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18 Th Century Age Of Enlightenment
1,030 wordsThe 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Candide In 1755, an earthquake measuring 9. 0 on the Richter scale occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, changing European history and philosophy. But how does one geologic event trigger a paradigm shift from naturalism to liberalism Naturalism unites with rationalism during the Age of Enlightenment, a philosophical movement during the 18 th century, which rejects traditional social, religious and political ideas with an emphasis on rationalism. People believe in a world, ...
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San Diego Union Diego Union Tribune
1,602 wordsThe reputation of California as being a place to "jettison assumptions and try different things" appears to have originated from its earliest days. By reflecting on the individual who discovered San Diego, we see stamina, determination, and the desire to "continue on, "find success, " and to maximize opportunities to their fullest. Back in the 1540 s there was a Portuguese explorer and soldier by the name of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (? - 1543). He was known as "a skilled mariner and navigator. " ...
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Sold Into Slavery Roman Empire
988 wordsSlavery has been around since the beginning of man. It took place in the Old Testament and in Babylon in the 18 th Century BC. It has not always been the same. It has changed dramatically. All of the slavery around the world in ancient times influenced and became slavery in the United States. In ancient times slavery was very different. The slaves were treated in a very different manner. They actually had some certain rights. They had a right to engage in business and to acquire property. They c...
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Sir Francis Drake Santo Domingo
572 wordsHuron Indian myth has it that in ancient times, when the land was barren and the people were starving, the Great Spirit sent forth a woman to save humanity. As she traveled over the world, everywhere her right hand touched the soil, there grew potatoes. And everywhere her left hand touched the soil, there grew corn. And when the world was rich and fertile, she sat down and rested. When she arose, there grew tobacco... The sacred origin of tobacco and the first pipe (Schoolcraft) c. 6000 BC: Expe...
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Rio De Janeiro Sao Paulo
1,284 wordsStretching over 2, 500 miles form east to west and 2, 700 miles from north to south, Brazil is the world's largest tropical country. The only nations that are larger are the lands of Russia, Canada, China and the United States. Brazil has more then 150 million people spread unevenly over its huge land area, making it the fifth most populated country in the world. (Encyclopedia. com) More then two thirds of Brazil's people live in the cities and towns and more then 29 percent of them are in the t...
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Side Of The World Prince Henry
1,186 wordsThe Portuguese were the first to discover the East Coast of Australia In Australian history books, it has been thought for hundreds of years that Captain Cook from England was the first to discover the east coast of Australia on 28 th April 1770. However latest evidence shows that this historic event is inaccurate. A number of relics and remains have been found which indicate the Portuguese arrival at Australia in the early to mid 1500 s, 200 years before Cook. These clues include the Mahogany S...
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King Charles Trading Posts
1,061 wordsFerdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Done Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown. Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and ...
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Rio De Janeiro Coastal Plain
1,686 wordsDescribe and Account for the Distribution of Population in Brazil The population distribution in Brazil can be explained by considering two factors, the physical factors and the historical factors within the five regions in Brazil, which are the North, North East, Centre West, South East and the South region. The population is mainly found on the narrow coastal plain trapped by the escarpment of the Brazilian Highlands. In the Rio de Janeiro area, the coastal plain is so narrow that it almost re...
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Anti Virus Hong Kong
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Comparing Lisbon Earthquake And Auschwitz
1,000 wordsIn 1755, an earthquake measuring 9. 0 on the Richter scale occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, changing European history and philosophy. But how does one geologic event trigger a paradigm shift from naturalism to liberalism Naturalism unites with rationalism during the Age of Enlightenment, a philosophical movement during the 18 th century, which rejects traditional social, religious and political ideas with an emphasis on rationalism. People believe in a world, which follows logical rules, where reas...
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Christopher Columbus Atlantic Ocean
1,600 wordsBrief History: Christopher Columbus Diary Columbus Brief History: Christopher Columbus was an Italian-Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making landfall, instead, in the Caribbean Sea. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. His father was a weaver, and it is believed that Christopher entered this trade as a young man. In the mid- 1470 s he made his first trading voyage to the island of Kh os in the Aegean Sea. In 1476 he sail...
