1. Which of the following is NOT true regarding John Harrison? A) He was from a working class family. B) He solved the Longitude problem and won a prize for it. C) He made a clock that would help to solve the longitude problem but it was never tested. D) None of the above. 2. Ancient sailors A) used tacking to help stay close to the shore at night. B) avoided sailing near shores because of strong currents. C) rarely spent a night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant
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Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe‚ and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city‚ Porto‚ whose Latin name was Fortis CA el. Mainland Portugal is split by its main river‚ the Tagus that flows from Spain and disgorges in Tagus Estuary
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Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy Cross of the same Order in Coimbra‚ Portugal. There is not much information of
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Mills et al.‚ pp.27-33 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Cristoforo Colombo (Genoese‚ born in 1451)‚ sailor‚ and lived in Portugal in the 1470s. There‚ he married into a rich family from Italian origins‚ the Perestrelos. He had a vast experience as sailor. The Catholic Monarchs and the Capitulations of Santa Fe Columbus tried to persuade John II of Portugal
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Name 09/23/14 World History The Economic and Political Causes of European Exploration and Colonization By 1400s‚ European countries began to dominate the globe with trade and advanced technologies. England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal emerged as the strongest nations in the 1400s and 1500s. For reasons separate for each‚ the dominant European powers desired to expand their reign beyond Europe. Europeans began exploring various economic reasons‚ but they did not want to set up colonies right away
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norte de Portugal Instituto de conservação da Natureza (ICN). 2000. Turismo de Natureza‚ enquadramento estratégico – Parque Natural do Douro Internacional. Comissão e Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte (CCDRN). 2007. Plano de Desenvolvimento Turístico do Vale do Douro 2007-2013. 2007 Ministério da Economia‚ da inovação e do Desenvolvimento.2011 de Portugal. 2010 Internacional Monetary Fund protegidas‚ Estudo de mercado. 2006 Turismo de Portugal Desenvolvimento do Turismo em Portugal. 2006
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Eurasia Journal of Mathematics‚ Science and Technology Education www.ejmste.com Volume 2‚ Number 2‚ July 2006 SECONDARY STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS EFFECTING FAILURE IN SCIENCE IN PORTUGAL Jesuína M. B. Fonseca Joseph E. Conboy ABSTRACT. High rates of failure in secondary level science classes are a problem worldwide. Effective teaching and efficient management of schools requires information as to the causes of failure. One approach to acquiring this information is to improve our
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Isabella has always traditionally been viewed as a heroin of Spain and an admirable woman‚ Elliot saying of her ‘although highly strung in temperament‚ [Isabella] was a woman of great character and determination‚ she knew her own mind’. I would therefore hypothesise that the feminist perspective of Isabella would be favourable and as a great woman of history. Liss portrays Isabella as a woman who knows exactly what she is doing and all her actions are purposeful and done to benefit her interests
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Rejected by Portugal three separate times (1484) The Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria (1492)- Ended up somewhere in the Carribean Fucked shit up‚ killing people and stuff and it wasn’t even India Returned to Carribean many times‚ died clueless and poor Some people think he sucks New World Rivalry- Portugal and Spain Portugal wanted in on this‚ went to Pope (Vatican) for mediation on conflict The Treaty of Tordesillas (Pope Alexander VI 1494)- Spain had west half of S. America‚ Portugal had east
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long run‚ it had a negative effect on them. For example‚ it stunted growth in children. Old vs New Imperialism: Old Imperialism involved domination of the economic‚ political and social life of the the people of that nation. It was led by Spain and Portugal in the late 1400s-1500s. Also‚ it mainly focused on the Spanish gaining the 3 G’s. On the other hand‚ New Imperialism was led by Germany and France in the late 1800s. It involved the Berlin Conferences which regulated European colonization in Africa
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