... the European continent through the Byzantine Empire and then by sea to Venice and Genoa. The city-states of Venice and Genoa had become the chief trading centers for the import of spices and other commodities from the Far East. Trade with the Muslims and later with China led to the spread of scientific and technological ... coupled with the tolls that the ships had to pay on the way drastically raised the price of spices in Europe. To Europeans spices were a necessity, the demand for them grew rapidly with the growth in population. These factors made Oriental spices both scarce and expen...

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... , the magnetic compass was improved so now the sailors could determine their location. Not in last place the construction of new and better ships allowed for longer voyages. The Portuguese developed the caravel which could sail faster, carry more food supplies and cargo, and to be navigated on shallow harbors. All ... to the realization of the all discoveries that would change the way the world looks. Spain and Portugal were the fist countries to have the aspiration for new territories. Both countries fought which one which territory deserved. They brought their fight to the pope. In 1943...

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... he said "the great risk of great powers is overstretching." This is so true if you look at examples historically. Napoleon conquered much of Europe but he was constantly stretching for more. The Roman Empire also reached out further than they could control. These are just two examples of great countries that were so busy reaching out ... for more control that they failed to maintain control of that which they already possessed. The same thing could end up happening right here in the U.S.A. if we are not careful. ... it would save a lot of hassle should future conflicts occur abroad. I...

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... Asia. In 1400s, merchants had brought many goods to Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The products demand raised the desire for commerce. European countries were mainly interested in spices from Asia. They had learned how to use spices and to conserve food during the winter. Thus ... , Christopher Columbus navigated west across the Atlantic Ocean, and he was looking for such a way. Instead of Indies, he had landed in the Americas. Columbus believed he arrived the Indies. In this period, Europeans would realize ... to allege lands in the Americas. Spain was interested in the...

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... they became dependent on trade goods, some Indian communities found it difficult to preserve their land and their independence. (pg. 46). Indians for instance needed plants that did not grow locally to help cure the assault on their population. Europeans depended on furs, "...depended on the fur ... them share living spaces. According to Calloway, "Domesticated livestock altered the gender-based divisions of labor in Indian societies. Men had previously been responsible for hunting animals in the forests; women tended crops in the fields around the villages. Now animals become part of vi...

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... qualifications and experience. Other countries do not have the same issues as we do here in the U.S. Another big issue in the work place is the double standard for women being hired in the work place. Women who are mothers are half as likely to be hired than a women with no children. I know some establishments ... should get 30 days of paid maternity leave and men receive 10 days of paid maternity leave if they are married to the mother of the child. As for sick days I think that each year any person working full time should receive 10 paid sick days. At the end of the year if they do ....

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... if a divorce does happen. However, parents need to make it a priority to let their children know it was not their fault. Another cause for youth suicide also takes place inside the family home. This cause is alcohol, which does, in fact, affect the whole family not just the ... all age groups ranging from 15 to 34. The researchers suggests: Since the low status, the limited opportunities, and the social support networks for rural women in China, combined with a lack of strong religious taboos or the legal prohibition against suicide, may play a role in the usual ... increase of suicides ...

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... two meters per year and most of it occurs during storms. In 1953 four meters were removed in one day and in 100 years, over 76,000 cubic meters of cliff material has been eroded. Since Roman times the sea has advanced inland three kilometers and at least 50 villages have been destroyed. This is because waves build up a long length ... is the force of the waves especially when they trap and compress air in the cracks and holes in a cliff, therefore making them bigger. Then there is corrasion which happens when the waves throw particles, for example small pebbles and rocks, at cliff surfa...

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... creating a unified market and eliminating a currency risk, a dozen European countries hope to become more competitive and encourage trading, traveling and investments. Over 300-million Europeans wll get 15 million bank notes and 50 billion coins of currency. Although the twelve countries Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain combined have a gross domestic product of 6.4 trillion ... ...

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... area where this story takes place there is a problem and nature doesn't like it. "It had been years since a single bird had flown by in the great blind shell of sky."" The second paragraph hints at the time period of the story with the final sentence of the paragraph, "At last one man poked the fire with his sword."" Further on ... ...

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... earth. There are a lot of landscape paintings from the 19th century. This painting is so real looking. As you look at it, you all most feel like you are on a cliff overlooking this breathtaking scene. Paintings from the 19th century seem to be more real than paintings from the 18th century. There are some reason's why this is true. By the ... all you see are small dots. No matter what art you look at, you can appreciate all the different styles they have to offer. Art has been and is a way for people to express themselves. Every painting tells a story about the person who painted it, wh...

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Carr 1 George Carr English 10 general period 9 Book Report October 8, 2002 P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum was possibly the greatest showman of the world. He had shows in Europe and America. Barnum was born in a close knit town of dunsbury Connecticut. ... a week. He finally started his own show when he realized that curiosities were his life. He hired people like signor Antoine, as a plate spinner and juggler. His show didn't last for long He disbanded the show in 1837. Carr 2 He soon started a show again and traveled around the U.S. and then went on to Europe. They show was welcomed and...

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... times when gargoyles were extremely popular, simple troughs were used, especially in areas of a building not exposed to view. The following tale offers an explanation, more charming than convincing, for the creation of the gargoyle: A dragon by the name La Gargouille lived in a cave near the Seine River in France. It caused much havoc to the town Rouen. The ... preferred, but paint on exterior sculpture, particularly that of gargoyles (which are exposed to the elements) did not last long. Because it is unlikely that there is a single meaning for all gargoyles, various interpretations mu...