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Sir Francis Drake Spanish Armada
1,715 wordsSir Francis Drake Francis Drake was an experienced and daring seafarer. Among many adventures, the famous voyage, his successful circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580 ensured that he would be one of the best remembered figures of Tudor England. In his own lifetime, he was thought of with mixed feelings, both at home and abroad. Some English people regarded him as a hero, but he was distrusted by others, who saw him as having risen above his station. Although he was feared and hated...
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16 Th And 17 17 Th Century
2,852 wordsAt the beginning of the fifteenth century, the world was a quite small place for Europeans. While they knew about China and Southern Africa, their worldview was still focused on Europe and the Mediterranean. Within 200 years, Europe would be almost all over the world with settlement on various continents. By 1700, most of the coastline of the Americas would be under the domination of Europeans. Meanwhile, with the European conquest of the Nuvus Months -the New World- Europe also discovered and r...
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Nobel Peace Prize One Of The Worst
2,134 wordsEast Timor is half of an island in Indonesia, about 300 miles north of Australia. In the 1500 s, Portugal colonized the island of Timor, and its inhabitants today are primarily Catholic. The Dutch colonized much of the area, eventually including the western half of Timor as part of the Dutch East Indies. Before 1975 it was a lush paradise that had remained virtually untouched by the western world. In 1975 Indonesia invaded and annexed the now defenseless East Timor. It was an act based upon gree...
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Spanish Tragedy Cultural Tradition
1,476 wordsThomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy (c. 1587) is generally considered the first of the English Renaissance revenge-plays. A rich genre that includes, among others, Hamlet. These plays tend to be soaked in blood and steeped in madness. The genre is not original to the period, deriving from a revival of interest in the revenge tragedies of the Roman playwright Seneca. Nor is it exclusive to the past, as anyone who has seen the Death Wish or Lethal Weapon films can attest. The revenge-play satisfied a...
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Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan Magellan Ferdinand Magellan King
363 wordsFerdinand Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was born around 1480. He WAS BORN IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL, WITH THE NAME FERNAO MAGLHES. HE WAS PART OF A NOBLE FAMILY. HE BECAME A SPANISH EXPLORER AND NAVIGATOR. THE SPANISH KNEW HIM AS FERNANDO DE MAGALLANES. FERDINAND WAS KNOWN FOR DISCOVERING THAT THE WORLD WAS ROUND. IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS MAGELLON SERVED AS A COURT PAGE. LATER HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO SAIL COMPLETLEY AROUND THE WORLD. IN 1505 HE SAILED WITH ...
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Pacific Ocean San Antonio
909 wordsFerdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world. The Voyage was the first positive piece of proof that the earth is round. Magellan was born around 1480 in northern Portugal. His parents were members of the nobility, died when he was ten. He became a page at the Portuguese court at age twelve to Queen Leonor. His position served as a means of education for sons of the Portuguese nobility. While at court, Ferdinand learned about the ...
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Voyage To India Prince Henry The Navigator First
490 wordsIndian History began in the late 14 th century when everyone was trying to invade India. When asked which nation contributed the most to sea exploration in the fifteenth century, the obvious answer is Spain. What if there were another nation, a nation whose contributions were far more than landing one continent? What if there was a nation that in only 100 years managed to sail in every ocean, every major sea, touched every continent except Antarctica and possibly Australia, and were the first Eu...
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Republic Of Ireland Warsaw Pact
1,714 words30 countries and even more distinct cultures; it is now trying to adjust to new economic systems throughout the world. Today with the trend toward big trading blocks like: N. A. F. T. A. or G. N. A. T. T. Europe is trying to advance its old Trading block called the European Economic Community (EEC) to become the European Union. The current membership of 15 countrys is ruled by one European Parliament. Under the E. U. each country will be under one currency called the Euro dollar (which came into...
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Race To Tap Race To Tap The Wealth Spain
316 wordsThere is much significance in this statement, Glorying in their new strength, the Spaniards were eager to outstrip the Portuguese rivals in the race to tap the wealth in the Indies. First of all, at the time Portugal controlled much of the African coast and thus controlled the gateway to the round-Africa water route to India. They had established trading posts, in which they sold both gold and slaves, alongside much of the African coastline. The Portuguese had created a system in which they forc...
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