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    Significant changes occurred in East Africa between 600 and 1450. Specifically‚ the increase of slave trade and better‚ more useful technologies through the Indian Ocean Trade Network. These changes are important because the growth of city-states occurred due to this network. During this period‚ the overall trade of the region remained relatively constant. This continuity was important because it allowed for economic and technological development to flourish in the region. Safer travel‚ pacified

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    Christopher Columbus was not the first European to discover the New World! This commonly held belief is wrong. Columbus didn’t reach the New World until 1492‚ 500 years after Leif Erikson’s arrival in 1001 AD. Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot in the New World‚ opening a new land rich with resources for the Vikings to explore. But for some unknown reason‚ the Vikings only made a few voyages to the New World after Leif. Unfortunately‚ this caused his discovery to remain unknown to

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    Introduction Segregation not only occurred in America‚ but also in South Africa (Apartheid). In this research paper‚ you will learn about the following: the different restrictions between the two countries‚ pervasive racism that took place in America and South Africa‚ which country was the racism worse‚ and also the similarities of segregation and apartheid. It is important that everyone knows that segregation and racism didn’t just happen in one country‚ but other countries. Was segregation worse than apartheid

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    the social structures and religious beliefs between West Africa and Europe from 700-1500 BCE. Some of these include that West Africa was mainly Islam and Europe was Catholic. Both West Africa and Europe had patriarchal societies. Both of these groups are very different but also have some similarities. West Africa was mainly Islam and Europe was Catholic. This is because West Africa was largely affected by sub Saharan trade. During this time period most of Europe was catholic although it was not

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    The Atlantic slave trade MI: Trade was the basis of Portuguese relations with Africans‚ the Portuguese provided African rulers with slaves in return they received ivory‚ pepper‚ animal skin and gold. · Portuguese ships pushed down the west of Africa coast and reached the cape of good hope · They established factories‚ forts and trading posts with resident merchants‚ along the cost · El mina(1482) was the most important‚ it was a gold producing region · Africans acquired goods from the Portuguese

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    Magdalena  Bannholzer‚  2535937   The  Dark  Side  of  a  United  Europe:  Growing  Right   Parties  in  Western  Europe     The  European  Union  is  an  economic‚  political  and  partial  monetary  union  of  28  member   states  with  a  common  market.  This  common  market  is  primarily  characterized  by  the   abolition  of  obstacles  in

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    The colonists who moved from Europe all moved because of common reasons although they ended up divining up into three sections and grew socially economically and politically different through 1619-1760. They all tried settling their own way with their own system but failed. The northern colonies known as the New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut and New Hampshire. The majority of the colonists living in the New England colonies were puritans‚ they would often

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    in Eastern and Western Europe‚ but separation of citizens and invasions ultimately aided religious diffusion in Eastern and Western Europe over time. Eastern Europe had far surpassed Western Europe in trade‚ economics‚ and political unity. Eastern and Western civilization had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of using direct rule‚ they used civil service to effectively run the empire. In contrast‚ Western Europe was divided into different

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    PostClassical Western Europe and Post Classical SubSaharan Africa are two civilizations that had many similar and different customs and ways of life‚ some of which are still practiced today. These civilizations developed with little contact between each other and were extremely contrasting‚ and yet many similarities can be found between them. Even though they had differences‚ such as religions‚ origins‚ and organization‚ they are similar in many political‚ economical‚ and social aspects‚ such as

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    the rest of the world around them‚ they found the Americas. Then‚ they realized that the indigenous people of the New World had resources that the settlers needed so together the two communities bartered. Later on‚ trade branched out and became a system between the Americas and other countries like those in Africa and Europe. Multiple systems of trade were introduced to the world by different people from diverse countries which made their communities more connected. They led to new theories‚ battles

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