ in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition to India. The expedition set sail July 8‚ 1497‚ rounded the Cape of Good Hope four months later‚ and reached Calicut on May 20‚ 1498. The Moors in Calicut instigated the ruler of Calicut against
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Charles Louis de Secondat‚ Baron de Montesquieu was born in January 18 in the year 1689 in a castle called La Brede in Bordeaux‚ France. His parents were Jacques de Secondant‚ who was a soldier and Marie Francoise de Pensel‚ who sadly passed away when Charles was only seven years old. His mother was a very rich lady‚ she was the one who brought in the name La Brede to the Secondant family. Charles was in the time period where Louis XIV´s (14) long reign was happening. Some say that since many unsuccessful
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Christopher Columbus and Cabeza de Vaca are two known adventurers who have interested Historians for many years. While Columbus is an explorer and Cabeza de Vaca is a treasurer‚ both of these men had great reputations‚ leading to positions of high status. Cabeza de Vaca went to explore the Gulf coast as a young nobleman and became the treasurer and Christopher Columbus went on many expeditions to explore lands of treasure and jewels of all sorts. Both men explored in a time in which the lands were
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo‚ or • The Schlieffen Plan? You must refer to both sources when explaining your answer. (10 marks) Assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo - 1914 • Direct cause (short term) - spark • Shot by Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Black Hand – A Serbian nationalist group) on 28th June 1914. • Thought to be because Bosnia had been taken over by Austria-Hungary and many Serbs were in Bosnia. • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie were visiting
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The first document introduces Dominican priest Bartolome de las Casas (1484-1566) as one of the first settlers in New Spain (the New World) and his address to Prince Philip (future king of Spain) regarding the Spanish treatment of the Native Americans as unjust. He advocates for Indian rights and rejects the encomienda system. The encomienda system was a grant from the Spanish crown allowing the colonists in America the ability to demand forced labor and led to protests by people like Casas that
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Capitulo 23 1. What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? Explain. a. A family buys a new refrigerator. b. Aunt Jane buys a new house. c. Ford sells a Mustang from its inventory. d. You buy a pizza. e. California repaves Highway 101. f. Your parents buy a bottle of French wine. g. Honda expands its factory in Marysville‚ Ohio. A= a‚ b‚ c‚ d‚ f When they buy a new fridge they are contributing on the economy because its new‚ with the house it’s the
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End of Chapter Exercises: Solutions Chapter 1 1. The Casino has given you $100 worth of complimentary chips which must be wagered this evening. There are two tables – roulette and blackjack. The expected value of $100 bet on roulette is $83‚ and the expected value of $100 bet on blackjack is $86. What is: (i) the opportunity cost of betting the chips on roulette? (ii) the opportunity cost of betting the chips on blackjack? Answer: (i) expected opportunity cost of $86 (ii) expected
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RESUME Units of area = cm2‚ ft2 Units of volume = cm3‚ ft3 Type of wave: heat‚ sound‚ magnetic‚ light. -All waves carry energy from one location to another Sound waves (acoustic waves): Travels through a medium Are mechanical Are longitudinal Generally travels in a straight line Are best described as a series of compressions and rarefactions. Diagnostic ultrasound: uses mechanical
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Microsoft Corporation has been known to have an efficient value chain and offering the customer great value with its products. A value chain assists in creating competitive advantage‚ and this could be achieved in different ways. The organization has to place itself in a competitive position fist. The competitive position is a dynamic process‚ a “process rendered even potentially more dynamic by the drivers underlying the ‘new economy’ DEMAND CHAIN AND SUPPLY CHAIN * The value chain which consists
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Case: “Cirque Du Soleil‚” HBS #5-403-006. 1. What is Cirque’s product and its strategy? Cirque du Soleil came from the street and now it provides mainly a circus without animals. In 1999‚ Cirque released its first feature film and its first television special. In 2000‚ Cirque created and IMAX large-format film. Also‚ Cirque keeps diversifying its commercial activities in publishing and merchandising. In 1998‚ Cirque opened its first store on the property of Walt Disney world Resort in Florida
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