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    The Atlantic System

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    Identifications—The following terms will appear on your test in multiple choice form. Be able to identify the who/what‚ when‚ where‚ and the historical significance to choose the correct answer. Chapter 19 1. driver 2. seasoning 3. maroons 4. Middle Passage 5. Songhai 6. Hausa 7. mercantilism 8. capitalism 9. Atlantic system 10. Dutch West India Company Chapter 20 1. Janissary 2. Suleiman the Magnificent 3. Shi’ite Islam

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    The main reason‚ most Americans moved to the west was to gain wealth‚ freedom‚ and to worship what they believed (Schultz‚ 2013). There were two periods of Americans moving west the first period transpired from 1820 and 1844 and took place regardless of the governments consent. At the beginning of the settling of the west Mountain Men were responsible for the exploration and finding the safest trails and paths to traverse. These Mountain Men paved the way for the new settlers into the western region

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    acts as a contributor to its economic growth‚ helps in globalisation and creating an international image. It is the best in terms of the fastest‚ safest and convenient mode of travel. Even though it is an expensive one‚ it is expanding its markets across the middle-class who are ready to spent money on leisure trips. Thus it is truly stated that aviation forms a vital core infrastructure area without which a country economy is handicapped. The civil aviation industry of world has expanded its wings

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    Dora the Explorer

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    The series centers around a Latina girl named Dora Marquez with a love of embarking on quests related to an activity in which she would like to partake or some place that she wants to go‚ accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey companion named Boots (named for his beloved pair of red boots). Each episode is based around a series of ritualistic events that occur along the way during Dora’s travels‚ along with obstacles that she and Boots are forced to overcome or puzzles

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    Spanish Explorers Motivation The Spanish explorers were noble men who traveled across the sea’s to explore new land and new areas. In this case‚ the Spanish explorers were Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortez‚ both of which are from Spain‚ and lived in the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. The reason Columbus and Cortez are so important in our history is because without them Central and South America would be so different today. Due to their huge impact on the Americas‚ it is important to understand

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    5-3 ----------------------- Task 1. Find and match the biography details to the explorers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. He was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very impactful and paved the way for the

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    Virgin Atlantic

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    Introduction Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) was set up in 1984 to provide a competitive alternative for business and leisure passengers on long-haul routes between the UK and major destinations. It was founded by Virgin group management and in few decades time it became prominent figure in UK airline business. It has grown steadily over past 25 years and now serves 30 destinations in US‚ Africa‚ Asia from Heathrow‚ Gatwick‚ Manchester and Glasgow (Palmer‚ 2012). Currently Virgin Atlantic is managed by Singapore

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    When I think of how the world might change in the future I feel pretty optimistic. I think it would be very interesting to know how the future will look like but at the same time I’m afraid of it. Will there be some things that would change my life forever? Do we still live on planet earth? Or on another planet? So many questions which answers I can only guess. The majority of people on Earth is living in cities and towns nowadays so it’s not wrong to think about future development of cities

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    Throughout the century European had come to Africa to find profitable business. In the West Coast of Africa‚ the living environment still look the same as many of hundred of years ago. Many European have come to these shoreline to find businesses and sources that can be profitable. Trading post are set up as partnership between maritime traders from Europe and local Africans‚ but by the 1880s this partnership began to change. The effect of the changes had European power interested in overseas empire

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    police explorer programs

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    DIFFERENT EXPLORER PROGRAMS In Fair Haven‚ New Jersey the explorer program is meant for young adults that are interested in pursuing a future in law enforcement. The program will introduce the young adults to traits that police officers should have such as: hard work ethic‚ integrity‚ honesty‚ courage‚ respect‚ and most of all discipline. The police explorers assist with crowd control events and traffic direction. They are also able to ride along with police officers and see what a usual day is

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