dangerous Arabia and that the whole voyage would be made by sea. For his contributions he was named in 1524 as the Governor of India‚ under the title of Viceroy‚ and given the newly created County of Vidigueira in 1519. 1. He was born in Oporto‚ Portugal‚ in 1480. His parents were members of the Portuguese nobility‚ and he found himself in the service of royalty at an early age. As a young member of Queen Leonora’s School of Pages in Lisbon (the Portuguese capital) he was encouraged to learn subjects
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VOCABULARY 1. Triangular Trade – it connected Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia‚ and the American continents. Europe sent goods to Africa‚ Africa sent slaves to America‚ and America sent stuff to Europe. 2. Middle Passage - the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas. 3. Depopulation - the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all). 4. Corruption –fraudulent conduct by those in power‚ typically involving bribery. 5. Lament – a depressed‚ sad‚ feeling
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The early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain and England sought to gain economic footholds in the New World and relations with the Indians and Africans for trade and resources. Behind there motives were similar ambitions for conquest‚ and wealth‚ but what made each empire unique in its reasons? Portugal was bent on conquest and used massive firepower to subdue the natives and plunder valuable resources such as gold rather than barter. Amassing wealth in these new lands was top priority and was
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Western Europe established the first modern global networks‚ but it was not because their economies were much more advanced than others. Europe looked up to places like India‚ where Vasco Da Gama showed his country’s (Portugal) inferiority once he noticed how wealthy the Indian king was. Islamic Empires such as the Ottomans conquered Constantinople closing all trade routes from Europe to Asia‚ forcing Europe to alter their routes. Also‚ Europe did not compare to China‚ who had a great explorer that
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would have to be the death of my grandmother. She was so awesome. I will miss her forever. My grandmother is a great role model for Me. Over the years it’s gotten easier talk about her death. My grandmother was a nice Portuguese lady. She lived in Portugal until she moved to the States with her nine children From there she lived in New Bedford until the year of 2000.I learned a great deal of Portuguese from her because she didn’t speak any English. The Death of my grandmother was so hard for me because
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AP WORLD HISTORY PAST ESSAY TOPICS |Year |DBQ |CCOT |Comparative | |2003 |Using the documents‚ analyze the main features‚ including causes and |Describe and analyze the cultural‚ economic‚ and political|Compare and contrast the roles of women in TWO of the following | |
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Chapter 16 Outline Chapter 16: The Acceleration of Global Contact‚ 1450–1600 | A. | The Trade World of the Indian Ocean | | | 1. | South China Sea | | | 2. | Admiral Zheng He | | | 3. | India | | B. | Peoples and Cultures of the Indian Ocean | | | 1. | Austronesian families | | | 2. | Bride wealth | | C. | Trade with Africa and the Middle East | | | 1. | African cargo | | | 2. | Middle Eastern rivals | | D. | Genoese and Venetian Middlemen |
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Miscommunications with a Brazilian Auto Parts Manufacturer By Wei Yudan Case Questions 1. What are three of the cultural “missteps” that Wally Astor and his father-in-law‚ Henry Williams‚ made in this scenario? Why do you think this happened? 1) Williams forgot to notify his Brazilian counterpart that he would not be coming on this visit.——in the rush to review the legal documents for the deposition & taken a longtime to get the appointment with Mr. Silva (Maybe Americans regard a business trip
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PORT 1101 Sessions 1. Elementary Portuguese 1 – CRN 32521- 1:35 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays (Hybrid Class) 2. Elementary Portuguese 1 – CRN 32720- 9:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays (Hybrid Class) 3. Elementary Portuguese 1 – CRN 30018- 1:35 p.m. - 2:40 pm MWR (Traditional Class) Spring Semester Professor: Simone Elias Office: 11 BV. Office Hours: Wednesday and Thursday - 7:00 am - 8:00 am - Room: TBD Tuesday: 7:00 am – 8 am - Room: TBD Other hours/ days virtual and by appointment Best way to
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Tata Steel and Corus Deal Tata Steel Europe (formerly Corus)‚ a subsidiary of Tata Steel‚ last fortnight announced that it is restructuring its construction steel business‚ which will affect 500 jobs. This sent out another signal that Tata Steel is grappling with an acquisition which -at $13 billion- was too expensive and came at the wrong time. In 2007‚ the demand for steel was at its peak in Europe. A little over a year later‚ it plummeted‚ thanks to the economic meltdown triggered by the collapse
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