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    Eventually‚ St. Nicholas came to the New World‚ or the United States. This had a great deal to do with the Dutch settlers who came to this country in the 17th century. When the Dutch came to the New World‚ their lead ship had a figure head‚ or statue‚ on its bow of St. Nicholas‚ or as the Dutch called him‚ Sinter Klaas‚ the patron saint of sailors. This was to guarantee the ship safe passage. When the Dutch arrived in the New World‚ they gave thanks to the Patron Saint of Sailors for their safe

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    The continent of Europe seemed overall to have benefited best from Columbian Exchange. The import of goods from North America/ Caribbean region to Europe changed their lifestyles with fresh produce‚ maze‚ sugar and the addictive tobacco. The bad import was the diseases syphilis. The wealth associated with sugar cane plantations

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    dynasty in China‚ the Ming dynasty took over. The Columbian exchange introduced new products such as maize and America silver into China. During the period of 1500-1750 CE‚ the global flow of silver brought about many social and economical changes across the world such as the switch from a barter system to the usage of silver coins. This made it easier to trade‚ especially over long distances by placing a set value on certain goods. Despite the good it did for trade‚ the increased production of silver

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    Global Wining: New vs. Old World An Analysis of New and Old World Wine Countries - 1 - Outline I. Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 3 II. Background................................................................................................................................. 4 III. Industry Analysis: Australia..............................................................................

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    To a large extent the Medellin Cartel under Pablo Escobar negatively influenced the Columbian society between 1976 and 1993 as many people were killed and the Columbian economy was affected for example the “Dutch disease”. However‚ Pablo and the Medellin cartel also positively influenced the Columbian society by their good deeds such as giving the poor money‚ schools and houses. The Medellin Cartel was a ruthless‚ highly organized and much-feared‚ they built an empire that‚ at its peak‚ made more

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    Avik #29 Hernando Cortez Hernando Cortez is an explorer who had made some very good progress in exploring. First of all he is a very good man with the right ideas who was trying to conquer the “new world” (America) in the name of spain. He joined many ships and became very important to Hispaniola. Hernando Cortez was born in 1485 in Spain and helped advance spain’s position in the 1500. Then he died in 1547. It all started very early on when he started

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    about to sail to the New World from Spain on your old reliable ship. You wonder what you are going to find and what you are going to do if you meet any Native Americans. Then you think about the past‚ and in the past what has happened when cultures collide to get you to that day. So what happens when cultures collide? Is it always battles? do new cultures always form? The advances of technology help reach new cultures like how the compass and caravel helped get to the New World. Then when Christopher

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    1492 the exchange lasted through the years of expansion and discovery. The Columbian Exchange impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic. Then‚ the Native Americans also experienced epidemics in the form of new diseases‚ and brought over by the Europeans. The Columbian Exchange positively affected the lives of the Europeans. They gained many things as crops‚ like maize and potatoes‚ land in the Americas‚ and slaves from Africa. And yet the Columbian Exchange just may be

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    is the term of globalization old or new? History of globalization: The historical origins of globalization are the subject of on-going debate. Though several scholars situate the origins of globalization in the modern era‚ others regard it as a phenomenon with a long history. Some authors have argued that stretching the beginning of globalization far back in time renders the concept wholly inoperative and useless for political analysis. Archaic globalization: Perhaps the most extreme proponent

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    of the New and Old World impacted the Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Indigenous people immensely. When the two worlds were introduced to each other they set up trade routes‚ such as the Columbian Exchange. Although it was new for all three of them‚ they adjusted well to the changes over time. The introduction of the new foods‚ animals‚ diseases‚ religious matters‚ etc. made all three groups forced to accommodate. In 1492‚ Africans along with the Europeans and the Indians‚ created the Columbian Exchange

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