Giovanni Da Verrazano Nusrat begum SOCIAL STUDIES 711 Giovanni Da Verrazano was one of the many European explorers that explored The New World‚ he explored northern eastern part of the present day U.S which are North Carolina‚ New York‚ Maine‚ Canada. Verrazano was also an Italian navigator who boarded voyages along with He was a Florentine explorer that served for King Francis I of France. Giovanni da Verrazano Giovanni travelled the seas as a pirate‚ or Privateer sailing for King Francis
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Winter 2013 ETH 125 Cultural Diversity Yvette A. Hyater-Adams‚ Faculty Cultural Diversity Syllabus College of Humanities ETH/125 Version 8 Cultural Diversity Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009‚ 2007‚ 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to educate students about issues of race‚ ethnicity‚ and gender in the United States by presenting historical and modern perspectives on diversity. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding
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became the leading citizen of that country. He was the first Spaniard to meet the Inca leader Atahualpa. De Soto and 620 other men went south to Tampa Bay‚ Florida on May 30‚ 1539. They meet a former explorer from a failed mission that lived with the Indians for twelve years‚ he used the former explorer as an interpreter and meets Indian women who offered him a long string of pearls and told him more could be found in nearby burial grounds. After collecting plenty of pearls they finally continued marching
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Machu Picchu was a great Inca civilization. Today it is just a set of ruins neighboring the capital of the Inca civilization‚ Vilcambia. An explorer names Hiram Bingham found the ruins and explored them. Machu Picchu is a great place to visit and explore for yourself. Machu Picchu is an Inca civilization found between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin‚ found in the country of Peru. Machu Picchu is 2‚430 meters above sea level. It covers 79 acres of mountain slopes‚ peaks‚ and valleys
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The first similarities between the authors of the readings are the explorer’s three main goals‚ Gold‚ Gold‚ and Glory. To achieve more wealth‚ the explorers‚ who discovered a new land that was already occupied by the natives‚ strived to gather gold‚ so that they would be able to carry it back to their country. As well as this‚ expanding the Christian traditions and sharing their beliefs of God was the next thing on their agenda. Conversion of Native Americans was not a simple task for the new settlers
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa There were many Spanish explorers in the 16th century‚ but which of those explorers was the first to see the Pacific Ocean? This explorer was Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Because of Balboa’s courage and stamina he was the first European to spy the Mar Del Sur or “Southern Sea.” Balboa also helped establish the town of Darien on the Isthmus of Panama. “Vasco Nunez de Balboa had married the indian chief Chima’s daughter‚ who he had met on his second voyage”. In 1500‚ after
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Columbus Day is a legal holiday that commemorates the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus himself‚ it is celebrated on the second Monday in October. The arrival of Columbus in 1492 marks the beginning of recorded history in what we now know as America. So I believe that we should keep this patriotic holiday due to its significance to what America is known for today. It not only helps teach about the history of America‚ but is a fun way to learn. Although‚ some believe we should terminate
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the Americas in the late 1400s-early 1500s‚ they expected to find a land filled with savages that had little or no intelligence or technological advancements. However‚ these European explorers came to realize that the Native Americans were far more civilized than they had imagined. When the first European explorers reached North America‚ they thought they had discovered a land of "forest primitives". The majority of Europeans held the Natives to this stereotype‚ simply because the Native Americans’
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Canada has maintained a diverse cultural identity throughout the years. One way is through the Native Canadians that lived there. They had many unique characteristics among other tribes in other locations. They made kayaks‚ dogsleds and umiaks. Most were nomads‚ worshipped nature‚ and had shaman. They made things such as jewelry and needles.Another way is through fur trade. Fur trade was a very big deal in Canada. They would trap beaver and use their fur to make hats. This was the popular style in
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maritime explorer‚ was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean on his famous voyage in search of a westward route to the Moluccas (now Melaka). This is one of the greatest Portuguese explorers to ever sail the ocean. Ferdinand Magellan was born in about 1480 in Sabrosa of a noble family‚ and he spent his years as a court page. He ran errands and helped out with general chores but he was still looking for something more. He was the first European explorer to reach
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