1. A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but desirable. Identify these events and conditions‚ and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration. a. Isabella avoids an arranged marriage by King Henry‚ her step brother‚ that would limit her power. She marries King Ferdinand‚ ruler of land in Northern Spain‚ in 1469. b. Isabella becomes queen after King Henry‚ a ruler that not made many
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The Mayan calendar was created over 3‚000 years ago and compared to the modern calendar was only seventeen seconds off. How can an ancient society create such a highly accurate calendar? The Mayans were a very advanced society that used very complex systems of writing‚ astronomy‚ and mathematics and with these they created things such as their calendar. The complexity of the Mayan’s culture is very fascinating and unbelievable for such an ancient society. The Maya created the most sophisticated
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In what ways Reconstruction both a success and a failure? Reconstruction result was a success in a way that the North and the South union to become The United State of America as well as African Americans received their freedom. Thirteen Amendment ended slavery for Black Southerners. There was around 4 millions slaves became freedmen in America. Freedmen now can not only have legal marriage but also receive “Families in freedom” which they could keep track of the family (GML‚ 549). Moreover‚ the
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In July 2‚ of 1962 the first Wal-Mart opened in Rogers‚ Arkansas (Kuhlken para.5). It was founded by the Walton brothers Sam and J. L. (Bud). Wal-Mart’s concept involved huge stores offering customers a wide variety of name-brand goods at deep discounts that were part of an "everyday low prices" strategy (“Saving people money” para.5).Early in the 1970s‚ Walton implemented his warehouse distribution strategy. The company built its own warehouses so it could buy in volume and store the merchandise
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Many Americans believe that the banjo originated in the United States. Believe it or not‚ that is not true. Captured slaves in the Caribbean first brought the banjo to America. The banjo was originally known as the banjar by these African Americans‚ but its name slowly evolved into what we now call the banjo. Since the 17th century‚ the banjo has been strummed to many different types of music; “country‚ ragtime‚ jazz‚ Dixieland‚ Irish‚ and many other traditional music” (Edmondson 100) genres. This
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How far do you agree with the view that the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-48 owed more to soviet expansionism than to the USA’s economic interests? Many historians argue that the development of the cold war in the years 1945-48 owed more to soviet expansionism than to the USA’s economic interests. Source 7 supports this view to an extent as it argues that the USSR ‘tightened its grip over the countries of central and eastern Europe’ and how the ‘western attitudes had hardened’
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Abstract My interest in this topic was first piqued by guerrilla warfare because of how it affected the American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam war. Also‚ this war was the first where a military tactic such as guerrilla warfare was ever seen causing a great influence on the battlefield. Seeing this strategy work against a world superpower really caught my eye especially because the United States was seen as being so superior. How was it that they lost a war to such a small nation on the power
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The movie Gladiator was set in Rome in the year 154 AD and was not extremely accurate in terms of its architecture‚ military‚ and religion. The inaccuracies do not take away from the movie‚ but can be a little distracting when it is looked at carefully and re-examined. Architecturally‚ the movie was off when it came to the buildings and when the buildings were made. The military outfits were not what they actually were in the past. As for the religious aspect of the movie‚ the references are correct
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The saxophone is a single reed conical bore woodwind. It can be found in many styles of music today. The saxophone changes along with the times and became a viable instrument. The saxophone was limited by Mr. Sax until his patent expired. How the saxophone was used in different styles or genres of music such as‚ military‚ jazz and rock-n-roll. Why it was used in each. The saxophone was limited during the earlier years of its life. The first saxophones were produced in the 1840’s to fill the sound
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“South Korean cinema both borrows from and rejects Hollywood.” How far is this true in Save the Green Planet? In order to discuss the extent to which Jang Joon-Hwan’s ‘Save The Green Planet!’ (2003) borrows from and Rejects Hollywood‚ it is important to identify exactly what type of film it is and what it is trying to do. Save the Green Planet (STGP) is a very typical South Korean New Wave film. ‘New Waves’ in cinema are basically film movements which involve a series of experimental (and often
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