The division of the world for colonization in 1494 by Pope Alexander VI. The finalization in 1506 of the Treaty of Tordesillas establishes a vertical North-South line granting territories to the west to Spain and to the east to Portugal. The line was at 46 degrees 30’ W‚ 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Some confusion over whether the line continues to the other side of the world‚ not to mention the impossibility of determining longitude at the time. The
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The term Viking‚ though used to denote ship-borne explorers‚ traders and warriors‚ is actually a verb describing the acts of the Norsemen who originated in Norway‚ Iceland‚ Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles‚ France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. This period of European history (generally dated to 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. It may also be used to denote the entire populations of these countries and their settlements
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documentary‚ reinforced chapter 2 in our textbook. The documentary appropriately identified The Middle Passage; the black holocaust. The similarities are apparent. The documentary started by retelling the story of the Portuguese prince‚ Henry the Navigator‚ and how he acquired 12 slaves which started the initiation of the middle passage. I enjoyed how music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and storytelling all were fused together to portray a powerful message. The universal theme and ending message that I grabbed
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mph at all times in both the residential and commercial areas. - It is OK to park at a red zone‚ just turn on the hazard lights. - The passengers will exit the bus at three different stops. START at TEMPLE ST. & WESTLAKE AVE. (Introduction) (Tour Navigator: Call Jonathan Yap on his cell phone at 323-275-7639 to tell him that we will arrive at Remy’s on Temple in about 10 minutes. If there’s no answer‚ then text him. Just in case‚ the phone number of Remy’s on Temple is 213-484-2884.) Now we’ll begin
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There are three factors which led to the scientific revolution‚ technology‚ mathematics and the renaissance. During the renaissance‚ Europeans were fascinated with technological invention. The architects‚ navigators‚ engineers‚ and weapons experts of the Renaissance were important pioneers of a new reliance on measurement and observation that affected many things‚ including how problems in physics were addressed. Interest in experimentation was also growing among anatomists. Thus‚ during the
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reconnaissance (ISR). Gathering information from the battlefield is this weapon system’s specialty. This platform is an airborne battle management system and has the capabilities to command and control. The crew compliment of the aircraft is two pilots‚ a navigator‚ and a flight engineer. The mission aspect of the weapon system is normally crewed by 15 Air Force and three Army specialists. The E-8C Joint STARS has a powerful radar capable of covering over 19‚000 square miles up to 155 miles away. The weapon
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Black Death- a catastrophic epidemic of the bubonic plague that began in Constantinople in 1347 and decimated Europe by killing more than a third of the people of the continent and debilitating its already limited economy. 4. Prince Henry the Navigator- helped find a faster route to Africa‚ helped Portugal become the preeminent maritime power in the fifteenth century 5. Amerigo Vespucci- a member of Portuguese expeditions to the New World who wrote a series of vivid descriptions of the lands he
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"Death Race 2000" is a cult classic that was made by cult film maker Paul Bartel; some feel that this film is superior to the film "Rollerball"‚ which came out around the same time as this and features a dystopian setting. It stars David Carradine‚ Simone Griffeth‚ Sandy McCallum‚ and a pre "Rocky" Sylvester Stallone as "Machine-Gun" Joe Viterbo. The film is about racers who try to earn the most points by hitting people in their cars‚ with a different amount of points being awarded depending upon
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The legend of the Bermuda Triangle probably started some time around 1945‚ when a squadron of five Navy Avenger airplanes disappeared on a training flight out of Fort Lauderdale‚ Fla. Soon‚ the masses were wondering: Was something amiss in the triangle-shaped stretch of ocean between Miami‚ Bermuda and Puerto Rico? Today‚ we’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle. And over the years‚ a whole host of theories‚ from the wacky to the reasonable‚ have cropped up to explain its disappearances. 1: Human
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haven-finding methods employed by the Polynesians‚ whose navigational feats arguably have never been surpassed. The Polynesians traveled over thousands of miles of trackless ocean to people remote islands throughout the southern Pacific. Modern navigators still scratch their heads in amazement at their accomplishment. Like Eskimos study the snow‚ the Polynesians watched the waves‚ whose direction and type relinquished useful navigational secrets. They followed the faint gleam cast on the horizon
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