lines of latitude and longitude intersect each other (coordinates) * 4 landforms: 1. mountains 2. hills 3. plains 4. plateaus * prime meridian- 0 degrees longitude * equator- 0 degrees latitude Chapter 2: * The Bering Strait covers what was once a land bridge called Beringia which connected Alaska to northeastern Asia. Large herds of animals wondered across the land bridge in search of grazing land and hunters followed them/ * The mound builders were the Adena‚ The
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The Renaissance‚ the revival of classical art‚ literature‚ and learning which took place in Europe in 15th and 16th centuries‚ sparked imaginations and made people eager to explore. The promise of new riches‚ such as the spices as silks of the Far East‚ and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives‚ which fueled the exploration of the New World. The age of exploration was filled with courageous voyagers and conquistadors from all over Europe‚ much like today
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of the globe in late 1577 ‚ when five ships that were headed for the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan‚ which is on the southern tip of South America . The Magellan Strait was notorious for very deadly waters and stormy weather . Drake‚ using his incredible oceanic navigation skills he had mastered since he was in his early twenties‚ made it through the deadly waters of the Strait of Magellan and continued north along the side of South America‚ raiding Spanish settlements at will . When
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crew just as Magellan had to work with his own. He led his crew and ran into lots of dangers along the way that lead to many adventures‚ like the Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops. I think he is a good leader because he is strong and can make decisions without hesitation. Though that can be a good thing‚ it also could be a bad thing because sometimes you need to give some things a second thought or give yourself some time to think them through and make the right decision. I think Magellan also has that
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Sir Francis Drake By Mussie Sahle Late in 1577‚ Francis Drake left England with five ships‚ ostensibly on a trading expedition to the Nile. On reaching Africa‚ the true destination was revealed to be the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Magellan‚ to the dismay of some of the accompanying gentlemen and sailors. Still in the eastern Atlantic‚ a Portuguese merchant ship and its pilot - who was to stay with Drake for 15 months - was captured‚ and the fleet crossed the Atlantic‚ via the Cape Verde
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The Renaissance was the rebirth of the European civilization promptly after the Middle Ages. Spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy‚ The Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries and was a time of great cultural and social change in Europe. This time period was distinguished by creativity‚ imagination‚ and innovation. This was also the time during which Europe’s classical past was recreated and revisited . What inspired people’s cultural movements during The Renaissance
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THE ADVENT OF EUROPEAN DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST FERDINAND MAGELLAN * A Portuguese explorer who is known as the first circumnavigator of the Earth. * Born in 1480 at Saborosa/Sabrosa in Villa Real‚ Province of Traz os Montes‚ Portugal. * His first stint as a maritime explorer began in 1505 when he offered his services to be a part of Francisco d’Almeida’s expedition. * Ferdinand Magellan renounced his citizenship and offered his services to the King of Spain. TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
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Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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Sir Francis Drake was an English navigator and explorer‚ born near Tavistock. He served an apprenticeship as a mariner‚ and in 1567 he was given his first command. His ship‚ the Judith‚ was one of a squadron of vessels led by a kinsman of Drake‚ the English navigator Sir John Hawkins‚ on a slave-trading voyage in the Gulf of Mexico. All but two ships of the expedition were lost when attacked by a Spanish squadron. In 1570 and 1571 Drake made two profitable trading voyages to the West Indies. In 1572
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A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE by William Manchester Your assignment is to read the book and answer a set of review questions. The questions will be impossible to answer without actually reading the book. The questions do not necessarily address the larger themes discussed in the book‚ but are intended to highlight interesting details‚ and simply force a closer reading of the book. I recommend that you keep the questions before you as you read. You will be asked to affirm that you have done your
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