In 844 AD a Viking fleet attacked Nantes‚ Toulouse‚ Gijon‚ Lisbon and Seville‚ where they were defeated by the Moors and forced to retreat back to Aquitaine . The attacks on Paris began in 848 AD‚ where the city was looted. Paris was once again attacked by the raiders three more times during the 860s‚ where the Vikings left exclusively after collecting enough riches from the city or bribes from the authorities. These series of attacks led the French leaders to fortify the city and build wooden bridges
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Companies‚ NY. Teyssandier‚ N.‚ Bolus M.‚ Conard N.‚( 2002): The Early Aurignacian in central Europe and its place in a European perspective Trabalhos de Arqueologia 45 Towards a definition of the Aurignacian - Proceedings of the Symposium held in Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ June 25-30‚ 2002.Web.
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The trebuchet is a type of siege engine originating in China sometime before the fourth century and used primarily during battle throughout the middle ages. This large artillery weapon worked by launching projectiles great distances to destroy walls to rubble or to throw diseased corpses over castle wall. One of the first documented use of a trebuchet was a traction trebuchet used at the Battle of Caishi in 1161‚ where trebuchets operated by the Song Dynasty fired bombs composed of lime and sulfur
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Fado is a worldwide musical symbol of Portuguese culture and tradition. This genre which means ‘Fate’ in Latin is refers to the often harsh realities of everyday life‚ sometimes with a sense of resignation and also sometimes with the hope of resolution. Each region in Portugal usually has at least a musical style and fado. One of the earliest manifestations of fado was in a song depicting the forbidden love story between a gypsy woman by the name of Maria Severe‚ and Count de Vimioso‚ a man of nobility
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Rachel Corey 2/7/13 DeStefano EN 12 The Blind Leading the Blind Blindness is an affliction that causes a person to possess the inability to see or to have the sense of sight. In the short story “Cathedral”‚ we meet an average‚ suburban husband and his wife‚ who have a troubled marriage. The husband is less than thrilled to meet his wife’s blind friend‚ Robert‚ who she has been exchanging tapes with for the past ten years. We feel sympathetic towards Robert because of his handicap‚ but as
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Child Trafficking. New York: Mc-Graw Hill. Johann‚ G. (2012). Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Melbone: Hutchison Publishers. UNHCR. (1951). UNHCR Convention. Article 2. UNHCR. (2008). Global report . Geneva: UNHCR. Xavier‚ O. (2009). Across Borders. Lisbon: Oprehendy Press. 22nd March‚ 2013
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explains how refugees from all over the world are trying desperately to reach America in the search of a new life. He tells us that after a long difficult journey many refugees end up in Casablanca‚ in the hope of obtaining an exit visa and reaching Lisbon‚ and some do. However‚ many are not so fortunate and end up stuck‚ waiting for their luck to change‚ in Casablanca. Next we meet our main character for the first time‚ Richard Blaine. Rick‚ a cynical American man owns a busy saloon and
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Jessica Cleveland Cabeza De Vaca History 102 Dr. Rezende 12 Pm Class Cabeza De Vaca In Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America the author Cabeza De Vaca describes the hardships and challenges faced of exploring an unknown region of the America’s. It goes into detail of many encounters with the Native peoples‚ and describes the problems he faced with many of his own people such as his men dying from disease and the battles with the Natives. He talks about the complications faced with
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chiefs instead of him directly‚ thus undermining his authority. Additionally‚ when he was converted to Christianity in 1525 A.D‚ he realized the violation of human rights which his people experienced. Furthermore‚ in 1526 A.D‚ he wrote a letter to Lisbon complaining about the corruption of the Portuguese slave traders‚ saying they were "completely depopulating" his kingdom. However‚ this didn ’t stop the
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the Americas‚ and 26th in the world The city had 1‚200‚697 opposite-sex couples and 5‚612 same-sex couples. The population of Rio de Janeiro was 53.2% female and 46.8% male. Rio de Janeiro is home to the largest Portuguese population outside of Lisbon in Portugal. Religion The ascending order of religious view in Rio are as follow.. Catholic 60.71% ‚Protestant 17.65% ‚Irreligious 13.33% ‚Spiritist 3.44% ‚Umbandist 0.72% Jewish 0.4% Climate Rio has a tropical savanna climate that closely borders
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