The Cantino Planisphere is a map that is still around‚ but was originally created in 1492 by an anonymous cartographer in Portugal. The map was fully completed in 1492‚ but was start of the creation of the map was earlier in time. This map was immense‚ especially at the time. This map was an enormous deal. This was the most detailed map of its time‚ but there were quite a few noteworthy parts about the map. The reason why it is called the Cantino Planisphere was because of a spy who came from Italy
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Stanley Ho Hung Sun : the ‘King of Gambling’ ‚from his multiethnic identity to the contribution to society Introduction Macao is known to the world for its casino industry. Macao ’s richest man‚ Ho Hung Sun‚ is an entrepreneur in Asia. Ho is also known as "The King of Gambling"‚ showing the monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for over 40 years. Behind Stanley Ho ’s successful career is a story of ordeals and adventures that will inspire everyone. This essay focuses on the contribution
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bring about a number of reforms and a new‚ progressive approach to the Australian national identity. He graduated in Law from the University of Sydney in 1941 and then enlisted himself in the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) where he served as a navigator in the Air Force during the Second World War‚ he was later discharged in 1945 as a flight lieutenant. Whitlam had always been interested in politics and joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in 1945‚ In 1952 Whitlam was elected to the house of
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Kupe‚ and the discovery of Aotearoa (New Zealand). | Although Maui fished up the North and South Islands‚ it was the great Polynesian navigator Kupe who discovered them. Kupe lived in Hawaiiki‚ mythical ancestral homeland of the Māori. In Hawaiiki lived a canoe maker by the name of Toto.Toto fabricated two huge ocean going canoes from a large tree. One canoe he named Aotea and the other he named Matahorua. Toto gave his canoe named Aotea to one of his daughters‚ Rongorongo‚ and the other canoe
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Contact between cultures: A historical perspective Contact between cultures The world has a lot of cultures and all the cultures are different. Many cultures come into contact with each other throughout history. Long time ago‚ many European navigators used to navigate across the world to locate new areas. Once an area is located‚ they would use it for settlement where they discover the riches of these areas and eventually‚ these experiences led to set up European colonies around these areas. Moreover
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The division of the world for colonization in 1494 by Pope Alexander VI. The finalization in 1506 of the Treaty of Tordesillas establishes a vertical North-South line granting territories to the west to Spain and to the east to Portugal. The line was at 46 degrees 30’ W‚ 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Some confusion over whether the line continues to the other side of the world‚ not to mention the impossibility of determining longitude at the time. The
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The term Viking‚ though used to denote ship-borne explorers‚ traders and warriors‚ is actually a verb describing the acts of the Norsemen who originated in Norway‚ Iceland‚ Denmark and Sweden and raided the coasts of the British Isles‚ France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. This period of European history (generally dated to 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. It may also be used to denote the entire populations of these countries and their settlements
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documentary‚ reinforced chapter 2 in our textbook. The documentary appropriately identified The Middle Passage; the black holocaust. The similarities are apparent. The documentary started by retelling the story of the Portuguese prince‚ Henry the Navigator‚ and how he acquired 12 slaves which started the initiation of the middle passage. I enjoyed how music‚ dance‚ poetry‚ and storytelling all were fused together to portray a powerful message. The universal theme and ending message that I grabbed
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mph at all times in both the residential and commercial areas. - It is OK to park at a red zone‚ just turn on the hazard lights. - The passengers will exit the bus at three different stops. START at TEMPLE ST. & WESTLAKE AVE. (Introduction) (Tour Navigator: Call Jonathan Yap on his cell phone at 323-275-7639 to tell him that we will arrive at Remy’s on Temple in about 10 minutes. If there’s no answer‚ then text him. Just in case‚ the phone number of Remy’s on Temple is 213-484-2884.) Now we’ll begin
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There are three factors which led to the scientific revolution‚ technology‚ mathematics and the renaissance. During the renaissance‚ Europeans were fascinated with technological invention. The architects‚ navigators‚ engineers‚ and weapons experts of the Renaissance were important pioneers of a new reliance on measurement and observation that affected many things‚ including how problems in physics were addressed. Interest in experimentation was also growing among anatomists. Thus‚ during the
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