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    in the world. He soon rode a ship that led to the new world. There‚ he found many new herbs and plants and also the fabled quinine... In this fictional short story‚ the main character Eric finds the cure for malaria. Using this‚ Eric makes one of the greatest medicine of the world‚ the cure for malaria. This greatly benefited both the New world and the Old world. Following this‚ the New world was also benefited in many different ways. The Age of exploration was positive for Europe because now‚ Europe

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    deadly events in history. Without the Civil War‚ there would still be slavery and other horrible acts. Though it may be said that the War happened all because of one event‚ which is not true. There are several factors that led to the War‚ and it was not just one occasion. The biggest cause that led to the Civil War was the differences between the North and South. The North was more industrialized while the South was more agricultural. The North had claimed that they gave everything to the South and that

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    momentous victory of Germany against the French in 1870. All these events helped shape the unification of Germany into one sovereign state and into one of the high and dictating powers of the world at the time. A crucial and fundamental event that led to the stepping blocks of the future rise of nationalism within the hearts of future Germans alike was that of the Confederation of the Rhine and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte I. In 1806 after countless wars involving Napoleon against Austria’s Francis

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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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    Name: _________________________________ Class: __________ Date: _______________ The Age of Exploration Overview The Age of Exploration focuses on the European discovery and exploration of new lands from 1400 to 1800. During this time‚ Europeans learned about – and sometimes destroyed – other civilizations. Europeans colonized and spread their culture in the Americas. They also formed colonies in India‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The European explorers opened new trade routes and took over old ones

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    Not only have they made it easy‚ they have also made it different in so many ways! The time period lasting between the 1500’s and the 1700’s‚ also known as the age of exploration‚ was one of the highest points for exploration across the seas. There were so many people on the hunt for affordable spices and potential gold. (Age of Exploration Timeline) They were also attempting to spread their form of Christianity throughout

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    Henry the Navigator in the Age of Exploration Prince Henry was born in Portugal in 1394. He was the third son of King John I. In the year of 1415‚ Henry helped his two brothers attack the port of Ceuta in Morocco. This inspired him to explore the unknown of South Africa. In the Algarve‚ Henry constructed his own school of navigation on a promontory called Sagres that juts out into the sea between Cape St. Vincent and Lagos bay. Prince Henry set up this school‚ so that there would be a place where

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    When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the

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    The factors that led to the American Revolution In 1763 the British defeated the French in the French and Indian War which shifted the power to Great Britain in North America. The British‚ however‚ were attacked by Indian tribes in fear that they would allow colonist to invade their tribal lands. The British reacted with the passing of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which limited colonial expansion to appease the Native Americans but this angered the colonists who thought that

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    AP Essay Henry Wolski 9/28/11 The age of exploration created new opportunities for all the countries involved in it. New trade routes were established to try and locate a northwest passage‚ leading to the development of the triangle trade system. England was the last country to colonize the Americas. The raw materials and goods taken from the Americas were given to the mother country‚ which was the idea of mercantilism. The opportunities created by this

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