The Columbian Exchange was the trafficking of goods‚ ideas‚ and disease between the Americas and Europe that took place during and after the Age of Exploration. From the Americas‚ Europe would get new crops such as corn‚ white and sweet potatoes‚ tomatoes and tobacco. Europe would also see some new diseases originating from the Americas‚ most notably syphilis. Though not as rich in large food animals as Europe‚ some New World animals would make their way back including turkeys. The major portion
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“Shapes On Me” Shapes are every where In every place I stare Rectangle in the building Sphere drawn on the side walk Hexagon on the stop sign Circle in the number nine Triangle in the pyramids Octagon on the jewelry box lid Stars in the sky Oval in Ma’am Granada’s eye Pentagon in Washington dc Square in my TV Shapes are every where In every place I look Now I can figure out what shapes I see If only I could find my geometry book "On Behalf of the Sides of a Triangle"
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The Columbian Exchange bridged two very different cultures. It would be hard to find any crops that the two civilizations shared before 1492‚ and it’s incredible when you realize that many of these things that only existed on one side of the Atlantic are now staples in our everyday diet. One example of a crop that shaped each civilization was wheat‚ which only existed in the Old World. The Native Americans were also introduced to the horse‚ which changed their world forever. But these gifts came
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Shapes Everything around us is made of shapes‚ from the smallest type of micro-organisms to the biggest structure you will ever see in your life. They are the faces of the 3D solids we see around us‚ either being there in its own‚ or being a mix between two or more polygons. Shapes resemble different things and delivers different thoughts when looking or passing by them through the day. Putting these shapes or joining the to form volumes gives as a huge number of volume‚ they could be in the form
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MODERN WAYS OF SHOPPING Shopping is a very important part of life but shoppers are faced with a confusing and rapidly changing situation. The prices of clothes‚ shoes‚ and make up have gone sky high‚ so is vital that you do not waste your money and that you shop carefully for value. There are traditional ways of shopping: shopping in a department store‚ in a boutique‚ in the market. Shop around for the best price and quality. Start with a department store‚ where they stock a wide range of goods
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The Revolution that Changed the World The American Revolution was a historic occasion for the entire world. These ragtag colonists took on the largest and strongest empire at that time‚ and come out on top as the victors. In order to understand how this happened there are three key areas to look at. Before the Revolution‚ the Revolutionary war‚ and finally‚ how America recovered after the war. Before the war‚ it is important to look at the events that led to the war
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current world events: the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989‚ the first Gulf War‚ Somalia‚ the rise of Osama bin Laden. However‚ threats or bribes always convinced me to stop. In 2003‚ the president of a major publishing house that is owned by a powerful international corporation read a draft of what had now become Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. He described it as "a riveting story that needs to be told." Then he smiled sadly‚ shook his head‚ and told me that since the executives at world head-quarters
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Africa and the Web in 1450-1800: The Atlantic Slave Trade While some places were intricately involved with the Old World Web‚ other places were not as actively involved. Africa was a continent that did not take much part in the web before the 1500s. With a few exceptions of the coastal areas and East Africa which previously expanded the web a little due to interaction via the Indian Ocean; internal Africa still remained unaffected by long distance trades. McNeill points out that “a dangerous disease
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What London Was Like in the 1500s In the 1500s London constructed around 50‚ 000 buildings throughout the 1500s. These buildings shaped and built London into what it is today. Before the 1500s the people of London went on many conquests in which they appointed Westminster as their center for control for government. London was one of the U. K.’s largest cities. Many events transpired in London in the 1500s including the Black Death diminishing their population by a great deal. London did rebuild
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The relationship between shape and diffusion rate Aim- To investigate the relationship between the shape of an object and the time taken for a substance to diffuse to its centre. Hypotheses- Part A) The 5x5x2.5mm block will turn clear first as the Surface area to volume ratio is high and the 10x10x10mm block will take the longest to completely diffuse the Acid to its centre. Part B) The flat‚ rectangular block will be the first to completely turn clear due to its high Surface Area/Volume Ratio
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