Christopher Columbus was born between August and October 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy. After 41 years‚ Christopher finally began his first voyage on August 3‚ C.1492. He had three ships‚ the Pinta‚ the Niña and the Santa Maria which the Queen and King of Spain gave to him for his first voyage. According to gilder lehrman‚ ‘Christopher sailed to the Bahamas that he called San Salvador but the indigenous people called it Guanahani. For nearly five months‚ Columbus explored the Caribbean Sea‚ Specifically the
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discovering a land mass that is now the Americas. This admiral of the sea’s name was Christopher Columbus ‚but in Italian his name was Cristoforo Colombo. Columbus open the way to exploration and colonization of the Americas in his four transatlantic voyages. Since his major find on the other side of the world‚ he has earned the name of discoverer of the New World. However‚ we now know that Vikings had visited North America five centuries earlier. Very little is known of Columbus’ childhood and early
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He led a total of seven voyages through the South China Sea‚ the Indian ocean and the Arabian sea from 1405 to 1433. His mission was to establish new trade relationships‚ find new land and show off the power and wealth of China. He traveled to many countries and gave many gifts in the name of China‚ yet he is not celebrated as other sea travelers like Christopher Columbus are. Zheng He’s voyages should not be celebrated because he did not discover any new lands‚ his voyages created less biodiversity
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from the extremes of the parades for WWII vets to the putrid disrespect of Vietnam veterans. As long as the United States of America is a country‚ it will need to continue to pay back veterans who gave so much in the name of their nation. From the dawn of war there would be veterans. That though did not mean they would get the respect and care that they deserved. The Greek armies of ancient times simply considered the few soldiers that made it to veterans simply citizens‚ with no difference amongst
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see if there was a sea route to Asia other than the Silk Road‚ which was the land route to Asia. The outcome of Henry’s first voyage happened in 1419 after Joao Goncalves Zarco rediscovered the island of Madeira. In 1427 and then in 1432‚ voyages were sent to find the Azores. Both voyages succeeded. Starting in 1420 and running for twelve years‚ Henry dispatched 14 voyages‚ all aimed at rounding Cape
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THUD-the Albatross‚ a seafarer’s friend‚ becomes limp after being shot by the mariner. Ultimately‚ the death of the Albatross resulted in an incident that the mariner would never forget. The mariner was a wiser man because he learned to love all of God’s creation and not to take things for granted‚ and he was a sadder man‚ because he learned of how many people‚ as well as the Albatross‚ had died. The mariner was wiser because he learned that all of God’s creation is important. The mariner killed
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From our earliest school days we have been aware of Christopher Columbus and of how he found the Americas; however what else is known about the voyage? Has a deeper perspective been taken on the subject? Consider what influenced him to travel‚ what led him to being able to explore‚ how did he win over the support of those who financed his voyages‚ or even what else he accomplished while he was venturing. For no reason in particular teachers have left out key details as mentioned previously‚ after
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Zheng He actually led these voyages while Henry just funded them. Finally‚ Portugal largely supported Prince Henry’s expeditions while Zheng He was granted little to no support in China. The structures and values of Portugal and Spain differed greatly. This contributed to how each explorer is remembered. The Portuguese‚ relied heavily on foreign supplies. Portugal’s capitalist economy allowed many people to conduct and go on explorations. This made Henry’s voyages heavily supported and made expansion
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Confucius was a Chinese philosopher born in 551 B.C.E. (Voyages‚ 73). The school of thought named Confucianism is based on his teachings and philosophies (Voyages‚ 73). His teaching’s main focus was on the importance of peace and ritual (Voyages‚ 73). He offered his wisdom to many important people of his time‚ including the Duke Ai. While conferring with the Duke Ai‚ Confucius gives him advice concerning
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Vasco da Gama is a famous explorer from Sines‚portugal. His date of birth isn’t confirmed but it is guessed that he was born around 1460. Vasco was born in a wealthy family with power ‚ so from the start he had a great opportunity to become great. Being from a wealthy family with great connections he was able to get an excellent education. He became extremely talented when it came to math and navigating. Vasco joined the navy as soon as he could the skills that he learned from school made him very
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