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    Chapter 1 History

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    1. What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America before the Europeans arrived? Before the Europeans arrived‚ the hemisphere contained cities‚ roads‚ irrigation systems‚ extensive trade networks‚ and large structures. They had not developed the scale‚ grandeur or centralized organization of the Aztec and Inca societies. They lacked the technologies that Europe had such as metal tools‚ machines and gun powder. Societies north of Mexico were illiterate. They became a central

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    Macao Grand Prix

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    Introduction and History …………………………………………………… p. 1-2 Objectives ………………………………………………………………….. p.2 Socio-Cultural Impacts …………………………………………………….. p. 3 Development and Environmental Impacts ………………………………… p.4 Economic and Tourism Impacts…………………………………………….p.5-6 Political Impacts …………….………………………………..……….…....p.7 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………..…. p.8 References ………………………………………………………..………. p.9 Introduction and History : Macao Grand Prix‚ a motor-racing annual

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    AP European History HANDOUT Explorers Networking Assignment Name of Explorer: Bartolomeo Diaz Date (s) of Exploration: August 1487 - December 1488 Nation of Representation: Portugal Discovery: -set out to find a way around the southern tip of Africa (also to establish a friendly relationship with the country of Prester John‚ a Christian African king) -followed previous route from Diogo Cao to Cape Cross -continued along coast‚ reached Kwaaihoek (today known as Eastern Cape province)

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    Latin America

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    The new Latin American empires of Spain and Portugal maintained special contacts with the West. Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although

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    referring to at least two of the following: Cape Verde‚ Goa‚ Macau‚ East Timor. Within the Lusophone post-colonial world the Portuguese have left their mark on both heritage and culture‚ be it significant or unsubstantial. The manner in which Portugal went about imposing its culture on the indigenous populations of the places it colonised‚ had mostly negative consequences and more often than not strangled native cultures. The most prominent aspect of heritage that the Portuguese tried to introduce

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    Since Marseille is pretty closed to Spain and Portugal in terms of time and distance‚ we have decided that the suppliers could be the same as before. Beside‚ we agree that the production can stay in Sintra. The company will remain effective in the production and delivery and also can avoid any risks

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    Iberian Lynx Conservation

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    Lynx is spotted mainly in central to southern Spain and on the border with Portugal (map 1). They are classed on the IUCN red list of threatened species as critically endangered (2) and there are as few as 220 alive in the wild. Threats to the Iberian lynx: * Tourism and recreational development so habitat loss (2) * Map1: map of Spain and Portugal showing known lynx sites in green (14) Map1: map of Spain and Portugal showing known lynx sites in green (14) Agricultural and wood farming (2)

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    Vasco da Gama reached India‚ making him the first to first to find a route to India by going around the tip of Africa or the Cape of Good Hope. Other Portuguese explorers included Magellan‚ who was the first to sail around the world. At the end‚ Portugal discovered an eastern route to India that doubled the Cape of Good Hope. Since the Portuguese set trading post and controlled the only trade route then‚ the Spanish set out to find their own trade route. Because the Portuguese controlled the eastward

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    Flow of Silver

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    In the mid sixteenth century a silver mine located at Potosi‚ South America was formed. This silver mine was one of the few major silver mines in the world‚ the others located in Northern Central America and Southern Japan. This certain mine was known for its distinctive rich black flint. Extensive excavation required more than three-thousand Indians to work away with picks and hammers to break up the ore and bring it up to the surface. Just after refining the ore‚ the silver is shipped to Spain

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    Ferdinand Magellan

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    world colonies in doing so‚ Spain could claim the islands. In completing the task‚ he gained profit and knowledge first for Spain then himself and he would have had more possibilities to explore if he had not died. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. His parents died when he was a boy. He married his friends daughter her name was Maria Calderna Beatriz Barbosa. They had two children who both died at a young age along with his wife who died later on. He was then sent to the royal court

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