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    Before the age of exploration‚ the Europeans did not know what lay beyond Cape Non (Cape Chaunar) on the African coast‚ and whether it was possible to return once it was crossed. Hence‚ the overland Silk Road and the Spice Trade Routes are the extensive interconnected network of trade routes to the world. However‚ the economically important Silk Road and Spice Trade Routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire by 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire‚ spurring exploration motivated initially by

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    European colonialism Colonialism is the control by one power over a dependent area or group of people. The purposes of colonialism include economic exploitation of the colony’s natural resources‚ creation of new markets for the colonizer‚ and extension of the colonizer’s way of life beyond its national borders. The most active practitioners were European countries; in the years 1500-1900‚ Europe colonized all of North and South America and Australia‚ most of Africa‚ and much of Asia by sending settlers

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    UNIV/100 Career Exploration Plan Worksheet For this assignment‚ you will research the http://www.phoenix.edu website and use the My Career Plan tools on eCampus. To complete this assignment‚ follow the directions provided in each section. You may refer to the completed example in the Week 3 Materials as a guideline. When you complete each section‚ submit this document to your Week 3 Assignment 1 link on your student website. Save this document so you can reference it as you work on building

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    HEADINGS in your document Under each heading enter the information requested below Marks will be deducted for spelling errors Include in-text citations for any quotes or facts you use. Insert your Bibliography at the end. (APA format) CAREER EXPLORATION: (6 marks) Choose 3 possible careers or career fields you’d like to research. Make sure that at least one of them is from the program area you are currently studying. You may be thinking of a specific occupational title‚ (manager‚ HR recruiter

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    Chandler European colonization of what would become North America was motivated by various reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European colonies

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    The New Imperialism (1869-1914) Chapter 27 Outline I. The New Imperialism: Motives and Methods A. Political Motives -Powers of the 19 the century realized the great political importance of colonizationand the need to protect their overseas assets. Countries like Great Britain‚France‚ Portugal‚ and Belgium embraced the ideas of imperialism and colonizedareas not only to gain resources‚ but also to show political and military strengtharound the world. They would also settle areas around their vital

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    Physics Energy Exploration Project Energy can be stored in many forms as potential energy. It can be extracted through chemical and mechanical processes to get usable energy. We use that kinetic energy and electricity every day to power our lights‚ run our cars and do most of our tasks. Fossil Fuel is a non-renewable energy source. It results from the decomposition of dead and buried organisms. They are millions of years old and are fossilized under rock and sand. They are efficient energy producers

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    CAREER EXPLORATION My ultimate value is my family. My vision for my own self is to live happily with my family in the future. I love to spend my spare time with them. Hanging around with friends and family make me feel well. I love to play on computer. I also love to play with the magical numbers. I like surfing on the internet‚ exploring new things‚ reading articles related with health‚ life‚ and economic events such as the stock market‚ financial companies‚ investment corporations‚ etc. I think

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    Exploration and the New World From Richard Bulliet et al.‚ The Earth and Its Peoples‚ v. 2‚ 5th edn (Wadsworth/Cengage‚ 2012)‚ p. 382 The harsh waters of the Atlantic Ocean kept the Americas isolated from the rest of the world for many years. A few sailing attempts were made were made in Atlantic but none were successful‚ except for the Vikings who first found North America in 986 and Genoese and Portuguese explorers who discovered the islands of Madeira‚ the Azores

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    Imperialism Project Imperialism is when one bigger country dominating another smaller country. The four motives of imperialism are Nationalism- is pride in one’s country‚ Economic Competition- is trying to be the most wealthy‚ European Racism- Europeans believing they are better‚ and Missionary Impulse- trying to convert one’s religion. For imperialism to occur the country needs a purpose. Whether it be Racism or money or even trying to convert someone religion. Those are the things I will be talking

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