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... the toughest crowd. He also had the help of two other powerful dictators, Mussolini of Italy, and Stalin of Russia. Both were very helpful to Hitler for they too spoke of a perfect race and molded their countries around Hitler's thoughts and beliefs. Many people had a great deal of faith in Hitler, and ... purchase of their goods. (Pg. 1) This came as a hard blow to the Jewish people. Many could not afford to feed their families or pay rent for their homes. In time, many Jews were captured by the Germans, stripped of all their personal belongings, and sent in packed trains into the Nazi...

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... is very absorbing due to both its late beginning and its difficulty to master though it was very present in the nature (sky, sea, some flowers and animals). Some early civilizations did not have a name for the color blue but for an association of colors, which was including the color blue, that emphasizes the modest place blue took during the first centuries in ... Greek and the Romans could see the color blue because they did not have a word for it, they did not qualify the sea or the sky as blue but as an association of other colors. Even Homeric poems did not mention the color blue B...

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... worshipped in a cathedral or monastic church. Otherwise, they would hear it only if there was some wedding procession. For an event like this the king's musicians would perform a piece specially composed for the occasion. They would make, as one medieval writer called it, "Heavenly noise on both sides of the ... now. It consists entirely of vocal melodies without harmony. During the Middle Ages, nonreligious music was mostly learned by ear and not by script for the composers and performers of music were mostly illiterate minstrels. Minstrels made their living by chanting long poems about ...

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... , the Nina and the Santa Maria. From this point, we are taught that Columbus' ship, the Pinta, saw land on October 12th and that is the reason we have every October 12th off from school. This land was known as the New World, or today as America. Columbus returned to Spain with gold ... and Indians. He made three more trips to the New World. Little did we know there was much more than the peaceful story of Columbus than we were told. Columbus had been trying to receive financial assistance for ... his trip for five years prior to actually getting it. He was not only turned down by Spain,...

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... is now Cuba. It wasn't until 300 years later in 1792 that Columbus was actually honored in America. But every second Monday in October is met with a series of celebrations and protests regarding this man who is said to have discovered America. Columbus was born in ... New York City that bought about all the celebrations for their "native son". The next year, more parades, banquets, and dances were held in other cities by Italian organizations. In 1892 president Benjamin Harrison made a commerative proclaimation on October 12. 13 years later Colorado became the first state ... to observe...

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... these countries closer together economically. (Grabbe, 2002) Creation and Implementation Time Line • 1958, Treaty of Rome is ratified which laid the ground work for the Euro's creation • 1969, Prime Minister Pierre Werner of Luxembourg, is chosen to head a committee that will decide how to form the European ... bull; December 2001, Euro coin becomes available to the public via; starter kits banks, post offices and retail outlets. • January 1, 2002, Euro bank notes and coins are released into public circulation • March 1, 2002, The Euro becomes the sole legal tender in the Euro co...

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... fill in gaps of their knowledge of the development of ancient ships. Many ancient ships of widely different shipbuilding traditions, Roman vessels of the classical period, for instance, carried a weathervane or pennant on their masts and used a side rudder in the same positions as the Nordic ship's (Le Bon, 394-396 ... forefront of European history in the ninth century. Without the Viking sailor-ship there could have been no Nordic expansion in this period. The ship was for transport, not only abroad, but in Scandinavia itself with its long coastline, fjords, and rivers. Viking warships ...

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... started when bartering was very active. This was when cities were growing and many people were in certain areas where there were many different goods for people to trade. With all this chaos an organized system or aid would seem very helpful, and in these early metropolises is were the worlds ... oldest accounting records were found. 8,162 tiny clay tokens were found in the village houses and were possibly used as counters or notes to keep track of transactions. Even though clay tokens are far from minted coins it is still a step towards cash and a step away from bartering ... stayed t...

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... rallied together to fight the injustice and cruelty of the French aristocracy. Their actions contributed to the fall of the aristocracy, although this allowed for a much crueler and more devastating system to arise. The French Revolution is the quintessence of a revolution's cyclical nature. The Revolution began with ... had little representative power. In most cases the Third estates complaints and concerns were outvoted by the first and second estate. This allowed for the first and second estate to control France even though they represented a small percent of the French population. T...

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... -struck at the beauty of these buildings. There is something mystical about the way they sit upon the sand with their apexes touching the sky. The land around them is so bleak and desolate and almost out of nowhere these majestic structures appear. My favorite pictures of the pyramids ... On the right side of the painting are beautiful trees covered in new spring leaves with a gentle morning glow of the newly risen sun. The sky is a mystical blue, but quickly fades to a darker more dormant hue as it moves across the canvas. To the left a storm is brewing ... correctness is almost a must...

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... and freedom of religion was established in all but the kingdom of Spain. Each state, or kingdom, was granted its own constitution, providing for universal male participation and a parliament containing a Bill of Rights. French Style administrative and judicial systems were required.(World Book, 19) Schools were ... free public schools were established. Higher education was open to all who qualified, regardless of class or religion. Every state had an academy for the promotion of the arts and sciences. Scientists and scholars were now employed under Napoleon's plan of government. Most pe...

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... -struck at the beauty of these buildings. There is something mystical about the way they sit upon the sand with their apexes touching the sky. The land around them is so bleak and desolate and almost out of nowhere these majestic structures appear. My favorite pictures of the pyramids ... On the right side of the painting are beautiful trees covered in new spring leaves with a gentle morning glow of the newly risen sun. The sky is a mystical blue, but quickly fades to a darker more dormant hue as it moves across the canvas. To the left a storm is brewing ... correctness is almost a must...

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