School of Humanities Department of History / Social Studies P.O. Box 175‚ Port of Spain‚ Trinidad‚ W.I. Course Outline COURSE DESCRIPTION: Title of the course and number : West Indian History - HIST147-04 First Semester : 2014 / 2015 Semester credits : Three (3) Dates‚ Time and Location : TR‚ 12.15pm – 1.30pm in KIA-NE1. West Indian History : This course is a survey study of the historical processes that have contributed to the molding of the Caribbean from earliest times into its present-day
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HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Travel Early peoples tended to stay in one place. Travel was essentially to seek food or to escape danger. The Bible makes reference to travel for purposes of trade. In ancient times we began to see the development of routes for the purpose of facilitating trade and the creation of specialized‚ if somewhat crude‚ vehicles specifically for traveling. The growth of cities along water ways‚ such as the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ encouraged the development of water
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http://www.ukessays.com/essays/tourism/history-and-structure.php history and structure of the travel and tourism industry Introduction Tourism is seen as one of the main industries in the world. "The World Travel and Tourism Council (2001) indicated that tourism creates more than ten percent of the global economic output and 1 in 10 jobs worldwide". "Tourism starts with the wealthy‚ with images of prestigious visits to seaside resorts and spas‚ Grand Tours and the activities of business enterprisers
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History of Tourism The earliest forms of leisure tourism can be traced as far back as the Babylonian and Egyptian empires. A museum of “historic antiquities” was open to the public in the sixth century BC in Babylon‚ while the Egyptians held many religious festivals attracting not only the devout‚ but many who came to see the famous buildings and works of art in the cities. The local towns accommodated tourists by providing services such as: vendors of food and drink‚ guides‚ hawkers of souvenirs
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travelling‚ when using animals as transport it made the trip both expensive and allowed the traveller to carry more supplies for trade or suchlike. Early sea vessels varied from dug out tree trunks to the complex Roman galleys. According to early Western history‚ upper classes often travelled around the Mediterranean basin. During the rule of Alexander the Great‚ 700‚000 tourists visited what is now a part of Turkey. This was considerably helped by the well built and organised roads‚ whilst on the journey
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2013.03.13. History of the tourism in Hungary Pannonia B.C. 60 – A.D. 405 § Built road system § Bath resort (warm springs in Aquincum) § Summer villas at lake Lacus Pelso 1 PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 2013.03.13. 5th-16th century Mediaval period § Vivid trade between the East and the West § Vivid diplomacy § Studies abroad § Renessaince culture (Kings: Lewis (the Great)‚ Sigismund‚ Matthias) § Transportation: ØMainly on rivers
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THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN/BRITISH CARIBBEAN is the term applied to the English- speaking islands in the Carribbean and the mainland nations of Belize (formerly British Honduras) and Guyana (formerly British Guiana) that once constituted the Caribbean portion of the British Empire. This volume examines only the islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean‚ which are Jamaica‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ the Windward Islands (Dominica‚ St. Lucia‚ St. Vincent and the Grenadines‚ and Grenada)‚ Barbados‚ the Leeward
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The Effects of Growth in Caribbean Industries on Slavery Submitted by: Angelo Mohan (500365899) CHST 222: History of the Caribbean Submitted to: Dr. Laurie Jacklyn Date: April 3‚ 2015 Ryerson University The process of the elimination of slavery was heavily hindered by increased demand within growing Caribbean industries. The three major industries that required a large amount of manpower and held back the social reform on slavery were the sugar industry‚ the agricultural industry
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CXC CARIBBEAN HISTORY SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT 2013 Candidate’s name: Tazmine Reid-Jones Candidate number: School: Centre number: Territory: Teacher’s name: Title: To what extent has the Transatlantic Slave Trade Impacted on West Africa and what are the experiences of its victims? TABLE OF CONTENT Acknowledgement Introduction Research Questions Rationale What factors led to the Transatlantic Trade? How was the trade organized? How were the slaves treated aboard
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Rationalizing sex tourism when a man or woman travels to another locale‚ either foreign or within one’s own country‚ for the sole purpose of sexual gratification with a local individual in exchange for money or goods. Barbados: GDP - per capita (PPP): $23‚600 (2011 est.) services (78%) (2000) tourism‚ the international business sector‚ and foreign direct-investment Trinidad Culture Minister Pennelope Beckles on the rising incidence of sex tourism and HIV/AIDS in T&T‚ many young
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