The Renaissance was a period of European history‚ considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and beliefs. The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of the power and it’s economy was agriculturaly based. Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance society was transformed into a
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Hawai’i By: Kaleem Minor In January 1778‚ James Cook of Britain made his first visit to the Hawaiian Islands. He was the first European to ever visit the island group‚ which he named the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his patrons‚ John Montague‚ the Earl of Sandwich. The ships then made a brief stop at Ni’ihau‚ the seventh largest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands‚ and headed north to look for the western end of a northwest passage from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. Almost one year
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Is Mars Colonization a Good Idea? Among celestial bodies in our solar system‚ Mars is remarkable in that it possesses all the raw resources required to sustain not only life‚ but a new branch of individual evolution. The time to colonize Mars would certainly be required when the Earth becomes uninhabitable as the global warming rises up. When that happens‚ Mars has the potential to become the most habitable planet in our solar system. Nevertheless‚ even with positive extrapolation of robotic manufacturing
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Early settlers had a variety of reasons for seeking a new homeland. The Pilgrims of Massachusetts were pious‚ self-disciplined English people who wanted to escape religious persecution. Other colonies‚ such as Virginia‚ were founded principally as business ventures. Often‚ though‚ piety and profits went hand-in-hand. England’s success at colonizing what would become the United States was due in large part to its use of charter companies. Charter companies were groups of stockholders (usually merchants
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The Contrast of French and Spanish Missionaries "Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement‚ without limit." (Felix Adler (1851-1933)‚ American educator) Since the beginning of colonial expansion‚ the missionaries believed in the divine right to evangelize the natives in the new world. By converting the natives the missionaries believed that they will reach eternal salvation. However
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In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the
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of Filipino dishes come from Spain. Spain colonized the Philippines for more than 300 years. It’s no surprise that our dishes have strong Spanish influence. Tweaking the saltiness and sweetness to fit the Filipino taste buds and using more accessible ingredients are the variations done to these Filipino dishes yet they still remain very similar to the Spanish recipe. Paella is served during festivals and celebrations. In Spain it is cooked by using a paellara. A paellara is a huge black pan with
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Puritans felt God had a plan for their lives‚ that he had led them to the New World with great intentions for them; feeling God had led them to the place they came to call home‚ Puritans sought out to discover the purpose God had brought them here. In doing so they developed a theory that God had determined they be bestowed with literacy‚ leaving illiterate ministries in the past (as noted in A Statement about Education in New England‚ 1643). The expansion of literacy influenced Puritans to become
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Throughout the 1600’s and 1700’s‚ the American colonies grew larger and larger‚ becoming more than just small settlements‚ into large self sufficient territories. Originally the colonies were supposed to be settlements to find gold and raw materials‚ but they eventually became the beginnings of the colonies that would start the United States. As they developed most colonies relied on agriculture and certain crops and trading to have an economical balance. For example‚ colonies like Virginia‚ Maryland
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IB History SL/HL Year I Course Instructor: Mr. Tell Shappley Email Address: tshappley@aisr.org Moodle Course Name: IB History I (Shappley) Course Code: HS812A Learning Overview IB History is a two year course that follows the European stream of the International Baccalaureate program. The scope of the course encompasses the 200 year period from Napoleonic Europe to the end of the Cold War. Topics include the causes and effects of World War I‚ the rise of communist Russia‚ the European
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