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    History HIST147-SOUTH-LG Professor-Lisa Gonzales 1) From your knowledge of history‚ what factors facilitated European maritime exploration in the 15th century? (what / who gave them the tools they needed) The fifteenth century saw an upsurge in maritime exploration in Europe which was led by the Portuguese. Several factors contributed to this‚ and I am now going to take an in depth look at these factors Firstly the Portuguese had a seventy year head start over the Spanish due in part to the

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    European Influence Between 1400 - 1800 in the Americas (Africa and Asia) The years 1400 - 1800 were a time of exploration and discovery. It was a time when Europe attempted to dominate the whole world. The building of huge‚ sturdy ships‚ known as caravels‚ helped them sail around the world easily to discover new lands by constructing ports and empires in Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ and other such regions. Some of their many motives were to spread Christianity among the people they invaded‚ and

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    NAME LOW ZHI LUN STUDENT ID: J12010861 SECTION: A1 Expansionism was inevitable to serve various needs of the European powers. Answer the following questions: 1. What were the reasons/factors that triggered this interest? Spread Christianity Alternative route to the Asia market and also secure the route. Increase the food production‚ resources and also labor. Renaissance of the individualism 2.  What were the countries that involved themselves heavily in expansionism" Britain‚ Denmark‚ France

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    Rwanda was colonized by the Germans in 1916. Germany colonized Rwanda for their interest in the anthropological method. The anthropological method was the splitting up of two ethnic groups into masters or leaders and workers. These two ethnic groups were the Tutsi who were the masters and the Hutu who were the workers. Tutsi people had different physical features from the Hutu people. The Tutsi had high foreheads‚ long thin noses‚ and a tall slim bodies‚ whereas the Hutu had flat noses‚ large protruding

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    influence through diplomacy or military force; this represented the ideology behind expansion. This developed into an important factor in the development of early Europe as it forced growth amongst nations and pushed into an era of exploration and discovery. This took place throughout the Americas‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe and yet the same motivations held true. Early Europeans participated in imperialism to fuel economic growth‚ fulfill moral obligations‚ and equalize rivalries. Imperialism held

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    many European countries set out and explored and were looking to start colonies and expand their populations‚ and economies. Each country in different locations treated the Native people there in different ways. The French in New France created a partnership with the Native Americans. The French learned their language and lived among the natives in villages. In Massachusetts many natives were converted to Christianity. They moved to praying towns and attended schools. They helped the Europeans until

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    died clueless and poor Some people think he sucks New World Rivalry- Portugal and Spain Portugal wanted in on this‚ went to Pope (Vatican) for mediation on conflict The Treaty of Tordesillas (Pope Alexander VI 1494)- Spain had west half of S. America‚ Portugal had east The Conquest of Mexico In June 1519 Hernando Cortes began hearing rumors of vast wealth‚ him and his men set out west‚ ended up in what is now Veracruz Governor Vasquez of Cuba actually revoked permission right before because

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    Professor Mohanty European exploration to the Americas had a very substantial affect‚ not only on their own culture‚ but also on the culture of the Native Americans. Many Native American tribes had to adapt and assimilate with the European explorers and settlers as their lives became increasingly disrupted and altered as settlement increased and flourished. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the effect European exploration and trade had on Native groups of people in North America and their integration

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    Just yesterday I was reading an article “What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn?” by Katrina Shwartz. She talked about how teachers should give students projects they’re interested in. Gramann a student that Shwarts talked to stated “that if teachers give broad guidelines for projects and then have students do something

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    colonizing another country believed that the world should be moving in one big harmony with no differences between cultures‚ but the majority believed that Imperialism is the practice of maintaining an empire. The mother country‚ the country that colonizes other territories‚ uses the colonies it took power over in its empire to get raw materials and markets. Some colonized countries benefited from this act but many others were influenced obstructively‚ countless governments were affected economically

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