Name 09/23/14 World History The Economic and Political Causes of European Exploration and Colonization By 1400s‚ European countries began to dominate the globe with trade and advanced technologies. England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal emerged as the strongest nations in the 1400s and 1500s. For reasons separate for each‚ the dominant European powers desired to expand their reign beyond Europe. Europeans began exploring various economic reasons‚ but they did not want to set up colonies right away
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RENAISSANCE the Rebirth Learning objectives: Meaning of Renaissance Debate among historians over Renaissance Factors that led to Renaissance Characteristics of this period Why Renaissance took place in Italy Scholars and historians mark the era spanning two centuries from the 1330s to the 1530s as the period of rebirth of European civilization. It was a rebirth from the disorder and conflict of the semi barbaric middle ages marked by oppressive feudalism‚ bigotry of the church‚ the prolonged crusade
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Where the World Began 1. Laurence is against the stereotyped images of the Prairies as “dull‚ bleak‚ flat uninteresting. Where Laurence grew up was bizarre‚ agonizingly repressive or cruel at times and the ground in which the town was could be called harsh in violence of its seasonal changes but it was never a merely flat or uninteresting and never dull. 2. The droughts and depression were always there‚ some understood and some did not understand. 3. The town’s feelings in Laurence’s
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number of similarities‚ the Europeans of the early 16th century had many differences with the Native Americans of the same era. When the Europeans first "discovered" the Americas in the late 1400s-early 1500s‚ they expected to find a land filled with savages that had little or no intelligence or technological advancements. However‚ these European explorers came to realize that the Native Americans were far more civilized than they had imagined. When the first European explorers reached North America
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tells: "Be to their virtues very kind; be to their failings little blind." It is one of the noblest of virtues. Hence‚ charity is not easy to practice. Man is by nature egotistical. Whatever is most unlike him naturally rouses his ill will. That is why there is so little of tolerance and so much of faultfinding in the world. Such men can never cultivate charity. They may throw a coin to the needy while looking down on him. A man that is cold and unmoved to pity can make only formal charity‚ probably
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The European Exploration HIS111 Lecture 190 August 27‚ 2014 “European overseas expansion after 1600 entered a second phase‚ comparable to developments at home. As Spain declined‚ so did the Spanish empire and that of Portugal‚ which was tied to Spain by a Habsburg king after 1580 and plagued with its own developing imperial problems. These new conditions afforded opportunities for northern European states. The Dutch‚ between 1630 and 1650‚ almost cleared the Atlantic of
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European Exploration—Causes and Effects Causes Desire for wealth and power. (Gold and Glory) European explorers hoped to find riches in distant countries and to discover a sea route to Asia. Search for spices (nutmeg‚ ginger‚ cloves‚ cinnamon‚ pepper‚ etc.) and luxury goods (silk‚ gold‚ silver‚ jewels‚ ivory‚ porcelains‚ tea‚ etc.) from Africa and the East. Religious aims (God) Europeans hoped to spread Christianity to people throughout the
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and Spain Portugal wanted in on this‚ went to Pope (Vatican) for mediation on conflict The Treaty of Tordesillas (Pope Alexander VI 1494)- Spain had west half of S. America‚ Portugal had east The Conquest of Mexico In June 1519 Hernando Cortes began hearing rumors of vast wealth‚ him and his men set out west‚ ended up in what is now Veracruz Governor Vasquez of Cuba actually revoked permission right before because he thought Cortes would keep all the weath for himself (he was right) First encountered
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Stylistic Analysis: “On Colonizing Education” By Chief Canassatego Education is usually viewed with a positive connotation. Chief Canassatego‚ however‚ sees education as a burden and a set back to his culture. The Virginia government offered Chief Canassatego formal education for his people‚ leaving him grateful for the opportunity‚ resentful of the “colleges of the northern provinces‚” unsure of the future. (Cumulative) To Chief Canassatego‚ the consequences of education are too great to ignore
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Exploring My Personality Worksheet Desiree Luna PSY/202 Gary Witt 2/9/2015 PSY 202: Week Three Exploring My Personality Worksheet Write: Now that you have completed Step One of the TypeFocus assessment‚ please use this information to complete the table below by documenting your results and reflecting on the findings. A Describe your TypeFocus 4-Letter Personality Type and your preference clarity in the table below.* My TypeFocus 4-Letter Personality Type is… Use one line for each letter. Characteristic
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