The main goal of European exploration was for "gold‚ glory and God"‚ but this couldn’t have been made possible without the advancements made in technology. The problem with European ships was that they could not sail against the wind. The caravel was a new ship that was much more sturdier than other vessels and it had triangular sails. Theses factors allowed the ship to sail against the wind. Europeans also improved their navigational systems. The astrolabe was used by sailors to better determine
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Three Main Types of Volcanoes The three main types of volcanoes differ in shape‚ size‚ and make-up; the differences partly result from the different types of eruptions. Volcano Type Volcano Shape Volcano Size Volcano Materials Eruption Type UTAH example Cinder Cone Steep conical hill with straight sides Small less than 300m high cinders Explosive Diamond Cinder Cone‚ Washington County Shield Volcano Very gentle slopes; convex upward (shaped like a warrior’s shield) Large over 10s of kms
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The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted up until about 1939. It was a period of unprecedented decline in economic activity. After the stock market crash and the collapse of American banks‚ strict trading and banking regulations were put in place because of some economic challenges‚ such as poverty. Although‚ there were a few significant figures‚ like Huey Long‚ Francis Townsend‚ and Charles Coughlan whose ideas helped influence the decisions made by FDR
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Latin‚ the word for James is “Jacobus.”) the second‚ after Hamlet‚ of Shakespeare’s “four great tragedies.” In the Renaissance‚ a novella (an Italian word that literally means “a little new thing”) was a short prose tale. In literature today‚ however‚ what is a novella? Who wrote the Italian novella that was Shakespeare’s main source for Othello? When did Shakespeare write Othello? What is the full title of this play? In what sense does the title contain an oxymoron or contradiction
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1 Identify the three main types of business organisations recognised in Scots law. A. Sole trader The most popular style of small business enterprise‚ it’s simple to set up and does not require any formalities. Sole trader often is a one person who manages and owns the company. They take all the profits‚ but must also include all losses. Indeed‚ if the only operator becomes insolvent personal assets may be used to satisfy creditors‚ such as a house‚ car‚ etc. They are personally responsible
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Mexico. Before the war‚ Texas was part of Mexico. Mexico didn’t have enough people in Texas so they let Americans in. Later they broke from Mexico and became part of America. Although the United States war against Mexico may be viewed as controversial‚ the war was just due to Mexico‚ ignoring the United States‚ Mexico killed the United State’s soldiers and when Texas was annexed to America. Overall‚ the Texas revolution was the major spark of the whole dispute and was the main reason for war. Texan’s reasoning
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Literature Network » Literary Periods » The Enlightenment 57 The Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ sometimes referred to as the Age of Reason‚ was a confluence of ideas and activities that took place throughout the eighteenth century in Western Europe‚ England‚ and the American colonies. Scientific rationalism‚ exemplified by the scientific method‚ was the hallmark of everything related to the Enlightenment. Following close on the heels of the Renaissance‚ Enlightenment thinkers believed that the
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Identify the three domains of development‚ as described in Chapter 1. The three domains of adult development are physical development‚ cognitive development‚ and socioemotional development. The interesting fact about the study of physical development is that it not only looks at obvious physical changes but at the unseen changes such as changes in the brain (Witt‚ Mossler‚ 2010‚ p. 3). Although both the study of physical development and cognitive development look at the brain‚ the study of physical
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What was the main reason for Italian Unification? In 1815 after the battle of waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic wars‚ the victorious powers met to discuss what to do to at what became to be known as the Congress of Vienna. To ensure that war on the same scale never broke out again they decided to make very little changes to the current map of Europe‚ except strengthening all of France’s neighbours. I was agreed at the conference that the ruling powers should meet in the future whenever
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many ways‚ WWII was a direct result of the confusion left behind by WWI. Below are some of the main causes of WWII. Germany and the Allied Powers ended World War I with The Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was horribly harsh to Germany because they had lost the war. Allies war damages were put upon Germany because they were supposed to take upon the responsibility of losing the war. Germany was required to pay a vast amount of the reparations. Germany’s economy was destroyed because
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