What were the factors that led to the contact of West Africa and Europe during the 15th century? The coming of Europe to Africa during the 15th century was not just a mere coincident as it marked the beginning of dominance and power for Europe. The coming of the Europeans to Africa marked the beginning of what could only be described as the exploitation of one country for the development of another. The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery as it is sometimes called‚ officially began in the
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INTRODUCTION: Goa‚ a former Portuguese territory‚ for more than 450 years is often described as ’The Rome of the East’. It has over the past decades‚ become the dream holiday destination‚ for many a foreign tourist. More than 40 years after the departure of the Portuguese‚ Goa is perhaps the most westernized of all the states in Modern India. One of the things that make Goa unique‚ are the laws‚ a legacy that the Portuguese have left behind. The common civil code‚ confers equal status to all religions
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DBQ: The European Age of Exploration The European Age of Exploration was caused by the want for Asian goods‚ a fear of the Ottoman Empire‚ and to convert more people to Christianity. Accomplishments by the Europeans include gaining wealth‚ power‚ land‚ and knowledge‚ leading to the European Golden Age. The events that followed Vasco da Gama reaching India‚ and Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas‚ would not only change Europe‚ but would also lead to globalization. As the Ottoman Empire
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Daniel Jaramillo History 271 Professor Estey February 12‚ 2014 Calicut Calicut was a port located in the southern coast of India. It was a very important part of the Indian Ocean Trade because it served as a meeting place for merchants from all around the place where they could buy‚ sell and trade goods that they had to offer. Calicut was a very important for several reasons such as the fact that it was located in a place that could be easily accessed by sea as well as the fact that it was situated
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The official arrival of Portuguese was recorded in 1543‚ the lead missionary Fr. Jerome de Angelis arrived in Japan for his Far East expeditions where he and his evangelist delegation prepared for their maiden Christian excursion in 1602 (Reischauer 215). Furthermore‚ Reischauer indicates that this was the beginning of the Christian spread into the ancient Japan expanding the religions to three main philosophies‚ Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ and now the Christianity. However‚ towards the end of Toyotomi
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Who is Vasco Da Gama? Vasco Da Gama was believed to be borned around 1460s in Sines‚ a Portuguese seaport on the Atlantic ocean. The Da Gamas were minor aristocrats‚ and Vasco’s father‚ Estevao Da Gama and his wife‚ Dona Isabel Sodre had five sons. Vasco was the third. Skills of Vasco Da Gama Gaspar Correia ‚Sixteenth- Century historian‚ written that it was at Evora where he may have learned mathematics and navigation. It is evident that Gama knew astronomy well‚ and it is possible that
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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The European’s game for discovering Indies competition and the race of finding alternate routes to the East Asian islands hasn’t end. It was made pretty clear that the earth was round. Meaning that we could reach the east by sailing west. Yet no one was willing to pay for Columbus’ journey to satisfy his curiosity‚ which meant he needed to find a very convincing reason to his supporters. So‚ Columbus claimed that any of his backers would become rich‚ drawing the Spanish rulers attention. These Spanish
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During the 1500s‚ the Spanish used different types of technology to cross the Atlantic by ship. They used different ways to navigate and sail into the wind. The Spaniards also Could carry large amounts of Cargo across the Atlantic‚ and somehow they could pay for it all. The Spanish used different Ways to navigate across the Atlantic. The first one was by using maps. There Would either be maps created by past adventures or they Would just have to use an unfinished map and go from there. The second
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xDear‚Mother August 3 1942 Today I depart on my voyage to Asia . The great Highness Ferdinand the second has rented and provided Christopher Columbus and the crew with the great Santa Maria‚My job is to work as a Helmsman steering the ship to land.About a week ago I had received a letter from the king‚ about going to explore‚ at first at didn’t care about it but after I saw the offers and jump at the chance. The crew and our captain said our goodbyes and set sail to Asia.Caption Christopher is using
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