would be used to purchase slaves. Since the significance of rum was rotating in the circle of sugar‚ spirits‚ and slaves‚ the English traders revealed that rum become the chief barter in 1721 in the coast of Africa for slave trade. Therefore‚ the invention of rum increased the slave trade at the coast of Africa. The rum would be used to buy the slaves who would be taken to America to work in the sugar plantations to cater for the increased demand for sugar in the market. The French and Spanish troops
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written by Sun Simiao‚ was one of China’s precious treasures. The study of complex chemicals to create gunpowder was also one of the Tang Dynasty contributions. However‚ gunpowder wasn’t used a lot for the military but for fireworks to have more elaborate celebrations. The study of Law and Math were also prominent Tang Dynasty achievements in the field of education. The Tang Dynasty had many inventions that helped make life easier for the upper class‚ which gave the upper class more time on their hands
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1301 CE to 1500 CE) Inventions of The Middle Ages The Middle Ages is attributed to great human innovations and inspiration whereby most of the modern innovations originated during this historical period. Ranging from the time of the William the Conqueror invasion in 1066 to the commencement of the Tudor dynasty around 14th century which experienced a lot of wars that in turn led to the development in science and technology‚ medicine‚ weaponry among other inventions (Gies & Gies‚ 1995). Although
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Its importance lies in the fact that the Chinese invented it in the eight century and thirteen centuries later gunpowder is still used and a key part in the production of ammunition. It was discovered while trying to find an eternal life potion and at first was used to make fireworks but the Chinese quickly used it to make weapons and defend themselves from Mongol
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Introduction Castles first came to England in 1066 when William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ won the battle of Hastings. The Normans needed castles because they had taken control of England by force and were hated by many English people. The Normans had to protect themselves from English rebellions and they needed to keep power over and show strength to the English people. William made sure that castles were built all over England in major towns. The first castles were built very quickly and were very
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useful contributions or inventions created by the ancient Chinese. China Ancient Culture‚ a term often compared with “China modern culture” which means the culture of tradition‚ and was the introduction of Western influences. China has always been known for exchanging with other cultures‚ and had assimilated many influences from various neighboring countries‚ especially those coming via the Silk Road (China absolute tours‚ 2012). Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions The
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the just or unjust aims man has in view‚ and the history of the world shows that the application of science has not always been governed by principles of justice and consideration of the generanl good of the people. The 19th century witnessed the invention
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Marco Polo‚ a Venetian traveler and merchant had an immense impact on how the renaissance shaped‚ and personified the values of the renaissance in numerous ways. Throughout Marco Polo’s travels he collected new ideas and inventions from China‚ and back to Italy. Thus‚ later on was used often during the renaissance. His travels also influenced many young explorers to embark on their own journeys. As Polo traveled through the Middle East he absorbed the sights and smells. When Kahn sent Marco off to
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_________ ______________ _______ ____________. http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/gw_China.htm | 6. | Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese. The first fireworks were probably made by stuffing _____gunpowder__________ into some _______ bamboo _______ sticks. http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/fireworks.htm | 7. | Another invention from China is silk. Silk is made from _____China___________________. http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/silk
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advances which stimulated other societies to adopt new ways of living and governance. I will be discussing about the ancient technologies of Mesopotamian‚ India‚ China‚ Greek‚ and the Romans. The peoples of Mesopotamia have been credited with the invention of the wheel but this is no longer certain. They lived in cities from 4000BC and developed sophisticated architecture
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