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    the size of 25 x 33 inches. This painting depicts a seascape scene with some boats sailing on blue sea in the far side. On the left‚ a tall cliff dominates almost a half of the painting. Rysselberghe painted “The Regatta” with two main colors‚ the blue of the sea‚ and the yellow-orange of the cliff. “The Slave Ship” is an oil on canvas‚ 36 x 48 inches painting. This painting depicts the scene with a ship sailing in the background‚ kind of being blended between the high waves and the deep blood-like

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    Ocean trade routes used sailing vessels that often carried colonists from Indonesia to Madagascar. While both routes were important‚ the Silk Road was used more frequently than the former. The Silk Road was about 4‚00 miles long and stretched from Iran to China. It passed through mountain ranges of the Himalayas and countries like Mesopotamia and Central Asia. Not only was the Silk Road a shorter route of trade‚ it was also cheaper because pack animals were far cheaper than sailing vessels. The Silk

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    Have you ever wondered how Christopher Columbus and Marie Curie died? Well in the two different stories we read‚ the authors go through and talk about each person’s life from when they were younger to when they died. Throughout the both of the stories‚ you can see that Christopher Columbus and Marie were very much the same. But also the two people are very different. Marie and christopher both died of various types of diseases that slowly made them ill and later killed them. Both tried to accomplish

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    Natalie Woodward Christopher Columbus Ashley Williams Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. He lived by the Mediterranean Sea and longed to be a sailor. He began sailing on Italian ships at the age of 14. Columbus opened a shop that sold maps and books for sailors. There he became a map maker and began reading books. Columbus was sure he could reach the Indies by traveling west. He wanted to go to the Indies to get jewels and spices. Columbus tried going to kings in France

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    empire was established‚ as a city‚ on a hilltop in Italy but conquered more land and gained more power in time. It had supreme military power and had conquered countries bigger than their own starting from Italy itself and the continuing too Spain‚Byzantium‚Greece...etc. Although they did conquer a lot of land‚ they also focused on sustainable development(something the Mongols did not do a lot) and left us many legacies. The Roman empire lasted from 201BC to 476AD. The Mongolian empire was the largest

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    Changes and Continuities in the Roman Empire Between 100 CE and 600 CE Between the years 100 CE and 600 CE the Romans were experiencing plenty of changes within the empire. They experienced the overall collapse of their empire‚ and Christianity gained a foothold in their culture. In addition to these changes however‚ the empire experienced many continuities of Roman traditions thanks to the Byzantine Empire that came after its decline. The most substantial change that the empire underwent in the

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    In 1778‚ the war over the rebellion in North America became international spreading not only to Europe but to the European colonies chiefly in India. After learning of the American victory in Saratoga‚ France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the United States on February 6‚ 1778. Spain entered the war as an ally of France in June 1779; however‚ initially refused to recognize the independence of the United States. Spain was not keen on encouraging similar anti-colonial rebellions in the Spanish

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    History of Painting Philippines Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16th century when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines. During this time‚ the Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread Catholicism throughout the Philippines. These paintings‚ appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings

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    New World he had actually set out on his project that he called “Enterprise of the Indies”. In this project he had set out to reach east by sailing west. Columbus wanted to prove the theory of the earth being round. Now Columbus’ journey was mainly based on the works of Ptolemy. If Ptolemy’s works had proved right then Columbus could reach the Indies by sailing west. Ptolemy’s theory of the earth being round was correct but he missed the New World in his predictions and so Columbus was unable to reach

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    weapons to give them more versatility‚ instead of using cannons now the United States Navy uses missiles‚ torpedoes‚ and guns to fulfill their duty to protect the United States of America. Ships used in the United States navy have evolved from wooden sailing ships into steel nuclear or gas powered ships. Some ships that were commissioned before 1900 were destroyers‚ and cruisers. The USS Farragut (TB-11) was a destroyer that was commissioned in1899‚ and used as a U.S. Navy torpedo boat to patrol the

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