in Europe. You are an explorer traveling the vast seas looking for uncharted territory. Your goal is to find new trade routes‚ goods‚ and land. This was the goal of many European explorers. Up until this point‚ the Vikings had developed trade networks. Leif Eriksson‚ a son of a Viking‚ sailed from West Norway to Greenland when heavy winds blew his ship to the coast of North America. It was not until 300 years later‚ in the 1400s‚ when people became interested in the discovery of new land and when
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Earth‚ Mars’ crust can show us how the planet may have been millions and billions of years ago‚ which means we can distinctly tell if there was water flow from the higher elevation to the lower and etc. Secondly‚ we have multiple probes‚ like NASA’s Viking 2 lander‚ that can drill into the sedimentary crust and search for ice particles or other forms of water. Lastly‚ Mars’ atmosphere suggests the possibility for copious amounts of water to be dissipating due to intense conditions. Similar to how
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* Crisis in the Later Middle Ages‚ 1300-1450 * CLIMATE CHANGE * 1300-1450: “Little Ice Age” * Cold weather and storms * Poor harvests * 1315-1322: “The Great Famine” Little Ice Age Too much rain‚ storms‚ cold Scarcity and famine * People’s immune systems were low; vulnerable to disease AND * Workers underfed‚ less productive… higher grain prices * BLACK DEATH * 1347: Ships bring plague to Italy * Symptoms: * Bleeding‚ vomiting‚ black sores
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history • • • • • KNOW Anglo-Saxon Agricultural & industrial Revolution Robin Hood British empire (America‚ India‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Canada‚ SA‚ Belize‚ ….) Henry VIII (6 wives‚ Father of Mary & Elizabeth I) • • • • • • WANT TO KNOW The Vikings influence Victoria Elizabeth I Henry III Civil war Crusade Brainstorming • How have the seas and ocean which surround Britain influenced the British history ? - Foreign invasions from Europe - Invasions by ships along the coast - Ship-building:
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Ricky Campbell Burns English 4 8/25/2013 The Characterization of Beowulf The Epic Poem Beowulf tells the tale of a legendary viking warrior after whom the epic is named. In the Viking world of Beowulf‚ ones identity is very important. Nearly every character is introduced not only by their name‚ but also by his or her deeds and lineage. Although Beowulf‚ the hero of this poem‚ had been “Poorly regarded for a long time (2183) ” by his people‚ we can see throughout the tale that he hopes to
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death‚ disease and fear. From about 550 C.E until about 900‚ Western Europe suffered a number of problems. The empire was constantly fighting to defend itself against an endless onslaught of invasions from the Huns and other Barbarians from the East‚ Vikings from the North and the Muslims from the south. They destroyed many fine buildings and works of art that had existed during Roman times. These attacks also made it difficult to develop durable government or economic forms. Outbreaks of plague and
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(2015) quoted Priefer as saying “(TCF Bank Stadium) is a nasty place to kick in November and December‚ and our guys will be ready for it. We’ll be used to it‚ absolutely.” In this quote‚ Priefer is referring to the rough winter weather that the Vikings frequently play in. Undoubtedly‚ warm weather and dome teams will face an extra degree of difficulty when they have to combat conditions that they aren’t used to. Seems like too much struggle with the snow and wind could lead to some teams to elect
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Exposition: Our story starts off in the Dark Ages‚ on a place called “Mount Villainy” in the worst winter‚ the European archipelago has ever seen. Our hero is a scrawny‚ red headed‚ intelligent‚ extremely clever‚ left-handed‚ master sword fighter‚ Viking named Hiccup who everyone say is “useless and weak”‚ owner of a small‚ green‚ mischievous‚ little dragon without any teeth named toothless (I wonder why he named it that). Conflict: After Fishlegs (Hiccups best friend) starts to acts strangely Hiccup
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Beowulf Essay Prompt: The poem works‚ not through ambiguity‚ but through irony. There is genius in the evocation of an “out-caste” pagan world sustained though the voice of a Christian poet... The engine of this poem is an unflinching‚ passionate theology. But in its psychological acuity‚ symbolic resonance and dramatic realism‚ Beowulf dazzles as a literary classic. The Nordic poem Beowulf transcends ancient pagan civilisation to today’s society‚ where Beowulf remains a literary archetype through
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As many have heard about Christopher Columbus‚ he discovered the New World. He was born in 1451‚ Genoa‚ Italy to a family of weavers and merchants. Before the discovery‚ Columbus was a wool worker‚ a sailor‚ a merchant‚ and a bookseller. He has studied mathematics‚ astronomy‚ cartography‚ navigation‚ and natural sciences at the “University of Pavia” (Young). Christopher Columbus left Spain to search for China and to spread the religion‚ but instead‚ discovered the New World. His voyage was captured
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