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    Navigators exploration of the west coast of Africa. In addition to exporting African slaves to Europe‚ the Portuguese found large deposits of gold which enriched their nation. This success spurred further exploration‚ this time to India when Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope allowing the Portuguese access to the east coast of Africa and India and the highly profitable spice trade. They eventually set up trade as far as China‚ but did not colonize these regions. Their superior ships enabled

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    Chapter 26 Essay

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    APWH Chapter 26 Essay From 1450 - 1750‚ the development of the Atlantic trade impacted participating civilizations by increasing interactions between slaves and Europeans as seen in documents 3‚ 4‚ 7‚ 5‚ and 8. An increase of good distributed around the world causing an economic boom shown in 1‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 8‚ and 6‚ artificially where the moneyed interest of Europeans affected the way their lives were portrayed to the world from documents 2 and 9. Additional documents to improve the given information

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    CONCLUSION Leisure and recreational activities engaged in by the majority of adults‚ teenagers and children were generally passive or non-active‚ and tended to occur in the home. There is‚ however‚ a desire for more variety‚ particularly for activities outside the home. Shortage of time and money limited leisure opportunities for both adults and teenagers‚ along with the shortage of entertainment venues and transport difficulties reported by teenagers. Choices about leisure and recreation‚ the type

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    Lecture # 1

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    Us history since 1877 Test #1 COMING TO AMERICA 1. First Americans "Indians" A. Native Americans - no such thing of native Americans they all migrated here from somewhere B. Begins with Bering straight theory -how people got here separates Russia from North America between 40k years ago there were ice ages. (Great Lakes in u.s. are from glaciers) America and Asia’s were connected Asians were the first Americans a. Beringea - C. They are called Indians because Columbus thought

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    Continuities and Changes of the Commerce of the Indian Ocean Region from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Trade has been a major way to connect people to other parts to the world and to access to other products all throughout the world. Today‚ trade connects nations and products of the western hemisphere to those of the eastern hemisphere. The Indian Ocean was a major trading zone for the areas surrounding it in the time period from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. Several aspects of this trading area stayed constant

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    Attachment Report

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    CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.10 Background For years‚ the Port Mombasa has been known as “the city of merchants”. Dating back to the times of Vasco Da Gama‚ it became an increasingly busy trading post for the region. Due to its location‚ strategically placed midway between South Africa and the gulf of Eden the Port has experienced tremendous traffic through the years. The Port of Mombasa is the gateway to East and Central Africa‚ and is one of the busiest Ports along the East African coastline

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    Prince Henry of Portugal‚ sent Portuguese ships to explore and investigate‚ the west coast of west Africa. Stated by the writer of his biography‚ Prince Henry’ hunger for more knowledge was his motivation. Prince Henry’s desire to know more‚ was normal to have at the time‚ the Renaissance. During this time‚ Europeans started to analyze different points of view‚ of the physical world. Most Europeans‚ in the late 1400s‚ lived like most Africans and most Native Americans‚ they lived in small villages

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    Explorer Paper LeeAnne Valentine HIS/458 May 12‚ 2014 Jelena Popov Explorer Paper To My King Charles V‚ I have come to understand that this is a golden time to begin exploring other worlds in search of gold‚ power‚ and create trading routes with the Indies of the West. In doing this‚ I would need to circumnavigate the oceans in search for a Western route to the Indies. Perhaps‚ you are familiar with Prince Henry the Navigator? He has formed a research titled‚ "Primitive Research and Development

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    What was God’s purpose in creating the world‚ creating us‚ and creating the space that the world exists in? There is no doubt that God created everything we see around us‚ and even the things we cannot see‚ he created them all. Colossians 1:16 says‚ "For everything‚ absolutely everything‚ above and below‚ visible and invisible...everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him." God also created human beings in his image‚ and sent us out into all the world making disciples of all nations

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    animals and calamities of nature but also from their fellow-men. Another reason for man’s travelling far and wide has been his love and curiosity for new knowledge regarding places and people. Thus we had travellers like Marco Polo‚ Columbus‚ Vasco de Gama‚ Hiuen Tsang‚ Fahien and others. Some people travelled for love of adventure. Alexandoij wanted to conquer the whole world. Changez Khan conquered lands for the love of adventure. Some conquerors like Mahmuil Ghaznavi invaded India in the name

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